I've been developing a tapping technique where i "hammer on" with my right thumb, then "pull off", playing a fretted note lower on the string. Is this technique common? any other tapping techniques I could learn?
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Does Anyone Else Do This?
- Thread starter antwon deserter
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Yes. Its called two handed tapping but its a lot more common to do it with the fingertips. Once you get the fingers working in unison you can tap across multiple strings, play counter melodies, voice chords in multiple octaves etc etc.
learning four finger tapping has been very valuable to me. you can tap out chords or arpeggios with ease this way. I use my index and third finger on my left hand to tap the root and highest note. Then, I use my index and middle finger on my right and to tap the notes in between.
I just reread this and something clicked.
Did you mean that you hammer the note with the thumb of your fretting hand? If so, that's not 2 handed tapping and I would imagine the uses of such a technique to be quite limited.
Its generally considered poor technique to fret with the thumb. Then again, I've seen many examples, usually by guitarists, that counter the consensus. If its working for you and not causing discomfort, keep at it I say!
Did you mean that you hammer the note with the thumb of your fretting hand? If so, that's not 2 handed tapping and I would imagine the uses of such a technique to be quite limited.
Its generally considered poor technique to fret with the thumb. Then again, I've seen many examples, usually by guitarists, that counter the consensus. If its working for you and not causing discomfort, keep at it I say!
