Natural harmonics are a great resource to create the sound you’re looking for, they’re easy to play and they sound great…. if you’re learning how to play guitar, you need to know about them.

How do natural harmonics sound?

Natural harmonics sound like “cow bells”, one of the best examples of natural harmonics is the Super Mario coin sound.

Why are natural harmonics produced?

I explain all the physic and string vibration stuff here: How is a Harmonic Produced if you just want to play them and don’t care aout the science behind this… keep reading this post.

How can i play natural harmonics?

Natural harmonics are really easy to play, you just need to press the string slightly in a strategic fret then pick it softly and release your finger.

The most easy places to play natural harmonics are 12th, 7th and 5th fret in the “e” and “B” string.

Here you have a video showing an easy guitar exercise to learn natural harmonics:

Hope you now understand how natural harmonics work and how to play them, next time i’ll show you how to play pinch harmonics!

If you have any doubt, just ask!