Eruption tapping explanation

[wahwah]

Here is the word document with the tapping positions laid bare. <font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre> ERUPTION TAPPING

· FIRST PART ALL ON G STRING
· TAP EACH PIECE AS FRET WRITTEN
· USE INDEX AND WHICHEVER FINGER YOU REQUIRE ON FRETTING HAND (DEPENDS ON STRETCH-USUALLY INDEX AND 4TH OR 5TH)
· USE INDEX FINGER OR PLECTRUM OF PICKING HAND TO STRIKE NOTE ABOVE
· THIS PIECE IS BASED ON TRIPLETS I.E. 3 NOTES PER PHRASE
6…..9…..13 (X8)
6…..9…..14 (X 8)
8…..11.….14 (X 8)
9…..13…..16 (X8)
9…..12…..17 (x8)
11…..14…..19 (x8)
13…..16…..21 (x8)

SECOND PART MOVE ONTO B STRING
TAP AS BEFORE

12….15….17 (X2)
11….14….17 (X2)
10….13….17 (X2)
9….12….17 (X2)

REPEAT ABOVE

10….13….15 (X2)
9….12….15 (X2)
8….11….15 (X2)
7….10….15 (X2)

8….11….13 (X2)
7….10….13 (X2)
6….9….13 (X2)
5….8….13 (X2)

THEN THE FINAL PIECE:

4….7….12 (X8)
5….8….12 (X8)
4….7….12 (X8)

THE LAST LINE…PROBABLY HARDEST PART

5….8….12 once
4….7….12 once
5….8….12 once
4….7….12 once

THIS GOES ON FOR A TOTAL OF 12 TIMES-NEEDS FAST CO-ORDINATION
TO FINISH, SLIDE UP THE NECK AND DO A BIG BOTTOM E WHAMMY
GOOD LUCK…ANY PROBLEMS, POST AT VHFANS.COM


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[ericgtr]

Thanks for all of that wah [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]

[EddieMan2003]

i do it on the B, more stretching and i saw ed do it on the B too.

[Stiglar]

Yeah , wahwah explained that in one of his previous posts , personally i can't really tell the difference ... when i learnt it i learnt some of it on the g string as well

[Mondy]

Hi wah,

Try as I might, I can't dampen the b string when I tap my g string (stop giggling)...

I tap with my index finger and have my middle finger dampen it, but it naturally wants to get out of the way of my tapping index finger...

Do you use some other technique to dampen it ? Or do I just need to practise until I can keep the little bugger on that string ???

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[ericgtr]

Ed does the entire tapping part on the B string only. He also cradles the neck with his thumb, 4th and 3rd (sometimes middle too) fingers when he is tapping. It creates more feel and finess that way and after you work with it for a while it's not too hard. Otherwise it sounds like jabbing or poking.

[Mondy]

Bloody hell, my fingers hurt !!!

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[wahwah]

You could try it on the B but I don't think thats gonna solve your problem...only practise and slowly, slowly will do that. To try on the B is simple maths....subtract 4 from the fret positions on the G and move it across. Therefore, if you are on 6, 9, 13 on the G, start it on 2, 5, 9 on the B string and carry on from there.

[Mondy]

Heh, I figured that one out already...

I'm getting there... slowly....

Thanx for the help. I am doing it all on the B string as it feels more natural to me...

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[ericgtr]

[ QUOTE ]
wahwah said:
You could try it on the B but I don't think thats gonna solve your problem...only practise and slowly, slowly will do that. To try on the B is simple maths....subtract 4 from the fret positions on the G and move it across. Therefore, if you are on 6, 9, 13 on the G, start it on 2, 5, 9 on the B string and carry on from there.

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Good point wah. I remember having the same problem with other strings ringing but over time you will have better control over it and that will go away, keep plugging away at it [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]

[EddieMan2003]

you dont have to hold the neck, i tap with just the middle finger and it sounds great. I think vai uses his middle also and theres nothing that man does that sounds bad.

[ericgtr]

Nobody's told him he had to EddieMan, I just was describing how Eddie does it, Everyone has their own way. Besides, Vai is a rifle and even though he's a great player he doesn't have near the finess Ed does [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]

[wahwah]

that sounds like a thread?!?!