LAST MONTH, WE set our picks down to learn new fingerstyle skills we can add to our arsenal of electric guitar techniques. We covered the basics, then left off by introducing harp harmonics. This month, we’ll integrate them into our fingerstyle playing in some fun ways. Once again, New York City fingerstylist Gilber Gilmore is back with more videos that demonstrate each of our musical examples, all which you can find on guitarplayer.com. (You can see Gilber’s other videos at the YouTube account 1972f1972, and find him on Instagram @gilber_gilmore.) Let’s get back into it!
Jazz guitar legend Lenny Breau was the first to incorporate harp harmonics in a most unique way, by creating melodies that alternate them with standard fretted pitches. Inspired by Breau, does just that, and while bar 1 has some standard fingerpicking, it’s the second bar where things get interesting. The key here is to silently form the Dm11 chord shape that’s spelled out in the bar you play beat 1. (Notice how the final
