Bass Tapping Lesson - Complete technique guide and two full riffs in the Style of Vai / Sheehan
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- A complete tutorial on Tapping starting with basic technique, all the way up to two full sequences. Tabs for both Riffs linked below. This is a complete step by step guide to get your tapping nailed down and applied to your music. Go from Zero to Shred in One Lesson!
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Tabs:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jy104y...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lljsxi... - Hudba
Rudimentary and very basic yes. I’ve been playing 30 yrs and sometimes it’s good to visit the fundamentals. Nice to be reminded of what I’ve forgotten over the years 😂.
ive been playing guitar for 2 years and recently made the decision to switch to bass and tapping was a real hard thing to translate to the thicker strings. thanks for this video it really helped!
That's awesome! Glad you got something from it
Awesome lesson! I really appreciate you starting out with the basics. Im new to tapping, but ive been messing around and doing some of the techniques you show. I just never knew exactly what i was doing. Thanks for everything man. Informative as always! Time to practice.
Thanks, T.J! Post your progress, I'd love to see it!🤘
@@RodneyMcG i definitely will! Thanks for everything!
Rodney , many many thanks for your tutorial , ive been playing in a Sabbath/ Die show here in Sydney Australia for the last 5 years , but have never experimented with tapping until now ....ive been glued to the screen and my bass for the last two evenings ....and I'm finally wrapping my fingers and head around it ..... Many thanks....Cheers Joihn
That's awesome, John! Glad it's helping you out.
I love these instructional videos!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying them. Lots more to come, thanks for watching!
Great video. I've been looking for good videos on this and I think you nailed it. I'll be watching repeatedly.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you! Definitely gonna use this as an exercise and try to incorporate that descending lick into my playing
A great big thanks. I added some of these lines coming out of the intro to The Trooper and it left some friends jaw dropped. Been learning a lot here. Keep on keeping on
Love that!
Didn’t really understand how to tap well before this video. Just trying random things on my own sounded terrible, as I probably should have expected. Watched some videos by Stuart Hamm, who is great, but still felt like I wasn’t quite getting there. Just 8 minutes into this video and I already felt like I was on my way to turning this into a usable skill. Thanks, Rodney!
As a learner, following your teaching feels intuitive. Great lesson.
Really glad you got something from it
Thanks Rodney a great lesson learned so much! Explained it in a way that makes sense.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! This is clear, pedagogical and stimulating. I started to play again less than two months ago, after stopping to play for more than 17 years. I would like to start to learn tapping and this really helps a lot 👍
Glad it helped! Good luck.
So Cool!
No, YOU are!
Awesome. Love the videos
Thanks Adam! Hope they help out. Report back if they do!
Understandable even for non native english like me....thank you
Glad to hear that. I hope it helps!
Excelente! Irá contribuir bastante nos estudos! Obrigado.
Rodney I just love the way you teach you are so awesome~!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
'elephant talk', by king Crimson, tony levin a marvel in tapping amongst other techiniques
Awesome tutorial, Rodney! Many thanks for this; you are a natural instructor. I love your coverage of the basic theory behind the method versus just diving into a bunch of tapping... This is the missing link in so many instructional videos. What I'd love to see as a follow-on would be a tutorial with five or six additional licks to build a reasonable inventory and also to develop proficiency with a variety of experiences.
BTW, based upon your recommendation, I just acquired a Schecter SLS Elite 4 Blackfade for my collection. Super nice axe! Thanks again, brother.
That's really high praise, thanks! There's more to come on tapping. I want to do a few other approaches. I will likely do some other instructionals before those to cover other techniques and approaches to basslines to give a wide set of ideas about playing. Congrats on the new bass, glad i could help!
Awsome tap lesson ive been struggling with my tap but this has definitely helped. Keep up the good work sir 👍
Glad you got something from it!
Dude, this is awesome!,.. So happy to see how far you have come!
Sam! So good to see you! Thanks for the kind words. Wouldn't have gone far without you!
I think you have gone far with or without me, but it is wild to remember Those old days. Are you living in Cali? I am in San diego
I have a lot of fond memories from back then! I'm in Los Angeles, not too far. Do you get up this way at all?
Awesome! 👏👏👏
Thank you! Cheers!
That's so cool. I'm gonna work on this.
Hope it helps ya!
1:55 some good moves uesefull in... other areas...
Ha! As long as it comes in handy in some way!
Wow very very helpful
Glad it helped!
Excellent video, now I gotta pick my bas back up, I just put it down lol
Thanks a lot ❤❤❤😊
You're welcome 😊
This is so cool. Thank you so much!!
Hope it serves you well!
