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I am going to touch on every kind of harmonics to attempt to clarify how Pinch Harmonics work when you learn electric guitar



Now I am not going to be all technical, as that's not who I am :o )

fundamentally the guitar string vibrates between the nut and the bridge. If you look closely you can see the string vibrating like a sine wave.

Natural harmonics happen at the spaces along the string where the'wave' stops and starts another one. ( Not technically correct but makes sense to me this way ).

This normally occurs just above the 5th fret, the 7th fret, and the 12th fret wires. When you lightly touch a ringing string on these points you'll get a natural harmonic chime.

For example : If you fret the Low E String at the 3rd fret and pluck the string, your'natural harmonics' would no longer be at the 5th, 7th, and 12th frets. You would Tap the string above the 8th, tenth, and fifteenth fret wire to sound the harmonic.

To do a Pinch Harmonic you fundamentally'Pinch' the string between your Pick and the side of your thumb that's's holding the pick.
This is the way I do them and have had wonderful luck with this system.
It needs a bit of random test to find the right areas above the pickups that sound the harmonics you need, but only a little .

the only way to learn the placement is to crank up your distortion ( easier to sound them ), and on put your fret hand on the Low E or A String on the 5th or 7th fret as if you were playing A note or D note.

begin with your pick in about the middle of the Neck and Bridge pickups and'Pinch' the string so that when your pick sounds it your thumb instantly touches the string. This should sound a Pinch Harmonic. The motion is like turning the ignition in a car, just not as drastic...it's a slight'Turn' or'Pinch' on the string.

you could have to move your hand slightly lower or higher on the string to find the'sweet spots'.
When you move your fret hand higher or lower on the neck...the places you can hit the harmonics will move a bit. This falls in line with the way a Tap Harmonic works, so keep that noted.

Keep practicing finding the'Sweet Spot' till you can do it each time you try.
Just as a note : When you change to a different guitar, be ready to relearn where the Pinch Harmonics sound. Differences in neck length, bridge placement, manufacturing tolerations all come into play.



If you want to really increase your talent with Pinch harmonics after you get the appreciation for them, try practicing them with a clean sound. They can still be sounded and your accuracy will increase exponentially!!

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Steps to Learn Electric Guitar