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Question about "harmonics strum"

 
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:09 pm    Post subject: Question about "harmonics strum" Reply with quote

I was watching this cool up close run-through of Culture Clash on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvFYxEtqQ24

At around 11:15 Guthrie is playing some beautiful sounding chords. I love the high strum he does over the second one, which he describes as a Bb altered dominant. His left hand is holding this chord I think:

Code:

E ----
B --7--
G --7--
D --6--
A --5--
E --6--


.. and then from the looks of it he's strumming the first harmonic, halfway to the bridge from the chord shape he's holding, somewhat slanted across the 19th fret. I do get a harmonic there if I just tap it lightly with my right hand index finger while holding the chord with my left hand, but I am nowhere near getting that strong beautiful strum that Guthrie is able to! Does anyone have any tips?

The whole video is worth the watch for a great lesson in polyrythms!
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