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Transitioning to a different advanced technique, Rick introduces left-hand tapping, a technique popularized by players like Pat Metheny. This method involves hammering notes onto the fretboard using the left hand without plucking the string with the right hand, allowing for louder, more expressive notes.
He demonstrates tapping over a D minor pentatonic scale, choosing specific intervals that he taps rather than picks. He emphasizes the importance of hammering the notes with considerable force, especially on higher strings where resonance is weaker, to produce balanced volume between tapped notes and picked notes.