Editing Tapping (section)

{{short description|Guitar playing technique}}
[[File:Erik Mongrain-AirTap.ogv|thumb|[[Erik Mongrain]] demonstrating the technique]]
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'''Tapping''' is a playing technique that can be used on any stringed instrument, but which is most commonly used on [[guitar]]. The technique involves a string being [[fret|fretted]] and set into vibration as part of a single motion. This is in contrast to standard techniques that involve fretting with one hand and picking with the other. Tapping is the primary technique intended for instruments such as the [[Chapman Stick]].