How to Slap, Tap and Pop on Acoustic Guitar with Justin King

Justin King has incredible percussive techniques he uses in his acoustic music. He came by the Guitar World studio to give a lesson on how to get started with slapping, tapping, popping, flamenco strumming, and more! Check it out!

[@jacobshandymantreeservicel2522]

For all the people saying he’s not a good teacher, I’d beg to differ. This was a brilliant, concise example of certain techniques that I didn’t even know existed but this was exactly what I was looking for!… the standard way of choosing cords and strumming simply up and down kind of bored/bores me and I have more fun basically beat boxing and slapping my guitar. I didn’t know what I was doing but it feels much more engaging, fun and brilliant way to play and make cool sounds, beats and mixtures of noises. You’re almost like you’re own Band with just a simple acoustic!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jaredmutia9703]

didn't really learned a thing in this video but it's great to watch you play...

[@jujuyanyan458]

I got real bad eyesight, so I misread the text on the thumbnail as "How to slap, tap, and pop Justin King."

[@Paul-yk6qu]

Urie!!! On Ice ikr

[@lumrickhiphur4972]

Lol i got you

[@brentmacdonald4891]

Very cool. Now I will be obsessed with perfecting this style for the next few months. As a guitar teacher it is great to find new stuff that inspires you! Thanks for this vid!

[@crispy8684]

this seems like instruction for someone who already knows how to do it but wants to get better.

[@shauryabhagat573]

Exactly

[@anamikaagarwal1614]

yaa

[@noname52768]

Yeah these techniques are not for a novice who’s just starting out

[@indrasubagja7870]

​@@noname52768 any idea for the novice?

[@prathameshkadam3569]

You sir, are the one of the finest guitar players I've ever come across!

[@crazyhydraful]

Can u make an actual video on how to play those stuff??

[@patrickruddell3475]

He just did

[@retrokind.]

get a life dud...

[@patrickruddell3475]

What I've been dead this whole time?! This is a better end than the shining!

[@remnant24]

If you can't figure out what he did from watching this video and listening, this lesson is too advanced for you and you should go back to basics first.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Very inspiring stuff, Justin... thanks for sharing this!

[@taahirm9958]

Ur not a good teacher..but an amazing player..

[@trenchx4291]

Shredder pay attention, u clearly was watchin just to watch

[@Mr_Stone05]

@@trenchx4291 really?? I didn't actually learn anything useful not to say he's a bad teacher but he's not good at instructions

[@JonahHorner]

Maybe ur not advanced enough to learn this

[@edram4051]

Just read the rest of the comments. He is not alone. And I agree with them too.

[@spitshinetommy3721]

@@edram4051People who were in-depth lessons on multiple advanced guitar techniques in less than six minutes, aren't very bright.

[@dbl0xpress22]

Whoa.. NEver knew Mr. Justin King gave lesson, I've been listening to his music for almost 2 decade and he tried to star out with lessons and kinda put it on the back burner, glad he's back in the game

[@Loraine70]

Im glad you posted this, because it took me to your web site, you are brilliant!...Now i gotta work on my music some more .........inspired

[@recordartistdyanvillavicen4539]

THANK YOU FOR THE TIPS JUSTIN KING. YOU ARE AN AWESOME GUTAR PLAYER AND SO HANDSOME! HUGS!

[@tomperry789]

Best thing iv ever witnessed 🤯gonna keep me realll busy ✌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jehtsalazar3900]

This is really helpful if you’re already a musical genius and can put together your own practice chords to do this with. But I’m not a musical genius. I’m just a guy with a crazy amount of built dexterity. I can do everything he tells me to do, but I can’t make it sound good because I’m not musically inclined. I need practice examples, a little walkthrough on some things I can do with it, then I can mess with that and make it my own. But I definitely can’t think like a musician quite yet, after all, I’ve only been playing for a year and a half. And flamenco is what drew me to guitar. So that last part was useless to me, then the rest of the video was stuff I CAN physically do and comprehend, but since I don’t have the musical inclination to just make things up it honestly wasn’t much help.

[@pragatipant5796]

you nailed it bro... very short and very precise.... all rcvd.

[@blakereed1654]

right because we can totally tell what your doing

[@nessmalone]

That was super cool!!!

[@neoNOTESdannyp071507]

Thnaks for sharing your guitar talent and amazig skills. Your style is unique, i like it.

[@1straycat99]

HE IS AWESOME AT IT NO DOUBT .BEST TO HIM ALWAYS

[@NoleOx]

Haha. Justin King, haven't heard that name I awhile. Knock on wood in the guitar shop was one of my favorite videos ever. Nice to see Your still rocking.

