Yvette Young Teaches Finger Tapping | Guitar Lesson

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Yvette Young‘s intoxicating brand of finger-tapped guitar goodness is a trademark of math rock band Covet‘s sound and has made her a bona fide star across the message boards. We were lucky enough to have Yvette in the studio to show us a few tips and tricks on finger tapping and how to sound our best while doing it. Get ready to let those fingers fly!
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[@sweetwater]

Yvette Young shows us how to unlock a whole universe of creative possibilities with finger tapping and alternate tunings 🤯

[@LarsNorlander]

Realizing that the alternative tuning was done so that the open bass strings formed a major chord while the highest three strings stayed the same for melodies was a very interesting light bulb moment for me.

[@mellowgeekstudio]

And the capo transposed the drone chord to G major.

[@martianmurray]

The entire tuning is an open major 9 #11 chord, so you can probably do some cool slide stuff too.

[@johntan5124]

@@martianmurray And standard tuning is EM11, so what's your point?

[@LochNessAnthony]

@@johntan5124 bruh

[@anuvette]

@@johntan5124 standard tuning sounds kinda bad on its own and almost nobody makes use of that em11 voicing in their music. Maj9#11 on the other hand sounds heavenly

[@dannychoi18]

Over time, Yvette is going to go down as one of the greats. Such a good person too.

[@ChandlerTV100]

For real, she's one of the best players out there right now, and she doesn't get the credit she deserves

[@rockstarjoe]

So true. She is a fantastic player, but beyond that she is a great teacher!

[@anirudhganesh]

Yvette is an awesome teacher! the way she breaks things down and explains them is super simple and awesome instead of going into the technicalities of the parts!

[@rg2027x]

yea....she's greatness

[@jasonlogan5622]

She really is! I think I remember her saying she did some actual guitar teaching to make money before Covet became a full time thing, though I might have my wires crossed.

[@usuallyclueless4477]

@@jasonlogan5622 If I remember correctly, she was a teacher for special needs kids or something similar for a while.

[@jasonlogan5622]

@@usuallyclueless4477 I’d believe it, she seems lovely all round. By the by, apparently Bill Steer of Carcass works (I think as a music therapist) with special needs people as well.

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

What I appreciate is that she was able to 1. find her voice, 2. present it to the world 3. be appreciated. Sooo many great guitarists coming online now.

[@dougmaxwell8789]

Great video. I only have one arm, and thanks to open tuning, I can play electric guitar completely on the neck with a combination of tapping and strumming. I prefer Open D (DADF#AD) because I can do crunchy power chords and tap out triads and single note solos in the same song, which is great for learning AC/DC and old David Bowie tunes. I can also do more lovely melodic stuff similar to what Yvette does (though nowhere near as good), except I use a looper pedal. Open D minor (DADFAD) is also a fun one to experiment with.

[@danielkoster6832]

It makes me happy to hear you found a way to share in the joys of guitar.

[@largeknife]

Post a video you'll get famous

[@kuntalpatra648]

Wow that's some feat worth sharing

[@Garbageaf]

@@largeknife some people do things for the joy of doing it, not for the prospect of fame.

[@spacebunsarah]

wow, and here I am missing half a finger! proud of you

[@thesamenumb5437]

Yvette Young is a treasure to this earth!!!!! So fun and full of awesomeness!!!!

[@gallp13]

This is how a piano player approaches guitar. Wonderful stuff.

[@Rwtheking]

As a keyboardist who’s learning guitar finger tapping is important to learn for me. Two hands is just normal for me.

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

Same

[@badracho]

man, shes so smart. So much of her intro - explaining theory - was over my head. its so neat that there is this whole other world of expertise out there

[@DanzEnglish]

Her explanation is so straightforward. Very good

[@brianvankley3529]

Atreyu is such an incredible song, and it’s so awesome to see Yvette break it down like this. I’ll probably never be able to play it 😂 but trying will probably lead me to new ideas. Gonna go practice now!

[@paraverparaleer7858]

Yvette you are not only a talented musician-artist-teacher but a beautiful human being with a smile that has nested in my heart. All the best to you, peace, love and music.

[@marike1100]

Yvette is such a musical inspiration and I dig that new Talman.

[@wyldertrek4981]

Amazing instruction amazing player amazing human, her music is so effortlessly entrancing and beautiful

[@dashcamcalifornia5003]

I love her playing so much. So elegant.

[@rzkygita8654]

This kind of educational Math rock fingerstyle/tapping i always looking for! thanks guys!

[@anand_pg]

I love Yvette! What a unique player, and such a joy to watch!

[@jmanson3310]

Yvette, you are amazing. A mesmerising technique. Thank you for the lesson and the music.

[@Russell_Optics]

Excellent Tutorial . Very simple and effective technique that she demonstrated and explained perfectly. Thank you Yvette. I especially like the "tap-slide" effect.

