Colin Keyworth
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Derbyshire, England
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Posted 15 Jan 2004 12:46 pm |
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Can anyone please tell me of a website site where i can find all the harmonic positions and notes on a standard s-10 E9 neck please.Many thanks-Col
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2004 3:09 pm
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If your fret markers were in Just intonation, then those would be the positions for harmonics. Given that the fret markers are in Tempered tuning, means that they will be close. That said, the harmonics on the strings are on simple mathematical divisions of the string length, for instance, the 12th fret is half way (1/2) between the bridge and the nut. All things being equal, 1/2 the length will vibrate twice as much and a pitch will be twice as high, an octave. The harmonic at the 12th fret is an octave above the open string. This is the 2nd harmonic and if the open string is C, then it's a C .
The 7th fret is 1/3 of the length and it's the third harmonic, a G, a p5th above the 12th fret harmonic, C.
The 5th fret is 1/4 of the length. It's an octave above the 12th fret harmonic (1/2) and 2 octaves above the open string. It's the fourth harmonic, a C.
A little to the left of the 4th fret would be where the Just fret would have been (Just 3rds are around 14 cents flatter than Tempered 3rds) and this is 1/5th of the string length. A major 3rd above the 2nd octave and it's the 5th harmonic, an E.
The 3rd fret is 1/6th of the string length and that's the 6th harmonic which is an octave above the 3rd harmonic, a G.
The 2nd fret is 1/9 of the length, the 9th harmonic and it's a D.
A little to the left of the 6th fret is the 7th harmonic, Bb.
The 1st fret is 1/15 of the string length and it's the 15th harmonic, a B.
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