How to Tap on Acoustic Guitar (It's SIMPLER than it looks!)

Start tapping on acoustic guitar right away, it's much simpler than it looks! Tapping strings might seem like an advanced technique for pros only, but even on acoustic guitar you can easily tap strings to expand your creativity with relative ease.
Let me show you how to tap on acoustic guitar from my years of experience playing modern fingerstyle guitar.
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[@neilchanmusic]

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😁 just having some fun here while teaching. I’ve just posted a video about fingerstyle arrangements, do check it out!

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Happy to have you as my new student!

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If you have already tried tapping then this video gives you proper way and confidence

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[@neilchanmusic]

Haha working towards it 😊 glad you found it useful!

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Love how you can read the Bible while taping 😄

[@neilchanmusic]

The Bible is full of emotion, I do hope to use music to communicate some of that to my listeners :)

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[@neilchanmusic]

I'm happy to teach you what I know Robert :) Yes, it's a joy to worship God with the skills and passions we're gifted with! And we'll keep practicing to improve. Looking forward to sharing more with you!

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Wish my guitar teacher taught like you. Sir you are just amazing . Also I love your humour.👏👏👏

[@neilchanmusic]

Thank you for your compliments 😊 wish I could have more students like you!

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I can see another Bon jovi here. The feeling is so close. Your hair. Your voice and finally the talent. 🥳🥳

[@neilchanmusic]

Thank you sir, that's a big compliment!

[@swaroov9236]

It's good that you use a classical guitar, because i don't have an acoustic and making it precise and clear for me to listen and understand

[@neilchanmusic]

You can do it on both an acoustic or classical, though I find it easier on steel strings. By the way, my guitar here is a steel string :)

[@swaroov9236]

@@neilchanmusic Seriously i do some occasional tapping,but that sound is always so poor... do i need a good quality guitar for tapping ?

[@swaroov9236]

@@neilchanmusic just because of my poor sound from tapping i get discouraged on tapping...thanks for your video it really is positive

[@neilchanmusic]

You are most welcome! Don't be too intimidated by it, like all things it takes lots of practice. On your earlier question, it does help to have a decent quality guitar. You don't need a really high end one, but just one that intonates well and has a good action :)

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I don't have a tendon in my left thumb tip - I can't 'clamp' the neck, but I've played and toured for 25+ years. While I can't do some of this, it's a great tutorial and very very creative. I love it because you speak to MUSICIANS and not 'guitar players'.

[@neilchanmusic]

Thank you Jeremy, and lovely to hear from a seasoned professional musician like yourself!

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I don’t know why but I love that first song for some reason. It’s very interesting though.

[@neilchanmusic]

Ohh I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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[@neilchanmusic]

Keep up the good work, happy to be able to motivate you :)

[@dave9401]

I picked up a guitar yesterday. The thumb support in the neck had already leveled up my ability to play a chord without bum notes. Thank you. Love the teaching while singing style. Vibes

[@neilchanmusic]

Appreciate it Dave! Glad you enjoyed the video. Keep up the discipline in maintaining thumb position

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I love this guy! Going to get my acoustic today! Thanks for the inspiration

[@neilchanmusic]

You're welcome! How's the acoustic so far?

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This was incredibly helpful and unexpectedly entertaining. Thank you!

[@neilchanmusic]

Happy to help you out and entertain you in the process :D

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That sentence about stop telling myself this is some super rocket science advance technique really made me feel. Thank you!

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Happy new year to you too, great to connect with you from Singapore to Italy!

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Nice video. Always was searching for a video of tapping without an amplifier.

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[@neilchanmusic]

You are so welcome! I look forward to sharing more videos with you.

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[@neilchanmusic]

Thanks Levi, you're most welcome.

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It helped me a lot, thanks.

[@neilchanmusic]

You're welcome, glad it helped!

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Ola Rivaldo, hau kontente hasoru ita :) How long have you been learning guitar?

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Iv never learned this, I wish I learned it earlier, really great playing to, I though it was only for electric guitar ,thanks good lesson

[@neilchanmusic]

Happy to help! It's definitely doable on acoustic

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You’re amazing dude didn’t know there’s someone like this in Singapore 😂 I have a lot to learn from you 🙏

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Happy to share my knowledge with you!

