You'll find that there are many variations on how to use the technique and a plethora of note choices to pick from. In this lesson, we are going to use a 3 note shred sequence as an example to illustrate the mechanics of tapping.
Put the index finger of your fretting hand on the 5th fret of the high E string and the pinky of the same hand on the 8th fret of the same string.
Align your picking hand so your index finger is in line with the 12th fret of the high E string. Use some force to hammer onto that note. You essentially just did “tapping”, but we wanna make it musical. We’re playing instruments after all. Proceed to step 3 to find out how to achieve this by finishing the lick.
Perform a pull-off by pulling the index finger of your picking hand upward and releasing the string. This should be done quickly so the string makes an instant transition and snaps to the next note. This will ring out the sound of the note C on the 8th fret since your pinky should still be there. Perform a pull-off with your fretting hand’s pinky so that you hear the note A on the 5th fret where your index finger is.
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