More
places to play natural harmonics on the bass
The most common places to play natural harmonics, are at the
12th fret, 7th fret, and 5th fret. Practice playing the harmonics
on all of the strings at these frets. There are more places to
play harmonics, and you will be learning them soon enough. But
work on getting a good sound on these first.
Tips
on getting a better sound when playing natural harmonics
- Try to use as small a part of the tip of your left hand finger
as possible.
- Flip to different pickups and see which one sounds the best
with harmonics on your particular bass.
How
natural harmonics work
OK, now you have a basic understanding of how to play natural
harmonics. Now lets take a look at how they are created, and some
other places that you can get natural harmonics to ring.
Normally when you play the note at the 12th fret on any string,
you are shortening the length of the string that is ringing and
getting a higher pitch. The string is only ringing from the fret
bar that your are pressing down at, to the bridge. On the other
hand, if you are playing the 12th fret harmonic, the string is
actually ringing on both sides of where you are touching. The
only part of the string that is not ringing is where you were
touching the string. The point of the string that is not ringing
is called the node. The string is ringing in 2 divided sections.
Page 2, How harmonics look in tablature and standard notation
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natural harmonics on the bass 
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