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Summary: Learn tips for tuning with guitar harmonics on electric guitar in this free guitar lesson video from our expert music instructor and rock and roll professional.
Casey Cormier has been playing both the guitar and bass for 10 years, performing in rock and roll clubs along the New Jersey Coast as well as in New York City. He studied jazz at the...read more
"CASEY CORMIER: We can tune in until the vibration stop. [GUITAR PLAYING] Now we are using relative to make sure findings are accurate, okay. The same thing goes with A to D, 5th fret of A harmonics, 7th fret of D harmonic. The same thing for D to G, 5th fret of D, 7th fret of G. Now, we can't use that here. Remember that now we have a major third so we can use this 7th fret harmonic of the E string and match the open B to that cause it's the same note. If we wanted to do the octave, we can do that too but I recommend doing open, okay? Now finally, 5th fret of the B string and E. This one can be hard to here so it sounds like my guitar is in pretty good intonation cause all of this has worked out. Try it on yours."
eHow Article: Tips for Tuning with Guitar Harmonics