Both Hands on Treble Side
The following six examples are two-handed tapping examples on the treble side only. To avoid cluttering the staff line of the treble hand (the hand that usually plays the treble side, that’s the right hand on a right handed instrument) has been written on the top staff and the bass hand on the lower staff – but both hands play on the treble set of strings only.
Technically you could use one single finger on each hand. Of course using multiple fingers works better. Notice how both hands alternate tapping the strings.
Example 1 is the initial pattern. As in notation for classical guitar the circled numbers denote string numbers. The lightest string is “1” and from then on numbers increase with string thickness. In our case the string numbers are important to show that both hands occasionally tap notes on the same string.
Example 2 is a harmonic extension of example 1.
Example 3 is the same basic idea except we use three strings instead of two. Also note how the treble pattern is essentially 2+2+2 eighth notes while the bass pattern is 3+3 eighths
Example 4 is a nice melodic pattern with a slightly more interesting rhythmic line. Note how the bass hand pattern alternates starting notes because it uses five notes per measure.
Example 5 is the same pattern as example 4, except that the bass hand pattern is played one string lower. This can sound very confusing because of the overlapping notes. But it also shows how an unusual tapping pattern can bring a few simple notes to live.
- Stick Stuff 2 – Basic Funk Grooves
- Stick Stuff 3 – Both Hands on Treble Side
- Stick Stuff 4 – 3-2-2-2
- Stick Stuff 5 – 3-2-2-2-3-2-2
- Stick Stuff 6 – 5/4 Latin
- Stick Stuff 7 – 5/4 Latin Funk
- Stick Stuff 8 – 6/4 Latin
- Stick Stuff 9 – 9/8 Latin
- Stick Stuff 10 – 7/4 Latin Funk
- Stick Stuff 11 – Partido Weirdo
- Stick Stuff 12 – 9-9-9-8
- Stick Stuff 13 – Different Olenka
- Stick Stuff 14 – Salsa in 10
- Stick Stuff 15 – Stick-O-Lypso
- Stick Stuff 16 – Polychords
- Stick Stuff 17 – Advanced Chord Scales
- Stick Stuff 18 – Interlocking Chord Rhythms
- Stick Stuff 19 – 7/8 Ostinato
- Stick Stuff 20 – Cool Chords
- Stick Stuff 21 – Baiao Progression