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Finger Tapping

Or just known as tapping, is a guitar technique popularized, but not invented, by Eddie Van Halen and is usually used in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. This technique easy to some extent and beginners often use it to impress other people since it is so easy yet so hard-looking. This technique is essentially hammering-on and pulling-off through use of both hands, tapping can range from 2 fingers (Surfing With The Alien) all the way to 10 fingers (Buckethead live). The first song to use tapping that I know of is Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC in 1976, even though Angus Young doesn't tap it live, he originally tapped the solo in the studio to make it a lot easier to play correctly without a lot of extra string noise, but over the years he definitely mastered it with just hammer-ons and pull-offs. Others have claimed that 50's blues and jazz musicians have used tapping as well.
Holy shit! Look at Joe! He's tapping so fast you can't even see his fingers! Finger tapping looks so cool!
by SGROCKS October 11, 2009
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Tap up

An English slang word word meaning a bribe
"If you need to get your motor through it's MOT just tap up Bill and he will sort you out"
by Hot Chocolate69 February 8, 2007
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Sack Tap

to tap a guys balls so they knock eachother. (very painful)
by gby November 12, 2006
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tap water

The nasty-ass contaminated water that you find in public buildings.
by Gearbox January 23, 2005
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Double tap

1. Used when doing something twice.
2. Hitting someone or something twice.
3. Shooting something or something twice.
Pretty much doing anything twice.
1. "Double tap on this spot"= I have this spot, dont take it.
2. "I double tapped him in the car"=I hit him twice in the car.
3, "I double tapped him, just in case"= I shot him twice, just to make sure.
by Sammiboo16 December 18, 2012
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tap up

Tapping up is the attempt to crack onto somebody, not necesarily involving intercourse, maybe just a cheeky pull. It can also can be used in the context of failure.
"Tim tried to tap up that girl last night but failed"
by Hertford College May 15, 2008
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Thigh Tap

When a girl has to lightly slap a guy's hand to stop his unwanted physical advance. Usually occurs around the woman's thigh, as this is the most common place that the male's hand will end up.
Karen: "Geeez, I had to thigh tap that guy every time we made out!"
by fizzlewizzle November 18, 2011
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