This is great. You break it down and build it up nicely so we can find the right spot for us to jump in based on our level of experience. And thanks for the subtlety pointers. The older I get, the more I find the feel of a song in the notes I DON'T play and the space it creates for the lyric. Salaam. 🙏
An excellent lesson on Dylan's fingerstyle in this song, Jim. You analyze the different fingerpicking techniques in a very detailed, helpful manner, and as you mention, these patterns are relevant to most of Dylan's early compositions. Thanks!
One of Dylan's best, and one of your best lessons, Jim. You capture that unique sound of Dylan's early acoustic guitar style which is subtle and unmistakable. Thanks. Rick
Hi Jim, I've been trying on and off for some time to learn finger picking style guitar and your teaching style is by far the best. Thank you for all your hard work.
Hi Jim just found you on TH-cam and wanted to say a big thank you for this ,one of my all time favourite Dylan tracks. Just getting back into guitar after retiring early and really enjoying this lesson. Cheers, Bob
Hi Bob - thanks for listening in and taking time to comment. Congratulations on your retirement! Good luck with your guitar - I hope you can now find time to really enjoy the music and the magic it can bring. Very best wishes ....Jim
i have played the guitar for less than i year, trying to learn on my own through the internet, and i thought i was getting really good untill you made me speechless with that strumming technique... i think i will have some years ahead of me untill i can pull something like that off, thank you very much for bothering with these videos, you are an amazing man Jimmy.
Thanks Isak, but you have the opportunity to learn good techniques very quickly here with the help of good TH-cam tutorials - certainly not to be measured in years, but rather in weeks/months. Try not to set yourself limits; set targets instead..... you will get to where you want to be much quicker than you think! Good luck....
Isak Finstad keep at it. This isn't that hard once you get the feel. Be patient and learn the song and the feel with the strumming first. That will make the fingerpicking easier. He does a remarkable job of taking you through it. It just takes a lot of practice. Let it rest and come back to it. Listen to it and let it come to you as much as you go after it.
Thank you for showing all small details. It's made my playing richer. I don't have to guess and make up my own, which is not bad, but learning the little tricks takes me onto using them in other songs. THANKS!!
Thank you - you're most welcome. It's those little "nuances" that enhance playing style and Dylan certainly used them to great effect to make his songs disinctive.
Same here . I still hope no one will see my account because I'm afraid they'll see my clear name due to my email address . Every time they've tried to force me to type in my email address i switched back to KeithMoonBeat . Thanks a lot for your brand new lessons , Jim . Nothing can beat a great guy like you are .
I've recently become obsessed with this song and the many different versions (Sandy Denny's is pretty special). This is the best version though and hopefully with this video I might to learn to play it yet!
Very good luck with it Justin; it certainly is a great Dylan song and well worth the effort. I still choose this amongst my favourite Dylan songs when playing in public, and usually include my harmonica interlude as done on my original cover version: th-cam.com/video/fz7_igArvVE/w-d-xo.html
Mit dem Hamer-on wird diese Video-Reihe endlich interessant! Denn das macht den Song für ,ich erst richtig schön! Bin gespannt ob wir das Original Bob-Dilan Zupfing noch hören werden!
I've been interested in this song for a long time. There are many covers around that sound good but not the same as the Dylan version. By slowing down the Dylan version and examining the notes in excruciating detail I've found the reason. Everyone assumes the low note of the alternating bass is on the 1 and the 3. It's actually the high note (4th string) for the 1 and 3 and the low note (string 6) is the 2 and 4. This is very counter-intuitive but that's the way Dylan is playing it. Listen to the start of the song and you'll hear the 2nd syllable of 'Today' align with string 4 being struck. This is the 1.
