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GuitarSite.com Guitar News Weekly Edition #113, October 23, 2000 |
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PIANO TAPPING by Will Landrum willlandrum.com from =Master=The=6= I've had several inquiries about how I played the main riff to "Fill In The _____" from my debut CD "Will Landrum", so I though I'd talk about it today. It involves a technique that I call "Piano Tapping" where you do right hand tapping as though you were playing a piano. You're not limited to right hand tapping on the same string. You can "piano tap" anywhere on the fretboard you want! This is a great technique that can really open up your sound with some practice. With "Fill In The _____", I combined "Piano Tapping" with "Van Halen Tapping" to create a melodic flurry of notes. You'll need to position your right hand perpendicular to the fretboard as though you were going to play a piano. I also find it helpful to place my forearm on the guitar body for support. Even though this riff looks pretty lengthy, you'll quickly see that there's a lot of repetition making it easier to play than you may first believe.
If you have an MP3 player, you can download and listen to
this riff from :
If you need an MP3 player, you can download it from: ***** Note: For the next several issues, I'm doing a series of lessons like this one that refer to compositional skills and techniques that I used on my debut CD. I'd like you to have the CD so you can follow along with what I'm teaching.
GNW readers can just click on the link below for a special
"Cyber-Student" price of only $6.49 + S&H
(That's 46% off the regular web-surfer's price and
I'll even cover any extra overseas shipping costs!) ***** Cool! Let's play piano...uh...I mean guitar! Your left hand position starts at the ninth fret. First finger, ninth fret, third string and fourth finger, twelfth fret, third string. "Fill In The _____" Intro
Right Hand Finger Designations
TABLATURE +++++++++++++ + MAIN RIFF + +++++++++++++ Em m i i m i i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho ------------------------------------------------------------ -17----------------------17--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Em add9 a i i a i i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho ------------------------------------------------------------ -19----------------------19--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Em a i i a i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po ------------------------------------------------------------ -20----------------------20--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--9-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ D m i i m i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po -14----------------------14--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----14--11--7---11--14------14--11--7---11--7-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Am a i i a i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po ------------------------------------------------------------ -17---------------------17---------------------------------- -----14--9---5---9--14------14--9---5---9---5--------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Em m i i m i i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho ------------------------------------------------------------ -17----------------------17--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Em add9 a i i a i i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho ------------------------------------------------------------ -19----------------------19--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Em a i i a i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po ------------------------------------------------------------ -20----------------------20--------------------------------- -----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--9-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ++++++++++++ FIRST ENDING ++++++++++++ D m i i m i i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho -14--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------15--------------------------------- -----14--11--7---11--14------14--11--7---11--14------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ m i m ho ho po po ho po ho~~ -14----------------------17--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----14--11--7---11--7-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ MAIN RIFF TO SECOND ENDING +++++++++++++ SECOND ENDING +++++++++++++ D m i i m i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po -14--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------15--------------------------------- -----14--11--7---11--14------14--11--7---11--7-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ C m i i m i ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po -12--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------13--------------------------------- -----12--9---5---9---12------12--9---5---9---5-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ B m i m ho ho po po ho po ho~~~~~~~slide up -11--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------12--------------------------------- -----11--8---4---8---4-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ******
Don't forget the CD! ******
Article by Will Landrum of http://www.willlandrum.com =Master=The=6= is my FREE guitar oriented ezine delivered right to your email inbox on the 15th and 30th of every month. This ezine will help you be the guitarist you want to be. I respond to my subscriber's questions with informative and challenging articles ranging from how to change your strings to mastering the fretboard to recording your own CD! You'll discover new ideas and techniques that will change the way you play guitar forever. FREE! Get it here: http://www.willlandrum.com/masterthe6.shtml |
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