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Experimental Rock (ɪkspɛ̀rəmɛ́ntəl rák) is a genre that is based on rock and is often used as a catchall for any rock music that does not fit into the traditional rock categories. Experimental Rock takes rock music to a completely different extreme by releasing the chains of traditional rock rules and expectations and experimenting with […]

Finger Tapping (f???g?r t?p??) is a technique used on the neck of a guitar to make a crisp and brief electronic sound. The guitarist employs the finger tapping method by placing their fingers on the neck and then tapping the strings somewhere lower on the neck followed by a pulling off motion similar to the hammer on/hammer off.

The technique enables the player to hit repetitive notes in rapid succession and when coupled with movement by the fretting hand can sound like multiple players at once. Adding this technique to a solo or playing can brighten and quicken the contents of the guitar fret work. Finger Tapping is a common method of playing in Heavy Metal and Hard Rock music.

Fingerpicking (f???g?rp??k??) is the technique where a guitar player uses his/her fingers to play, instead of a pick. This is most commonly accomplished by using the thumb to play low notes on the low E, A, and D strings and any combination of the other fingers to play the high notes on the G, B, and high e strings. One popular version of this technique is “Travis Picking” in which the player alternates between thumb and fingers. Another variation is “Hybrid Picking” in which the player uses a pick in place of the thumb but still uses the fingers for the high notes.

Fingerstyle (fingerstyle) is a technique in which a player uses finger tips or specialized metal picks that fit around the fingers like rings to pluck the strings of the guitar. Fingerstyle is generally played where repeats a particular plucking pattern while changing chords in equal increments. This technique is predominantly used in bluegrass guitar, as many guitar players mimic the styles of the banjo, but is also popular in blues, folk, rock and country music.

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A Flanger (fl?n?r) is an effect designed to produces a unique sound that is both harmonic and discordant at once. The effect is created by playing two identical sounds at the same time, and then slowly delaying one of them in gradually increasing increments. The flanger unit itself can be a dedicated piece of hardware designed specifically for this type of signal processing, but it

A Flat Top Guitar (fl?t t??p g?t??r) is a guitar that is completely flat across the entire body with no arch at all. The flat top guitar body style is typically seen in steel string acoustic guitar models, where the flat top and metal strings combine to create this model

Flatpicking (flatpicking) is a style guitar playing that involves very fast bursts of notes played rapid-fire style, alternating between fretted and open strings. The resulting sound is very dense and chock full of flashy licks and complicated patterns, while the drone of the open strings create the aural illusion of more than one guitar. As indicated by the name “flatpicking” this style is played with a (usually) heavy flatpick. The player must use the flatpick to both hit the open strings and then immediately jump to other strings for the solo melody.

This style of play is most commonly used in Bluegrass music but can also be found in folk, classic rock and country.