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Piano Tapping
Will Landrum |
I've had several inquiries about how I played the main riff
to "Fill In The _____" from my CD
"Living Digits", 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 based on
Van Halen guitar tapping.
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
Guitar 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.
You can download and listen to this riff here.
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
p = thumb (pulgar) (just FYI. not used in this piece)
i = index (indice)
m = middle (medio)
a = ring (anular)
(ho) = hammer on
(po) = pull off
TABLATURE
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+ MAIN RIFF +
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Em
m i i m i i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho
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-17----------------------17---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16-
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Em add9
a i i a i i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho
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-19----------------------19---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16-
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Em
a i i a i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po
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-20----------------------20---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--9--
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D
m i i m i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po
-14----------------------14---------------------
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-----14--11--7---11--14------14--11--7---11--7--
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Am
a i i a i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po
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-17----------------------17---------------------
-----14--9---5---9---14------14--9---5---9---5--
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Em
m i i m i i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho
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-17----------------------17---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16-
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Em add9
a i i a i i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho ho
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-19----------------------19---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--16-
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Em
a i i a i
ho ho po po ho ho ho ho po po ho po
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-20----------------------20---------------------
-----16--12--9---12--16------16--12--9---12--9--
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FIRST ENDING
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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-
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m i m
ho ho po po ho po ho~~
-14----------------------17---------------------
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-----14--11--7---11--7--------------------------
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MAIN RIFF TO SECOND ENDING
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SECOND ENDING
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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--
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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--
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B
m i m
ho ho po po ho po ho~~~~~~~slide
up
-11---------------------------------------------
-------------------------12---------------------
-----11--8---4---8---4--------------------------
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