Major Tapping Guitar Lick
by Kristofer Dahl
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This lick comes from an original tune by Kristofer Dahl called "Curious Coincidence".

Time for a true "high-tech" lick. The backing chord has now changed to C# major - and the lick starts out in C# major 7 arpeggio.

By the first tapping note I apply a relative minor substitution - meaning I play the Bb minor triad arpeggio (while the backing chord remains C# major).

This results in a cool sound + the finger for the minor arpeggio is a little easier.

In order to get the tapped notes in time it is essential to play without picking on the g,b and e string.

                              T  T                     T
e|-----------------------9h13-16-16p13p9----------9h13-16-p13p9h11~-|
b|------------------9h13-----------------11----11-------------------|
g|---------------10-------------------------10----------------------|
d|---------10-11----------------------------------------------------|
a|------11----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9-13-------------------------------------------------------------|
pm .............. 

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C# Major 7 Arpeggio

Bb minor Arpeggio

Good luck!

-Kristofer

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