thanks for the tips. very helpful! i think the reason chords sound less muddy an octave higher is that there is less overtone information. the lowest notes on a piano sound muddy even as a single note because of this. the longer the string, the more audible overtones you get. really cool how the physics influences what we play. rick beato's steve morse interview opens with a piece where he integrates harp harmonics really seamlessly and it was eye opening to me. he also bent harmonics which i somehow didnt realize was even possible. worth checking out if anyone wants to see these used in a different context.
cheers, you're very welcome. Ah thats interesting, makes sense. Thanks for the suggestion, I hadn't really heard Steve Morse play before, sounds really cool. The only other string bending ive heard combined with harmonics is Jerry Donahue doing behind the nut bends after picking harmonics of the open strings Thanks for the insightful comment
I was hearing strong Greene vibes as well. Love this. Greene has (had) some of the most gorgeous electric guitar tone ever. Ray is keeping Greene alive.
I'll go one step further: it is DEFINITELY one of the tutorials I've seen. You might have missed an important word out in your comment 🙂 (I'm assuming the word you missed was "best" rather than "worst"!) Anyway, pedantry aside, I enjoyed watching it too.
This is fantastic content, presented in a super nice way! I've wanted to start looking into the harp-y sounding things for a while. Now I can't wait to get home and start my journey. Thanks!
Very cool lesson and technique. Your demonstration equally great. It seems like a great way to get a piano like sound with large chords using harmonics for extensions.
great tutorial! i've been trying to transcribe Ted Greene's live performance of Send in the clowns, but was getting stuck on parts where he used this technique. I was familiar with the harmonics but not how to interserse the chord tones to create that simultaneous plucked and ringing harmonic effect
Yeah I think it is possible, the most important one is the thumbnail. Ted Greene used this technique a lot and didnt have nails except for on his thumb for use on this technique (i think). Alternatively you could use a thumbpick a la Lenny Breau/Chet Atkins
You can also build a callus on your picking thumb. I am personally a flesh player and can get pretty good clarity from just picking harder. All my right hand fingers, besides the pinky, have calluses that seem to enhance the tone.
cheers, no pedals, just straight into a fender princeton reverb reissue. I have a decent amount of reverb on the amp which i think helps, also having a solid body guitar helps too. Guitar is strung with 11s which may help (?) i guess thicker the strings the more sustain
Ray: Dear Heavens.....you got a hair cut ! :) You no longer "look like a guitar player". You look like an Accounting Science major. :) Regarding a more serious matter, this IS an excellent tutorial. Nice, nice job. :) Antoine
Very nice tutorial, thanks! Could you please write the name of the song you mentioned? Is it by Steve Anderson? I don't know this musician and can't find the song on spotify.
cheers. its a stock american professional 1 tele from about 4 or 5 years ago and the amp is a stock fender princeton reverb reissue. yeah natural nails, i must say they can make typing quite awkward...
@@RayGarnerGSU You must use a super light touch with your right hand.... My nails fail all the time so I use more skin that nail. I love the tone you get
@@bmaiani yeah i suppose I do, i think the motion i use is quite different to what a classical player would do since im not really plucking across the strings but sort of flicking/stroking them with the side of the nail
great stuff. I thought I was going to get a video on harmonica timbre, but I'll take it. On the topic of string harmonics, I was doing some exceling a couple months ago trying to tie together the sequence of harmonics & the circle of fifths. In doing I noticed that the fourth harmonic (the one just flat of a major 3rd) also has an antinode at 9th fret. I don't yet know the significance of that, or if it is significant. My question for you is whether you get any use from playing the "7th" fret harmonic, the perfect 5th interval at its second antinode position, which is just over the neck pickup with the string open. I have been careful not get too much into harmonics lest a full room in my house be dedicated to pedal steel.
cheers, im glad you're not too disappointed by the lack of harmonica lol. Thats quite interesting, I'm sure with some work a musical use for it could be found but I have no idea what I would do with it personally. As for the perfect 5th interval harmonic, yes I've used it once as a novelty but nothing more than that because I find it too hard to spot quickly and I can't really predict what it will sound like. I love using the octave one because using the dots on the fretboard its easy enough to spot that you can improvise with it and I also know that its not gonna sound too 'outside'. The trouble with the other intervals is I would have to really work out the pattern in advance to be sure that it sounds right, whereas octaves are a safe bet to just throw in as a special effect once in a while. I dont blame you for not wanting to fall down the harmonics rabbit hole, Im sure you could spend a lifetime just on this topic. If you've not heard it already, you might want to check out part 4 of 'all in twilight' by Toru Takemitsu because it uses harmonics in a very elegant way. Thanks for the interesting comment
I only use harmonics for tuning, discovering as others no doubt have that the antinodes over the neck pickup render it useless for that purpose. One of those rare moments when scientific knowledge connected two dots, which aside from those few instances is what you guys would call rubbish.
@@blueeyedsoulman cheers, definitely regular then since theres no writing on the pickups at all. I'm planning on doing a video all about tone so stay tuned if you're interested
this is insane, you made a guitar sound like a rhodes piano like woah.
