Talk:Tapping

message: I'm going to remove that line about Page - there is no tapping whatsoever in the Heartbreaker solo.  It's fret hand pulloffs - 5p2p0 on the G string - Eddie was inspired by this to come up with the idea for tapping when he saw that you could use the fret hand up higher on the D string as sort of a movable nut and then use the picking hand finger to sound the high note.  That 5p2p0 becomes t10p7p5 - it's the same notes: C A G.
TabsAZ 23 October 2005
This is in conflict with another piece on Jimmy Page, which attributes the first use of the tapping technique to him.
I have another candidate for the "first": Enver Izmailov. 
Gaidash 1 July 2005 23:24 (UTC)
Jimmie Webster predates Izmailov by a few decades. See Dave Bunker's page on the history of tapping
I think someone should add back the "Portato" technique in two-handed tapping, because by applying this technique the guitarist can increase the ability of controlling dynamics.
Lenny Breau - That no one has mentioned Lenny Breau is shameful. Brprivate (talk) 20:53, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: A hammer-on is not the same thing as two-handed tapping, so I'm removing that.216.249.144.15 18:42, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hammer-on removed

message: should the term two handed arpeggio be included somewhere in the artical? as it is an accepted term for the technique in many musical circles, and sometimes more acurately discribes the what is being played.--Anthraxrulz 05:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two handed arpeggio 

message: What is mostly being discussed here and explained as "tapping" (and doesn't seem to be clear) is really the technique of right handed hammer ons and pull offs used in tandem with left handed hammer ons and pull offs.  I'll refer to this technique as "right-handed hammer ons" for simplicity.  A perfect example of this on Van Halen's first album is in the solo "Eruption" where "most" of the technique being used there is "right-handed hammer ons".  I used the word "most" above in reference to "Eruption" because arguably, the last two notes of the piece sound like "tapping" (not sure) where he then allows the guitar/amp to go into feedback and then uses his digital delay to drop the pitch (like a dive bar but it's not).  
Tapping is different.  Tapping is taking any note, anywhere on the fretboard, and quickly tapping your finger twelve frets above that note.  For example, fret the first string with your index on the fifth fret (A).  Now, move up 12 frets to the 17th fret and , using your index finger, merely "tap" the string.  Like tapping your finger on a table.  You get a combination of both the note and the harmonic associated with the remaining length of the string. Eddie starts putting more tapping in their second album and then by their "Mean Street" album, he's gone completely bonker tapping happy.  Check it out.
Some of you that have a classical guitar background may think that he's fretting a note with his left hand (for right-handed guitarists), and then moving his right hand up 12 frets to do a regular harmonic. An example of this would be to place your left hand index finger on the first string fifth fret (making an A).  Then put your right hand index finger directly over the 17th fret (12 frets up) and pick the string with either your middle finger or usually your ring finger.  Instead of getting an "E" harmonic on the 12th fret, you get an "A" harmonic five frets up.  This is not what Eddie is doing!  He is "tapping" like I explained above.
The current Wikipedia definition of "Tapping" is incorrect.  If you don't believe me, just ask "Eddie".
67.187.174.15 23:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusion over "tapping" and "right-hand hammer ons/pull offs" 

message: Hi. On fr: we've added two audio samples which may be interesting:
* :commons:Guitare tapping.ogg (distorsion)
* :commons:Clean tapping sample.ogg (clean)
jd 15:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Audio samples 

message: Hey people, the article you've made is great. But I have a doubt about the "one handed tapping" section. ¿Does really exist "one handed tapping" as a technique that involves both hands?
I mean, I think one handed tapping is a way of playing the fret only with one hand (usually left hand, you can use the right hand, but it is less usual), like Jason Becker does on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVynmM7fDZs
Or even in the intro of this AC/DC's video, Thundestruck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNvV00-hWRA
When the technique uses both hands to play, then I think it's allways two handed tapping. What I mean is, even the EVH technique was two handed, but in a very basic form, using just one finger tapping mixed with left hand legato, all in the same string, in order to make a "cascade-like sound" effect.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong. Please, let me know your opinion. :-)
:That was my thought too on reading this page -- I've never heard the "Eruption" technique described as "one-handed tapping". As you say, on its face it's just incorrect. Perhaps there's a usage out there I'm not familiar with, though. Ornetto (talk) 15:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In what way is "one-handed tapping" different from a simple hammer-on? Weeb Dingle (talk) 06:41, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  One Handed Tapping Question 

message: There is no mention of Celedonio Romero in this article at all but if you listen to his "Fantasia" from Suite Andalucia you can hear this. There are also films of Pepe and Angel playing and tapping on classical guitar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ciir5unOJo.
It's an area that should be explored.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.179.180.116 (talk) 17:46, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I removed the tabs as they disrupt the flow of the article were instructional and therefore violated WP:NOHOWTO.-- — Keithbob • Talk •  17:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed tabs

message: Repgrased this part: "Tapping is used exclusively by some players (...)"; it is ambiguous, seems that only such players use this technique .  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.19.160.73 (talk) 12:37, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit 

message: Let me note again: Saint Eddie has his own WP article, and THAT is the proper place for lauding his many talents.
On to specifics. Let's begin with Although secretive about this technique before the release of his band's 1978 eponymous debut album Van Halen... which is utter barking nonsense. The man certainly demonstrated his percussive technique BEFORE the album's release, and likely often between their 1972 founding and their radio-play breakthrough. In any case, proving it was a close-held secret is — barring some sort of verifiable paperwork for trademark or patent or whatever -- likely impossible. At best, any such claim needs attribution to remain.
I will also be reducing the Chapman comments — again, Emmett Chapman and Chapman Stick offer plenty of room (some might say "far too much") for detail.
Does anyone actually CARE when/where so-and-so heard such-and-such exhibit some tapping method? If so, then maybe group this stuff together and make it non-boring. Weeb Dingle (talk) 18:24, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  necessary reduction of raving & redundancy 

message: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/brian-may-eddie-van-halen-star-fleet-2023/ (specifically the end) Is this reliable/notable/relevant? Mapsax (talk) 02:09, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brian May/Eddie Van Halen