Harmonics BL Definition:Asinglepartialintheovertoneseriesthatisgeneratedbythefundamentalofa pitchperformedonamusicalinstrument. Aharmonicontheguitarisahighpitchsimilartoabell.Itscreatedbydoingthefollowing: 1. Gentlytouchastringoverthe12thfret.Donotpressdownonthestringatall, merelytouchit. 2. Pluckthestring,ideallybehindthesoundholenearthebridge 3. Liftyourlefthandfingerafterhearingthenotesound Harmonicsarepossibleonallsixstringsandarestrongestatthe12th,7th,and5thfrets,in thatorder.Theyretypicallyeasieronthebassstringsthanthetreblestrings.

s. Harmonicsraisethepitchofthestringinthefollowingways: 12thfretharmonic:oneoctave 7thfretharmonic:oneoctave+aperfectfifth 5thfretharmonic:twooctaves Moreadvancedharmonics: 4thor9thfretharmonic:twooctaves+amajorthird 3.25 fretharmonic:twooctaves+aperfectfifth 2.75fretharmonic:twooctaves+aminor7th 2.25fretharmonic:threeoctaves Readingharmonicsintab: e:---<12>---<7>---<5>-= Play the 12, 7, and 5 B:--------------------harmonic on the high E string G:--------------------D:--------------------A:--------------------E:--------------------Readingharmonicsinstandardnotation Theresnostandardwayofnotatingguitarharmonicsinmusicnotation,butthe mostcommonmethodistowriteanopenstringpitchwithanumbernexttoit,with theindicationarmonicoorsimply:ar.

Thisnotationindicatestoplaythethreebassstringswitha7thfretharmonic.Note thatthe6aenrtellstheplayertotunethesixthstringtoD(droppedDtuning).