Harmonics

I'm having trouble with natural and artificial harmonics
any tips?

I'll try and help.

Natural Harmonics..
These can only be heard in the 5th 7th or 12th frets. If you place your pinky ( I always do it with my pinky ) on the fret to cover the strings. Don't press down. Then pluck with your right hand you should get a bell tone from it. It sounds best when you pluck and remove your left hand.

Try this out <7> = harmonic.

G||---<7>----------<5>---------<7>---||
D||---<7>----------<5>---------<7>---||
A||-5--------------------------------------||
E||---------0-1-2--3------3-2-1-0-----0-||

Artifical Harmonics.
These are played with the right hand.. You lightly touch the fret with your index finger and pluck with your ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGI2x8YW8Uk

Hope this helps

they sound almost every where but they are the loudest at 5,7,9,12,24 and 15 i think??

also nice avatar akyra

I thought it was just 5 7 and 12 the rest kinda sound dead. but Im prolly wrong ^^ Im just a beginer myself

And thank you I liked it too lol ^^ Makes me wanna buy a hat D:

Thanks I'll try that

akyra wrote:I thought it was just 5 7 and 12 the rest kinda sound dead. but Im prolly wrong ^^ Im just a beginer myself

And thank you I liked it too lol ^^ Makes me wanna buy a hat D:

If your bass is set up VERY well, you can get a harmonic just about anywhere.

Yeah I can get harmonics all over my 'wick, not that I use them that often. I really need to get down artificial harmonics but they're a bastard to do

I've just got the naturals down and I can tap the harmonics all along the neck but I still can't do artificial harmonics

I do a pinch harmonic like an artificial, unless I'm a retard and am oblivious to the fact that they are the same thing. That said, I pluck with my thumb and use my index finger to get the harmonic the motion looks similar to that of spinning a top.

Sounds interesting. I'll try it.

That's pretty much it. Good luck

I could never get the hang of pinch harmonics, doesn't help being crap with a pick I suppose, without a pick I tend to rest my thumb joint on the string and pluck with my middle finger which is all wrong I know lol.

I wish I could get decent harmonics out of both of my basses but I think they need setting up a lot better than they are now.