I came here not even knowing what palm harmonics were, but it’s exactly what i was trying to learn so thank you very much man! Also sweet Gojira covers
Medium to thick picks should be fine - I use normally 1mm to 1.25mm. It's more likely how your thumb is touching the string. It may be not hitting a node which will cause a normal note to come out. Keep practising and you'll eventually find and get a feel for where to place your picking hand on the string to get better harmonics. The easier ones usually sit between the pickups. The nearer you are to the bridge the harder it will be to get them to ring out clearly. Good luck!
As every newer person attempts to play a pinch harmonic and utterly fails 20 out of 23 attempts. Takes me a few minutes to get re-adjusted to my guitar before I can even consistently pull pinch harms, but I do not practice any where near as much as I should, so... Thank god for head phones, heh he... uhhgggg
Keep practising, you'll get there eventually. It will click eventually and you'll start pulling them off more consistently. Gain and distortion definitely help them ring out better, but it is doable with a clean tone.
Hey man -- so, I am a long time bassist but I've been having a blast learning to play Gojira etc. on a 6 string. I've been struggling for probably 6 months with pinch harmonics (e.g. those used in 'Where Dragons Dwell' in case I have the terminology wrong). Success, finally. Now to work on the rest. Thank you for the education as usual. \m/
It's changing the volume of the guitar using the volume knob while a note or chord is playing. For example turn the volume all the way down, play a chord then slowly turn the volume up.
Can you use slip harmonics instead of pinch harmonics in certain situations? Like for example if you're playing like some L.o.G Redneck, instead of playing a pinch harmonic on the 10th fret, can you use the slip method instead? Are there examples of song where this is misinterpreted for a pinch harmonic but yet people use different methods? Would absolutely love to see a video on this!
If you can find somewhere to do one that matches the pitch then sure why not! I can't think of any examples of the top of my head where slip harmonics are used instead of pinches though, it's not something I've seen used much to be honest.
@@ShadowMantraSteve This technique has really not been explored as much as the other ones. I actually remember a mate of mine showing me a "slip harmonic" for the first time. And what he said to me was, "You do realise, you can do *squealies* without doing a proper pinch". And when he showed me, it felt like my whole world had opened up as a guitarist. I just thought WTF man, you can do "that" instead of "this". I know they are basically two different techniques, but you can seriously get similar sounds out of both. And if it works, why not? I find pinch harmonics SO much more difficult to place into a rhythm section than the other way. In solos it's kinda easy, but on the lower strings in a fast paced sections, that is pure skills! I think someone really needs to explore this (maybe me lol).. Thanks for the reply man, it's insightful!
@@mitiasmirnovmusic when you really dive into the physics of it - standing waves/nodes/anti nodes, they are doing the same thing. The downside is you can only really hit slip harmonics where you can play a natural harmonic so you might not always get the exact pitch you're after. Still a useful technique to know though!
@@ShadowMantraSteve I feel confused with Slip harmonic and Harp harmonic sir, could you please write their methods here???🙏 It was nice to watch your video.
I could do some theory bits, I'm just aware that there's other channels are doing it to a high level - Rick Beato covers an immense amount of theory and does so really well. But I guess I could possibly look at a slightly simpler level of theory and see how it goes.
Pinch harmonics can be played in a number of places. It's possible to press down on any fret and find a place to play a pinch harmonic. I made a video that goes more in depth with how harmonics are formed that you might find helpful too - ua-cam.com/video/8x-XJ5iPA3Y/v-deo.html
I know this was a while ago but I can’t find anything on my question and it’s how do you play a pre bend pinch harmonic then slide to another fret here’s the tab if it helps “pb16*b14” it’s on the B string tuned to G#
Hi, which song is it from? I think I know what you mean though and having a quick play it should be just a case of hit the pinch harmonic and do the slide quite quickly to keep the harmonic ringing.
I had to do a quick bit of research as I didn't know the name, but it appears to be when you get the original note still ringing out underneath the harmonic. It's played similar to a pinch harmonic but very lightly using the thumb to not stop the original note underneath. Hope that makes sense!
I was wondering frets for Palm harmonics and Pinch harmomics? Are they on 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 12 th? I would like to know that , sir🙏 I wish your fans great experiences.
As Amerikanskiy Hardbass said, pinch and palm harmonics can be played on any fret. It's all about splitting the string up into half, thirds, quarters, fifths and so on. On an open string the 12th fret is half, the 7th fret is a third and the 5th fret is a quarter. If you press down on the third fret the 15th fret is then half way, 10th is a third and 8 fret is a quarter. Hopefully that helps a bit too!
