Hand excersizes

[britrit]

I've just gotten into the wonderful world of two hand tapping. And it's hard, very hard. I got into this by figuring out how Stu Hamm plays Linus and Lucy, and trying to play it. I can't seem to get my two hands to act on their own, it seems like it's either one hand or the other. So my question for you all is this - what excersizes could help me with this? Or do you know any easier songs to start off with?

Thanks so much for your help,
John.

[Kronos]

You could learn to play Jerry was a Racecar Driver by Primus...that's a pretty simple two handed tapping song. Also by Primus, you could play DMV...another two handed tapping song.

[embellisher]

Practice is the only way to develop the coordination necessary for playing two parts at once.

I am moving this to the Technique forum. I suggest that your search that forum for tapping. There are a lot of threads related to this topic.

[temple_of_boom]

just stick with it another week and youll be fine

[britrit]

Originally Posted by embellisher

Practice is the only way to develop the coordination necessary for playing two parts at once.

I am moving this to the Technique forum. I suggest that your search that forum for tapping. There are a lot of threads related to this topic.

OK, thanks for moving it, I hadn't seen this forum before. Apologies.

Thanks for the help guys.

[vincentpghpa]

What is two hand tapping?

[Kronos]

It's where you're doing hammer-ons on the fretboard with both hands. Like Eddie Van Halen does on guitar.

[vincentpghpa]

Call me a moron then but what is hammer-ons?

[Whafrodamus]

Scratch your arse a few hundred times. That's how the pros do it.