Finger Tapping for Beginners - Lead Guitar Lesson

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[@thadstuart8544]

Youre a phenomenal teacher

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[@jasonwojcik]

The finger tapping is great, but the BEST part of the lesson is on the last two minutes. That is pure gold!!!!

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[@DAVIDSMITH-io6pc]

You make a good point ,people learn at different rates,dont compare yourself to others ,focus on yourself.

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[@Francob78]

aaaah yes, the good old head tapping and fingerbanging love this style....i would suggest to get a metronome (they are dirt cheap) and learn the intro to the solo of the song 'one' by metallica, thats is a wonderful tapping practice

[@jasonstallworth]

Oh man, that is awesome be killer tapping lick (One!). I’ve always loved Kirk’s style

[@tenbroeck1958]

PLaying it is one thing, but you make it flow and clean sounding. Nicely demonstrated and taught.

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[@joshwells3782]

Thank you dude been playing for few years now i know how you made it easy to learn

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[@drummar_boy]

This is a relatively old video, but after finding this and your transition to 7-string video, I have to say that you have an incredibly great way of explaining things and "ramping up" the complexity of techniques and content. Also, you're as shredded as you can shred on that guitar, rock on man! Look forward to seeing more of you in my feed

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@asavagetraxx]

I love the way you teach, so relaxing and badass

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[@BobMacPhee-uc3yj]

Thank you!! You were very helpful!! I'm an experienced player but I don't really dabble in fingertapping . Here and there id mess around with it but couldn't exactly figure out where to go with it or if I was not exactly grasping the concept. I knew what i was doing but wasn't sure doing it the right way. You are a gentleman and a scholar! 🎸

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you and glad this helped!

[@feiticeirafatale561]

yeah, my pulling off technique is bad, so I`m going to stop there to master that shit before continue. Been playing almost 20 years, mostly numetal, pop punk and grunge, everything yoy said in intro is spot on! Catch you later!

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[@thepumpkinking666]

Thanks for making this video. Tapping had eluded me for quite awhile. This is perfectly timed. 🤘

[@jasonstallworth]

Awesome to hear that! 🤘

[@fogaded]

I was not able at all but now i'm progressing!!!! Thanks!!!!

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Awesome to hear that!

[@fogaded]

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[@terrencejackson278]

I'm going to use your step on this thanks my man

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[@robbah9939]

Perfect, simply explained too!! Have you done a lesson on squeals? I wanna be able to do them

[@jasonstallworth]

I do have a lesson on pinch harmonics here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqm4poOVgqyroZo

[@ronswary]

Mr Big !!!great examples of tapping Billy and Paul top shelf playing bass and guitar can’t go wrong with Mr Big . Both of them huge influences on my playing bass and guitar

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those dudes are great!

[@ronswary]

@@jasonstallworth Wooten is a killer bass player also more funk jazz but those taps are on point . My only advice to new players would be practice practice practice got to walk before you can run take things slow till you get the memory locked in should be able to play with eyes closed . My wife says all the time how do you know what your doing with eyes closed - finger per fret muscle memory babe …. Been doing this over 20 years helps too lol

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thank you i appreciate you very much sir

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Was hoping for a video on this thx Jason 😎

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[@Themis781]

Awesome video Jason. I love your content. I have always played rhythm guitar but I want to work on my leads. This has helped me immensely. Your instruction makes it seem achievable Thanks Jason \m/.

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Lots of thanks Jason for detailed and well-maded video! I get so much of knowledge with it

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[@Hicks-g1m]

This is a great video Jason I've always wondered how to finger tap on the guitar Thanks 👍

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Dude, I'm glad this helps! 🤘

[@homegrownpyrotechnics70-30]

I'm tapping out!

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[@XOcodonys]

On the higher strings I struggle getting the sound out any advice ?

[@jasonstallworth]

I don’t have any specific advice other than just practicing consistently as much as you possibly can. Some things will come harder than others but you’ll eventually breakthrough if you stick with it

[@XOcodonys]

@@jasonstallworth thanks I’ll try to push through until I figure it out

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Sweet

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Awesome.

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Awesome great music rock

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[@greggy_house]

I really liked this tutorial!! i have one question though, how do i go from chords or solos while picking to finger tapping? there are many transitions from using a pick to not using one but i never knew how to do that, thank you!!

[@jasonstallworth]

Glad to hear this helped! 🤘 Check out my lead playlists on my channel for more videos

[@babycheesus666]

jacked, stacked, and striated horse tapping

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[@mikewatkins3533]

Awesome tutorial J! Always like finger tapping and pull offs. Cheers to a six pack of Blue Moon🍺🍺🍺🍺😎🎸🎸🎸🎸

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[@danielbrambila3782]

Hey man! This was a great video I have a question what effects do you recommend to make the finger tapping stand out more or sound louder? If you see this and can help me I would appreciate it a lot :)

[@jasonstallworth]

I almost always use a little delay of my leads. That really helps. If you’re playing live, it’s good to have a volume booster and I’ll sometimes add a little more lows, mids, and gain to my leads

[@danielbrambila3782]

@@jasonstallworth okay! Thank you very much!🤘🏼

[@davidtguitar]

Great lesson! For me the hardest part is nailing the pullofs. I either get the too low force and because of that hardly any sound. Or too much and the note explodes :/

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah those can be tricky!

