Tapped Harmonics Map

chaosMK · #1 07-25-2011, 01:10 PM

A few years ago I started fooling around with tapped harmonics. For example, LH fret 5 or 7 on the A string tap a harmonic by striking 14th or 12th frets with your RH (literally a tap).

Playing with the string length ratios like this opens up a hugely expanded range of harmonics. It's slightly overwhelming to me. I could spend hours charting this stuff out and then exploring the possibilities when chord relationships are considered (fret a chord pattern LH and tap who knows where).

Anyone know if there are excellent existing resources on this?

john grey · #2 07-25-2011, 04:51 PM

I make my own.
I get a (preferably analog) tuner and plug the Bass in and write the notes developed by the techniques.You could also write a scale with a diagram (tab) or write out a bar and a full sentence notation. The most important thing is that you understand it clearly in relation to what your playing.
The tuners that work very well for this are those that allow the signal to go through to the amp but any will work.

chaosMK · #3 07-26-2011, 12:44 PM

Thanks for the tips. My other advanced bass playing friends essentially suggested the same.

See you guys in 3 months.

grendle · #4 07-27-2011, 04:02 PM

I saw a map once, there were like 500 or something crazy. I think i could about 10 lol

here's a link that has maps in the upper right hand corner

http://home.swipnet.se/freakguitar/licks.html

oniman7 · #5 07-27-2011, 04:06 PM

From what I've come to understand (I'm self taught, mostly) tap harmonics follow the rules of regular harmonics. For example, a 5th fret harmonic is two octaves above the open string. If I fret the 2nd fret, and then move up 5 frets to the 7th fret, it should still be two octaves up from the 2nd fret. Frets are placed logarithmically so you can swap out "open string" for whatever fretted note you have/

champbassist · #6 07-30-2011, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oniman7

From what I've come to understand (I'm self taught, mostly) tap harmonics follow the rules of regular harmonics. For example, a 5th fret harmonic is two octaves above the open string. If I fret the 2nd fret, and then move up 5 frets to the 7th fret, it should still be two octaves up from the 2nd fret. Frets are placed logarithmically so you can swap out "open string" for whatever fretted note you have/

Big +1 That's all there is to tapped harmonics.

As for normal harmonics, here's a great chart:

Click on the image to enlarge it.