The Ultimate Beginner Math Rock Finger Tapping Riff

Hey there, Steve here. Today we're looking at a perfect riff to get you started with math rock style finger tapping technique.

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[GreyShadowUchiha]

Such a perfect first riff. Not too difficult but it still makes you feel like an absolute tapping god

[rowee]

Man, I like talking more about math rock than my math grades

[Trs]

First one I actually learned was the Shibuya intro riff and then I came back a year later and learnt the whole song, one of coverts best tracks imo

[kidamnesiac]

Because of this video, it got me into tiny moving parts, got me deeply influenced by Dylan, I dedicated a whole hour learning this riff and ever since then I’ve been playing math rock and Midwest emo. Playing this riff is always my warm up and inspiration. Tapping math rock is now part of my playing and after 6 years of playing never thought I could be able to do that and still learning new things from it every single day. Thank you man for this video I owe you a lot🤟🏻🖤

[alphonse]

Thank you so much for this series, this is actually what I really needed!

[gabogabo]

This song is just so fun to play, first math rock song I learned to play, another great tapping lick by Tiny Moving Parts for beginners is the solo from Medicine

[victoriavilulf]

Great video it’s just really tough to follow along when you’re first learning this genre.

[Jib_]

1:40 kinda sounds like that funny horn

[teppizini]

Always focused was my start to tapping. Ive recently started learning atreyu to improve further. That one's kicking my a$$ a bit lol

[fendertelecaster]

"They shouldn't be breaking"

Me who plays everything in DAEAC#E: Yea that's not how my G String feels :(

[neshie]

I've been doing a ton of tapping practice recently and have come up with a few FACGCE etudes that really help get control down... may upload eventually but I'm intermediate-level and insecure

[ryanfraley]

I’m working on this but what I’m trying is holding the pick with both index and middle fingers for picking. That way when I need to tap I can use the index finger to tap.

[Simplertous]

Thank you! ☺️ I really appreciate all of these new beginner math rock videos. Keep them coming please.

[shriharikukade]

I like how he looks away from the guitar when he tunes it😂

[candlewickheart]

Awesome tutorial Steve! I just thought I'd point out you put "Prefect" in the title instead of "Perfect."

[GatsuOnBerserk]

How do you make that sustain? I don't have a compressor and the one from amplitube isn't enough I guess, with the clean amp I can't tap like this

[TheUnderoathFan]

What would be a good String Gauge for playing math rock?

[uqdxjzl]

such a good and useful video but i got a problem when i tap on 8 fret my string is squeaking what do i do with it? maybe just go to a store and buy new strings ( problem( squeaking) is only with 3 down strings even without capo)

[隠れた]

That was my first tapping riff, it’s a great starter for sure👍

[Hum-ishs]

Hey Steve, thanks fir this great beginner tapping riff tutorial. May I ask should the thumb rest on the neck immediately after hitting the base note? When I do this, I sometimes would mute the sixth string.