--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:08 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > >> > > >> Another Michael Hedges rip-off. > > >> > > >> On Jan 11, 2007, at 8:27 PM, off_world_beings wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>> http://tinyurl.com/yfl2ve > > >> > > > > > > That style has been around for centuries. The guitar makes a nice > > > percusive instrument. > > > > > > Two hand tapping technique on the guitar, interspersed with body > > tapping has been around for a couple of decades, Michael Hedges being > > probably the first to use it extensively, esp. using open tunings and > > the slapping of strings to produce chords. In the video link given, > > the guitarist was playing in the style of Michael Hedges. Steve > > Hackett was probably the first guitarist to use it in mainstream > > recording with the band Genesis. > > > > One can see old footage of Segovia doing similar things, with only > > one hand. > > > > And I've seen folk guitarists of all sorts doing it, and its a common > flamenco technique as > well. As I said, its been around for centuries. >
As an example, La Source du Lyson, written by Coste about 150 years ago, includes short samples of slappig the fretted strings to produce special sounds. There's a specific annotation in guitar sheet music and tablature for such a thing. http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/mediaplayer.asp?\ ean=669910561928&disc=1&track=6 though the introduction doesn't include the example, you can hear that even the most mellow guitar piece is able to incorprate such techniques. Its VERY common, eevn if you've never encountered it before.
