Instances of hybrid picking abound in Eric’s style. Try to do this - it makes good sense and works well. In this instance it is where your 29th fret would be if your fretboard extended that far.
I am sure Eric uses a visual reference whenever he does this technique by first working out where the harmonic ‘node point’ lies on the string in relation to his pickups and pole pieces. To play it correctly you need to play the arpeggio phrase as shown and then know exactly where on the string to perform the final pinch harmonic. It does, however, illustrate a pinch harmonic technique that Eric uses all the time. The next example on Ex 3 is short and sweet.
This should be straightforward and, as long as the timing is right, all will be fine. It kicks off in Ex 2 with a repeating minor pentatonic Zap influenced riff that is doubled by the bass. There are three examples contained in this demo track. Don’t worry if you don’t have exactly the same gear - a bright/fat clean tone with reverb, chorus, delay and possibly compression added will get you into the right sonic ballpark. Technically, either a fingerstyle approach or a pick/finger scheme would be appropriate for this piece and don’t worry too much about keeping strict time either - it’s supposed to be played freely with the rhythm/durations given as a guide.įor my video I tried to mimic Eric’s gear as closely as I could. There is also 3rd in the bass A and D chords and another Asus2 - Am move (bar 16) that involves bending up to the b3rd (C) on the G string while the root (A) and fifth (E) are still being held.Īlso notice how I’ve added melody notes in a few places, which is another common stylistic trait. A lot of them are ‘open’ triad voicings in which the middle note of a regular triad has been shifted up an octave. I think you can hear this in the ‘pianistic’ way he approaches his chordal work.įor this example I have come up with a short illustrative progression that contains some commonly used voicings. Eric is also a fine pianist and a lot of his music is apparently written on piano and then transferred onto guitar later.