Stunt Guitar Part 4 - The Hop Skip and Tap
Hi folks, I’m Back!!! This is a the lesson to accompany the podcast video for the skipping and tapping lick. Hopefully you’ll have watched the video a couple of times now and you’ll be familiar with the ideas behind this chop.
There is only one way to practice this lick…….SLOWLY!! Based in the key of A major (but it can be slid around for other key centres)
The hop, skip and tap lick begins with an alternate picking passage using the A and D strings. Then comes the skip. It may take you some time to force your fingers to miss out the G string as it is a natural feeling for most of us to continue a phrase over consecutive strings. Just give it time and you will be rewarded.
Once you’ve performed the G skip it’s almost time to think about getting that tapping finger out for it’s trip up to the 17th fret. Remember the basics of tapping revolve around smooth hammer-ons and pull-offs.
When you begin to descend down the lick remember to miss out the G string again and adjust your tapping finger up to the 19th fret where it will be used on both the D and the A strings.
Here is the tab for the riff:
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------10----|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------11----------11----|--14----11----14----------|
A|--12----------12----------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------10----12----14----|--12----14----17----14----|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--14----------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--10----12----14----17----|--14----12----10----------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------14----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--19----14----19----14----|--12----11----14----------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------19----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Lastly, Try and visualise this lick as 2 patterns for your left and right hands. Be absolutely sure you know where both of the patterns are and are comfortable with the string skip before you begin to build up speed.
Have fun and shred hard!
Written by Alex on Wednesday 22nd February 2006 at 9:00pm and posted in Learn To Play, Lessons
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