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- From: schultz@stpaul.ncr.com (STEVE SCHULTZ)
- Newsgroups: alt.guitar
- Subject: Re: Artificial harmonics
- Summary: playing harmonics on the guitar
- Keywords: guitar; harmonics
- Message-ID: <schultz.24@stpaul.ncr.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 19:11:50 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.232327.19103@cs.tulane.edu> <1993Jan25.225203.5547@news.unomaha.edu> <1993Jan26.052922.28334@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- In article <1993Jan26.052922.28334@leland.Stanford.EDU> termite@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Paik) writes:
-
- >I haven't read any responses on this thread yet where anyone does what I
- >sometimes do.
-
- >For harmonics ala Billy Gibbons (ZZTop) I usually choke up and use my thumb
- >like everyone else but when I want to hit definite harmonics and not just
- >random harmonics I do something different.
-
- >I hold the pick between my thumb and middle finger leaving my index finger
- >free. I then put my index finger down where the harmonic will ring and pck
- >with my thumb and middle finger. I usually only do the 2nd harmonic with
- >this technique because it gets too hard otherwise.
-
- >The trick is to play a line with your left hand and instead of picking
- >regularly you hit the 2nd harmonic. Here's an example:
-
- >Left hand Right hand index finger
- >2nd fret 14th fret
- >5th fret 17th fret
- >7th fret 19th fret
-
- >OK, did I confuse everyone? Does anyone else out there do this?
-
- >Dave
-
- The late Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist from Canada hailed as a genius by the
- likes of Atkins, others, used this particular technique, and was considered
- the master. I don't know which of his recordings survive/are available.
-
- Others may wish to comment....you can get some interesting melodic effects
- with this technique. It takes patience at first holding the pick between
- the thumb and middle finger. I suggest just holding the pick this way and
- practicing familiar melodies, then gradually adding the damping/touching of
- the first finger. Also, when you touch the first finger, make sure you are
- above the fret, not behind it.
-
- Any other comments?
-
- Steve Schultz
- NCR NPD
- steve.schultz@stpaul.ncr.com
- Steve Schultz, Mktg Product Manager
- NCR NPD, St.Paul, MN
- eMail: steve.schultz@stpaul.ncr.com
-