The qualude entry

[MIKE BURN]

Pete



Interesting.... obviously you over there call the special

technique we call "flageolets" by another name...



Would be interesting to know what you say fo that....



However... I found a english description, which should

be clear enough to understand what flageolets are...

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1. Err, and what does "flageolets" mean???



They are just sounds which are played with a special technique on guitar. How? What is the physical concept of them, how do they sound? Let's see:



a. How they sound.



Their sound can be determined as high and tiny. That is really all. Maybe you have listened to some live music, where the guitar player, after finishing some musical phrase, plays quite a high sound that differs from regular guitar sounds. This is a flageolet.



In some books you can read that flageolets are quite similar to some wind-instruments. Hm, I'd not say so. Maybe a part of them may be similar to some kind of flute, however, not much. I stop talking about their sound, it's better to play them oneself than to listen my stupid explanations. Read the following sub-chapter to know the rest.



b. Physical conceptions and how they are played.



Look at your first, the thinnest string. Then pluck it. You should now hear E-4. Then move your eyes to the XII fret. Place your little finger on the left hand right above the metal plate of this fret, NOT BETWEEN THE PLATES!!! Also your finger shouldn't press down the string, only touch it. Then pluck the string and quickly remove your little finger from it. Now you should hear a high sound. If you pluck the string on another fret, your string will be divided into a higher amount of parts, and will sound higher. Note, that a flageolet sounds good only if you remove your finger from the fret! You should do it quickly. That is all about the physical concepts, now let's deal with how they are played.



It is recommended to place only the little finger of your left hand on the string due to its rather small size. And this is the most convenient way when playing at high frets. Now about the right hand. Flageolets are mostly played by all fingers except the thumb. Note that if you play them by the thumb, you should pluck the string near to the plank (don't know how it's called in English, near the beginning of the string).

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MIKE

Edited by: MIKE BURN  at: 2/2/03 3:16:06 pm

[pete marinovich]

Thanks for going through all that trouble, Mike. I figured that's what you were talking about.



Here's the American version: Harmonics



I use them a whole lot when I'm performing. But I'm not usually that brave when the tape is rolling.

[bbchris]

Pete Knew the underblurb would tickle your fancy

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