Cascading Harmonics

Artist Series: Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham (Lesson 21)

Calum Graham
Standard tuning

= 80
*Can pluck harmonic with either thumb, ring or pinky finger.

Scene 1 @ 1:22 - Natural Harmonics at the 12th Fret

1 2 3

S-Gt

<12>
<12> <12>
<12> <12>
<12> <12>
<12> <12>
<12> <12>

Scene 1 @ 1:54 - Plucked Harmonics Alternating with Natural Harmonics at the 12th Fret
4 5

0
0
0 <12>
0 <12>
<12>
<12>

Scene 1 @ 2:46 - Ascending & Descending Pattern

6 7 8 9

0 0
0 0
0 <12> 0
0 <12> <12> 0
<12> <12>
<12> <12> <12>

= 120
Scene 1 @ 3:07 - Countinous Loop of the Pattern Going Up & Down the Strings
10 11 12 13

0 0
0 0
0 <12> 0
0 <12> <12> 0
<12> <12>
<12> <12> <12>

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 *natural harmonics

Scene 1 @ 4:03 - Natural Harmonics with Artificial Harmonics Played an Octave Higher
14 15 16 17

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.
<12> 1 2 3
<12> 1 2 3
<12> 1 2 3
<12> 1 2 3
<12> 1 2 3
<12> 1 2 3

*natural harmonics

18 19 20 21

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.P.H.P.H.P.H. P.H.P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.
4 5 6 <19>
4 5 6 <19>
4 5 6 <19>
4 5 6 <19>
4 5 6 <19>
4 5 6 <19>

Scene 1 @ 4:34 - More Open Natural Harmonics

22 23

<7> <5>
<7> <5>
<7> <5>
<7> <5>
<7> <5>
<7> <5>

Scene 1 @ 4:44 - Open and Harmonic Note Exercise at the 7th Fret
24 25 26 27

7 7
7 7
7 <19> 7
7 <19> <19> 7
<19> <19>
<19> <19> <19>

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Scene 2 @ 0:13 - Sweeping Harmonics with Pinky or Ring Finger

28

P.H. P.H.
7 7
7 7
7 7
7 7
7 7
7 7

*Right hand index finger lightly touches string while ring or pinky finger plucks/strums string.

Scene 2 @ 0:16 - Sweep Harmonics Moving Up & Down

29 30 31

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

7 6 5 6 7
7 6 5 6 7
7 6 5 6 7
7 6 5 6 7
7 6 5 6 7
7 6 5 6 7

*Gradually speeds up on the video recording.

Scene 2 @ 1:13 - Adding Some Notes in Between the Harmonic Tones

3 3

32

3 3

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

9 7 9 7
9 7 9 7
7 7
7 7

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 = 160
Scene 2 @ 1:21 - Another Variation of the Harmonics and Added Tones
3 3 3 3

33 34

3 3
3 3

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7
9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7
7 7
7 7 7
7 7
7

= 100
Scene 2 @ 1:37 - Alternating a Harmonic Note with a Regular Plucked Note

35

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

7
7
7 7
7 7
7
7

*Gradually speed up.

Scene 2 @ 2:02 - Harmonics with Tapped Notes & Slurs
3 3 3 3

36 37

3 3 3 3

P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.

9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7
9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7

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