basic harmonics Lesson by pjvill

                                     
                               

                               BASIC HARMONICS 
                                                             
                               By PJVillanueva




        NATURAL HARMONICS are produced with the fretting hand slightly 
        touching open strings at some frets (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16 and
        also some places over the soundhole) with te tip or back of your
        fretting hand fingers.
        You must have in mind that when you are playing chords you put
        your fingers right in the middle of two consecutive frets, but
        when you are playing scales (mostly when you play fast) it is
        advisable to put your fingers right behind the fret which is
        closer to the bridge, not the one closer to the neck, and If 
        you are playing harmonics even over it, not just in the space 
        between frets as with chords.
        Harmonics come high and clear on frets 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, etc., 
        but those produced on frets 3, 4 and on other places between 
        neck and bridge may prove a little more difficult to produce,
        although it's all a matter of practice. Frets 4 and 9 produce
        the same harmonics (maybe at the 9th fret they come a little 
        easier than on the 4th). Every guitar is different from all the
        rest so look for the best spots on your guitar to produce them. 
        Of course good guitars will produce more and better harmonics 
        than cheaper models.
        You can pluck the strings with your fingers (mostly thumb and 
        index) or with a pick, but remember that you must release the 
        touch of your fretting hand's fingers just as you pluck with 
        the other.
        Repeat some examples a few times as slow as you need at first 
        and they'll come out very easily.




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