Help with writing a tapping piece

[the101er]

I'm sorry, this is kinda like a cop-out for me, but I'm at a loose end creatively.

There's a melodic part in one of my bands songs, which at the moment is me just rooting.

E |--------------------------------------------
B |--------------------------------------------
F#|--------------------------------------------
B |---12----12--------7-------7---------------

Now, to me that's ****ing boring, and I want to spice it up, especially just before the guitar solo, which kicks in during the part.

I've tried:

E |---------------------------------------------------
B |------------13------13-----------------8-----8----
F#|--------12------12------12----------7----7-----7--
B |----12---------------------------7-----------------


but it doesn't really fit.

Anyway, see me as a cheater, all I really want is to make my music more interesting.


Thanks you very much in advance

-Will :smoke:

[Akira]

Recording? It's hard to know what to write when you don't know what the guitar is doing.

[the101er]

Yeah, I realise that, I don't have a recordind I'm afraid, and I'm not sure of the time signature, but the rythmn guitar is just doing powerchords

[hellonearth07]

one thing i like incorporating into my tapping is holdin a chord shape with my normal fretting hand, and tapping other notes with my right hand. Then just pulling off on certain notes, and if done right gives a really full sound with the chord coming from the notes that are pulled off

[hellonearth07]

^ if that made any sense, if not i'll try explaining it more later

[the101er]

No, I uderstand, it's a good idea. Thanks man. I'll go home later (I'm at work) and give it a try.

Another idea I had that's similar to yours is to hold the chord, but tap the harmonics. What you reckon?

[hellonearth07]

i like playing around with tap harmonics... maybe incorporate both in?? moving between tapping the harmonics and tapping other notes to be pulled off into the same chord?

[the101er]

Sounds good.

Do you reckon you could write up an example? I almost understand what you're proposing, do you mean polyrythmic tapping?

[hellonearth07]

yea a lil bit, could you tell me the chord progression of the guitar and other things for me to get a feel for the song? now i'm gonna run and get the bass quick to see what i can come up with

[the101er]

G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------11-----------------11------------8------------------
B|-------12----12------------12----12-----------7--7-------------------------
F#|----12----12------------12----12-----------7--7---------------------
B |-12------------------12-------------------7----------------------

Sorry, it's a very basic method of showing you, but with out a recording I'm basically useless


hellonearth, thank you very much, you've given me a number of new ideas I wouldn't have thought of :thumb:

[hellonearth07]

G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------11-----------------11------------8------------------
B|-------12----12------------12----12-----------7--7-------------------------
F#|----12----12------------12----12-----------7--7---------------------
B |-12------------------12-------------------7----------------------

Sorry, it's a very basic method of showing you, but with out a recording I'm basically useless


hellonearth, thank you very much, you've given me a number of new ideas I wouldn't have thought of :thumb:

hey anytime 101... what else are these forms for??:chug:

[the101er]

:D Cheers dude, don't worry, I'll acknowledge you once I'm famous :p






rofl...

[Led_Zeppelin678]

What time signature is it in?