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@alperakifustun
6 ай бұрын
You had me on the first sentence. I've been trying to find a guitar lesson to help a beginner like me find the solution to simple picking problems instead of these crazy shredding tactics. I'm glad I came across your video. Thank you for your time and effort.
@urbanoramos5229
Жыл бұрын
Finally someone heard my prayers,lots of lessons on how to use your pick for soloing but not for strumming ,which is my main issue ,so a big thanks for this video
@dimwitsadvocate6264
8 ай бұрын
Yes, it seems most all of the youtube teachers teach soloing which most don't take up the guitar to do. Most just want to learn how to play on the porch, at a campfire or for the wife or a few friends. Over 90% of beginner guitarists quit in the first year because there aren't really good teachers out there.
@nicolen.9642
Жыл бұрын
Always helpful. You're right. We're no guitar gods! Just play our favorite songs. Thanks James for your dedication. 🎶🎶🎶
@jennifferrgilbertcollins4771
11 ай бұрын
Wow I've been wanting to start working on bettering my picking right on time for me thankyou for the exercise
@JimLove1
Жыл бұрын
I'm a self taught guitar player - playing for a long time and I've only recently gotten interested in being able to add some lead to my playing. I'm going to try this out. Thanks!!
@armandocastejon5025
7 ай бұрын
I'm learning by my own too, any advice?
@vinceyt_4046
Жыл бұрын
This really accurate and helpful for beginners thank you very much for teaching everyone!
@jerryglade2441
11 ай бұрын
James, I couldn't agree with you more. I want to accurately pick the strings and Not keep hitting the wrong string. I go online and the instructor is shredding and playing rapid arpeggio's and it's like, Give Me a Break. So looking forward to your arpeggio picking video! Do you have that video now on your website?
@daniloalbi8673
7 ай бұрын
Practicing slowly.. learning faster.. thanks for the lesson... all things help. 👍
@roostercogburnmusic
Жыл бұрын
Really helpful. Love the shirt. Thanks GG. You don’t have a lesson on Zepplin’s “Hey Hey what can I do?” By chance ?
@alowlypawn
11 ай бұрын
I’ve heard teachers say never to use any thumb/finger movement. But I find a lot of the tonal variation comes from dynamics that can only be found by the small adjustments and angles - especially depending on the pick you’re using.
@djmexicanodetx2195
3 ай бұрын
Great video! Helped with my picking! 🎸
@nomadexplorer6682
11 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial and demo. Thanks.
@georgemajor9589
11 ай бұрын
Great video James 👍🏻and you’re soooo right with what you said at the beginning. Thanks to ya for this easy to follow explanation.
@merkeljohn
11 ай бұрын
Comment for the algorithm. Nice video! I have played since 1995, but nobody is too good or too experienced for fundamentals and drills like this!
@skaterpulse6746
3 ай бұрын
I've been trying to learn Simple Man by ear all day. After figuring out the chords (C major, G major and A minor) I spent all day trying to pick the strings to match the riff. Kept hitting the wrong strings over and over. Came to this vid, decided to try it with a metronome, set it to 200 bps and low and behold suddenly I'm playing it perfectly. Thanks man
@johnellpapa
9 ай бұрын
I like to also use scales for picking practice and thank you very much for all of you lessons, God Bless you.
@johnfletcher2772
Жыл бұрын
Love this. Thank you!!
@trusarmor4957
Жыл бұрын
I needed this .. your guitar algorithm is better than KZitem's 👍
@jimmcclanahan
11 ай бұрын
I have trouble picking the low E consistently and now I have a good idea why. Thanks!
@mannymanuel07
Жыл бұрын
First I want to say hello to you and thank you for this important content, I have been trying to learn this technique and luckily I found you and I promise myself to practice the way you are suggesting and again thanks.
@markstrain8989
11 ай бұрын
such awesomeness and good, helpful lessons and tips, once again.
@MikeTheEarGuy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! This will help me!
@sundowner62james69
10 ай бұрын
Nice lesson , thank you.