[@OmoIbonwon1]

Wow! I need to learn this

[@jaimeguevarrajr.4588]

You're awesome man! Thanks!

[@SaintTrinasTorch]

You’re the man! Thanks.

[@shellyteves]

YAS omg finally! Thank you so much!

[@maheegamage6925]

Thanks man. That's amazing

[@Immeka_Media]

wooooo, dude that took me by surprise wow

[@anelcruz4232]

That was just ...........awesome

[@SergioDiaz-xg6gr]

Finally a video that don't have davie 504 references

[@VaughnCordero]

Checkmate

[@tanvimaurya3352]

*O M G*

[@sircomrade5666]

Epic

[@abrarfaisalhabib5402]

Slap like now!

[@youtubetheories8228]

Slap like now

[@joso8801]

awesome tutorial, thanks boss!

[@sheddybhulji8196]

Thanks buddy great stuff

[@imhoping4640]

Video Was worth it, Here's my like

[@zadrhovadlo]

You...are...BEAST!

[@transtremm]

This guy is an amazing player, but this video is a very poor instructional lesson

[@trot34lol]

He's just replaying the same thing over and over and barely explaining anything

[@vtorresg3681]

I know I was waiting for some exercises or slow down stuff to practice :b

[@Kentokkil]

+transtremm - in my mind it is a very clear and good lesson - but I am afraid of practicing it

[@TheLapchannel]

There are plug inns for your browser that can make loops in youtube and slow everything down. This made it possible for me to find out what he's actually doing. Hope this helps you! It did for me. Succes, it's a great lick / technique!

[@crazyhydraful]

I know right! I hope this dude can teach how to play those notes

[@splashfizz]

Very good! Good tips to try.

[@blair821]

Great tutorial. Please do more.

[@rockfish4018]

I didn't learn how to.do it but wasn't upset cause you are amazing

[@AM2PMReviews]

Holy heck!!! He is great

[@topnewsdaily2353]

Great video of you know a little Basic - best idea i got- keep the position ready

[@drek2422]

Thanks so much Justin :)

[@samstarjb1687]

wow sir best guitarist i ever seen

[@yazivss6810]

best and useful tutorial

[@RevstarGuy]

amazing, keep it up!

[@panamafred1]

Call me a contrarian to many of the comments here, but as a rank beginner I actually got a lot out of this video. I watched it all the way through four times then slowed it to half speed and watched and watched and watched. No, Justin didn't spoon feed us here but I could easily see the end goal of what a tremendous amount of wood shedding can yield. I really don't like to be held by the hand. But wait there's more -- by not breaking it all down to its minutest details, there is room for us students to perhaps create something new. For me, this is a successful video. Thanks!

[@SahilArray20]

U r Perfect Player Of Guitar ... ✌✌✌✌✌

[@hatofflab]

Good overview of the techniques.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

It's funny how there is like an argument or a conflict between the hands, as to which one of them the rythm belongs to. If you allow an accent to be played out with your left hand, or even left finger you can feel a grumpiness from your right hand: ".... Ok.... I'll let you have it.... But just this once!"

[@0Cindrum0]

Pls make another video bro your techniques are really amazing just break them down a little thanks!

[@stevehowe9404]

MIND BLOWEN!!!! simple as!!!!

[@Procraseighter]

That triplet rasgueado actually took me a couple weeks to do correctly and I had to do a different motion. Up with thumb, open fingers, down with thumb. It takes the wrist a little while to develop the muscle memory.

[@wirleyvaldez]

insane skills

[@SahilArray20]

U r Perfect Player Of Guitar .

[@tonysam9104]

Learned nothing but was great to watch👍👍👏

[@grouchygrundle]

I have so much to learn. jesus christ! this dude is amazing. my brother fucks my head up with how good he is. then you see this dude n it's impossible to be this good. I'll keep trying to play because I love music. but you have to be a special person to be this good

[@guitarbassist95]

+Luke Stakelbeck Not really, you just have to actually practice and not just fool around with your guitar. If you put your time into it, you can definitely do it, it's not like slapping and popping are rocket science.

[@grouchygrundle]

***** I know that but I didn't start playing until I was 26. I never took any lessons so I have bad habits

[@lamecasuelas2]

+Luke Stakelbeck same here I sorta started at 22

[@biswajitkhaklary5897]

wow thats cool I want to learn this

[@frankym69]

Yay! I'm not having any trouble anymore. Some of these examples im most likely not going to use, but I will recommend your videos to intermediate guitarists. Thanks bud. Appreciate it.

