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→Tapping Technique
The basic effect of this technique is much different than when using the picking technique. The picking technique usually generates higher order harmonics that really stand out, useful to emphasize a particular note in a riff or solo. This technique is more often used to give arpeggiated chords a chime-like sound.
Tab with artificial harmonics via tapping usually look something like the above - the first number indicates the left-hand fret, while the number in ()'s indicates the fret number to tap to sound the harmonic. Remember, the tap isn't designed to actually fret the note in ()'s, but to simply tap the string into the top of that fret, causing the string to sound.