Performing a trill is a fairly simple process in terms of technicality. Essentialy a hammer-on followed by a pull of, but repeated in quick succession. Trills add an interesting edge to a piece of music, and provide an oppertunity to punch the air or survey the croud in whilst holding a rock god like stance! This article has just been updated with audio examples.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Sunday 27th February 2005
Tapping is essentially using both hands to incorporate notes into your playing. It also gets your notes off faster and cleaner than using picking all of the time. Tapping has been around for a long time, and is even used by some acoustic finger stylists - in fact this is where it originated.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Sunday 17th October 2004
I have seen many requests and search engine hits for "Harmonics" or "Pinch Harmonics" on my site, so I have decided to create this new article which I hope will allow you to master these techniques, and also understand how and why they occur. You can read the top section of the article on technique on it’s own, but it’s good to read up on the "why" in the second secion of the article to give you a better understanding on why a harmonic is formed.
Continue reading »Written by Alex on Sunday 17th October 2004
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