Knowledge
Lessons
Stanley Jordan, ‘Getting Started with the Touch Technique’
An informative and helpful article written by one of the most famous guitar tappers. Included is a transcription of his composition ‘Touch of Blue’
Carlos Vamos
Substantial streaming video which introduces two-handed tapping techniques with a six-string guitar. Website and narration is in Dutch, but the musical examples speak for themselves!
Dale Titus – Tapping for Bass guitar
Part of a series of bass guitar lessons on the Warwick basses website. The article focuses on exercises for the right hand and includes a short video clip
Traktor Topaz, ‘Touch-Style Lessons’
A collection of lessons aimed at all touchstyle instruments
‘Theory On Tap’ (various authors)
Comprehensive jazz-based music theory written for Chapman Stick players. An extensive resource
Tools
The Fabulous Fretboard Tutor
Books
Easy Touch-Style Bassics
Free Hands
The Stick Book
My Space, My Time
TouchStyle Songbook
Other
Tapguitar.Com (equipment pics, reports from past European Tap-Guitar Seminars)
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