Cheers Alex
thanks for the tips. very helpful!
i think the reason chords sound less muddy an octave higher is that there is less overtone information. the lowest notes on a piano sound muddy even as a single note because of this. the longer the string, the more audible overtones you get. really cool how the physics influences what we play.
rick beato's steve morse interview opens with a piece where he integrates harp harmonics really seamlessly and it was eye opening to me. he also bent harmonics which i somehow didnt realize was even possible. worth checking out if anyone wants to see these used in a different context.
cheers, you're very welcome.
Ah thats interesting, makes sense. Thanks for the suggestion, I hadn't really heard Steve Morse play before, sounds really cool. The only other string bending ive heard combined with harmonics is Jerry Donahue doing behind the nut bends after picking harmonics of the open strings
Thanks for the insightful comment
Oh wow thats epic, where did you find that information?
Im trying to find some more connections between physics and the music we hear :)
I had never even heard of harp harmonics before this video and I’m sitting here mouth agape at your mastery of them!
Cheers Victor :)
This is the best tutorial ever. Thank you
cheers Clancy, im glad you like it
telecaster, neck wiggle, harp harmonics. ted greene enjoyer? :)
I was thinking the exact same thing! 😂
yep :)
I got Ted's chord book & learned the Fifth Caprice because of Vai interviews in the Crossroads days. Big turning point for me.
I was hearing strong Greene vibes as well.
Love this. Greene has (had) some of the most gorgeous electric guitar tone ever.
Ray is keeping Greene alive.
I was searching for this type of comment! 🎉🎸
This is a beautiful sound, the most refreshing sound I’ve heard out of an electric guitar in years, hidden gem of a video
cheers, im glad you like it
Great tutorial, thank you! Your harmonics sound as clear as Lenny Breau (RIP) !
thank you very much Austin
Nice playing and excellent teaching skills! 👍🤸♂️
Thank you :)
Lovely, thanks for this. That Tele chimes so much!
cheers Mark, you're very welcome
Prob one of the tutorials I’ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
cheers Thomas, you're very welcome
I'll go one step further: it is DEFINITELY one of the tutorials I've seen. You might have missed an important word out in your comment 🙂 (I'm assuming the word you missed was "best" rather than "worst"!)
Anyway, pedantry aside, I enjoyed watching it too.
This is one of the best videos ive seen explaining this. Thank you!
cheers, you've very welcome
Brilliant tutorial you make it look so easy you are unique love you always nana x❤
C u t e
Thank you very much Ray for this great tutorial, your harmonics always sound stellar and I appreciate you sharing your technique with us! Cheers!
cheers, im glad you like it :)
Thank You!
You're very welcome
I'm so happy you made this tutorial, thank you Ray, can't wait for another tutorial of yours.
cheers Luka :)
This is fantastic content, presented in a super nice way! I've wanted to start looking into the harp-y sounding things for a while. Now I can't wait to get home and start my journey. Thanks!
cheers, you're very welcome, have fun :)
Amazing
cheers :)
Thanks, man, good stuff
cheers, you're very welcome
Brilliant! -I every imaginable way! Thank you!
cheers Mans, you're very welcome
Excellent job!
(Both as a musician and as a teacher.)
Thanks :)
Very cool lesson and technique. Your demonstration equally great. It seems like a great way to get a piano like sound with large chords using harmonics for extensions.
Cheers, glad you liked it. Yeah its a great technique to have
very thorough tutorial on this technique. gorgeous sounds
cheers
thanks for this, it was deff the tutorial ive ever see. one of them for sure.
cheers, you're very welcome
Thanks Ray! Time for me to start shedding this!
you're very welcome, have fun :)
Great!
Cheers Hara
Playing under perfect conditions helps a lot. You play inside I play outside. Noise stops all when outside!
yeah, one of the problems with more delicate kinds of music unfortunately
Great vid. Thanks for sharing.
cheers, you've very welcome
Very helpful lesson!
cheers, im glad you like it
Beautiful stuff as usual Ray!
cheers :)
Great tutorial! Thanks 👍
cheers, you're very welcome
Love it!
cheers :)
Great tutorial, thank you!
cheers, you're very welcome
Great lesson, brethren! 🙂
Thanks John, glad you like it
great tutorial! i've been trying to transcribe Ted Greene's live performance of Send in the clowns, but was getting stuck on parts where he used this technique. I was familiar with the harmonics but not how to interserse the chord tones to create that simultaneous plucked and ringing harmonic effect
cheers, im glad this is helpful
Great video, thanks!
cheers, you're very welcome
Great lesson, you have very clear and even sound on your harmonics. Btw, is it a Bentley in your backyard? 🙂
cheers, glad you like it. Yes it is! Not mine though, it belongs to my neighbor :)
Amazing skills
thank you Romain
it's ambience riffin' time
indeed it is Michael :)
Very cool, i wonder if there’s another way to achieve the clarity without having to grow out the nails
Yeah I think it is possible, the most important one is the thumbnail. Ted Greene used this technique a lot and didnt have nails except for on his thumb for use on this technique (i think). Alternatively you could use a thumbpick a la Lenny Breau/Chet Atkins
You can also build a callus on your picking thumb. I am personally a flesh player and can get pretty good clarity from just picking harder. All my right hand fingers, besides the pinky, have calluses that seem to enhance the tone.
