Hashel, try to master it at a tempo you CAN play it at :-D You can still get something out of it. And mastering something slow = how you master something fast.
Well I guess that's it!
CPX is this week's winner, hope everyone got some practice going and even if you didn't nail it at full speed I can assure you little steps help. grats to cpx!
Woah. It's over already? orz
As cpx said, nail have nothing to do with pinch harmonics, i cut my nails everytime i play guitar and i can still do pinch harmonics fine O.O
1. Stick your pick between the A and the D string and make sure your thumb is laying on the A string, and most likely the E string also. Do not worry about your left hand at this point. Just get this right hand technique down.
2. Push downwards towards the floor and pick the D string. The picking motion should be like digging the D string up.
The part of your thumb that the arrow is pointing at should have tapped the D string right after you picked.
This will create the harmonic sound. Make sure your thumb is not touching the D string after you pick and tapped the string or else you will mute the harmonic.
3. Now try this again with your left hand on the 7th fret A string.
4. Hit the harmonic
5. Do a crazy vibrato
Pinch harmonics usually only sound good with a good vibrato.
Put the mic on the "brige" position (the opposit of the neck), the easiest strings for pinched harms are D & G. Heavy gain and compressor help for sure ^^
the 1st part is the end of SJ challenge, the 2nd is the main riff of "maybe i'm a lion" (timing is a bit off^^') 3rd part is the beguining of my solo in "stage 5" cover ^^
I remember i was trying to make some PH, i can't, but one day i was playing improvised solos and one came just like that, and from this moment i can do pinched harms xD
Hehe, I streamed it earlier, though I think only Kage and Sounds were listening then. I have sloppy picking / eco picking habits, so it's kind of challenging for me. I did it fine at 90bpm, but if I speed up, I fall back on doing it the other way @_@ So I need to practice it slowly for a while, to try to retrain my brain.
I'm going to be working on the basics forever :-D
EDIT: Oh, and I still can't do the pinch at the end to save my life.
I'm stuck at around 90bpm as well. Are you supposed to strictly alternate pick or can you switch from downpicking to altpicking throughout it? I have trouble altpicking back and forth between multiple strings sometimes...
I'm stuck at around 90bpm as well. Are you supposed to strictly alternate pick or can you switch from downpicking to altpicking throughout it? I have trouble altpicking back and forth between multiple strings sometimes...
Hashel, try to master it at a
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008
Hashel, try to master it at a tempo you CAN play it at :-D You can still get something out of it. And mastering something slow = how you master something fast.
Auriplane!!
i'm on training mode : tempo
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium)
Joined: Mar 04 2008
i'm on training mode : tempo 70 ^^
i damned suck at alternate picking ^^' but i enjoy the pinch harm !
I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel
JamMan I will fall in love
zen03y
CATFOOD
Location: Lynn, MA
Joined: Jun 20 2009
JamMan I will fall in love with you if you can do the tapping part of this guitar solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRxg-sun0Q
Ps. I got some new strings. I was so into playing Jam's challenge i ended up unintentionally drooling on my guitar. LOL
It's good to get immersed for
StrangeJam
Da Manliness
Joined: Aug 23 2009
It's good to get immersed for sure.
and gawd that solo is insane lol, Syu proving his skills once again. not only is it impressive from a technical perspective, it sounds so damn good.
http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Melting hot.
Hakoria
Laon King
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Melting hot.
Re: Melting hot.
StrangeJam
Da Manliness
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltSIBcqOJD0
His solo here is also hype.
I was learning it and then he started to use 27 frets,
and I was like fk u.
http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Well I guess that's it! CPX
StrangeJam
Da Manliness
Joined: Aug 23 2009
Well I guess that's it!
