Tapping Like Water: Flowing Lick from My Solo 🌊 | Fretboard Mastery Through Anchor Shapes

In this Rapid Replays lesson, we’re jumping into the second section of the solo I created for my Olivia Rodrigo "Vampire"-inspired backing track ( grab it here 👉   / driving-rock-in-91466910   ). This moment in the track transitions from the intro to the verse—it’s a key change, a mood shift, and a perfect moment to unleash a beautifully flowing, tapping-based lick.

What makes this lick so special? It’s built around anchor shapes—those powerful 3-note-per-string scale forms that I teach throughout my system. These shapes allow you to use your fretting hand for the first two notes and then tap the third note (or even higher within the scale) with your picking hand. Combine that with some buttery hammer-ons, pull-offs, and legato phrasing, and suddenly you’ve got a lick that glides down the fretboard and back up again, like a wave.

🌪 It’s not just about learning this solo—it’s about seeing inside it.
You’ll discover how to:

Move across strings using tapping techniques

Blend legato and tapping for ultra-smooth phrasing

Use anchor shapes to stay grounded while moving through key changes

Create circular, melodic motion with modern phrasing techniques

This part of the solo sounds huge and expressive, but when you zoom in, you’ll realize it’s made of very approachable ideas that players like Tim Henson, Ichika Nito, Mateus Asato, and Rick Graham use all the time to craft elegant, expressive leads. The key is learning how to see the fretboard clearly—and that’s what I’m here to help you do.

🎸 Ready to learn how to solo like this over any track in any key?
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You can get the complete lesson here:    • Shred This Rockin' Solo Inspired by "Vampi...  

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