tapping
n. uncountablen. a way of playing a stringed instrument by hitting the strings with your fingers. You use this to make notes without using a pick or your other hand to pull the strings.
n. a technique for playing stringed instruments, particularly the guitar, where the player strikes the strings against the fingerboard to produce notes. Often involves both hands on the fretboard to create rapid, fluid melodic lines.
He learned two-handed tapping to play faster solos.
The guitarist used tapping to create a cascading waterfall effect during the bridge of the song.
While traditionally associated with heavy metal, tapping has been adopted by acoustic fingerstyle players to incorporate percussive elements and complex polyphony into their solo performances.
Uncountable when referring to the musical technique; countable when referring to a specific instance or sound of a tap.