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Tap harmonic is a technique used with fretted string instruments, (usually guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
). It is executed by tapping
Tapping

Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any stringed instrument....
 on the actual fret wire most commonly at the 12th fret, but sometimes at the 7th, 5th or, more rarely, the 19th fret. It can also be done by gently touching the string over the fret wire instead of tapping the fret wire if the string is already ringing.








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Tap harmonic is a technique used with fretted string instruments, (usually guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
). It is executed by tapping
Tapping

Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any stringed instrument....
 on the actual fret wire most commonly at the 12th fret, but sometimes at the 7th, 5th or, more rarely, the 19th fret. It can also be done by gently touching the string over the fret wire instead of tapping the fret wire if the string is already ringing.

See also

  • Guitar harmonics
    Guitar harmonics

    A guitar harmonic is a musical note played by preventing vibration of certain overtones of a guitar string. Music using harmonics can contain very high Pitch_ notes difficult or impossible to reach by fret....
  • Harmonics