In this article I'll explain the easy way to learn electric guitar. Lots of guitarists have trouble learning how to do these, but it is's really an easy technique.

Click here to learn electrig guitar online for free!
I am going to touch on every type of harmonics to try to elucidate how Pinch Harmonics work when you learn electric guitar



Now I'm not going to be all technical, as that isn't who i am :o )

basically the guitar string vibrates between the nut and the bridge.

Natural harmonics happen at the spaces along the string where the'wave' stops and starts another one. ( Not technically correct but makes perfect sense to me this way ).

This typically occurs just above the 5th fret, the 7th fret, and the 12th fret wires. If you take a second in a well lit room you can see the spots where the vibration along the string really appears to be stopped. When you lightly touch a ringing string on these points you will get a natural harmonic chime.
Tap harmonics are simply fretting a string and moving the natural harmonic spot up appropriately. For example : If you fret the Low E String at the 3rd fret and courage the string, your'natural harmonics' would no longer be at the fifth, 7th, and 12th frets. You would Tap the string above the 8th, tenth, and fifteenth fret wire to sound the harmonic. Therefore the name....Tap Harmonic.

Now..to the meat of this...the all powerful Pinch Harmonic!! I say all potent just because I like the extra expression and sound you can get from them.
To do a Pinch Harmonic you basically'Pinch' the string between your Pick and the side of your thumb that's's holding the pick.
This is the way I do them and have had wonderful luck with this system.

When you strike the string you let your thumb sound the harmonic you need.

the most effective way to learn the placement is to crank up your distortion ( better to sound them ), and on put your fret hand on the Low E or A String on the 5th or 7th fret as if you were playing A note or D note.

This should sound a Pinch Harmonic. The motion is like turning the ignition in a car, just not as drastic...it's a slight'Turn' or'Pinch' on the string.

you could have to move your hand a little lower or higher on the string to find the'sweet spots'.

Once you've found the spots that give the sounds you would like, make a psychological note of where they are. When you move your fret hand higher or lower on the neck...the places you can hit the harmonics will move a little. This falls in line with the way a Tap Harmonic works, so keep that in mind.
Keep practicing finding the'Sweet Spot' until you can do it each time you try.
Each guitar I've played on has them in subtly different places. Differences in neck length, bridge placement, producing tolerances all come into play.

If you want to really raise your ability with Pinch harmonics after you get the appreciation for them, try practicing them with a clean sound. They can still be sounded and your accuracy will increase exponentially!!

Dont forget that you can learn electric guitar online for free at howtolearnguitarnow.com!

Steps to Learn Electric Guitar