3 Steps To Easy Pinch Harmonics (These Work Every Time)

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    This video is about 3 common mistakes guitar players make with pinch harmonics and the exact breakdown of the motions involved in pinch harmonics, so you can get them to sound right (almost) every time.
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  • @krisross1326
    @krisross1326 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video I've been struggling with pinch harmonics for a while. Breaking it down into three parts is a game changer!

  • @arnab2312
    @arnab2312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This has always been one of the best channels for learning guitar for years now. It has stood the test of time.

  • @promotedvideo1
    @promotedvideo1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    best tutorial for the pinch harmonics on guitar found online! great job and thank you!

  • @narc440
    @narc440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Still can't do them

    • @lordolon3767
      @lordolon3767 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same

    • @drunkcj7320
      @drunkcj7320 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same

    • @pumpkincoffee
      @pumpkincoffee ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same

    • @carl3459
      @carl3459 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Stick with it guys. I struggled for ages. Get the harmonic sound, then move up and down between your pick ups to find where you need to be. For instance on bottom E on 6th fret for me it is about 2cm off my bridge pickup. You will get it, stay with it!

    • @brianmincher716
      @brianmincher716 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Dude, you and me both. I’m getting wrecked by them tonight. Can’t even accidentally make the sound, yet.

  • @newbeginning1510
    @newbeginning1510 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are the best teacher out there I learned this so quick I searched hundreds of videos and didn’t get it 😮🎉

  • @piopereira53
    @piopereira53 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks. This is exactally what was searching for.

  • @barriesansom2070
    @barriesansom2070 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow..he tells you straight..top lesson!

  • @otraperspectiva
    @otraperspectiva 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good explanation, thank you

  • @ragnarockerbunny
    @ragnarockerbunny ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been playing for literal YEARS and have never once gotten this down and the first time I tried separating the down stroke and touching my thumb to the string I got a pinch harmonic. I'm going to need to practice this more to ever actually play this in a song but oh my god this got me to actually do it!

  • @Nashville_Nukes
    @Nashville_Nukes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you now I can play them very well

  • @innate7260
    @innate7260 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Years back there was a tutorial in a mag, spiderwebs by no doubt tab, it explained PH , i got the thing straight away, struck string with plectrum and thumb at the same time and that was it for me

  • @miguelmethot5829
    @miguelmethot5829 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so mush I was trying for 1 year and just couldn’t do it until this video thank you

  • @generalrodcocker1018
    @generalrodcocker1018 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that's actually very helpful!

  • @leila_hj
    @leila_hj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I can’t even get the harmonic sound when i touch the string:(

    • @Longmustache43
      @Longmustache43 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you’ve probably figured it out by now, but turn the volume slider on the amp and your guitar all the way up. I’ve spent like 5 hours today trying to figure out why it wasn’t making the screech and it turns out it was just my volume.

  • @chasestewart4225
    @chasestewart4225 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Figured that out quick, thx

  • @forprogress999
    @forprogress999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great explanation, as always.

  • @mahimelodies
    @mahimelodies ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a ton in how to not do harmonics. Subscribing you for learning more. Stay blessed

  • @animeiham9725
    @animeiham9725 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I looked up videos on this and I'm doing the same thing and nothing happens 😞

  • @LinkySlinky
    @LinkySlinky 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best. Guide. On. Pinch. Harmonics. Ever.

  • @shash-onemanband6140
    @shash-onemanband6140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Excellent info, you have very high action. Can I get similar pinch with less action?
    And what about pick thickness? Mostly thick picks give good results.

    • @HowToPracticeGuitar
      @HowToPracticeGuitar  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My string action is quite low now (you can see in this video). So, yes: you can do pinch harmonics with low action. See this: th-cam.com/video/dlpjMnghOGQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @onefm1
    @onefm1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for explaining the 3rd part (brief contact). That has been my problem, and seems to be missing from many lessons out there. How important is the tone with the the PH?

  • @SiriasisOFFICIAL
    @SiriasisOFFICIAL หลายเดือนก่อน

    7 years of playing death metal, pinch harmonic is the one thing I still find it "hard"

  • @yasminecatalo6654
    @yasminecatalo6654 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love you so much

  • @POLLOTROM
    @POLLOTROM ปีที่แล้ว +3

    25 years ago my friend was doing those pinch harmonics and didn't know how to show me. I think he just didnt want to show me so I had to figure it out by myself.

