Summary: Learn how to finger tap while picking for left handed guitar players using harmonics with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Stephen Haendiges is a seasoned musician, guitarist, teacher, composer and performer with over 15 years of experience. Stephen has recorded and performed in top clubs all around the...read more
"In this exercise, I'm going to show you tap harmonics, but used in a little more practical purposes. I'm actually going to be picking and just simply tap with my middle finger. What I like to do, a lot of times I do it, a technique I would do on stage is I'd be playing a normal lead, like just say a bluesier style lead, but sometimes I would accent certain notes with harmonic, tap harmonic. So I would be like. And it gives that that nice, almost falsetto sound to it. And sometimes more than just the end note, sometimes multiple notes. So, it'd be like. And you can incorporate little bends to make it a little more musical rather than just sounding mechanical and going. You can actually put a little feel into it and make it sound pretty cool. So you could do. You want a nice little bluesier flavor, and you've got thrown in a more modern technique. So again, you have that nice sounding of the lick mixed with the. Actually, it's pretty impressive and lot of people have been impressed with that on stage, so you might want to add that to your little arsenal of techniques."
eHow Article: Finger Tapping & Picking with Harmonics on a Left Handed Guitar