Tapping Exercises
All exercises without a specified string should be practiced on all strings.
Contents
Simple Tapping Exercises
Major Arpeggios
Start on string 1 and repeat on all strings
Root Position
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-|-t12-
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t12p9-p5-t12p9-p5-t12p9-p5-t12p9-p5-|-t12-
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-t12p5-h9-t10p3-h7-t10p3-h7-t10p3-h7-t10p3-h7- x4
--------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12-p9-p5-t12p9-p5-t12p9-p5-t12p9-p5-t10p7-h3-t10p7-h3-t10p7-h3-t10p7-h3- x4
1st Inversion
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-|-t13-
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-|-t13-
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-t13p5-h8-t11p3-h6-t11p3-h6-t11p3-h6-t11p3-h6- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-t13p8-p5-t11p6-h3-t11p6-h3-t11p6-h3-t11p6-h3- x4
2nd Inversion
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-|-t13-
x4 | -------6:4------- -------6:4------- | -t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-|-t13-
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-t13p4-h9-t11p2-h8-t11p2-h8-t11p2-h8-t11p2-h8- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-t13p9-p4-t11p8-h2-t11p8-h2-t11p8-h2-t11p8-h2- x4
Minor Arpeggios
Root Position
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t12- x4
-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t12- x4
-t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t12p5-h8-t10p3-h6-t10p3-h6-t10p3-h6-t10p3-h6- x4
-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t12p8-p5-t10p6-h3-t10p6-h3-t10p6-h3-t10p6-h3- x4
1st Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t13- x4
-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t13- x4
-t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t13p4-h8-t11p2-h6-t11p2-h6-t11p2-h6-t11p2-h6- x4
-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t13p8-p4-t11p6-h2-t11p6-h2-t11p6-h2-t11p6-h2- x4
2nd Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t12- x4
-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t12- x4
-t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t12p4-h9-t10p2-h7-t10p2-h7-t10p2-h7-t10p2-h7- x4
-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t12p9-p4-t10p7-h2-t10p7-h2-t10p7-h2-t10p7-h2- x4
Advanced Patterns
Major
Root Position
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p9-t12p9-p5-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p5-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p5-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p5-h9- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p9-p5-t12p5-p9-t12p5-t12p9-t12p5-t12p9-p5-t12p5-h9-t12p5-t12p9-t12p5- x4
1st Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p7-p3-t12p3-p7-t12p3-t12p7-t12p3-t12p7-p3-t12p3-h7-t12p3-t12p7-t12p3- x4
2nd Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p8-t12p8-p3-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p3-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p3-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p3-h8- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p8-p3-t12p3-p8-t12p3-t12p8-t12p3-t12p8-p3-t12p3-h8-t12p3-t12p8-t12p3- x4
Minor
Root Position
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p8-t12p8-p5-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p5-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p5-h8-t12p8-t12p8-p5-h8- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p8-p5-t12p5-p8-t12p5-t12p8-t12p5-t12p8-p5-t12p5-h8-t12p5-t12p8-t12p5- x4
1st Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7-t12p7-t12p7-p3-h7- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p7-p3-t12p3-p7-t12p3-t12p7-t12p3-t12p7-p3-t12p3-h7-t12p3-t12p7-t12p3- x4
2nd Inversion
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p9-t12p9-p4-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p4-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p4-h9-t12p9-t12p9-p4-h9- x4
-------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -------6:4------- -t12p9-p4-t12p4-p9-t12p4-t12p9-t12p4-t12p9-p4-t12p4-h9-t12p4-t12p9-t12p4- x4
Moving Taps
-t12p5-h7-t14p5-h7-t16p5-h7-t17p5-h7-t16p5-h7-t14p5-h7- x4