How Do You Use Tapping Techniques For Bass Guitar?
It’s more popular for lead guitar solos, but bass guitar players can also use tapping to produce impressive note triplets or other structures. The tapping technique makes use of string dynamics to create innovative sounds on the guitar; it’s a study in the way players produce notes through quick changes in string tension. Pluck a good strong note on an open string of the bass guitar (with your left hand off of the string). Add your finger to a fret of the string. Your choice of fret will make up the note progression you want. This technique is called a “hammer on” because the quick action of you finger down on the string adds a little sound by changing string tension. Use one finger of your right hand to hit a fret high up on the neck. Use a pecking or stabbing motion to decisively press your finger down on the fret. If your string hasn’t been muted in any way, you should hear a clear high note. Release your finger from the high note, and while you do this, drag your finger a little so
