how do you tap...

[rya]

i personally tap when holding my pick like i normally would and tapping with my 2nd finger

[elcid]

I do the same but I tap with my second and third finger

[carlos grijalva]

is the 2nd finger "the middle finger"?

[rya]

yes....

[jemaholic]

If I'm going to do a longer passage, I put the pick in my mouth and use 1,2 & 3 so none of them get too fatigued.

[ChopTart]

2nd finger usually, but like jemaholic said, longer passages, I just drop (or bite) the pick and get it later. Funny thing is, I originally learned the EVH way (1st finger) but after a while it didn't feel right anymore.

[Jem#5150]

if it's something quick, 2nd finger, longer, i'll either put the pick in my mouth or hold it with my middle finger and my palm and use my first finger.

[BozTheK]

depending on how much tapping I'm gonna do, I use every finger. If it's only a short passage then I usually just use my pick. My fretboard is probably going to suffer for that one day...

[guitarman13]

I find tapping with the middle finger the most "efficient" way of tapping. IMO, it sorta looks funny when you tap with your index finger for some reason.

[King Knall]

Originally Posted by carlos grijalva

is the 2nd finger "the middle finger"?

It should be the index finger. The first is the thumb. I prefer tapping with my middle finger because it's just easier and quicker.

[aloymetal]

Originally Posted by elcid

I do the same but I tap with my second and third finger

yeah, me too.

[Myst and rain]

I tap in different ways. I tap like Joe Satriani does it, with a pick instead of a finger. And I tap with my first and second finger. But I voted for '1st finger', because I think I use that finger most to tap.

Kind regards,
Myst and rain

[mi2tom]

I tap with 2nd finger but I've been wanting to try it with 4 fingers

[crevis]

tapping with your pick wrecks the edge of it and i only have so many picks around at one time. I tap with 2nd

[Distantshore]

2nd finger usually, but whatever finger works at the time, since I'm not that good at tapping.