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Glad to have you onboard :)

[@therealelectromagneticwave]

Thank you sir, i was learning eruption solo but I don't know how to tap hahaha. Once again thank you so much

[@neilchanmusic]

Most welcome! It's a little harder tapping on an acoustic than electric, so if you're playing eruption on electric it should be easier to get started.

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[@neilchanmusic]

Hm, what do you mean like GRYFFIN? But thank you :D Happy to teach you what I know!

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I'm glad I tapped on this lesson it is great.

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Glad you like it!

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Thanks for the video! I really learned a lot!! I really dont know how to tap back then and my hand gets tired because of my wrong handle of it!!! THIS VIDEI HELPED ME!!

[@neilchanmusic]

Keep practicing! I’m glad I could help you out. Have a blessed Christmas 😊

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@@neilchanmusic thank you and merry christmas too :)

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My wrists have always killed me bc I hold my thumb too high! Thank you for this!

[@neilchanmusic]

@@absfairabbyfouts7099 You're welcome! That's a common mistake among my students :)

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@@neilchanmusic ive found It’s a tough habit to break since I’ve been doing it since I was six😬

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Thanks for listening :)

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariopadilla1973]

it was really easy if you know the technique coz i used to think that pro guitarist have a superhuman strength to tap LOL.btw thank you sir for the video

[@neilchanmusic]

You are welcome! Yes it is a common misconception that you need lots of strength to tap, in fact, you just need the right amount of pressure :)

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I tapped the like button by the time you started singing~❤

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You're welcome Allan!

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Haha, just having a bit of fun ;)

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Haha, it's honestly just practicing the movements! You don't need to press it too hard to get a good sound

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Haha my videos will always be here :) focus on your exams!

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Thank you for the sub Sophia! Happy to guide you along

[@drop-of-poison.007]

Another great video. I just checked if I can tap on my ukulele, but I can't. Not sure if it's impossible or it's just my bad technique 🙄 I need to watch more of your videos or maybe come back to guitar (although it is to heavy for me due to injury).

[@neilchanmusic]

Ukulele generally will be a lot softer than guitar, also because it has nylon strings. Tapping works on it but it's less ideal than on guitar :)

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I can’t even play one song mans reading while playing what a legend

[@elefante_blu]

Love your videos 😍 I have trouble getting a clear pure sound when using two hand tapping. If the string is fretted no more than 7 frets down from where I’m tapping it sounds good but if it’s an open string or fretted further down it sounds muddy. Can anybody advice me on how to correct this ? 😃

[@neilchanmusic]

It might also be your guitar setup, tapping notes higher up the neck has more tendency to be out of tune! That's because you could be setting the other side of the string into vibration as well (between your fretted position and the neck), which will create two notes that are really dissonant with each other.

[@Animetube-se4er]

I'll practice this when I get a new guitar, my present guitar is so much like a bow that I'd practice archery with it instead of tapping

[@neilchanmusic]

HAHA, well then yes you should get a new guitar as soon as possible! In the meantime you can work on some archery skills. It's olympic season after all.

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[@neilchanmusic]

@@Animetube-se4er Of course :) Thank you Maria!

[@rc1305]

So I can think about the tap as a hammer on?

[@neilchanmusic]

Absolutely! But a hammer on is perceived more as an embellishment or articulation, while tapping notes consecutively can create entire melodies on its on with the characteristic ‘tapping sound’

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Amazing!

[@neilchanmusic]

Thank you Susan!

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[@neilchanmusic]

Appreciate your like : )

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OMG!!! I like it....

[@neilchanmusic]

I'm glad you do Adaiah! I uploaded another lesson on tapping secrets and tips, do check it out :)

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[@neilchanmusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@laguitarradebabel6510]

Hey you're amazing, I love your videos. I have a question. Do you know the tension of your guitar strings? Like kg of lb per string? I play lute and would like to develop tapping, but not sure if tension could be a problem. thanks

[@neilchanmusic]

I don't know the exact tension, but I dont think you need to know it by measurement. I don't have experience on the lute but I think you need sizeable tension at least such that there is more impact of the string against the fret when tapping to create an audible and pleasing sound. I wish you all the best in this, it sounds exciting!

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[@neilchanmusic]

Thanks 😁