Slapping & Tapping Lesson

Slapping & Tapping Etude 2

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  • Hi GMC'ers! A new lesson to practise slap and tapping. In my previous slap and tapping lesson the tapping was included in the phrasing together with the slap. This time we're going to play each technique separately: first the slap and then, towards the end, the tapping, to close the song.

    The tone we're using is A#. The arrangement I've created in the first part starts with a slap, this time with major and minor 6ths on the 3rd and 1st grade of the A# Ionian scale, i.e. on Dm7 (Phrygian) and A#maj7 (Ionian). When we get to the tapping section, we have a run in A# Lydian. This marks a modulation, since we´re augmenting the 4th note of that scale: instead of playing Eb, we play E and that's it.

    Tuning
    :
    * D - G - C - F - A - D
    (From thick to thin string)
    * One Whole Step Down

    Key:
    A# Maj 7(Ionian)

    Chords:
    D5 - Dm7 - Bb maj 7 - Bb dim - Dm - Dsus 4 - A# - A# maj7

    Techniques:
    * Slap
    * Tapping
    * Legato
    * Hammer-ons

    Scales:
    A# Lydian scale

    If you have any questions:
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    Enjoy!/ Chowy

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