Thanks for your input Mike - it's good to know I'm not the only "Dylan-Analysis-Nut" on the planet (my wife says I need to get a life!). In the original recording (from the live concert) he's playing in 4/4 time, starting on the 6th string but when he starts singing he comes in on the 3rd beat of the bar as he hits the 6th string, then (as you correctly point out) hits the 4th string as he sings the 2nd syllable of "Today" as shown in the tab taken from "Dylanchords" (Eyolf Østrem): G | . . . | . . . |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-----------0---------------0-------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |-------------------------------------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------| If today...
In the bass line rhythm variation, when do you use the the second string. I am getting the 123&4 down. But when do you The second string? Love these vids by the way!!
The thing I would say to people that are just learning finger style is to learn basic technique on simple songs, because then you get the FEEL. John Prine songs are great for this. Then learning other songs becomes easier and easier. Tons of TH-cam videos... just find the ones from the people that get the subtleties and play it the way you feel it.
Hi Jesse - I play a Bb harmonica (Tombo - Lee Oscar) in the same key as the guitar. Dylan didn't play harp on his recording of course, but I think the song benefits from an instrumental break. Thanks for listening, and very good luck with it.
I maybe should have made the point that it all depends on which key you choose to sing the song in. If playing without a capo using these chords then a "G" harp would work just as well, or an "A" with capo on the 2nd fret, and "C" if capoed at the 5th fret etc.
Is the version used for Walking Dead from the 4/1963 Town Hall concert? On the video on you tube which is from the Walking Dead, it has two identical clips of it stuck together. It sounds like the very beginning and very end of the song are clipped off. I guess to get rid of applause or other audience sounds. i never heard that version until recently, and am trying to learn how it's played. when i searched for it on you tube, this page came up, and i have found helpful stuff from LowdenJim going back years, particularly Don't Think Twice, that was a long time ago. I love the part about retuning the 2nd string to be a little flat, nice subtlety. i learned this song a LONG time go, from the Rod Stewart version on the Every Picture Tells A Story album, i'm guessing that was in around 1970. i saw that the song was written by Dylan, my total absolute all time favorite artist, musical or otherwise. In those days, i never knew Dylan recorded this, i only ever heard covers. Regarding subtleties, this one is funny, having the guitar being a little out of tune--and somehow it sounds really good that way, haha. I was wondering if anyone noticed the harmonica? There's one harmonica note in the whole song, it's almost right at the beginning, where first there's two hammer ons, then there's a beat, then one hammer on , and then there's this one soft harmonica note. It's a B flat. Is this the only available recording of the Town Hall version? i'm very glad to have it. but i'd like to hear the parts that are cut off--maybe some harp
Thank you for your thoughts on this great song. I learned the song from Dylan's Greatest Hits Double album I bought back in 1967. I played the song over and over so many times that I damaged the track with the diamond stylus (lifting it off and replacing it by hand) and I still remember how upset I was when the song jumped a line after that! Dylan didn't play harp on the track, but I play one on my cover version and try to capture the type of harp sound he might have played had he chosen to do so. At the end of the song I recall he did two or three downward strums of the "G" chord to finish, and the audience applause is included on the album track. I will dig out my old album and try to repair the track digitally. If successful I'll get back to you, though I need to be mindful of copyright issues of course! Maybe you could give me an email address?
