repeat the process and move it around. It’s
an easy concept, but a great way to get all
your fingers going.
For those unfamiliar with Rock of Ages,
it’s a Broadway show based on all the hit
rock songs from the ’80s. It begins with
me playing something similar to the Steve
Vai intro solo to the David Lee Roth song
“Just Like Paradise.” During this part I’m
at the front of the stage with a fan blowing
my hair. The director liked the moment
so much upon first viewing that she said,
“Can we add to that and go two more
times around?” I had about two seconds
to think of something before she changed
her mind, but immediately I thought of
tapping as a perfect signature technique of
the ’80s and came up with Fig. 2.
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