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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums Fassa Albrecht 03-10-2009, 04:45 AM Right, I've wanted to learn two-hand tapping for a long time BUT I just don't know where to start. I've tried YouTube but this only seems to have lessons for specific songs. Books I've looked at seem to be walls of text. So, can anyone give me some help? Anything would be good. DanRJBrasil 03-10-2009, 04:48 AM one of the best exercises is double scales, like do a major C scale with your right as well as the left at the same time Alduroth 03-10-2009, 04:32 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVJ2zbGmMAI This is what helped me start off. Dmanlamius 03-10-2009, 05:12 PM Hey man! I have a very simple (introduction) to tapping at my channel. It may help you a bit...:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjQTa5eaEgU zeppelinfreak 03-10-2009, 08:39 PM I started with Norweigen Wood by Wooten. I like to think of myself as an intermediate tapper. I find the best way to learn a new technique is to just dive in. Fassa Albrecht 03-11-2009, 08:55 AM Cheers everyone! El Bajo 03-11-2009, 09:20 AM THeres a tappipng book called progressive tapping. Its a bit 70's and no nonsense but it does give good chordal tapping exercises. It gets a bit boring after a while is it doesnt tak into consideration timing very often. I found it a good introduction though and made me lok at other options when planning out a tapping bass line El Bajo 03-11-2009, 09:21 AM Apologies for above spelling! Out_of_Toon 03-12-2009, 08:37 PM one of the best exercises is double scales, like do a major C scale with your right as well as the left at the same time Then you repeat the scale, but this time do an ascending interval with your left hand and a descending with your right. Then switch :cool: It's a good starting point for developing hand independence. santucci218 03-13-2009, 11:35 AM one of the best exercises is double scales, like do a major C scale with your right as well as the left at the same time can you explain what you mean better, i guess i dont get it. As i only have 4 strings and the scale would overlap than i couldnt play both at the same time unless i worked it out in a very sloppy way. Out_of_Toon 03-13-2009, 03:07 PM can you explain what you mean better, i guess i dont get it. As i only have 4 strings and the scale would overlap than i couldnt play both at the same time unless i worked it out in a very sloppy way. L --8---10-- E --7-8-10-- A --7-9-10-- D ----------- G R ----------- E --15--17---A --14-15-17-D --14-16-17-G One octave, at least, should be hard enough to begin with. Not to mention the reverse approach I explained earlier. Though G major is much more versatile, IMO. |