Learning to recreate sounds on your guitar that you hear in songs, can be difficult. The "squeals" guitars sometimes make is call a "pinch harmonic." Here's wikihow to do a pinch harmonic (false harmonic or squeal).
Electric Guitar
Set your guitar to the bridge pickup.
Hold down any fret, on any string, this works best on natural harmonic notes. In standard tuning a really simple one of these is on the 12th fret, any string.
Choke up on your pick so there is only about a half or quarter centimeter showing.
Pick the note, but barely brush your thumb across the string as you pick it (should be one motion).
Put a nice vibrato on the note (optional).
Acoustic Guitar
Place your hand on the strings.
Hold down the desired fret.
With your thumb, barely place the knuckle on the top of the string.
With the finger that is picking it, pluck the note fast.
Remove thumb quickly and enjoy.
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