earlobe
First Lieutenant   Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline
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 posted on 5/28/2005 at 18:33 |
hey everyone i need your help. my fingers are double jointed and im
thinkingit the reaosn whyi cant play songs with harmonics in them like lets
say primus-pork chops little ditty, or guns n roses- sweet child of mine( i
think thats the band anyway).....so is there anyway that i could do the
harmonics easier and actually make then sound good  later thanks ____________________
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tattoo
Captain   Posts: 270 Registered: 7/31/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/29/2005 at 00:50, Reply 1 |
Are you trying to artificial or natural harmonics???????
You know the kind with your pick or by lightly touching the string ____________________
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earlobe
First Lieutenant Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/29/2005 at 09:24, Reply 2 |
| the pick i believe. ____________________
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earlobe
First Lieutenant Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/30/2005 at 21:10, Reply 3 |
| thank you sir. can you help? ____________________
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Spidercents
Moderator  Posts: 1002 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/31/2005 at 01:50, Reply 4 |
I think you might be talking about squeals or pinch harmonics which are
atrificial harmonics...just pick the string with pick however let the very
tip of your thumb hit the string then let it squeal...remove thumb after
hitting string so it can squeal and not dampen out...I usually play string
slightly harder to produce an even better squeal...do not use open strings
for this.
other atrificial harmonics include this
play an A bar chord...now dont strum it ...now look up at he 15th fret and
start tapping your index finger on the steel frets...not the middle of fret
but on the steel...the notes will ring out if you kind of tap or slap
string with finger...remember to take finger off after you tap quickly as
to ring out while still leaving your left had in the chord
position...examlpe
----5
----5
----6
----7
----7
----5
A chord
---15
---15
---16
---17
---17
---15
Tap these notes on the metal frets quickly and release while still holding
the A chord position.
This method can be used for most if not all chords...keep in mind chords
with a lot of open strings wont really work well...if at all. ____________________
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earlobe
First Lieutenant Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/31/2005 at 21:42, Reply 5 |
| you sor of confussed me there a little bit. i cant play bar chords yet. umm
but i guess ill have to try thanx. ____________________
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Spidercents
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 posted on 6/1/2005 at 08:09, Reply 6 |
Oops...my bad....I assumed you knew bar chords...Ignore the bar chord
part...did you understand the first paragraph with the pick and the
thumb.
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earlobe
First Lieutenant Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/1/2005 at 11:06, Reply 7 |
| its alright. ya i got the first paragraph thanks dude. so is this going to
help me with the harmonics, my fingers wont lock up or........???? ____________________
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Spidercents
Moderator Posts: 1002 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/1/2005 at 23:24, Reply 8 |
I guess your saying your fingers are so double jointed that they bend back
or something?
The only solution I can think of is to maybe use some kind of really thin
cloth tape and put it around your finger where the joint is to support the
joint.
Im guessing thats what you meant...Im not sure...Sorry if I got that
wrong.
[Edited on 6/2/2005 by Spidercents] ____________________
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earlobe
First Lieutenant Posts: 18 Registered: 5/28/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 6/2/2005 at 13:26, Reply 9 |
| alright thank you sir ill be sure to do that. thanx for all the help
apriciate it. bye ____________________
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