Posted on 05/19/2016 5:25:12 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
If you have ever wondered how guys like Tommy Emmanuel or Chet Atkins can get all those amazing harmonics, then you need to watch this video.
Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping.
Here is Tommy Emmanuel explaining how he does all those amazing harp harmonics. Amazing stuff.
Enjoy.
Nice. Thanks for posting.
Put me on the list please. Thanks.
Some people seem so intimidated by harmonics, but the theory is easy to grasp. It just takes a LOT of practice to be able to do it as well as this guy!
That is really cool, Just when I thought I was getting pretty good at finger picking. I don’t even use a thumb pick, but it looks like this particular way of playing harmonics is easier with a thumb pick to help avoid deadening the ringing open strings.
Very nice.
Please add me to your ping list.
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I don’t use a thumb pick either and I usually do straight natural harmonics using the fingernail on my index or middle finger. But to do these harp harmonics, unless you have a thumb nail that sticks out like a sore thumb, you are going to need a thumb pick. The thumb pick also moves the picking location back about a quarter of an inch (which up there is about a half a fret) so you don’t choke the note.
I hope to learn how to do this stuff someday. I guess you just have to practice it over and over until you can do it in your sleep.
I watch Tommy and I just wanna throw all my guitars in the trash.
If you want to get really angry, watch this.
:-)
When I first started finger picking after playing with a pick (mostly electric) for many years I thought it was really, really hard but, I kept it up and now I do it subconsciously. (and pretty darn good) That is probably pretty much what you mean by “doing it in your sleep”.
I never really got serious on acoustic until about three years ago.
I am interested in learning about posting online videos. I suppose it’s googable. Talking about playing on the internet falls way short of showing and sharing.
Thanks for posting this.
Thanks, today I had picked up my G-tar for the first time in many moons, and this is exactly what I need!
Thanks, today I had picked up my G-tar for the first time in many moons, and this is exactly what I need!
Don’t forget to add me!
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