Strumming Without a Pick - 8 Techniques for Better Fingerstyle Playing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- In this lesson I teach you 8 different ways that you can strum without using a guitar pick.
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Tip three - this is how I've become accustomed to playing, on account of rarely having reliable access to a pick and liking the option of being able to transition between fingerstyle and strumming without fiddling about with a plectrum. I've always had a slight suspicion that it's somehow sub-optimal, so it's nice to have some vindication from a professional guitarist. Cheers!
thank you very much! Merry Christmas!
this is exactly what i've been searching for! thankyou awesome teaching video
I really don’t get why your channel hasn’t blown up your videos are so good and they don’t go on for hours an hours. I learned how to play both neon and why Georgia from your channel. Keep up the good work man
Thanks, ah there's no rush, it's growing everyday. Really pleased I've helped you out.
Great lesson. Many thanks. Dave.
This is the only useful video I have watched. Thank you so much for this
Thank you so much for your time and effort. Hugely appreciated, from a "guitarist" who's currently focussing on rhythm and combining fingerstyle with strumming(eg just hitting a strum for emphasis while picking out a baseline and a voice-led melody). I'm grappling with my attack on the strums. You showed me a lot of options.
Your video has given me stuff to go on with - thank you so much.
Thanks Matthew, really glad I could help you out
Thank you . You are the teacher I've been looking for . We need more techniques ❤❤❤❤
Thank you! Lots more to come of course.
Good lesson. Thanks!
Super Lesson thank you!!
Thank you for this lesson.
Thank you for another video full of inspiring techniques!!
Cheers Gunther
Thanks a lot!! Quite inspiring 🎸. Do you have a more indepth tutorial for the last 3 styles? I love the melodic softer strumming and flamenco is gorgeous .
Hey Thank You!! I’ve got some good strumming patterns to work on!! Your video is a big help!!
Thanks, glad you liked it
6:40 That looks complicated but beautiful at the same time. I am gonna try to learn that technique.
Thanks chris for another helpful video. Keep em coming.
Good boi it’s a pleasure. It’s all complicated with guitar until you’ve done it a bunch of times.
That's what I need! Thank you)
This is super helpful, thank you!
0:44 (thumb down, thumb down)
1:26 (fingers up and down)
2:26 (fake pick thumb and index)
3:14 (thumb down, fingers up)
4:18 (down with fingers, up with thumb)
5:30 (bass with thumb, strum with fingers 1 or 2)
Hey man, love the videos, thanks for your help
You used a beautiful chord progression at 6.46 minutes, and I was wondering if I could use that, the melody immediately came in my head
Thanks
I've never use a pick lol , always my fingers for everything
I’m sorry for this but.... that’s what she said
No problem paras
😏
*_"very poor choice of words"_* -the joker
Damn never realised how my comment sounded out of context lol
Thank you sir. Very helpful for a novice guitarist like me 😇
Great video thanks 👍
Thanks man thanks!! Needed it! Btw can you make us a tutorial on comfortable by John Mayer? Will be amazing. Keep doing you man. Your channel is growing been here since 3k!
This was very helpful, thanks.
Thanks
Super helpful! Thankyou🙏🏻🐶
You're welcome Jade
You're great buddy, plus the humility touched me
Very thanks dear
Thank you for this....love the Flamenco style
You're very welcome. Thanks
Excellent video. Audio and video are great and content is excellent too!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot
Thanks!
Thanxx
pradeep jhariya pleasure
Great video, I appreciate you using the same chords and strumming pattern with different styles so that we can hear the difference
Very helpful
Glad you think so!
Great tutorail
Thanks!
God bless you friend.
Very good for me, I hardly use a pick. The sound is sharp (in a living room haha)...Anyway, I'm more comfortable without a pick. 🎶🎶🎶 Thank you Chris for the thought! 👍👍👍
Nicole N. Thanks Nicole, I still use a pick everyday. I have virtually no nails so that sharpness is often good for me.
Six String Fingerpicking I understand! What works is best!
This is awesome. I play rhythm (beginner) and have been trapped in the thought that it's either a pick (which I can't hold for @%$&) or the side of my thumb, which sounds muted. I'm also trying thumb picks, but this demo has it all beat.
please make a video on the mechanics of upstrum how to approach that and name the video as physics of the upstrum i bet there is no elaborate video on youtube regarding this issue ...
