Guitarist Chet Atkins often played a cool harp sounding harmonic lick that should be in every guitar players bag of tricks. He would hold a chord with his left hand and play the harmonics of the same chord an octave up the neck with his right hand. It takes a little time and patience to get it sounding right, but it's well worth the effort. Below is the chord form that will be played with the left hand. Basically just bar all the strings on the 5th fret with your first finger. Below is the form written in TAB.
E|----5----
B|----5----
G|----5----
D|----5----
A|----5----
E|----5----
Now that's the easy part. Next practice this pattern. 6, 3, 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
The numbers above are what strings your playing with the right hand.
The h = harmonic. The 3 stands for the 3rd finger. Practice the example below with all open strings until you catch on.
-----------------0-----
-----------0-----------
-----0-----------------
--------------0--------
--------0--------------
--0--------------------
h 3 h 3 h 3
-----0-----------------
-----------0-----------
--0--------------0-----
--------0--------------
--------------0--------
-----------------------
h 3 h 3 h 3
Now lets get the harmonic part down. Note: This will also require some patience. The harmonic is played by hitting the string with your thumb and catching the harmonic with your 1st finger. Just imagine if your twisting off a bottle cap with your 1st finger and your thumb. Remember your thumb hits the string, then your 1st finger sounds the harmonic. Practice this before you move on.
Now lets put it all together! Hold down the chord on the 5th fret like we mentioned above. Now play this with your right hand
-----------------5-----
-----------5-----------
-----5-----------------
--------------15-------
--------15-------------
--15-------------------
h 3 h 3 h 3
-----5-----------------
-----------5-----------
--15--------------5----
--------15-------------
--------------15-------
-----------------------
h 3 h 3 h 3
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