Harmonic Slapping

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Harmonic Slapping

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In this video (of a great rendition of backstreet boys) Trace Bundy at certain points slaps the guitar to make thw hrmonic sound.....What si the proper technique for doing this?

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http://youtube.com/w/Trace-Bundy---acou ... ce%20bundy
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Use your middle finger of your right hand, make sure it is perpendicular to the fret board, and slap directly over the fret - not in between two of them.
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dmbguitar718 wrote:Use your middle finger of your right hand, make sure it is perpendicular to the fret board, and slap directly over the fret - not in between two of them.
Could be the left hand too. Way to be handedness biased Pat. :wink:
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j2london wrote:In this video (of a great rendition of backstreet boys) Trace Bundy at certain points slaps the guitar to make thw hrmonic sound.....What si the proper technique for doing this?

Heres the Link to help you

http://youtube.com/w/Trace-Bundy---acou ... ce%20bundy
wow that's a pretty cool cover anyone have tabs?
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Ive heard of Trace Bundy before but never listened to him. Didnt know he was a really good guitarist, that song looked hard as hell.
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hmm never heard much of him, thought he was a girl (tracy)
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i bought his cd/dvd combo Adapt. well worth it. this guy is sick
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and to be honest, the stuff he does on the dvd is far more impressive than that video
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i see bundy as a justin king wannabe... his stuff is more choppy and showy (capo stew). that being said ive taken large chunks of my life to learn his songs.

you can make a tab from that vid, the onlt hard part is figuring out the tuning, its prob standard or dagdad
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praisedave wrote:i see bundy as a justin king wannabe... his stuff is more choppy and showy (capo stew). that being said ive taken large chunks of my life to learn his songs.

you can make a tab from that vid, the onlt hard part is figuring out the tuning, its prob standard or dagdad
i dunno, i think i would rather listen to trace than justin. if youve only heard capo stew, youre missing something. his cd is filled with good stuff like dueling ninjas, adapt, patanga, acoustic ninja, canon, trespass. the others are good too, i just dont remember their names.
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wow..this guy is awesome.
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i am sam2 wrote:
praisedave wrote:i see bundy as a justin king wannabe... his stuff is more choppy and showy (capo stew). that being said ive taken large chunks of my life to learn his songs.

you can make a tab from that vid, the onlt hard part is figuring out the tuning, its prob standard or dagdad
i dunno, i think i would rather listen to trace than justin. if youve only heard capo stew, youre missing something. his cd is filled with good stuff like dueling ninjas, adapt, patanga, acoustic ninja, canon, trespass. the others are good too, i just dont remember their names.
ive heard em all, and urban challenge, and ive not just heard them ive seen him play them in videos. how much justin have you listened to?
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praisedave wrote:
i am sam2 wrote:
praisedave wrote:i see bundy as a justin king wannabe... his stuff is more choppy and showy (capo stew). that being said ive taken large chunks of my life to learn his songs.

you can make a tab from that vid, the onlt hard part is figuring out the tuning, its prob standard or dagdad
i dunno, i think i would rather listen to trace than justin. if youve only heard capo stew, youre missing something. his cd is filled with good stuff like dueling ninjas, adapt, patanga, acoustic ninja, canon, trespass. the others are good too, i just dont remember their names.
ive heard em all, and urban challenge, and ive not just heard them ive seen him play them in videos. how much justin have you listened to?
not too much. i have the phunkdiphied and knock on wood videos and i have heard some random tunes at his website at some point. from what ive heard trace is more tapping and instrumental...i mean, justin does have a little band and sings and plays "regular" guitar style in it.
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Andre_GT7 wrote:wow..this guy is awesome.
http://tracebundy.com/music.html

check out the video clips there. all of them are sweet
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