[@ramanrayat]

WoW, please upload more tutorials in detail if possible 😁

[@Tuga4life]

Thanks for the lesson on '' dont believe everything u read''

[@Maximiliano97ARG]

Justin king is a king

[@davidboraman7710]

Wow. That sounds amazing. Will I be able to do that,hell no, but I will definitely practice and then go back to Smoke on the water.

[@sudhanshuchoudhary9678]

thnx for this technique

[@andytraiger4079]

I love those snap tap n' pop rice crispy commercials!

[@user-xm5ig5qk2v]

At this point im not even here to have a guitar lesson. I just like seeing this dude play

[@anandgovekar8898]

That's awesome

[@4_l9r6]

I listen to this guitarist called MIYAVI, this reminds me of his old songs. It's really good

[@Jotun184]

Refreshing to see something more original

[@Jotun184]

***** Well nothing's original in this age but you're right. Just meant this is more non conventional than what GW usually posts

[@ashwin3233]

Thanks so much

[@medaphysicsrepository2639]

holy shit, justin king is still alive...

[@ChrisLocke1969]

awesome!! PAY ATTENTION, METAL HEADS!!! Watch the thumbs up go up!

[@vishwarupdev4055]

Awesome

[@johnbifulco707]

Damn did you just get your L.R. Baggs pup? The lettering on my wore off years ago, i wish it was more permanent. Great lesson.

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

Actually I teach and this is the first thing I always go to whether its pianonor guitar learning drum techniques. Bc that is first and foremost

[@grouchygrundle]

Oh yeah. exactly what the guy under me said. tnx dude

[@maxbestwell4911]

very nice!

[@kpibaras]

ty for ur video, ur tuning makes my new strings ERNIE BALL EVERLAST COATED, EXPLODE.... gg wp

[@kpibaras]

for ur safety, use a fret lobster....

[@abhijitgoswami9363]

Thank you

[@FreestateofOkondor]

so where is the instruction in this instructional video?

[@patrickruddell3475]

Showing techniques. Hes not teaching you the song dude

[@Shyuthrosnaevin]

Patrick Ruddell He's not playing a song

[@mateusamorim8995]

@@Shyuthrosnaevin j

[@dellasx]

Im going to challenge myself to that slap rift you did...

[@momo30001]

IT's really cool

[@julianhopps1846]

cool Michael hedges type of style , with the open tuning , could this same slap and pop style be implemented with a slide bar, or even on a banjo , I would like to see more involved tutorials ,thanks

[@northencurrents6564]

Nice playing bro

[@politykanazw2622]

I'd love to get into gear. Can you get the sound raw from the wood or is it always a thing to play on the amp? There must be a lot of compression to keep all the sounds on the same level, right? Do you use an effect pedal or is there some included in the amp? What's the best pickup to play on?

[@su_jeep_khawas8966]

O my Nature is really awesome

[@vinzayn2877]

Impressive

[@anuraggupta4670]

beast

[@grandslapper]

Thanks! I just learned what it's like to try and read the NASDAQ when you're a pigeon.

[@scolpitts]

WHOA!

[@zenyxz018]

Did i hear it wrong or did i clearly heared “Hey Guitar World,This is Justin Kidding” right?

[@some_0n877]

I heard exactly the same thing

[@imanoljesusdelpozo4907]

I find this video very useful, I don't get why people are saying it isn't instructional, if you want to learn these songs then search for tabs, but this video is about the slap, tap and pop. If you are still not good at these techniques after watching the video it isn't because the video is bad, but rather because you haven't practiced enough.

[@roslee7]

hi, i have a question, whats the diffence with percussive and slamming technique? i saw some of the songs play with this techniques like the pop songs and more than words by extreme.

[@themightychabunga2441]

DADGAD IT! Now I broke my guitar!!!

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

That was fumny

[@Haptikwow]

good player

[@nohasammoury4655]

i still refuse to believe that all the sounds came from the guitar

[@user-oo2wf7cf6h]

Wonderful !! What is the guitar he`s plaing on ?

[@clarajays]

I need to do that. But I guess I will need a teacher XD

[@roygarcia2288]

I drom phillipines your so nice dude

[@wesley34ful]

I think it is helpful

[@HACECO]

Hello, great video. Does anyone have the sheet music for the 1st lick. thanks

[@ChristianScrivo]

FRESH

[@ReflectTheEmotions]

What sort Microphone is sitting in front of his guitar that's the only thing I can't figure out

[@jdynnmt]

what do tou call the thing he does on the first before slapping the guitar? Like the reverse slide i dunno if that's the name.