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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2551.0. "HARMONIC SCALES??" by SHARE::COOK () Fri Jul 10 1992 07:48

    I've been playing guitar for a little over a year now, (getting
    better!)-  I have a nice book of scales and chords, but none of them
    have anything dealing with harmonics...  Does anyone out there have a
    chart of harmonic scales?   (i.e. which harmonics are which notes) I
    haven't seen any books (or part of a book) devoted to this.  
      Thanks in advance,
         Chad
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2551.1PEKING::BARKERNthat's where you're wrong, cos he's a pigFri Jul 10 1992 08:1315
    The real definition of harmonic scales doesn't link with what
    guitarists call Harmonics (ie a secondary note that the string
    produces)
    
    Are you talking about harmonics at say for example 5t 7th 12th fret
    etc, or 'false'  pinched harmonics that occur all the time when
    playing,  but are bought to the forefront by reducing the string
    vibration to a confined area?
    
    
    Only asking,  'cos this will vary from player to player,  and guitar to
    guitar.
    
    
    Nigel
2551.25th, 7th, 12th fretsSHARE::COOKFri Jul 10 1992 08:229
    RE. -1
       
    I'm interested in the notes gained from playing only harmonics.. 5th,
    7th, 12th, etc. frets...  I know that (providing the guitars'
    intonation is fine) the 12th fret harmonics provide octaves of their
    respective strings, but other than that, I don't know which harmonics
    are which note!  8^)  
    
    Chad
2551.3CAVLRY::BUCKMy ghosts of Christmas yet to comeFri Jul 10 1992 08:2913
    -1
    
    Hey Chad.
    
    Well, it will depend on what string you play the harmonics on to 
    determine what notes you are actually playing.  However, we can
    discuss this using the scale degree numbers by which the notes from
    each string will produce:
    
    FRET 12	9	5	4	3	3 3/4	2 1/4	2	1 3/4
 
    Scale 1     3 	1	3	5	b7	1	2	3
    degrees                                                              
2551.4KDX200::COOPERA regular model of restraint...Fri Jul 10 1992 08:5613
    I have this nifty poster that the folks at Rice Music gave me.
    It covers scales, chords, favorite boxes and has a chart of nifty
    harmonics.  On top of that it talks about FX devices, amps, whammy's
    etc...
    
    It can be had from:
    
    Castalia Publications
    PO Box 2503
    Petaluma, CA.
    
    Oh, it's called "Rock Guitar Poster"  - It's pretty slick !
    jc
2551.5DABEAN::REAUMEPerfectly <-> ConnectedFri Jul 10 1992 12:3511
    
    
       re: -.1 
       
         I've got that poster - the one w/the funky red axe on it. It
    also shows the relative strength of the harmonic, giving you an idea 
    how much it's gonna jump out. Of course at full gain they all do!
         Lotsa good quick info on that poster, I should look at it more
    ofter. 
    
    							_B()()M_
2551.6Thanx!SHARE::COOKFri Jul 10 1992 13:402
    Thanks for the info!  I'll have to look for that poster, too!  
    Chad
2551.7Also see note 1782.37FRETZ::HEISERbe a liberal, its easier than thinkingFri Jul 10 1992 14:451