to something else but cant get it accross because of the terminology.But you see, right in your example is another one of those things. Legato and hammerons arent the same thing. Its suttle difference in terms that people get confused. Sorry if I seem nasty to point that out.
Legato just means smooth and flowing, not hammer on or pull off, you could use slides to make something sound legato, or just pick softly, as long as its flowing and nice.
And a glissendo is a rapid slide between two notes a great distance apart from each other. Slides that arent indicated by the word glissendo in music are usually a shorter distance apart.
Anyway, as far as harmonics go, I just find it weird that I could say natural harmonic, and everyone would know what to play, then say artificial harmonic and have one guy pinch, another tap, another do the string touching thing and another guy go over to his amp and make funny sounds.
An artificial harmonic is essentially a harmonic created on a stopped string, BUT, most books will tell you that it is most commonly played by touching the string one octave higher from where its being fretted, and then plucking it with your thumb or another finger.
All harmonics are harmonics, the same thing, but they are given different names because of the way they are created to avoid confusion. If you are educated in this, you'll have the edge over someone who pickes up there terminology over the internet or from a 6 year old guitar player quoting out of his lesson book. And Im not trying to put anyone down here, okay? Good.
I am happy that when someone says tap, artificial, pinch, ect. that I know what to play. I would rather that than play the wrong thing when the guys refering a different technique and doesn't know that they're wrong. Imagine the confusion there. I even got a little confused writing this.
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