Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I History
- Part II Technology and Timbre
- Part III Musical Style and Technique
- Personal Take III: Samantha Bennett
- 8 Technique vs Virtuosity in the Instrumental Gesture: From Classical to Rock and from Rock to Contemporary Creation
- 9 The Bass Guitar in Popular Music
- 10 Thumping, Glitch, and Butterfly Tapping: Innovations in Guitar Technique in the New Millennium
- 11 Rhythm Changes: Rhythm Guitar from Jazz to Funk
- Part IV The Electric Guitar in Society
- Part V The Global Instrument
- Index
- References
10 - Thumping, Glitch, and Butterfly Tapping: Innovations in Guitar Technique in the New Millennium
from Part III - Musical Style and Technique
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I History
- Part II Technology and Timbre
- Part III Musical Style and Technique
- Personal Take III: Samantha Bennett
- 8 Technique vs Virtuosity in the Instrumental Gesture: From Classical to Rock and from Rock to Contemporary Creation
- 9 The Bass Guitar in Popular Music
- 10 Thumping, Glitch, and Butterfly Tapping: Innovations in Guitar Technique in the New Millennium
- 11 Rhythm Changes: Rhythm Guitar from Jazz to Funk
- Part IV The Electric Guitar in Society
- Part V The Global Instrument
- Index
- References
Summary
Guitar playing styles have gradually, albeit substantially, changed over time. The new millennium in particular brought a fundamental change in playing techniques, primarily due to technological advances such as extended-range guitars. Established techniques were adapted to new instrument designs and their use in progressive musical styles. This chapter introduces novel approaches to melodic playing in three areas of progressive rock subgenres: percussive techniques, tapping, and using the thumb. The analysis of contemporary techniques includes adaptations from the electric bass that inspired thumping, slapping, and popping techniques. Concerning tapping, traditional shred tapping is complemented by forms of pianistic multi-finger and multi-role tapping, as well as percussive glitch and butterfly tapping. Finally, examining thumb use demonstrates that the picking-hand thumb is now involved in techniques such as under-strumming. The chapter shows how these techniques are used in progressive rock and metal, where virtuosity is expected and where guitarists must actively explore unique ways of playing to distinguish themselves from other skilled players.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar , pp. 165 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024