Harmonics
I have tried some of the exercises here, but I am having alot of trouble with touch harmonics. Natural I can do easily, pinch harmonics are getting better, but my artifical harmonics are nothing. It sounds like I am muting the strings each time. How can I practice them to sound better?
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There's a nine page tutorial here that should help:
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=4227&s_id=35
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=4227&s_id=35
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Then what is touch harmonics?
I am familiar with Pinch, but my friend showed me some of Dimebag's harmonics to be Touch.
I am familiar with Pinch, but my friend showed me some of Dimebag's harmonics to be Touch.
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Well, everybody seems to use different names for different techniques.
But I've always considered touch harmonics as being the kinda thing where you play a note and then touch the fret an octave higher so you get the harmonic. ie, bend up a note on the 3rd string 7b9, then touch the bent 19th fret and you get the higher octave.
But I've always considered touch harmonics as being the kinda thing where you play a note and then touch the fret an octave higher so you get the harmonic. ie, bend up a note on the 3rd string 7b9, then touch the bent 19th fret and you get the higher octave.
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touch could also be natural harmonics... i donno.
and dimebag would be pinch harmonics.
and dimebag would be pinch harmonics.
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depends on who you talk to.
I always think of natural harmonics as the ones at the 5th, 7th and 12th frets. You touch the string and pick it and get a natural harmonic.
Touch harmonics are bending a note and touching the string an octave higher.
Pinch harmonics are squeezing your pick and finding the sweet spots over the pickups.
Feedback harmonics are sounding a note and then moving your guitar around until the amp starts feeding back.
Tap harmonics are holding a chord and tapping the string an octave higher.
I always think of natural harmonics as the ones at the 5th, 7th and 12th frets. You touch the string and pick it and get a natural harmonic.
Touch harmonics are bending a note and touching the string an octave higher.
Pinch harmonics are squeezing your pick and finding the sweet spots over the pickups.
Feedback harmonics are sounding a note and then moving your guitar around until the amp starts feeding back.
Tap harmonics are holding a chord and tapping the string an octave higher.
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Ah gotcha.
I had a co-worker play at the 4th fret and touched the harmonic at the 9th fret. He explained it was making the 4th fret the nut and using the harmonic theory counted the frets.
Is that the right concept?
I had a co-worker play at the 4th fret and touched the harmonic at the 9th fret. He explained it was making the 4th fret the nut and using the harmonic theory counted the frets.
Is that the right concept?
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Yep, basically. Your already playing the note so when you touch the string an octave higher it's basically the same thing as playing a natural harmonic.
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...and cute too. 
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