i love doing pinch harmonics, and they are one thing that i can say i am quite good at. here is my best description of how to do it, or at least the basics to be able to figure it out for yourself.....


first, put your left hand, 1st finger on the 3rd fret of the A string.. here is the tab:

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now, hold your pick close to the end (the end that hits the strings)

pluck the A string, but as you do, brush your thumb across the string quickly in the same spot you picked, as if it is one movement. if you dont hear anything, move your right hand until you do.... basically, you are using your right hand to do the same thing your left hand does when you do natural harmonics... it is difficult to get right off, but you eill find an array of new things you can do once you get used to it. i will do a blog with pictures tomorow. good luck! oh yeah, and you can finger any fret on any string and pluck that string in numerous places to get tons of different harmonics. have fun!

The easiest place to put your right hand is over the mid pickup. Other than that satan covered it.

How about if you have humbuckers? I haven't tried pinch harmonics yet, but I wonder if there will be some complication because of the humbuckers on my guitar... oh well only way to find out is to try huh?

No, humbuckers don't make it any more difficult, pinch harmonics are tricky to get down at first, you won't be able to do them very well or consistantly - keep practicing them and they will become a breeze

I think having humbuckers might be an asset. What you want if a high gain setting, humbuckers help in this regard quite nicely. A good tube amp helps, but you can get pinch harmonics with a SS amp too. If your gain setting brings out the rich harmonic overtones, you're even better off. Just remember, when you pick your note, you want the flesh of your thumb to strike the string as well. Why, you gotta *pinch* that pick to achieve this!

Yea, bump up the gain. It's much easier with heavy distortion. Also, switch to the bridge pickup.

Try the 2nd and 4th frets of the G string too. Pinch your pick so that only a small amount is exposed and let your thumb brush the string. As stated before, you have to find the sweet spot where you pick the string. There are several places that ring and some places that don't.

Don't be afraid to bend the note as you do this. Seems to help.

Once you get the hang of this you'll find that you can use pinch harmonics on almost any picked note on the fretboard.

the other thing, is if you're trying to play them in the context of a song without holding up progress, use a smaller pick. I play dunlop III's and it is way easier than fighting with a normal size pick with all the extra room.

I find that using a heavier, thicker pick makes pinch harmonics a lot easier. When I was using Dunlop Gator Grip .96mm picks, I used to rip off those pinch harmonics as easily as breathing. Well, maybe not that easy, but you get my point.

Also, ROFL @ Satan for the completely unnecessary tab :D