Harmonics Exercises

Contents

Natural Harmonics

Tuning

Harmonics Scale

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.