Pick Tapping (pɪ́k tǽpɪŋ) is also known as pick trilling, which is a technique for playing the guitar that involves rapidly tapping notes on the fretboard with the edge of the pick. Pick tapping is used by players known for their fast paced guitar playing, because it enables extremely fast successions of notes to be played on the guitar.

While it is possible to tap with the fingers of either hand, pick tapping allows the guitar player to trill faster through a technique known as “vibrating” the wrist, which in effect is moving the wrist in a motion like it is seizing up. The pick tapping technique always involves playing the notes legato, quite rapidly.