{"id":122881,"date":"2023-06-24T04:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=122881"},"modified":"2023-08-16T03:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T03:45:43","slug":"intermdiate-acoustic-lesson-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/intermdiate-acoustic-lesson-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play Harmonics &#8211; Lesson 5 &#8211; Intermediate Acoustic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #0315b5;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >How To Play Harmonics - Lesson 5<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-4145724\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjzQcYoVENk?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lesson-5-TAB-3-How-To-Play-Harmonics.pdf\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i> Get The TAB To This Song Here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Positioning of your finger between the frets is essential to achieving great sounding harmonics. To find a harmonic we need to position our finger over the fret marker. So the fret could split our finger in half right down the middle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the fretting hand you need to touch very lightly. So you can just feel the string under the soft pad of your finger. Pick the string hard. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Soft on your fretting hand and hard on your picking hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start by finding the harmonics on fret 12. These are the easiest to find. When you&#8217;ve got that go to frets 5 and 7. These can be harder to achieve and you might have to pick harder. But the technique is exactly the same.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Acoustic Songs With Harmonics<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/nothing-else-matters-acoustic-guitar-lesson-metallica\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nothing Else Matters &#8211; Intro &#8211; Metallica<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest Moon &#8211; Neil Young<\/strong> (These are played on the 2nd guitar when he starts singing &#8211; I don&#8217;t have a lesson for this song but there&#8217;s a TAB <a href=\"https:\/\/tabs.ultimate-guitar.com\/tab\/neil-young\/harvest-moon-tabs-88587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roundabout &#8211; Yes<\/strong> (I haven&#8217;t made this lesson but there&#8217;s a TAB <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/tabs.ultimate-guitar.com\/tab\/yes\/roundabout-tabs-1106612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/lesson-27-my-mentor-beyond-fingerstyle-freedom\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>My Mentor &#8211; Beyond Fingerstyle Freedom Course<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #0315b5;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >How To Play Harp Harmonics (BONUS LESSON) - Lesson 5a<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-1630425\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5aS9jQDIjM?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lesson-5a-TAB-4-How-To-Play-Harp-Harmonics.pdf\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i> Get The TAB To This Song Here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>This optional lesson shows you how to play harp harmonics.<\/p>\n<p>This intermediate technique employs a unique picking technique that will take some time to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Start by playing natural harmonics on fret 12 with your picking hand only. Point your index finger into fretting the harmonic and then use your thumb to strike the string.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have this technique you can hold down any open chord and then pick the harmonics in the higher octave (beyond and including fret 12)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/intermediate-acoustic-lesson-4\/\" title=\"Lesson 2 \u2013 Naming A Horse \u2013 Beyond Fingerstyle Freedom \u2013 Drue James\">&lt;&lt;&lt; Previous Lesson<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/intermediate-acoustic-lesson-index\/\" title=\"Lesson 2 \u2013 Naming A Horse \u2013 Beyond Fingerstyle Freedom \u2013 Drue James\">Course Lesson Index<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/intermediate-acoustic-lesson-6\/\" title=\"\">Go To Lesson 6 &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Progress Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">36 \/ 100<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span class=\"green\" style=\"width: 36%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<script>(function(p,u,s,h){p.botId = \"0UCgS0\";s=u.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.id=\"bot-widget-script\";s.src='https:\/\/app.conversiobot.com\/lib\/js\/gadget.js';s.setAttribute('bid',\"0UCgS0\");h=u.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];h.parentNode.insertBefore(s,h);})(window,document);<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How To Play Harmonics - 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