Members lespaul1964 Posted January 29, 2007 Members Posted January 29, 2007 Well, my band is probably the only cover band that hasn
Members Dubb Posted January 29, 2007 Members Posted January 29, 2007 well you could "cheat" and improvise the solo
Members Li Shenron Posted January 30, 2007 Members Posted January 30, 2007 The tapping part is a cheat itself to play a lick that otherwise would be too difficult by picking. I have a hard time thinking about making it easier Now, I don't remember how the solos goes actually, but I seem to recall that at least those tapping figures are one string only... If that's the case, it shouldn't take a long time to learn them. With PATIENCE you can play them in one evening. PATIENCE = forget about playing them at the record speed: - take the tapping part out of context - break it down in pieces, each of which on a single string - eventually even break down those pieces in sub-pieces, each of which doesn't require to shift the left hand - practice each piece or sub-piece at slow speed to make sure you tap well with the right hand and synchronize correctly both hands When one piece sounds right (because your fingers have understood which movement they should do -> this can take 30 seconds or 5 minutes, depending on your dexterity) try to burst the speed up, without tensing your hands. It should be fluid... Go throught all pieces one by one, then after the last one, go back to the first and through all of them a second time. Next phase is to connect the pieces together. Because you'll have to shift the left hand and later change string, don't try to do it nearly as fast as you could do the individual pieces, be gradual.
Members lespaul1964 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Members Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Actually the tapping goes from the first string to the fifth string. What I find most difficult is the transition from the picking part to the tapping part. It is almost simultaneous. Thanks again. The tapping part is a cheat itself to play a lick that otherwise would be too difficult by picking. I have a hard time thinking about making it easier Now, I don't remember how the solos goes actually, but I seem to recall that at least those tapping figures are one string only... If that's the case, it shouldn't take a long time to learn them. With PATIENCE you can play them in one evening. PATIENCE = forget about playing them at the record speed: - take the tapping part out of context - break it down in pieces, each of which on a single string - eventually even break down those pieces in sub-pieces, each of which doesn't require to shift the left hand - practice each piece or sub-piece at slow speed to make sure you tap well with the right hand and synchronize correctly both hands When one piece sounds right (because your fingers have understood which movement they should do -> this can take 30 seconds or 5 minutes, depending on your dexterity) try to burst the speed up, without tensing your hands. It should be fluid... Go throught all pieces one by one, then after the last one, go back to the first and through all of them a second time. Next phase is to connect the pieces together. Because you'll have to shift the left hand and later change string, don't try to do it nearly as fast as you could do the individual pieces, be gradual.
Members Li Shenron Posted January 31, 2007 Members Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Actually the tapping goes from the first string to the fifth string. What I find most difficult is the transition from the picking part to the tapping part. It is almost simultaneous. Thanks again. First, make sure that you tap with the middle finger, if you hold the pick with thumb & index [if you hold the pick with thumb & middle, then tap with the index]. Just in case you were trying to tap with the same finger that holds the pick, thus requiring you to move the pick somewhere else at the transition time... Then check (you never check this enough!) that your right hand is relaxed and not unnecessary tense. With this I mean, check that for example you don't usually clench your right hand fist (unless that IS indeed your most relaxed position, but it's rare) when picking, because this would mean that your tapping finger is most of the times curled up with the fist. I think however these 2 are probably not your problem. What is left, that can make the transition tough, is the fact you have to probably shift your right hand from floating above the pick ups to tapping somewhere on the frets, and the distance may be long. What are the frets to tap? I guess somewhere between 12 and 15, that's usual. Two possible ways to make this transition better: 1) practice the hand movement for the first tap very slowly, to make your right hand used to shift the right distance; perhaps even mark the destination fret with a small (removable) sticker 2) try temporarily picking closer to the fretboard or even over the fretboard, the last notes before tapping, so that the distance is reduced
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