Thanks Hassan, I'll consider doing that.
thanks! great lessons! what is the music's name that you teach at 7th technique?
Nice lesson...I sub u😘
Thank you!
wow!
Can you do a tutorial on how to play what you played at 6:44? the whole song?
Just put it on half speed and try until it sounds right. It only took me like 15 min which is what a video would take anyways
+1 for this that sounded really nice
Aww man, i too have the same guitar but it refuses to play like this.
The guitar isn't the problem. It's the chair to guitar interface. ;-)
Tnx, in the pick technique without pick, what actually gets in contact with the strings on the way up, is it the nail of the thumb, pulp of thumb or pulp of the finger ?
Thanks so much lodicakes
i watched this tutorial because of sungha jung's flaming
nice tutorial btw
Thanks for watching. His technique is just beautiful.
Around 7:24, do you still pluck the same strings even when you switch chords?
What is the model of your Yamaha guitar?
Which mic you are using?
Ok that last bit was really inspirational… better get cracking
whenever i strum i hit the skin at the edge of my nail lol
Nice nice nice. :)
What cpx is that
Yes nr 7 is what i needed 😁😁😁😁 lucky nr 7
Fantastic! I use that technique ALL the time.
@@SixStringFingerpicking yes thanks. Is there a methode to get some full scale melodies as a solo between the strumming and this without a pick? That is not easy... Maybe with a pedal and repeat...
@@maximemichiels I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean? To create a decent melody use notes from the chord/scale.
@@SixStringFingerpicking i mean e.g. you are fingerstyle strumming one chord e.g. a c chord for one measure and then you want to play a solo e.g. 4 notes from a scale that fits and then you start strumming another chord for one measure etc... Is this more clear maybe?
So strumming and then a solo part with beautiful pattern from a scale and fhen again strumming... 😁 Very nice
So if you hit the the base that's counted as 1? Or i mean it's down up down up
When I try to strum with my thumb, I can't get the strings to ring out. If I strum harder, my thumb just gets caught on a string and I get a buzz sound.
i practice this 10:08 technique but the sound makes my surroundings in a bad mood
I am currently a beginner and i cant strum with a pick lol. Always falls out of my hand. I use my thumb and honestly it sounds better for my ears as well because of the plasticy sound from a pick.
Bro i know strumming i know chords even barre chords and some fingerstyle but now i am stucked.....i can't find my way to progress myself i am stucked please suggest me what i can do now
First off don't worry, this is very normal and happens to everyone. My advice would be to look for some new music, some fresh inspiration. Try something you've never even considered doing before on the guitar. You just have to push through the ruts.
Keep learning new songs. Not just what's in your personal music collection either (that was a big help for me getting past that stage). Ultimate Guitar is my go-to for tabs. Eventually you will find start to find new chords, new ways of playing chords you already know, different timings etc. That helped me get passed that stage and opened everything back up again in terms of what was possible.
For something more immediate, get into alternate tunings. That was a big one for me too. Check out one of my favs The Tea Party. Or for something a little easier The Rolling Stones. Keith loved his open tunings.
1:32 I find the upstrum particularly difficult with fingers.. there's a lot of resistance
Keep the last knuckles of your fingers loose/no muscles , then the resistance of the upstroke strum (using fingers) becomes manageable and adjustable, the even tension/resistance of slipping your fingertips past the strings. So trick is, use your last knuckle joints as a hinge with no muscle tension. Practice that, and syncopation and double the notes ,speed, and playing in the pocket , becomes a happy accidental afterthought while focusing on the thumb melody/bass and down stroke.
2:16
I'm on the third style
done except flamenco triplet
Never used a pick as it limits you so much. I tried one and it felt awkward and I could not get on with it. I pick two strings at once as well.
In the Aeroplane over the Sea
Still can`t strum upwards :(
Does anyone else have a problem when strumming with fingernails the sound of fingernails hitting strings is too loud? Louder then the sound of the chord almost? I really don’t know what to do about it.
20 YR BODHRAN PLAYER- 1.5 YR GUITARIST... ABOUT TO ATTACK THAT FLAMENCO TECHNIQUE!! 🤣🤣🤣
Need to be repeated tens of thousands of times… simple enough 😂