[@joefuller9160]

So Beautiful to hear and see!!

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

I like that this is new - 2022 :) Her music is brilliant. I find myself binge listening. And the amazing thing about Covet compared to other bands, is I don't get tired of hearing even the same songs over and over again (which must be incredibly rare for any music). That is clearly [in my mind] because her composing ability/ musical ability/ sense/ intuition, and that of her band mates is so phenomenal.

[@marlonromo3606]

Yvette is one of this generations stand out guitarists! Such a beautiful sense of melody which really let's her technique stand out! 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥🙌🏼

[@dannyx.m]

She is such an amazing guitarist!

[@soniklink-WKD4496]

I love how mellow the right hand works compared to the left, awesome. Great tutorial :) Thank you!

[@artemyhladenko1548]

Thank you for the lesson Yvette and Sweetwater, it's a gold

[@verdielg]

This was both beautiful and brilliant! Thanks Yvette! Very inspiring indeed.

[@Herbertyals]

This video is insanely helpful and i love yvettes style so this video is very fun to watch thank you

[@meinbherpieg4723]

Amazing. Thank you so much for this. You and Dave Knudson are inspirations.

[@grayaj23]

I'm fascinated by your music, and this video is amazing in a few ways. I'm not good at technical playing or accuracy, but chunking this up makes that feel a lot less intimidating. I think you're a great teacher in that you take a pretty low-key approach to being meticulous without being obsessive. Or maybe it's "being meticulous and obsessive but in a relaxed and approachable way". But not only that, hearing you describe the chunking process and stepping through it also makes listening to your playing more accessible and easier to understand. Hearing you describe how you approach it makes your style even more fascinating.

[@shawnwilliams562]

Guitar is a beautiful instrument, she takes it even further, and communicates it very well. ✌️😊😊

[@lemontcrabtree3405]

I don't know how to play any instruments but watching this was awesome. Watching how much fun she has while playing is awesome, and the sound is so beautiful.

[@Emilsonlim1994]

Even in acoustic guitar Yvette playing and singing is beautiful. Her heart speaks every note she plays. Now That's truly amazing

[@jimlund4845]

Thanks for the cool lesson @Yvette...you are the best!

[@jacklong7627]

Awesome lesson! Thank you!

[@hip_af]

Literally inspired me to start thinking about music in a different way

[@ranradd]

Yevette is way more then awesome. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RadityoPramAdi]

the tuning is interesting! feeling inspired.. thnks Yvette !!

[@elenbrandt290]

Thank you for some excellent tips!

[@TheCarlosAlfaro]

She’s an awesome teacher 👏

[@peluchingamarra3127]

The GOAT! Just saw her in Tucson!

[@nakim55]

Tory Slusher is the GOAT.

[@Stash777]

Beautiful piece of music, going to check out your band

[@shanghaied66]

Truly incredible

[@ampoll88]

Wonderful playing!

[@amarijayamari]

You are a fantastic teacher.... and very inspiring.

[@luca7x689]

She is just incredible.

[@JoeHuman]

This is excellent! What a great lesson. I still think my fingers are too pudgy to do this technique justice, but I'm certainly giving it another go after watching this. ✌🏾🤟🏾

[@SaturnVoyager11]

So Beautiful Yvette and Melody

[@Juju-qf5zo]

thank you for these tips

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Wow! Wonderful!

[@trains4nothng]

such a great video, thank you very much for the lesson. i have a large skill gap before i can really apply all of it, but just getting to hear and see some of your process was amazing as well as inspiring.

[@Blade-ix8hr]

Straight 🖨💯💯

[@Ra-gv6lx]

Love this guitarist 👀👏🙌❤️

[@mikew8622]

Awesome!

[@dickstryker]

Tech advice from one of the most creative and tightest shredders in the game? HELL YEAH!

[@ruperterskin2117]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@tonyjabroni7205]

Yvette rules🙌

[@LuizRibas1]

Many tips. Great

[@mara.j]

really nice video, thank you

[@potatoheadhaoy]

I really like tapping with heavy strings, it gives a lot less so it actually helps you get into the habit of hitting hard without stiffening your hand. You will have to adjust your guitar and get the action low, but it allows you to pick much harder and tap with less noise from the other strings (at least from my experience).

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I've been playing nearly 40 years and, for the first few years, I wasn't a fan of tapping. Every player seemed to do the same thing and I found it boring and uncreative. Reb Beach changed my mind with his innovative playing and now players like Tim Henson and Yvette are carrying that torch. Gorgeous playing.

[@TavisAllen]

Reb Beach and Kip Winger have always had my respect.

[@dannydannydanny]

You should definitely check out Sammy Boller!

[@usuallyclueless4477]

Check out Sarah Longfield too, she's known for tapping

[@daoyang223]

40 years. Have you heard of Akira Takasaki from Loudness?

