Comments on: Sneaky's Courtship

Sneaky's Courtship

nollaf126 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:51:33 -0800

This is a ssssmooth ssssong about sssssnakes in love, baby. Recorded in sssssstereo for your lissstening enjoyment.

By: spacedog

spacedog — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:21:29 -0800

Nice! I like the harmonics towards the end of the solo. Are they quite hard to play?

By: edlundart

edlundart — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:28:44 -0800

Wow, you're a guitar hero. Sweet. Okay, who's gonna cover Zappa's "Baby Snakes"?

By: snsranch

snsranch — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:10:35 -0800

This was very sssssoothing in that very cool guitar kinda way.

By: nollaf126

nollaf126 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:52:35 -0800

Thanks for the comments, all.

Spacedog, the harmonics are really easy to play. I think, the way I play them, they're called artificial harmonics. I fret notes with my left hand normally, choke up on the pick, holding it between my thumb and index finger, so there's just a tiny, tiny bit sticking out. Then, as I pluck, the instant after the pick has passed over the string I let my thumb barely graze the string, sounding the harmonic. You can experiment where you pluck from the bridge all the way up the neck to get different harmonics and effects. It takes a little practice and messing around, but it's worth it. If you come up with something interesting, post it up and let me know. Good luck and enjoy.