I have a question. I'm 13 yrs old, I play the guitar for 1.5 years maybe, I also love Gojira, and I want to play like them, but my guitar is cheap. Can I make very good pinch harmonics with cheap pickups?
It shouldn't matter too much. If the natural harmonics ring out okay then pinch harmonics will be fine too. A lot of it is down to technique, and also a bit of having the guitar set up properly - not having the pickups too far away from the strings mainly as that will weaken the signal. Practise is the main thing really.
I came here not even knowing what palm harmonics were, but it’s exactly what i was trying to learn so thank you very much man! Also sweet Gojira covers
Thank you, glad it helped!
Really like the close-up for the pinch harmonic tutorial. Very helpful
Glad it helped!
The best explanation on UA-cam. You rock bro
Thanks 🤘
Weird question but could you please do a System of a Down guitar tone guide?
How do you get that crazy sound playing toxic garbage Island though with your harmonic
Thanks, trying to learn figure.09 from Linkin Park.
Sweep harmonics, cascading harmonics
Still struggling with the pinch harmonics
I've never been able to hit good consistant pinch harmonics, I use a pretty thick pick and I've been told that might be a reason why
Medium to thick picks should be fine - I use normally 1mm to 1.25mm. It's more likely how your thumb is touching the string. It may be not hitting a node which will cause a normal note to come out. Keep practising and you'll eventually find and get a feel for where to place your picking hand on the string to get better harmonics. The easier ones usually sit between the pickups. The nearer you are to the bridge the harder it will be to get them to ring out clearly. Good luck!
Maestro! Por fin un vídeo con explicación simple sencilla e ilustrada de manera entendible!
As every newer person attempts to play a pinch harmonic and utterly fails 20 out of 23 attempts.
Takes me a few minutes to get re-adjusted to my guitar before I can even consistently pull pinch harms, but I do not practice any where near as much as I should, so... Thank god for head phones, heh he... uhhgggg
Keep practising, you'll get there eventually. It will click eventually and you'll start pulling them off more consistently. Gain and distortion definitely help them ring out better, but it is doable with a clean tone.
such knowledge \m/
What about string gauge? 9 vs 10 vs 11. How does the gauge affect harmonics and ease of doing it?
I tend to find slightly looser strings easier to play harmonics. I usually have a set of 10s for D standard/drop C
fucking legend, thank you!
ive been trying to figure out what that was called for ages 3:25
Jim root does it a lot haha
I felt so powerful after learning these
I have never heard of palm harmonics! this is kinda advanced - thsnks msn!
You're welcome!
Could you tell me why Yngwie Malmsteen said that """All the harmonic response is in the headstock of an electric guitar"""?
Just seen the interview, to be honest I'm not entirely sure and I can't see him explaining it in depth anywhere at the moment.
@@ShadowMantraSteve Ok. Thanks!
4:06 magma is that u
What do you call it when you do like a hammer on pinch with just your frethand? No special pick technique, that's how I do it
so helpful
Hey man -- so, I am a long time bassist but I've been having a blast learning to play Gojira etc. on a 6 string. I've been struggling for probably 6 months with pinch harmonics (e.g. those used in 'Where Dragons Dwell' in case I have the terminology wrong). Success, finally. Now to work on the rest. Thank you for the education as usual. \m/
Tnx bruh
Hy sir, could you please explain Voulme swell??
It's changing the volume of the guitar using the volume knob while a note or chord is playing. For example turn the volume all the way down, play a chord then slowly turn the volume up.
Can you use slip harmonics instead of pinch harmonics in certain situations? Like for example if you're playing like some L.o.G Redneck, instead of playing a pinch harmonic on the 10th fret, can you use the slip method instead? Are there examples of song where this is misinterpreted for a pinch harmonic but yet people use different methods? Would absolutely love to see a video on this!
If you can find somewhere to do one that matches the pitch then sure why not! I can't think of any examples of the top of my head where slip harmonics are used instead of pinches though, it's not something I've seen used much to be honest.
@@ShadowMantraSteve This technique has really not been explored as much as the other ones. I actually remember a mate of mine showing me a "slip harmonic" for the first time. And what he said to me was, "You do realise, you can do *squealies* without doing a proper pinch". And when he showed me, it felt like my whole world had opened up as a guitarist. I just thought WTF man, you can do "that" instead of "this". I know they are basically two different techniques, but you can seriously get similar sounds out of both. And if it works, why not? I find pinch harmonics SO much more difficult to place into a rhythm section than the other way. In solos it's kinda easy, but on the lower strings in a fast paced sections, that is pure skills!