@@connorrobinson9268yeah ive got callouses on all right fingertips too helps a bit
great vid
Cheers, im glad you like it
Its very lovely. How are you getting the sustain? Is there a pedal as well. Thanks
cheers, no pedals, just straight into a fender princeton reverb reissue. I have a decent amount of reverb on the amp which i think helps, also having a solid body guitar helps too. Guitar is strung with 11s which may help (?) i guess thicker the strings the more sustain
in terms of tutorials, this has gotta be one of them
cheers Jake :)
Wow that was a fantastic lesson, thank you Ray
cheers Thomas, im glad you liked it
Ray:
Dear Heavens.....you got a hair cut ! :) You no longer "look like a guitar player". You look like an Accounting Science
major. :) Regarding a more serious matter, this IS an excellent tutorial. Nice, nice job. :) Antoine
lol, thanks Antoine :)
@@RayGarnerGSU
Never a problem....keep up the good work. :)
Antoine
Very nice tutorial, thanks! Could you please write the name of the song you mentioned? Is it by Steve Anderson? I don't know this musician and can't find the song on spotify.
cheers, here it is ruclips.net/video/INYv8kNp_ag/видео.htmlsi=Mcjt3l_ruhk2Z9yg
@@RayGarnerGSUthank you!
Excellent! What model Tele is that and what's your amp? Are those your natural nails? Wish I could keep mine that long! Thanks for your videos
cheers. its a stock american professional 1 tele from about 4 or 5 years ago and the amp is a stock fender princeton reverb reissue. yeah natural nails, i must say they can make typing quite awkward...
@@RayGarnerGSU You must use a super light touch with your right hand.... My nails fail all the time so I use more skin that nail. I love the tone you get
@@bmaiani yeah i suppose I do, i think the motion i use is quite different to what a classical player would do since im not really plucking across the strings but sort of flicking/stroking them with the side of the nail
great stuff. I thought I was going to get a video on harmonica timbre, but I'll take it. On the topic of string harmonics, I was doing some exceling a couple months ago trying to tie together the sequence of harmonics & the circle of fifths. In doing I noticed that the fourth harmonic (the one just flat of a major 3rd) also has an antinode at 9th fret. I don't yet know the significance of that, or if it is significant. My question for you is whether you get any use from playing the "7th" fret harmonic, the perfect 5th interval at its second antinode position, which is just over the neck pickup with the string open. I have been careful not get too much into harmonics lest a full room in my house be dedicated to pedal steel.
cheers, im glad you're not too disappointed by the lack of harmonica lol. Thats quite interesting, I'm sure with some work a musical use for it could be found but I have no idea what I would do with it personally. As for the perfect 5th interval harmonic, yes I've used it once as a novelty but nothing more than that because I find it too hard to spot quickly and I can't really predict what it will sound like. I love using the octave one because using the dots on the fretboard its easy enough to spot that you can improvise with it and I also know that its not gonna sound too 'outside'. The trouble with the other intervals is I would have to really work out the pattern in advance to be sure that it sounds right, whereas octaves are a safe bet to just throw in as a special effect once in a while. I dont blame you for not wanting to fall down the harmonics rabbit hole, Im sure you could spend a lifetime just on this topic. If you've not heard it already, you might want to check out part 4 of 'all in twilight' by Toru Takemitsu because it uses harmonics in a very elegant way. Thanks for the interesting comment
I only use harmonics for tuning, discovering as others no doubt have that the antinodes over the neck pickup render it useless for that purpose. One of those rare moments when scientific knowledge connected two dots, which aside from those few instances is what you guys would call rubbish.
Good explanation but if you don’t have an amp and the set up is bad you can’t get a clear sound. Also it works better on steel strings.
cheers, to be fair Lenny Breau did some beautiful harmonics on a Spanish style guitar so with practice you can make it work
Incredible tone, need to know the amp + pedals 🥹 is there a vid or a link or something?
cheers, its a stock fender princeton reverb reissue, no pedals. I'm planning on doing a video to do with setup/tone so stay tuned :)
6 string bass rhodes here we go
:)
What model Telecaster is that?
its a stock american professional 1 tele from about 2019
@@RayGarnerGSU Regular or Noiseless pickups?
@@blueeyedsoulman regular i think
Thanks. It would say noiseless on the pickup. Great tone.
@@blueeyedsoulman cheers, definitely regular then since theres no writing on the pickups at all. I'm planning on doing a video all about tone so stay tuned if you're interested
Is it amplified?
yes, through a stock fender princeton reverb reissue
Wow wonderful ! But there're 2 years of practice from this 17 minutes video 🙂
cheers Bertrand :)
Can't beat a good telecaster
Can't beat Ray with a good telecaster
i do love teles
nice nails breuh
cheers Oliver
What’s the price?
Great info in the video, but trim ur nails brah
This tutorial is incredible! Thank you for sharing
Cheers Nick