if you play a note on the guitar this note is made up by several other notes and sounds made by the string (harmonics). as this note is built up of these diferent notes it means that some can be taken away. therefore if you take away some of the sounds producing the note you are left with some of the harmonics. of course this is a very very simplified way of lookin at it. you can actually work out how the harmonic is produced but its all based on maths and the pythagorus therum or something (hmmm spelt that very wrong but oh well)maths related and very complicated, if i were you i would settle for knowin that they are there an not how they work! far far easiesr

[Edited by jimmi431 on 02-08-2004 at 12:22 PM]