pgwp:

I’m trying to explain artificial harmonics and pick harmonics to someone who doesn’t necessarily understand what those are. I want to give examples of songs (preferably metal or hair-metal songs) that famously use these techniques. I’m looking basically for the most obvious possible answer.

For artificial harmonics (i.e. the kind where you simply rest your finger on a string other than the 5th, 7th, or 12th fret, making a kind of distorted ringing sound) - I’m thinking the breakdown in Megadeth’s “Holy Wars” or the opening riff to Pantera’s “Primal Concrete Sledge”. The latter is way too obscure, and the former might be a hair obscure as well.

For a pick harmonic (i.e. the guitarist really makes the guitar squeal), I’m thinking of the guitar solo from Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

Am I missing way more obvious examples of these two techniques? I want someone with a decent understanding of music to immediately know the sounds I’m talking about.

Like every Modest Mouse song.