@Good_Guitarist
10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@TheHuguens
7 ай бұрын
very helpful.thanks
@Bigmanweeman
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info.
@barbarahess9985
11 ай бұрын
Love this , will give it a try!
@lynchaxxonn
6 ай бұрын
im a lefty but play righty where learned on a shared guitar as a kid. by a certain point i was locked in and decided its how i play but i definitely have to be aware and work on my picking precision so thanks for this. conversely i really feel my fretting hand has a nice edge so it's not entirely a handicap lol. for me i only really slip up with the g and b strings it seems, where it starts getting thin i guess my brain has trouble registering the difference. high e seems to be easier where i suppose its kinda got an obvious point of reference to fretboard edge. gonna try and do this it'd be pretty amazing if it breaks that bad habit.
@groovymoon
11 ай бұрын
Nice video. How do you like that Revstar? I am craving one
@simoncoleman3356
11 ай бұрын
So good and clear.
@ChristopherMelendez-mm8lt
6 ай бұрын
i love your video and i like this video
@staconcrete2140
Жыл бұрын
Damn son. That’s the best online class I’ve ever watched
@theredman2783
6 ай бұрын
ERM, the "bigness" off the vibration regarding open string vs 12th fret is properly referred to as Amplitude ☝🤓 (I am ass at guitar)
@dermotmurphy6804
Жыл бұрын
Common sense tuition as usual. We'll done and Thanks James👏🎸👍
@robertryanmason1209
15 күн бұрын
Are you supposed to rest your picking hand on the guitar or is it supposed to hover above the strings when doing scales/leads
@DavidChapman-up4hn
Жыл бұрын
Hi James, there are alot of picking lessons to be found but it's rare that the actual pick size is mentioned, so can I ask what pick width do you use in your videos, and do you vary what size pick you use ?. I am still trying to settle on the perfect pick for me - I like a .60mm, sometimes a .48mm. or a .73mm. Should I try settle on using the one size only ? What do you recommend ?
@jimwing.2178
Жыл бұрын
Consider guitar-playing as an art or a craft. Painters don't use just one brush. They have an assortment of brushes and learn when and how each brush should be used. Similarly, woodworker has a variety of chisels. I'm sure that you can think of several other examples. So constantly experiment with a variety of picks. Eventually you will find your favorites and you will know how and when to use them.
@andrewreynolds2647
11 ай бұрын
@@jimwing.2178absolutely agree with that, soft hard tear drop pyramid pick, what is comfortable is the right one for that person.
@mr.pickitt5426
11 ай бұрын
That’s a good question, David. Finding the right pick for me has been its own journey. I have tried may be two dozen picks with different sizes and strengths and think I found the right ones for me now that work on acoustic as well as electric guitar. Along the way I also picked up a lot of good advice on how to hold the pick and how you hold it also determines which pick works best for you. In short: try as many picks as you can. Eventually, you will find the right one. PS My guitar teacher once gave me the advice to vary my picks, because I might need to play with a borrowed one during a gig.
@theendmyfriend
11 ай бұрын
depends on person type of guitar gauge of strings and style being played. A .48mm pick will have no tone. Thicker pick stronger sounds if you playing melodies. Thin pick sounds flappy when you strum weak sound. Flexibility gives some leeway on fast strum but reduces accuracy and tone on fast picking. Obviously too thick can also reduce some speed personally but Django didnt have too many problems as his accoustic is concerned with volume. I use 2mm on nylon string .76mm on electric rock metal. I despise steel string accoustic guitars because most neck shapes are terrible except for high end models. but would go around 1.5 if i had too. I do like the wegen 2.5 gypsy jazz picks but expensive niche instruments. thick pick cons no flexibility for beginner harder for noob to fast strum pros much stronger sound and tone. What im trying to say is get a bigger pick. If its an accoustic guitar and the pick is thin the tone is pathetic and weak no volume less dynamic range 1.5 - 2mm If the pick is too thick on electric then doesnt have sharp attack for rock or shred. thus .76-88. Red jazz 3 are ok but fkn slippery like stubbies Once youve found a favourite pick for each instrument nylon electric steel pretty much use the same for 30 years. Tried heaps and heaps but i always seem to come back to the same comfort zone. Other people change every now and then but personal preference.