CPX is this week's winner, hope everyone got some practice going and even if you didn't nail it at full speed I can assure you little steps help. grats to cpx!
http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
aww
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
im not good at guitar...im training hard but cant play that =[, tips please?=/
how
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
how to do a pinch harmonic?>_>
=[
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
still training...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
StrangeJam
Da Manliness
Joined: Aug 23 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5O8P-r5Rk
This video explains pinched harmonics pretty well
http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
t-t must practice
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008
t-t
must practice
Auriplane!!
It's a million times more
zen03y
CATFOOD
Location: Lynn, MA
Joined: Jun 20 2009
It's a million times more easy to do pinch harmonics when your (picking hand) nails are mega long, which is also good for fingerstylers
Never happen. I play bass
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008
Never happen. I play bass :-D
Auriplane!!
My nails have nothing to do
CpxAzn
Lurker
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Joined: Sep 21 2007
My nails have nothing to do with my pinch harmonics >.>
Woah. It's over already?
Shrurikam
Joined: Dec 01 2010
Woah. It's over already? orz
As cpx said, nail have nothing to do with pinch harmonics, i cut my nails everytime i play guitar and i can still do pinch harmonics fine O.O
Re: My nails have nothing to do
Jacob31593
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: Jan 04 2009
CpxAzn said
this
Re: My nails have nothing to do
SalemJenet
Joined: Sep 22 2011
Jacob31593 said
that
lulz
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
thanks for that video...but its too hard for me ;_; i will keep training...
Mini Guide on Pinch
CpxAzn
Lurker
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Mini Guide on Pinch Harmonics...
Put the mic on the "brige"
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium)
Joined: Mar 04 2008
Put the mic on the "brige" position (the opposit of the neck), the easiest strings for pinched harms are D & G. Heavy gain and compressor help for sure ^^
exemple : pinched
I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel
wow
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
thanks guys!!
hashel, that exemple...you do it? from what music you get it?
the 1st part is the end of SJ
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium)
Joined: Mar 04 2008
the 1st part is the end of SJ challenge, the 2nd is the main riff of "maybe i'm a lion" (timing is a bit off^^') 3rd part is the beguining of my solo in "stage 5" cover ^^
I remember i was trying to make some PH, i can't, but one day i was playing improvised solos and one came just like that, and from this moment i can do pinched harms xD
I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel
Hehe, I streamed it earlier,
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008
Hehe, I streamed it earlier, though I think only Kage and Sounds were listening then. I have sloppy picking / eco picking habits, so it's kind of challenging for me. I did it fine at 90bpm, but if I speed up, I fall back on doing it the other way @_@ So I need to practice it slowly for a while, to try to retrain my brain.
I'm going to be working on the basics forever :-D
EDIT: Oh, and I still can't do the pinch at the end to save my life.
Auriplane!!
My mini guide wasn't helpful
CpxAzn
Lurker
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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My mini guide wasn't helpful D:
sorry cpxazn
Ragna1999
Location: Brazil
Joined: Oct 21 2011
sorry!!! your guide was helpful for me!! thank you o/
i tried to play this in
Max_depa
Location: Italy
Joined: Feb 11 2010
i tried to play this in fingerstyle lol
mp3
it isn't very good but i can't do better at my level D=
Re: My nails have nothing to do
BacardiBreezer
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Location: NE Ohio
Joined: Aug 16 2010
CpxAzn said
Same here, I hit the string with the side of my thumb right before I strike with the pick, works great.
I'm stuck at around 90bpm as
Ranulf
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I'm stuck at around 90bpm as well. Are you supposed to strictly alternate pick or can you switch from downpicking to altpicking throughout it? I have trouble altpicking back and forth between multiple strings sometimes...
Re: I'm stuck at around 90bpm as
Shrurikam
Joined: Dec 01 2010
Ranulf said
And that.
Is exactly the challenge.
Re: I'm stuck at around 90bpm as
Ranulf
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Ah, silly me, wasn't sure about that.
yep, and that's what will
StrangeJam
Da Manliness
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yep, and that's what will mark your improvement, you're free to change notes around though.
http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/