FINGER TAPPING GUITAR LESSON (Episode one)

In todays lesson we look at a finger tapping 3NPS (three note per string) guitar lick in the key of G major. It can be used to play over songs in either G major or E minor which is the relative minor of G major (Use circle of 5ths to find all your relative major and minor scales). The intro track is played using 32nd notes at 100bpm but in this lesson we will look at it as 8th and 16th notes. Don't forget to download the lesson tabs & scale chart at the top of the description so you can play along and learn as quickly as possible.

CLICK HERE to get the guitar tabs and scale chart for the lesson.

GET RESULTS WITH A metronome

As with everything you practice make sure you use a metronome and start super slow to make sure you are playing the lick correctly with the right fingers, technique and attack (it's fine to not use a metronome at first while first learning it).

I recommend starting at 60pm and use 8ths notes until you can play the lick without mistakes three or four times in a row then speed up the metronome by 5bpm. If you are really struggling playing the whole lick break it down to a bar or two. CLICK HERE to get a metronome.

The best way to really get any licks under your fingers is to practice them over a backing track and this may help inspire your own lick ideas as well. I have a free backing track channel http://www.killerbackingtracks.com

ESSENTIAL GUITAR GEAR FOR FINGER TAPPING

In terms of gear for getting a good finger tapping tone I recommend getting a healthy amount of gain on your amp (not too much maybe at 12 o'clock !) and add an overdrive pedal to really help boost the guitar signal going into the amp making the notes a lot clearer which you can hear in the video. 

I used an Ibanez tube screamer in my lesson which I highly recommend

🎛 CLICK HERE to get a TubeScreamer

FRET WRAPS & STRING DAMPENERS

Not essential but you can use fret wraps or string dampeners to keep any unwanted noise at bay. This can be frown upon by some players as they believe you should be able to control the noise without any extra help! I have to agree to some extent but if some of my favourite players such as Guthrie Govan and Greg Howe use them it's ok with me!!

I like to use the Gruvgear Fretwraps which I am using in this lesson. You can get these in lots of different fun colours! 

CLICK HERE to get a fretwrap.

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