  • @isaacnunes3395
    @isaacnunes3395 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I CANT I CANT I CANT I GIVE UP I GIVE UP I GIVE UP

    • @singular1231
      @singular1231 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Don't do it

  • @redrocks1983
    @redrocks1983 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One reason I switched to Bass 🎸...Lol Great Lesson

  • @silentmadness8227
    @silentmadness8227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good information bro, thanks. Can i mention that pinch armonic will activate a different note depending on x/3 of the longitud of the string, between note pressed and the bridge. Nice lessn of motions

    • @redrocks1983
      @redrocks1983 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's like calculus... Lol

  • @arash2803
    @arash2803 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It is imposible to explain this better

  • @pacorabanne5560
    @pacorabanne5560 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do u need to have it on distortion? Also, can it be done on an acoustic guitar?

  • @Gameup2332
    @Gameup2332 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    when i hit it with my thumb there ois no sound

  • @CarlWinter-oy8uf
    @CarlWinter-oy8uf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the best I can achieve in 20 years of trying to get a clear pinched harmonic---bit slow & clumsy ---but extended index finger method does work ----try it ?

  • @scpk2246
    @scpk2246 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will that work if the guitar is unplugged?
    Or it needs a distortion effect for the squeal to be obvious?

  • @jonnramos1247
    @jonnramos1247 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what amp setting is best for pinch harmonics?

    • @tideslider664
      @tideslider664 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fully cranked😂

  • @coryolsen8570
    @coryolsen8570 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does tuning have an effect on the ability to do this

  • @HotRot89
    @HotRot89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You even used the same lick in the introduction 😁

  • @user-no6gm9sp8k
    @user-no6gm9sp8k 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wanna ask is there a budget amp that also sound good or every good amp is like expensive af

  • @AlternateKek
    @AlternateKek ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have been struggling for 10 years to pinch harmonic I don't get what is going wrong, hopefully this video helps.

    • @revolead
      @revolead 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're not alone. I've been playing 20 years, and I gave up 18 ago because the non-video explanation in "Rock Guitar for Dummies" was useless. I also tried five other videos on TH-cam, but this was the only one that showed me what I've been doing wrong.

    • @matrix26uk
      @matrix26uk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Only 10?
      Been trying for 33 years

  • @crabbybastardguitars9955
    @crabbybastardguitars9955 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Okay okay okay.
    I finally made some progress watching this video.
    The proof of the pudding ....

  • @j.koppany
    @j.koppany 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching this while learning Comfortably Numb solo ˇˇ

  • @tdang9528
    @tdang9528 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He reminds me of mr checkov from strar trek

  • @madsschramm4233
    @madsschramm4233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have a cheap beginner guitar and when i touch the string it doesnt make the harmonic but just stays the same tone. Do i have to upgrade my gear or is it in the technique?

  • @gourabshow3993
    @gourabshow3993 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😊

  • @Nattapong69
    @Nattapong69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My jackson js 22 does not make that sound when I touch it with the thumb. I've tried hundreds of times. It has never done it once.

    • @Subhrocks1
      @Subhrocks1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check if the intonation of the guitar is accurate or not

  • @ShooterGaming13579
    @ShooterGaming13579 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pinch harmonic,do in the "A" string , is the real challenge

  • @Tomb743
    @Tomb743 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought it was much more complicated than this 😮

  • @shadowflame005
    @shadowflame005 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My problem is switching back and forth. Either all of them are normal sounding notes or all of them sound like harmonics

  • @MJ_Gaming530
    @MJ_Gaming530 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bass-0 Treble -max. Volume - at least 6.

  • @muckypuppy4445
    @muckypuppy4445 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive been playing for years. I still havent come close to a pinch harmonic😂 even after watching videos

  • @choochoochooseyou
    @choochoochooseyou 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Same. The second I touch the string with my thumb like he does it mutes the note.

