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Using natural harmonics, we can play a D Major or B Minor scale.  Note that although the harmonics are marked as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th frets, the exact position is actually 3.2, 3.9, and 5.
 
Using natural harmonics, we can play a D Major or B Minor scale.  Note that although the harmonics are marked as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th frets, the exact position is actually 3.2, 3.9, and 5.
  
  E-----------------------------------------
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  E---------------------------------------------<5>-<4>-<3>-
  B-----------------------------------------
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  B---------------------------------------------------------
  G-----------------------------<5>-----<4>-
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  G-----------------------------<5>-----<4>-<3>-------------
  D-----------------<5>-----<4>-----<3>-----
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  D-----------------<5>-----<4>-----<3>---------------------
  A-----<5>-----<4>-----<3>-----------------
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  A-----<5>-----<4>-----<3>---------------------------------
  E-<4>-----<3>-----------------------------
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  E-<4>-----<3>---------------------------------------------
 
  note
 
  note
     G#  A  B  C#  D  E  F#  G  A  B
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     G#  A  B  C#  D  E  F#  G  A  B  D  E  G#  B
 
  harmonic order
 
  harmonic order
 
     5  4  6  5  4  6  5  4  6  5
 
     5  4  6  5  4  6  5  4  6  5

Revision as of 16:33, 5 October 2014

Natural Harmonics

Tuning

Harmonics Scale

Using natural harmonics, we can play a D Major or B Minor scale. Note that although the harmonics are marked as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th frets, the exact position is actually 3.2, 3.9, and 5.

E---------------------------------------------<5>-<4>-<3>-
B---------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------<5>-----<4>-<3>-------------
D-----------------<5>-----<4>-----<3>---------------------
A-----<5>-----<4>-----<3>---------------------------------
E-<4>-----<3>---------------------------------------------
note
   G#  A   B   C#  D   E   F#  G   A   B   D   E   G#  B
harmonic order
   5   4   6   5   4   6   5   4   6   5

Artificial Pinch Harmonics

Harmonics per String

harmonics
order
  3    4    5    6    5    4    3    4    5
-[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--[3]--
-[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--[6]--
-[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--[9]--

Repeat for all strings.

Chromatic Scale

  n   n   n   n   n   n   n   n   n   n  
-[3]-[4]-[5]-[6]-[5]-[4]-[3]-[4]-[5]-[6]-
repeat for n = harmonic orders 3-5
repeat for all strings

Major Scale

E--------------------------------------------------------------[5]-[7]-[8]-
B--------------------------------------------------[5]-[7]-[8]-------------
G--------------------------------------[4]-[5]-[7]-------------------------
D--------------------------[4]-[5]-[7]-------------------------------------
A--------------[3]-[5]-[7]-------------------------------------------------
E--[3]-[5]-[7]-------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------5--[7]--8--
B---------------------------------------------------5---7--[8]-------------
G--------------------------------------[4]--5--[7]-------------------------
D---------------------------4--[5]--7--------------------------------------
A---------------3--[5]--7--------------------------------------------------
E--[3]--5--[7]-------------------------------------------------------------

Pentatonic Scale

E-------------------------------------------[5]-[8]--
B-----------------------------------[5]-[8]----------
G---------------------------[5]-[7]------------------
D-------------------[5]-[7]--------------------------
A-----------[5]-[7]----------------------------------
E--[5]-[8]-------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------[5]-[8]--
B------------------------------[5]-8----------
G-----------------------[5]-7-----------------
D-----------------5-[7]-----------------------
A-----------5-[7]-----------------------------
E--[5]-[8]------------------------------------
E--------------------------------5--8--
B--------------------------5-[8]-------
G--------------------5-[7]-------------
D-------------[5]-7--------------------
A-------[5]-7--------------------------
E--5--8--------------------------------

Artificial Tapped Harmonics

Fret the notes indicated and tap with the right hand finger over the note in parentheses.

Chords

E--------------------------------0(12)-
B--------------------------0(12)-------
G--------------------1(13)-------------
D--------------2(14)-------------------
A--------2(14)-------------------------
E--0(12)-------------------------------
E--------------------------------1(13)-
B--------------------------1(13)-------
G--------------------1(13)-------------
D--------------3(15)-------------------
A--------3(15)-------------------------
E--1(13)-------------------------------
E--------------------------3(15)-
B--------------------5(17)-------
G--------------5(17)-------------
D--------5(17)-------------------
A--3(15)-------------------------
E--------------------------------
E--------------------------5(17)-
B--------------------6(18)-------
G--------------7(19)-------------
D--------7(19)-------------------
A--5(17)-------------------------
E--------------------------------

Pentatonic Scale

E--------------------------------------------------------------5(17)-8(20)--
B--------------------------------------------------5(17)-8(20)--------------
G--------------------------------------5(17)-7(19)--------------------------
D--------------------------5(17)-7(19)--------------------------------------
A--------------5(17)-7(19)--------------------------------------------------
E--5(17)-8(20)--------------------------------------------------------------
for an advanced take on this exercise, tap with the same fingers on the 
right hand as the left hand is fretting.