SOUNDING NOTES WITHOUT PICKING AT ALL BY MEANS OF RIGHT HAND TAPPING CAN EITHER BE A LOVELY FRIEND, OR YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL ENEMY. INDUBITABLY, THERE IS SOMETHING MANY GUITARISTS FIND VAGUELY NAUSEATING ABOUT THE "OOH, OOH, I'M CHATTER THE CHIMPANZEE WAVING A FRESH BUNCH OF BANANAS" QUALITY TO SOME OF THIS KIND OF WORK.
THE SUDDEN BRUTE FORCE APPROACH TO VELOCITY CAN IMPEDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOTE AMBIENCE AND PERSONALITY, BUT IT SURE IS FUN, AND WE ALL WANT SOME OF IT IN OUR BAG OF TRICKS.
TO AVOID THE "COLD FISH" EFFECT, GET SOME VIBRATO INTO THE RIGHT HAND.
TOWARDS THIS END, TRY THE BELOW DIAGRAMS OF 4 VOICE MA 7 AND PRATICE TAPPING THE CHORD MEMBER IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. YOU AN START WITH THE TAP AND PULL OFF TO THE LH HORD VOICES AS WELL.
TRY TAPPING TWO NOTES OF THE CHORD ABOVE FOR SOME LOVELY GLASSY BELL LIKE TONES.
AND YES, YOU CAN DO THIS WITH ANY OF THE DIAGRAMS.
NOTE FINGERING
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