Bonus Riff
Now's the time for the final riff of these lessons. Before we play it though we need to learn a new technique known as Natural Harmonics.
Natural Harmonics
Harmonics are notes that are played by your left hand gently touching over the fret wire. The notes in exercise 1 are random harmonics. To play these place your finger over the 2nd fret and pick the E string with your right hand normally. Pick the string 8 times. Now move your finger across the string from the 2nd to the 5th fret.
Example 1 - Harmonic Riff
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- When playing harmonics you must only just touch the string. Do not push the string down onto the fret.
- The easiest harmonics to play are at the 5th, 7th and 12th frets.
This final riff uses Drop D tuning and the natural Harmonic riff we just learnt.
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Okay, that's it from us for now. We hope you have found these lessons enjoyable and useful.
Good luck and don't forget to keep practicing!
Adam Welch
