When looking at the differences in how you position your hands for tapping and sweep picking, it really focuses on using your fingers and moving your wrist in different ways for each method.

Tapping:

• Finger Placement: In tapping, you mainly use the fingers of your picking hand, like your index and middle fingers, to play notes on the fretboard. Put your tapping finger right above the fret you want to hit and let it drop down to make a nice sound.

• Hand Positioning: Keep your wrist relaxed and over the fretboard so you can move quickly. It helps to gently rest your palm on the guitar body, which gives you better control.

Sweep Picking:

• Finger Placement: With sweep picking, you mostly use downstrokes with your picking hand. Here, your fingers stay more stiff. Your pick should glide smoothly across the strings in one clean motion.

• Hand Positioning: Your picking hand should almost be level with the strings. A gentle palm muting technique can help when you move across the strings. You can do this by slightly putting your palm on the strings to reduce any unwanted sound.

Getting these hand positions right not only makes your music sound better but also makes it easier to play!