  • @midnightshade32
    @midnightshade32 ปีที่แล้ว

    doesn't work for me :( i bounce my thumb and nothing, still sounds like a normal note. I am trying to play a d note on the A string (5th fret 2nd low string) . Tried it open and with other strings, and no dice. You make it look easy, what am i doing wrong. Do you need a special amp for this? I don't have money for a $1000 tube amp. Using a fender mustang modelling amp. Tried everything. nota

    • @midnightshade32
      @midnightshade32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just fing did it. Needed to be up near the neck, and blam... everytime. I have a feeling its different for each guitar. I also maxed my gain

  • @pumpkincoffee
    @pumpkincoffee ปีที่แล้ว

    please help, I cant do it?

  • @blakemosses513
    @blakemosses513 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah me either

  • @tusharjamwal
    @tusharjamwal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the lick that Glenn Fricker keeps annoying us with ahahahahaha 2:01

  • @That_Bad_Guitarist
    @That_Bad_Guitarist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when i do it my note stopps

  • @CarlWinter-oy8uf
    @CarlWinter-oy8uf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your guitar hum bucker is really sensistive---I have failed to pinch the harmonic --however if I extend my picking INDEX finger 2 inches above the pick --then pick with plastic AND tip of index finger SIMULTANEOUSLY---I get superb harmonics in most places --not prefect --but I do not understand how your thumb AND pick work together -----so I use my method --not great --but I still get a loud hi -pitched SQUEAL 1

  • @eyesofmadness
    @eyesofmadness หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can pinch a loaf but not a harmonic.

  • @XkannsenX
    @XkannsenX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm stuck at 1st step... sound stops...

  • @fanat77737
    @fanat77737 ปีที่แล้ว

    XD at first it sounded like alarm

  • @Luketheripper13
    @Luketheripper13 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How in the actual f**k does he get it to sound that LOUD and so crisp and clear and the harmonic actually plays out like he strummed a string by just touching the string after strumming…. I can do pinch harmonics alright but I can’t get how they make them sound like THAT. I understand the better the equipment is it’s just gonna sound better but still. If I do a pinch on the low e (tuned down to c or something low) and do the same note and everything else mine sounds like a normal pinch harmonic. There’s sounds like a ancient robot eagle squealing at planet shattering frequencies. It’s ridiculous lmfao I just wanna know if it’s a effect or a certain distortion pedal or if it’s all just me

    • @tideslider664
      @tideslider664 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Crank amp too ear blistering volume 😮😂😂

  • @Aresmusic.official
    @Aresmusic.official 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect phs exist but no one could exactly tell you how to perform them! So dark 😅

  • @NastyKugogo
    @NastyKugogo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wtf, it seems so easy but i cant even do 1. xd

  • @adamdeas6462
    @adamdeas6462 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    still doesn’t work for me i dunno what i’m doing. i press my thumb on the string and it just stops playing obviously

    • @KeepinYouUp07
      @KeepinYouUp07 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The string still needs to vibrate, just ever so slightly, so try a lighter touch.

    • @KeepinYouUp07
      @KeepinYouUp07 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...and full gain/distortion on the amp.

  • @mediokay
    @mediokay ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adam sandler jumpscare

  • @owlmainer
    @owlmainer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just need a high gain amp

  • @a.sam.2714
    @a.sam.2714 หลายเดือนก่อน

    he was playing pinch harmonics so hard, that there is a dust under the strings. Probably it is from his fingers.

  • @Fukna69
    @Fukna69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pick up and let it hit the middle finger

  • @Luketheripper13
    @Luketheripper13 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never mind… lmfao right after I commented I started getting the sounds like he’s getting but it just doesn’t sound like it’s coming from a thousand plus dollar guitar and couple thousand dollar amp and pedals and everything known to metal

  • @greent586
    @greent586 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whenever I put my thumb on the string it just mutes it

    • @tideslider664
      @tideslider664 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is your amp cranked to 10 😂🤪😂

  • @bradley8534
    @bradley8534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Doesn’t work

  • @mikebieuz4965
    @mikebieuz4965 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love hearing how bad your intonation is, and that you can't tell they note is flat af, should totally be giving advice.

  • @joakimsjosteen1305
    @joakimsjosteen1305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are no lessons for guitar just develope your ear and you will master guitar instinctually the best teacher is your ears

    • @mriggs596
      @mriggs596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is a pretty bad comment

    • @cosmic_JAV
      @cosmic_JAV ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@mriggs596 lol this dude learned all his chords just by randomly arranging his fingers up and down the fret board. And I mean obviously he learns it all by ear on his own or why else would he be on a YT video