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The_more_i_see
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High Notes

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Hi, i want to ask about how to make a note sound really high, this has a name but i dont know it, its used in a lot of solos, and also riffs like the main riff of cementary gates, usually in the tablatures the note is written like this: *4

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A pinch harmonic?
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maybe, i dont know the specific name for it, ive seen it, you press the fret like a normal note, i dont know what they do, but it sounds a really high note
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is it the thing metallica does in the intro of welcome home (sanitarium) ?
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no, in the tablature it says "artificial harmonic" (i translated it so it might not be the same) also over the note in the tablature there is "a.h.12"
its like this:

a.h.12
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If you want to hear some artificial harmonics, slap in any MachineHead cd, that may help. As far as doing them, its pretty easy.
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Yeah, it's a pinch harmonic (or artificial). You achieve this by hitting the string with the pick and the edge of your thumb at the same time, which makes the loud squeal if done properly.

On another note, what Metallica does in the beginning of Welcome Home (Sanitarium) are called natural harmonics.
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Ozzy's guitar player Zakk wylde is famous for throwing in a pinch harmonic whereever he can get one in ,lol
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flickn wrote:Ozzy's guitar player Zakk wylde is famous for throwing in a pinch harmonic whereever he can get one in ,lol
haha so true
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can it be done uppicking?

thanks a lot, you have been very helpfull
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