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noun (used with a plural verb)Music.
harmonics of a note produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or unstopped sounded string.
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How to use natural harmonics in a sentence

  • Natural harmonics may be formed on the major triad of each open string, using the open string as the tonic.

    Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens

  • In Claude Debussy's compositions, his system of harmony and tonality is intimately connected with these laws of natural harmonics.

    The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower

  • The class of harmonics produced in this manner are termed "Natural Harmonics."

    Chats to 'Cello Students|Arthur Broadley
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