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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by Gearbox January 24, 2005
1. Used when doing something twice.
2. Hitting someone or something twice.
3. Shooting something or something twice.
Pretty much doing anything 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.
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 June 19, 2012
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.
by Hertford College May 15, 2008
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.
by fizzlewizzle June 04, 2011