Introduction to Tapping

Tapping combines hammer-ons and pull-offs to create a very dynamic arpeggio effect which would otherwise be impossible to achieve with just the fret hand doing all the fretting work. Most guitarists tap using their middle (2nd) finger, because with the pick in your hand, you may need to quickly switch to a tapping lick, which would allow your middle finger to be instantly available while you still hold the pick between your index finger and thumb for when you go back to picking as normal.