Harpejji - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

This is my first recording on the Harpejji. I have been playing it for about 2 months. The idea is a variation of a chord over chord two handed tapping and pull-off concept that Bill Burke demonstrated at FredTap 2008. Still working out the kinks with synchronization and sound quality.

Signal Path: Hands - Harpejji - Pod X3 Live - Reaper - Sleeping Dogs

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Music

Tags:

• Harpejji
• Pod X3 Live
• Reaper
• Ben Rose
• Phobucket
• Bill Burke
• Jordan Rudess
• Two Handed Tapping
• Touchstyle Guitar
• Touchstyle
• Piano Guitar
• Hammer-On

[matthewcross]

nice, gives me an idea for a standard guitar lick!

[soundslikeben]

@matthewcross Thanks! Check out Bill Burke for great examples of this kind of stuff.

[meticulum]

These "instruments" are destined to end up as little more than a way-too-expensive junk table next to your unused treadmill.

Save your money.

[soundslikeben]

No more or less likely to be used than a piano, guitar, or treadmill. Depends on the person. I gig with mine.

[chrisdema]

Great!

I'm waiting for my harpejji too that it's supposed to arrive in a couple of month...can I ask you a couple of question?

Is the hrpejji relatively easy to play for someone used to play keyboards?

Is it easy to grant?

[soundslikeben]

If you already have good independence of your left and right hands, I think the harpejji will be very easy to pick up. I am mostly learning through piano books.

[Zejex15]

@curbowman Google "harpejji" maybe?

[cosmogang]

Nice guitar-esque technique. I do this on my electric all the time, but there are a lot more possibilities on this baby.

[jacosmith86]

I want one of these so bad- the isomorphic layout is inspiring, and having the tonal possibilities of strings (bends. vibrato, etc) puts this far ahead of other isomorphic instruments in my book. I've considered the possibility of using an ebow, or taking advantage of my skills from my main instrument (drums) and the repeated notes across adjacent strings to play fast, death metal-style rhythms. I love the technique presented in this video as well. I really want one of these. More vids please!

[curbowman]

WTF is that?? Where can I find more information about this instrument?

[soundslikeben]

Congratulations on the pending harpejji! It is not hard to tune, but does take a little more time than a guitar because it has more stings. You will want to learn to stretch your strings before clamping them because this will help them stay in tune longer.