[@ineedanewguitar]

@@usuallyclueless4477 I know this is a super old comment now, but I'm digging it back up just to shout out that she has a Masterclass on Pickup Music that I took a couple months ago, and she was great.

[@sonusworld5357]

Just Amazing 👌👌👍👍

[@maxflow151]

Thank you!

[@alexanderdeadmansche]

Ery cool playing

[@addison1977]

Amazing

[@TheOneSoulMate_]

Wow, so beautiful! I don’t know who she is but I am definitely going to check her and her band out. I don’t play guitar but I do love music. And, this was amazing.

[@jonr4651]

Time stamps A1 4:18 A2 6:23 B 7:01 C 7:23 A3 8:48 A4 8:57 B* 9:23 D 9:38

[@Selfmxdetm]

You great man

[@hierrogm]

What a brilliant lesson …running to get a capo …fir real 🍻👈🏽

[@gxwdseubackup]

A1 & A2 6:39 B 7:00 C 8:07 ( 7:23 ) A3 8:48 A4 9:07 (8:57) (9:01) B* 9:23 D 9:31

[@jerkov420]

God i love your work so much. Calling it beautiful is such an understatement.

[@kenthhamner2641]

Nice!

[@nathancox3126]

Very cool

[@hlimpuia7032]

Queen!!!

[@superblondeDotOrg]

That is really clean playing, especially considering she does not have a string dampener like typical 2-handed tappers

[@zackcoffmanguitar]

She’s not using any gain so she wants the over tones to ring together.

[@joshoptical]

Her piano background puts her in a league of her own in the musicality of her tapping

[@lloydsarnowski6986]

Her playing has a lot to do with the string Guage and height too. Thus the ability to play cleanly.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

​@@joshoptical - Yep, I sometimes hear an element of Classical music influence; The composition style combining ascending/ descending Baroque point/ counterpoint which is common in many Classical compositions and instruments, like Violin and Piano. Some of it is pretty complex.

[@Mr_A_Mia]

Cool!👍🏾

[@rat9199]

It took me 3 days but finally I learned this riff lol

[@MarcoAGJ]

Good stuff.

[@JuanHernandez-mu6og]

bless her soul

[@hip_af]

Riff Mama in the flesh‼️‼️

[@choadcityusa]

i use 11-52 gauge. and my action is kinda low but strings are fairly tight, in standard E tuning, pickups i think can play a role too, my bridge is raised high with only 4k output. tapping isnt really feasible on that one, but my other guitar thats a shredder is pretty much all set up for taps.

[@TheManglerPolishDeathMetal]

astonishing

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

My fingers are dying learning this, but I feel like the sheer challenge is making me stronger.

[@AGypsyGrifter]

God Yvette is not only an incredibly talented player but a good teacher too! I just sat down with this video for about an hour and while I can't play it close to full speed I did manage to learn the whole song and when I started the video I thought "no way will I be able to do this".

[@qxiz5164]

Splendid Guitarist

[@jezzibooker]

I could listen to her talk about literally anything for literally ever

[@Killryno666]

You are amazing

[@JesusOfPaign]

Sweetwater been going crazy with all these videos lately. Yvette lesson, Matt Halpern drum playthrough? I decided to pick up my first 7 string, and could've bought the model through any number of retailers, but Sweetwater always seems like it's made up of a bunch of considerate and passionate people. They even called me to make sure I got my guitar alright and to make sure I didn't have any questions. Contrast that to Zzounds, who was the last retailer I bought from, and the guitar they send me had a GIANT scratch on the back of the gloss neck. Guess their inspection was maybe a point or two short of a 55 point inspection.

[@yokaii7109]

aaaaaaaa i love this

[@marzbitenhaussen]

what is more impressive is that there is not even one negative comment, incredible!

[@jeffro.]

Thank you, Yvette! That was VERY informative and helpful! When i first heard you play, i thought, "No way i could ever do that!" But, after your explanation, i can see that, even though i have a ways to go... It IS doable. 🤪 So, again, thanks! (BTW, you're so cute, lol)! I LOVE your music!

[@andrewarcher2773]

wow what a cool young lady

[@ferevon]

she's a gem

[@moayanger4090]

8:07 10:14 9:38 13:45

[@atticuscrowley]

her finger tattoos are unreasonably cool

[@prosegold]

damn , what a great teacher

[@wes89]

Assign colors to notes. Set to fullscreen. Melt youre brain.

[@AnotherGamingDude]

Is there a video where you play the full song?

[@hardtobeatplays2369]

On C part what strings do you strum?

[@bambanghudaevi8468]

❤❤❤

[@brandonm7913]

Between the Buried and Me did some cool shit like this. Just remember you have to build calluses to you picking fingers as well so it does take time to master this technique

[@paulsarodh5460]

Superb❤💖❤💖🎸✌✌