@Tacdelio
7 ай бұрын
@@theendmyfriendmy favorite pick is finger
@diegoalonsovelazquezramire9829
3 ай бұрын
I’m uncertain if this would help me, but the thing is that I was trying to play “Phantom of the opera” from Iron Maiden and my main issue is that at some point goes from a loop that uses power chords using the A, D and G strings, but the loop requires you to play it like this (A D G D A D G D) and I most of the time end up picking the wrong note mainly because I’m self taught and I learned to play with downstrokes but recently I started using alternate picking but I’m not comfortable enough to use alternate picking when doing loops.
@tomneal1789
4 ай бұрын
Even as a player of 20 years I still have the maddening habit of hitting the wrong string when picking "vertically", i.e. individual notes in a chord not always played sequentially as in a sweep motion, i.e. "Stairway" or intro to "Paradise City."
@lloydosmond678
11 ай бұрын
really helpfull thanks
@mephi5t0
Жыл бұрын
Nice intro, well said
@NiechoV
11 ай бұрын
[Hears you mention his guitar hero, Eddie Van Halen, dies a little inside....] May he RIP. But seriously, I am sponging on all the videos and waiting to hear back from my email before buying the course! Thank you for all the time and detail you put into even the free lessons! I am pretty sure the day will come when family will find me in my pajamas, fingers caught up in the guitar strings, unable to free myself, unable to eat or drink.... cold and craddling my Epiphone Les Paul having been hell-bent on learning how to play. As a kid, I got a guitar but simply did not have the patience. As a young adult, I had the patience, but working my butt off, I ended up having to sell my guitar (I'd recently bought to learn) to pay a utility bill. As an older adult at 51, I have a few acoustic, an electric, and a bass. I have visual reminders every day of just how much I want this.
@richardf883
11 ай бұрын
Of course you mentioned Eddie,he was the best. RIP. I'll use this to improve my accuracy and be like him anyway. Thank you
@sotvrno93
2 ай бұрын
I consider myself an intermediate. My problem actually resides on the picking hand wrist angle. When I have to ascend/descend on the strings, I have to microadjust my wrist so my pick touches the string in a swifting motion. But this causes me to miss the string, and kind of a discomfort on my wrist as the time passes by.
@sotvrno93
2 ай бұрын
PS: im on an electric guitar
@trusarmor4957
Жыл бұрын
this is Diabolical in its simplicity 🧐🎸😎🎸
@georgeborrego7483
11 ай бұрын
How do we get the free e-book?
@nicolen.9642
11 ай бұрын
Always a great help. And it's comfort. We're just "ordinary" people, no (indeed) Van Halen lol. I use all you tips. Thank you so much!🎶🎶🎶
@kathrynlangva1634
11 ай бұрын
Do you give one on one lessons? I'm an intermediate guitar player, and don't have anyone to play with to improve.
@Fernwald84
6 ай бұрын
Being a fingerstyle guitarist I figured that using a pick was no big deal. Wrong. There''s a lot to it, so thanks for this fine lesson on basic accuracy with that little devil.
@badGamr
Жыл бұрын
I can play this exercise with deft alacrity. But I still suck at arpeggiated chords
@theendmyfriend
11 ай бұрын
Start with straight symmetrical patterns Am 4 down change to 4 up on top string. Strum the chord down first beat then do 3 up picks descend from top on rest of beats. Use low string as pedal point drone play up and down the chord 65 64 63 62 61 62 etc do the same with a scale running over pedal point. Pick up on whatever string you reach/want on a down arpeggio. Use 332 rhythm type schema DDU DDU DU. Try harder 5/4 DDU DU. ?? Move the scale over the chord on the created up pick accents or use open strings scale like Em on the 4th string move around on down accents (E) G B (F#) B (E) G B (D) B. Chord melody. Strum push thru the strings/chord until you reach the string you want bring out. feel the pick stop on the string above. Do the same then start down up picks on that string. Then move the scale up and down that string IE strum Am reach top string down up pick scale efgfe. Only take fingers off the chord you have to.
