Tapping Examples
Tapping is the technique Eddie Van Halen made famous. It involves hammering on the fretboard with the 1st or 2nd finger of your picking hand… Read More »Tapping Examples
Basic Guitar Techniques
Half-Step Bend
Here’s one of the most common bends.
Hammer-On
A hammer-on is a playing technique that is performed by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down onto the fingerboard, causing a note to sound. This… Read More »Hammer-On
Pick Slide
A pick slide or pick scrape is a guitar technique most often performed in the rock, punk or metal music genres. The technique is executed… Read More »Pick Slide
Palm Mute
The palm mute (known as pizzicato in Classical guitar terminology) is performed with the picking hand. While picking, the side of the palm is lightly… Read More »Palm Mute
Alternate Picking
Here’s the music and tab from the video: Alternate Picking What Is Alternate Picking? Alternate picking is a guitar-playing technique, used only by pick users,… Read More »Alternate Picking
Pull-Off
A pull-off is an articulation technique that is performed on a string that is already vibrating. The fretting finger is pulled off to sound a… Read More »Pull-Off