I think someone really needs to explore this (maybe me lol).. Thanks for the reply man, it's insightful!
@@mitiasmirnovmusic when you really dive into the physics of it - standing waves/nodes/anti nodes, they are doing the same thing. The downside is you can only really hit slip harmonics where you can play a natural harmonic so you might not always get the exact pitch you're after. Still a useful technique to know though!
@@ShadowMantraSteve I think you're bang on the money there. It might work with a few songs, but not all of them
Thank you for this video
Top!!!
wait what was a slip harmonic
It's when you play a natural harmonic then press down and slip you finger back behind the fret so that you can bend the harmonic note or use vibrato
This is exactly what I want
Very helpful; I learned a lot from this. Thanks Steve, keep at it!!
Glad it helped!
I love your lesson man
Sorry sir, are they only for the electrical guitars??
You can play them on an acoustic but some may be harder to get to ring out properly.
@@ShadowMantraSteve I feel confused with Slip harmonic and Harp harmonic sir, could you please write their methods here???🙏
It was nice to watch your video.
harp harmonics: fret with the index finger, pluck with thumb
slip harmonic: play the natural harmonic, press down and slide your finger behind the nearest fret
You are really good at teaching keep on this kind of videos
Thanks, I'll have to think of some other topics to cover
@@ShadowMantraSteve You could teach us about tapping based on Gojira's songs. They use that technique in different ways in their songs
@@ShadowMantraSteve What about music theory
I could do some theory bits, I'm just aware that there's other channels are doing it to a high level - Rick Beato covers an immense amount of theory and does so really well. But I guess I could possibly look at a slightly simpler level of theory and see how it goes.
I was wondering sir, Are pinch harmonics and palm harmonich on 3,4,5,7,9,12 fret??
Pinch harmonics can be played in a number of places. It's possible to press down on any fret and find a place to play a pinch harmonic.
I made a video that goes more in depth with how harmonics are formed that you might find helpful too - ua-cam.com/video/8x-XJ5iPA3Y/v-deo.html
@@ShadowMantraSteve what about palm harmonics sir??
I know this was a while ago but I can’t find anything on my question and it’s how do you play a pre bend pinch harmonic then slide to another fret here’s the tab if it helps “pb16*b14” it’s on the B string tuned to G#
Hi, which song is it from? I think I know what you mean though and having a quick play it should be just a case of hit the pinch harmonic and do the slide quite quickly to keep the harmonic ringing.
@@ShadowMantraSteve it’s Kingslayer by Bring me the Horizon. The tabs I found are on GuitarTabExplorer. Com
@@ShadowMantraSteve thank you for looking into it I really appreciate it!
Hello sir, i was wondering what semi harmonic is. Could you please tell me it??
I had to do a quick bit of research as I didn't know the name, but it appears to be when you get the original note still ringing out underneath the harmonic. It's played similar to a pinch harmonic but very lightly using the thumb to not stop the original note underneath. Hope that makes sense!
@@ShadowMantraSteve the great explanation👍, thank you sir🙏
Very cleaver explanation! I really like it, keep the good content
thanks for watching, glad it was helpful 🤘
thanks for the video
You're welcome!
I was wondering frets for Palm harmonics and Pinch harmomics?
Are they on 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 12 th?
I would like to know that , sir🙏
I wish your fans great experiences.
You can do those on any fret.
Hope this helps!
@@Sam-uc1gb you mean All frets???
@@Subscriber-xc7cs Yes.
@@Sam-uc1gb Thanks sir, are you a guitar tutor?
As Amerikanskiy Hardbass said, pinch and palm harmonics can be played on any fret. It's all about splitting the string up into half, thirds, quarters, fifths and so on. On an open string the 12th fret is half, the 7th fret is a third and the 5th fret is a quarter. If you press down on the third fret the 15th fret is then half way, 10th is a third and 8 fret is a quarter. Hopefully that helps a bit too!
Very useful video! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a question. I'm 13 yrs old, I play the guitar for 1.5 years maybe, I also love Gojira, and I want to play like them, but my guitar is cheap. Can I make very good pinch harmonics with cheap pickups?
It shouldn't matter too much. If the natural harmonics ring out okay then pinch harmonics will be fine too. A lot of it is down to technique, and also a bit of having the guitar set up properly - not having the pickups too far away from the strings mainly as that will weaken the signal. Practise is the main thing really.
Thanks for the help! Keep up!