flank
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z37SjKLz97A
what are those harmonics called? Is there a specific way to get them?
what are those harmonics called? Is there a specific way to get them?
What are these harmonics?
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TwelveGauge-GT
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Re: What are these harmonics?
Wtf? That's amazing.
Wtf? That's amazing.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: What are these harmonics?
You use your thumb and index finger
But as usual he has taken it a few steps further, like a classical player.
You use your thumb and index finger
But as usual he has taken it a few steps further, like a classical player.
SpiderVenom
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Re: What are these harmonics?
Those just look like tap harmonics to me.
Let's say you're fretting the B string on the 3rd fret. Simply tap the string (over the fret bar, so the string is hitting it) 12 (easiest, but other intervals can work) frets up and release quickly.
Think about it. It's like hitting natural harmonics at the 12th fret. By fretting with your left hand first, you're just moving the harmonic node up the fretboard. However, the obvious effect is you can no longer touch the node whilst picking it, so instead you can tap it.
Imagine you formed a basic D chord. To create tap harmonics, tap the 12th fret on the D string, the 14th fret on G, 15th fret on B, and 14th on high E.
Just remember to tap over the actual fret wire, and release quickly.
Those just look like tap harmonics to me.
Let's say you're fretting the B string on the 3rd fret. Simply tap the string (over the fret bar, so the string is hitting it) 12 (easiest, but other intervals can work) frets up and release quickly.
Think about it. It's like hitting natural harmonics at the 12th fret. By fretting with your left hand first, you're just moving the harmonic node up the fretboard. However, the obvious effect is you can no longer touch the node whilst picking it, so instead you can tap it.
Imagine you formed a basic D chord. To create tap harmonics, tap the 12th fret on the D string, the 14th fret on G, 15th fret on B, and 14th on high E.
Just remember to tap over the actual fret wire, and release quickly.
Robbiedbee
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Re: What are these harmonics?
It looks kinda like how I do my pinch harmonics. Hold the pick with your thumb and middle finger, then hit the harmonic node with your index finger.
It looks kinda like how I do my pinch harmonics. Hold the pick with your thumb and middle finger, then hit the harmonic node with your index finger.
Great_Kazoo
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Re: What are these harmonics?
Those are actually artificial harmonics, I think. The tapped kind are closer
to the stuff that Van Halen did in the intro to "Spanish Fly," which isn't the
more purer, harp-like harmonic like the ones in this video.
It looks like Tommy is hitting the string with a thumbpick while positioning
his finger over the frets (done with the same hand). Jaco Pastorius and
Lenny Breau used this technique:
This dude show how it's done on the guitar:
VIDEO LINK
Great explanation here: LINK
Those are actually artificial harmonics, I think. The tapped kind are closer
to the stuff that Van Halen did in the intro to "Spanish Fly," which isn't the
more purer, harp-like harmonic like the ones in this video.
It looks like Tommy is hitting the string with a thumbpick while positioning
his finger over the frets (done with the same hand). Jaco Pastorius and
Lenny Breau used this technique:
This dude show how it's done on the guitar:
VIDEO LINK
Great explanation here: LINK
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