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I know what a natural harmonic is, but how do I make a quot;semiquot; harmonic ? and what about pinch harmonics now we're at it?

Thank you.

When I think of wave patterns and I think of harmonics, they blend in my mind quite nicely. I have no idea what a semi-harmonic is. Think of harmonics as being the ripples in the water after you've tossed in the stone. It either is or is not, but I do not understand the concept of a semi-harmonic.

No idea....

A semi harmonic is pickhard and slightly graze the meat of your thumb across the string. It sounds somewhat like a failed pinch harmonic. Its the sound you hear around the beginnig of eruption and many other eighties bands.

Okay, thank you.. Do You have any specific sound clips or a video where I can hear/see how it is being done ??

Taphappy is right......kinda like a failed pinch harmonic, where you still hear some of the fundamental note, not just a squeal.

You can practice harmonics by picking the note and letting the string slide off the pick and hitting the left side of your thumb just enough to make a chirpy bell tone.
Move your right hand up and down the low E string to stumble on all the harmonic nodes.

ZZ Top and Zakk Wylde solos are prime examples.


Originally Posted by GearjoneserZZ Top and Zakk Wylde solos are prime examples.

Bingo... apparently Billy Gibbons is famous for those quot;semiquot; harmonics.


Originally Posted by Metalman_666Bingo... apparently Billy Gibbons is famous for those quot;semiquot; harmonics.

A really great example of those is toward the end of ZZ Top's quot;La Grange,quot; during which Gibbons hits a number of them in a row, all varied. I think he plays with a Mexican peso to help him achieve that sound.