@badGamr
11 ай бұрын
@@theendmyfriend Thanks! I will give it a shot!
@scottstevenson4248
11 ай бұрын
what kind of guitar is that?
@hillers54
Жыл бұрын
Hi James I notice that you anchor your picking hand. Could you please say something about that?
@jeffberdin
Жыл бұрын
I was going to ask as well 👍🏻 I usually anchor my pinky when fingerpicking and just wondered if you could use that technique with a pick as well?
@jimwing.2178
Жыл бұрын
Did we view he same video? I didn't see him anchor his picking hand even once. Experiment for yourself and do not limit yourself to one technique. But never 'anchor'. Sometimes having a part of your picking hand on the guitar is helpful. Other times, it is a hindrance. An anchor is always a hindrance and detrimentally affects the tone of acoustic guitars.
@jeffberdin
Жыл бұрын
@@jimwing.2178 “never”? 👎🏻. Seems to work ok for Tommy Emmanuel
@jimwing.2178
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffberdin Ahh...Well, then it's no wonder that I don't care for his music. Seriously, Tommy says that he anchors his picking hand, but in reality he doesn't. His little finger is often in contact with the soundboard, acting as a depth gauge, but watch closely and you'll see his little finger moving across the soundboard almost constantly. He has slight pressure applied through his little finger. Instead of having it anchored, he lets his little finger graze the soundboard lightly through an arc and does not hesitate to remove it completely when keeping it down would hinder his hand motion.
@redmed10
11 ай бұрын
He mentions anchoring in the follow up video to this one. kzitem.info/news/bejne/q2mQmX54pJmLpIYsi=s5Wzg-WjyVAZkN98
@davidgoertz7214
9 ай бұрын
what make and model guitar is that?
@Tacdelio
7 ай бұрын
looks like maybe a yamaha cutaway. not a pro so that's probably wrong.
@Michael_Yeezy
2 ай бұрын
whats the song at 1:46 i cant seem to remember the name
@barronhebert5457
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a piece of more than a feeling by boston
@michaelcarson8534
8 ай бұрын
This is perfect, I can make Chinese music using this exercise so I don't annoy the neighbors lol practicing.
@lenadonise7661
11 ай бұрын
Much 😊
@ronniewoodhouse9076
Жыл бұрын
Can't find a link to let me open an account
@LaurenceDanielPerez
29 күн бұрын
this tutorial is kinda specific
@crisbajcrisbaj468
11 ай бұрын
too much talking in the opening...
@hugofransson5454
11 ай бұрын
I only play with my finger nails. Work best for me
@kevinwatkins3856
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a Taylor guitar, but obviously isn’t?….
@SwingEzzZZ
Жыл бұрын
It's Korean's Crafter guitar.
@fragslap5229
11 ай бұрын
Not to be unkind, but I think you COULD have demonstrated this "how to" in UNDER two minutes.
@D.Boon1
11 ай бұрын
Completely disagree. Great video
@fragslap5229
11 ай бұрын
@@D.Boon1 Dude, he just went up the fingerboard playing the same fingering over and over and over and -- you get the picture, right?
@D.Boon1
11 ай бұрын
@@fragslap5229the lesson on string tension and really focusing on that is great since it creates that mind-muscle connection . This is a great lesson for beginners
@m.b.8536
10 ай бұрын
This guy provides very useful tips and training routines for free. How dare you!?
@fragslap5229
10 ай бұрын
@@m.b.8536 I don't see how telling him he could make better use of his time is harmful.
@darrylem6157
26 күн бұрын
Why do u guys have to talk sooo much before u get to the point?
@davidrobertson5881
11 ай бұрын
Too much talking
@karelmartel8508
7 ай бұрын
Stop using a plectrum,best way to really connect with a guitar ,,, picks suck.
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