Well band practice was was more fun, so it already has. :)
Love that!
@@RodneyMcG Thank you so much! I love your channel! 🤘
I saw a video on Billy Sheehan’s tapping technique. He actually puts the tip of his middle finger on top of the tip of his index finger for more support.
Yeah, I've tried that. Billy's amazing, but that just doesn't work for me. Never seen anyone else do well with it. Massively cuts down on flexibility and keeps me from using the other finger for other strings as well.
Try your first second and third fingers on different frets.
Nice vid! Thx:)
Thanks, Jan. Hope it helps!
@@RodneyMcG It does ;)
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Late to the party. Awesome video lesson.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just stumbled upon you, great site! I have yet to sit down with the bass and try this lesson (and I will!), but was wondering about theory on which notes we can use in a tapping pattern. *Do you follow scales?* That is, do you use certain notes/intervals, when making up riffs or is it all pretty much trial & error, by ear kind of stuff?
I'm imagining that your followers don't want to hear a lot of music theory, but I'm hoping that there are at least a few of us out here who would enjoy knowing more about the underlying theory of tapping pattern construction. Again, I'm asking about *note selection when putting lines & riffs together.* Thanks!
James, thanks for checking out the channel. I am following scales. Both examples are exactly in key. Music theory is actually pretty popular with the channel watchers and my students. With my students I teach a way of understanding and mastering the fingerboard in every key called the Skeleton Key System. It gets pretty positive reviews. I emphasize it quite a bit.
What amp manufacturer do you use?
cool
very good lesson
Glad you enjoyed it
@@RodneyMcG can you give the Tabs about this lesson.
They are available in the link.
Try the links again @@MuhammadAli-vp7qt
I tap like a pissed off stenographer 🤘👁️🖤🔥
Post some vids!
Good tutorial as always rodney, another question is do you ever use DR black beauties? I feel like they would sound great on that bass
Haven't tried them. I don't usually do any coated strings.
Are those tape wound strings?
@@RH-xs8gz They're just regular strings coated in a protective black paint and they have a pretty distinct sound to em
Nice lesson! Do you have any advice on piano style two handed tapping? I'm struggling with patterns when I have to use all of my fingers on my right hand not just the 1st and the 2nd. Even if I try to have my hand as perpendicular to the fretboard as possible I often miss notes due having the frets covered my 3rd / 4th fingers.
If i'm understanding you correctly, what I used to do is think of it kind like typing, giving a tap and releasing so much hand could move and adjust as needed. Then I would run scales with both hands alternating to get my muscle memory together. Hope that helps!
Do you have a link on the patterns/shapes you're trying? I'm currently diving deeper into two handed tapping and starting to mix in my 3rd (ring) finger but not able to use much of my 4th (pinky) finger yet.
@@draineme I just try playing classical music for practice. A good example is Stu Hamn - Moonlight Sonata - it needs 3-4 fingers on the right hand to tap it. For better, more defined 4th finger right tap I find easier to use my whole hand with a turning to tap with my pinky instead of just using the finger.
@@petervatler I recommend looking at satriani style playing in Midnight. transfers easily to bass - just remember to use the basic major and minor chords diatonically (or whatever sounds right as billy would say)
I see im late to the party on this one but should you have a pretty low action to help make it easier
Defintely helps
Im struggling with 3 finger tapping. Any advice?
That's kind of a wide area. Can you be more specific?
@@RodneyMcG hmm... My finger like dont really work EVEN THOUGTLY i practise 3 finger Every day. 30 minutes a Day.
@@jannetoropainen9865 IT's kind of hard to diagnose exactl without seeing / hearing it. MAybe post a video, and post in the facebook group so we can give advice? facebook.com/groups/2658249681123573
Tap that finger board like a mafia phone line.
Best...comment........EVER!! 😂Hilarious! Thanks for watching!
It was really....upto the description given..... zero to shredding
anyone have a full version of the intro?
It's the Song B.O.T.S from my project Voice Of Dissent - czcams.com/video/e2StnZRYoO8/video.html
Rodney McG thanks rodney, love the videos btw
Thank you for watching and the kind words!
Just out of curiosity how long would you say it takes a rusty bass player to get the hang of this
That depends heavily on what point you're starting from, and more importantly, how consistant your practice is. If you set to work and put in some time each day, you can defintely accomplish it. I find if you have a specific time frame that decides weather it's worth it for you, it tends to lead to failure. I think the better approach is deciding that you will do it, dedicate time daily, and enjoy watching the daily progress. Good luck!
@@RodneyMcG Appreciate it man! This video was insanely helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure you'll do well with it. Drop back with any questions or your progress updates.
First!!!! lol