Silly tapping question from a self taught guy

[PainKiller8191]

since no one answered in the beginner forum....I made a double thread...mods, please close this thread's clone lurking in the beginner forum

well...I'm not feeling so well today so i didn't go to school
and here I am just playing bass and i suddenly got this push to work on my tapping....
now i'm pretty sure I know the basics of it, but i just have one question

if i have 2 notes on the same string, first a higher one, then a lower one, one right after the other, should i get to it by means of pulling off or removing my finger and tapping/fretting(in case of left hand) immediately on the lower note?
example - overjoyed by victor wooten, this is the ending of the first couple of measures:

now i this how i play it:

G---------16-12-12/14
D-------14-------------
A-----10------------
E----8-----------8/7

ABC=hand 123=finger

G--------R3-L4--R2/R2
D------R1-----------
A----L3-------------
E--L1---------L1/L1


comments....any help is appreciated

and yes i did look up the tab for this but i got so frustrated

and the tab noted something i think is impossible, playing (string followed by fret)

E8 A10 D14 with only your left hand....is that right?!?!?

[SixnStones]

i think the way ur playing it is right. tho this post confuses me, except on the high G, i'd keep using my right hand

[PainKiller8191]

are you sure...????

coz thats like an 8-14 stretch.....
EDIT: measured it, its more or less the same disance as the 2-6 strech, only this one skips 2 strings......

[SixnStones]

G---------16------13/14----
D-------17---17--12/13-----
A-----10-----------------
E----8---------------------

thats how i play it

[SixnStones]

How do i insert an attachment?? I'll attach the proper tab

[PainKiller8191]

ysi?

[love_Doctorb]

Hmmm i play it similar except my left hand never touches D or G strings for that part, because you have to get to the 12th fret for the slide and the time gap between the 16 and 12 on G isnt large, i actually find it quite easy, your way would be much more difficult.

[PainKiller8191]

bump

[HaVIC5]

The fingerings I would use for that are:

L1 L4 R2 R4 R1

And then...

R1/R1
L1/L1

[sheephead]

G---------16------13/14----
D-------17---17--12/13-----
A-----10-----------------
E----8-------------7--------

thats how i play it

That's pretty much how I play that part, but with an added B on the E string.

[Sade]

Ewww, Victor Wooten tapping.

[SixnStones]

Ewww, Victor Wooten tapping.

ewwww, sade posting

[Sade]

ewwww, sade posting

Your attempt at being funny has failed, miserably.

Reminding me to throw you on my ignore list.

God damnitt I love that feature.

Just a little tapping input from me:

If you're having trouble with tapping...you should get a little perspective. Listen to some simplistic piano tunes, basic polyrhythms, etc. I suggest Koji Kondo. His melodies are tight, and his polyrhythms are simple and masterful. Start getting in the motion of "piano playing" on bass. Using all your fingers, for every note. Don't start getting confined by the "right" way to play things. There's a "right" way, and then there's "your" way. Do it your way.

Don't confine yourself to a specific finger pattern. Break out of that with touchstyle, use all your fingers as best you can. My advice.

[SixnStones]

Your attempt at being funny has failed, miserably.

Reminding me to throw you on my ignore list.

God damnitt I love that feature.

Just a little tapping input from me:

If you're having trouble with tapping...you should get a little perspective. Listen to some simplistic piano tunes, basic polyrhythms, etc. I suggest Koji Kondo. His melodies are tight, and his polyrhythms are simple and masterful. Start getting in the motion of "piano playing" on bass. Using all your fingers, for every note. Don't start getting confined by the "right" way to play things. There's a "right" way, and then there's "your" way. Do it your way.

Don't confine yourself to a specific finger pattern. Break out of that with touchstyle, use all your fingers as best you can. My advice.

why did you not post that with your first post? so that it actually had some point

[Sade]

Because I could care less as to what you think the validity of my posts to be?

I don't like Wooten tapping. It's very monorhythmic. Alot of people learn too much in this style, I believe; crippling their potential at touchstyle. My point is simply that learning specifically how to tap as Wooten does...is pointless if you seek to ascend your touchstyle ability.

[SixnStones]

I don't like Wooten tapping. It's very monorhythmic. Alot of people learn too much in this style, I believe; crippling their potential at touchstyle. My point is simply that learning specifically how to tap as Wooten does...is pointless if you seek to ascend your touchstyle ability.

>

ewww, wooten tapping
:thumb:

And btw, what (is there) a difference between tapping and touchstyle?

[Sade]

Tomato, Tomoto.

[SixnStones]

Tomato, Tomoto.

i blv you'll find its tomAHto

[Sade]

Tamatto? Tomaeto? Taemaetoo?

[nisakss]

Tamatto? Tomaeto? Taemaetoo?

Did you know that contrary to common believe the tomatoe is a fruit and not a vegetable? :amaze:

[sublime-et-lager]

a banana is also atype of herb not a fruit :wave:

[skingle]

Your attempt at being funny has failed, miserably.

Reminding me to throw you on my ignore list.

God damnitt I love that feature.

Just a little tapping input from me:

If you're having trouble with tapping...you should get a little perspective. Listen to some simplistic piano tunes, basic polyrhythms, etc. I suggest Koji Kondo. His melodies are tight, and his polyrhythms are simple and masterful. Start getting in the motion of "piano playing" on bass. Using all your fingers, for every note. Don't start getting confined by the "right" way to play things. There's a "right" way, and then there's "your" way. Do it your way.

Don't confine yourself to a specific finger pattern. Break out of that with touchstyle, use all your fingers as best you can. My advice.

This is good advice, but i can't even get the basics down, i can't push down hard enough to get a nice ring on the note. Any tips?

Thanks.

[katana_manatee]

Because I could care less as to what you think the validity of my posts to be?

I don't like Wooten tapping. It's very monorhythmic. Alot of people learn too much in this style, I believe; crippling their potential at touchstyle. My point is simply that learning specifically how to tap as Wooten does...is pointless if you seek to ascend your touchstyle ability.

That is very true, stuff like Baudin's is far more interesting, although some great pieces can be made using a monorhythmic style. Learning things like counterpoint is a very useful thing so you are almost splitting your brain in two. Right now I am arranging a Bach two part invention for 6 string, but it is gonna take me a good long time to learn to play it.

A great way of expanding on your tapping is trying to arrange exisiting piano pieces of varying difficulty, from simple to more complex material. But one of the most important things is playing melodies in the right hand and that can pull you out of the great deal of arpeggiated and chordal solos that are around.

[FunkMetalBass]

Did you know that contrary to common believe the tomatoe is a fruit and not a vegetable? :amaze:

Actually, it is both.
[Source]. (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/tomato?view=uk)

a banana is also atype of herb not a fruit :wave:

Actually, a banana is a fruit, but a "banana tree" is an herb.
[Source]. (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/banana)

Did you know that almonds are a member of the peach family?