[@davidgerlach1132]

Which finger is best used (at the beginning) for tapping for a right-handed player?

[@jasonstallworth]

There's not really a best, there's only what feels most natural to you

[@andrewnacion4235]

how do you get long sustain on your notes? whenever hammer on or pull of the next note, the note before chokes

[@jasonstallworth]

A lot of that comes from the gain on the amp (and/or pedal)

[@vincelightborn]

Super slow actually the tapping finger pulls off and lets the 5th fret ring out before the 7th fret is hammered on. Slow the video down and you'll see. The slow examples are a different descending melody to the fast examples which do as I've just described. I noticed this myself when I was learning before I saw this. Worth realising to see what your fingers are doing. This is still a helpful video, thank you!

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should I use a compressor pedal? how much gain should I use on my settings? thank you very much!

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[@croccustom]

Here is the problem. No body tells you how to set up your amp so the tapping is more dominant. So what is confusing is your strings are so sensitive that the continue to hum when you hold down your finger. How do you get you guitar to do that?

[@jasonstallworth]

That really comes down to being consistent, doing this over and over. You will eventually be able to play without string noise. I do have some tips for preventing string noise in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoDckqBufrepaKM

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[@longlivedio3498]

I’m so splintered in skills when playing guitar I can do tapping and power chords and that’s it lol

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[@harmonyVEVO]

is it bad if instead of pulling off the ring finger we pull it in ? cause it's easier to go fast and it's sound quite the same

[@jasonstallworth]

I always recommend playing whatever feels most natural to you. We’re all a little different and there’s no right or wrong way…just the way that works best for you

[@Whxxrr]

How do u get it to sound so clear

[@jasonstallworth]

Lots of repetition!

[@palashmondal2841]

sir i have to request you this lesson awesome but i need count to every notes..so please give us..its very helpful to me..thank you

[@jasonstallworth]

I encourage you to take the concept of the video and play what you're hearing...see what you can come up with. It's all about creating your own path

[@thisguyiscool4826]

What key could I use this pattern in? Could I use it in Am if I am soloing to a song in Am? I've been playing for years and just trying to spice up my solos and do different things so they don't all sound the same

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If I recall, A minor. What I like to do is record some rhythms in different keys and practice soloing over those. I have a video on changing keys here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16ZnmyQn8Z8kJY

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@@jasonstallworth thank you!

[@Gloomshimmer]

Jason, the last 2 Minutes youre talking about should be the first lesson for every beginner. We all made the same mistakes when we where young, especially because all my friends where musicians, we had different bands, all male, and where in an sometimes unhealthy competition, because thats what young men (and maybe women) do when they have a hobby....they compare their peens. The guy who had the name "speedy fingerz" when i was young, dont progressed at all in the last 20 years. hes still fast, but quickness is the first thing which degrades when you get older, but he still dont know anything about writing a good lick, he still dont know the fretboard. But we where envy with 18....gosh. And youre right. When youre a shredder, youre audience is full of other guitarists. Its a pure salamiparty. The whole front row waits for a mistake you make, so they can say "hes not that good (im better)". KZbin and influencers like bernth give us the illusion that everyone is a superfast god. No. Its the same with other hobbies. Most of the guys out there arent the best archers, painters or chefs. KZbin isnt real. Instagram isnt the reality. If you take someone like bernth as a goal, you will hit the wall very fast. Its fresh that a normal metal guy explains how learning works, especially when you start or restart over 30 or 40. Look at the guys who made music history....most of them are no superfast shredders, even kirk hammett or dave mustain. The solos i remember are something like dire straits. I know only one band where the solos where awesome and shreddy.....children of bodom. and they where big in the metal scene, especially here in germany and scandinavia, but never that famous. Look at the guys who fill stadiums. Sabaton has barely any solo. Amon Amarth has barely any solo. But they groove. Rhytm is more important to catch the audience than 500213502 notes.

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts and all the great points here!

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[@DAVIDSMITH-io6pc]

Which player influences you,re,tapping ,or is it solos/songs?

[@jasonstallworth]

For tapping, EVH, for sure. Joe Satriani is my greatest overall influence though

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Look i'm already 31 but I think I know what i want to be when i grow up.

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🤣 I've still got a ways to go to be a grown-up!

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That certainly wasn’t a bad pun

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[@WatermelonSharky]

i am suffering pain every time i try to tap it doesnt work

[@jasonstallworth]

You may need to crank the gain or get hotter pickups. It should not be a struggle or painful...I actually have a very light touch with tapping, and playing, in general

[@WatermelonSharky]

@@jasonstallworth Okay thanks! Will try to do that

[@ShamanOfShaftNeverLost]

I know they say don’t judge a book by it’s cover but I may have picked this tutorial over ones with more granola-looking people in the thumbnail😅

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first😤

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…and hopefully first ti watch the entire video 🤘

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I'm a decent uncle! lol

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Why are metalheads so strong or scrawny sometimes

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Not really sure but that’s a wide range of people you mentioned so that could be anyone

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@@yourdadzlol5021 I'm maintaining...getting old and gotta stay in shape! 🤘😅

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