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Guitar Harmonics- How and Why?

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Step 29 of 35 in Beginner guitar

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  1. 26 Pick Accuracy Exercise
  2. 27 John Henry
  3. 28 What Child is This/Greensleeves- Basic
  4. 29 Guitar Harmonics- How and Why? — you are here
  5. 30 11 Tips for Successful Practice Up next
  6. 31 The Ideal Practice Session
  7. 32 Guitar Ideal Practice Session

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Guitar harmonics are fascinating! I remember the first time I heard them, and wasn't long before I was working them into my songs. This lesson gives an overview for how harmonics happen and how to use them.

Harmonics Theory

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  1. Sharon Kile ·

    Slowed the video to 50% and worked it a measure at a time. Two weeks in and it's coming. Patience is the lesson here as much as the notes.

  2. Gene Sowell ·

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  3. Tom Vasquez ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  4. Katie Clark Support ·

    Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.

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