First things first...
I wanted to ask a tough question of whether guitar tapping is considered a real form of playing guitar. (Here is a video of Eric Mongrain performing a song consisting of almost all tapping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb9cidk0Bfs ) I love these type of questions because it brings up so many opinions and so much conversation. I would like to express my ideas in this blog.
After watching this video I would have to say that guitar tapping is a real form of playing guitar. Although there is a not a ton of strumming with the guitar in its upright position, the basic idea of the guitar is there. I feel that in whatever way an instrument is made to play, if it is played like that then it is legit. A guitar makes sound by using it strings. Whether you strum, pick, or tap it is all making the guitar string make noise. Also, there has always been tapping especially within electric guitar riffs and solos, but up until recently no one ever created full compositions.
So how can an instrument be used to create sound but not in its original intended way. I always think of instruments like woodwinds. It was intended to have air blown through it to create the sound, but someone could easily create sounds by wacking it with drum sticks. Like I said, I feel like each instrument has a original way it should be played. Guitars were meant to have it strings moved to create noise, and woodwinds were meant to have air blown through them. There are many opinions or what is considered original playing but those are mine.
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