thanks for the reply. i didn't know there was a double album in 1967. i remember that year, wishing there was something new by Dylan, given the kind of year that was. The last one i heard was Blonde on Blonde. Then in December '67, John Wesley Harding. Listen to the beginning--on about the 7th beat in, there is one soft harp note, it sounds like a draw note, a Bb. Do you hear it? It's at about 0:05. if it's not harp, what is it? it's the only sound like that i hear in the whole song. In the 60s, i was an expert at getting skipping records to not skip. i fixed many much loved records, given the determination. I discovered the technique intuitively---i just pressed down hard on the cartridge or "needle arm", using my hand to press the needle into the groove while the record was playing, during the part where the skip was happening. It always worked. Using the stylus as a tool to deepen the groove so there would be no skipping. At the time, i didn't worry about damaging the stylus. in those days, i never heard the word stylus, just "needle," and they came as part of those portable record players made out of wood covered in plastic or vinyl, mine was a sort of two tone salmon color. here's the walking dead version. i just bought the track on Amazon on the greatest hits double album. same as what the walking dead used, but the reason i bought it despite having a copy from walking dead downloaded from you tube, is that the album version, presumably the one you have, has much better volume, a lot easier to hear the guitar intricacies. It's nice to hear the ending of the song as you described it. For such a simple song, the guitar is very complex. really appreciate your lesson. where can i hear the harp you played with it? th-cam.com/video/PH9s1zSajPg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your reply; it's interesting to hear someone describe the same technique for "repairing" damaged grooves on old vinyl records that I use! I certainly tried it with my Dylan album, but it didn't work - I even tried a fine sewing needle viewed under a magnifying glass, but that didn't work either and I didn't want to inflict further damage so I left well alone. The Bb note you can hear on the recording isn't a harmonica note; it's Dylan accidentally catching the top "E" string of his guitar on a "G" chord. Throughout the entire song he chooses not to play the top string, so that accidental "Bb" note is the only time he hits the top string. That note, plus the slightly flattened "B" string, add a touch of mystique to the song. I'm certain that part of Dylan's appeal is his penchant for playing less-than-perfect guitar (allied to his less-than-perfect voice!)! My cover version, together with my Dylan-type harp accompaniment, is here: th-cam.com/video/fz7_igArvVE/w-d-xo.html As you are obviously a Dylan aficiando, I would appreciate your feedback!
Hey is the original picking pattern different than the pattern 6243 showed in the end of the 3rd video ,if so what's the pattern then I'm a little confused sorry I'm dumb
In this final video I have introduced some slight variations to try and demonstrate some of the additional techniques Dylan employed in order to break away from "standard" and repeating patterns. His unique style owed much to his deliberate use of almost randomised choices of picking styles to make his songs so distinctive. His several versions of so many of his songs, played in different keys with different chord progressions is further evidence of his determination not to be pinned down to playing his songs "as the original". Don't be confused Sameer - free yourself to be your own player with your own style. By all means study the great man's methods, but my advice would be to use them as a springboard to be like him by being original in developing your own style.
Jim would love another lesson on this as I feel there's a bit of a big jump from lesson 3 to lesson 4. I had followed up until 4 where you seem to do a completely different picking pattern. It's a shame as I love this song but just can't pick up this newer pattern that you use in this video!
As this video really goes a step beyond the "Intermediate" stage to show some "Advanced" Dylan techniques by including some of the subtle variations Dylan used, please don't feel discouraged or side-tracked by trying to do everything at once. I'd suggest that unless you are totally comfortable playing this song using a standard repeating pattern as show in part 3, then attempting these variations will be challenging. To help though I'll upload a video in slow mo close-up to make it easier to study. Good luck - stick with it!
Do you prefer this version, or the version from the Witmark demos? He’s does a little lick when play the picking pattern that I can’t seem to figure out on the Wittmark demos.
I prefer this New York Town Hall live version in 1963 that was on his "blue album" (Greatest Hits) - it's the version I always sing in public. It's in standard tuning of course, whereas the Witmark demo version is played in Open D tuning with capo on 2nd fret (I try to avoid retuning at gigs). I assume that "little lick" you refer to is that little hammer-on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string? It's just played on the open D chord (sounding in key of "E" with a capo on 2nd fret).
@@Lowdenjimthank you for the response. That really clears it up for me. And yes, it sounds like a hammer on and pull off that occurs through the whole song, but mainly the verses. I think I prefer version a bit more than his greatest hit version. It has this beautiful dreamlike feel to it. I’m enjoying videos a lot so far. Thank you. I’ll continue supporting!
@@Euthyphro You are most welcome and thank you for your support. There's a great cover of this song played in Open D with capo on 5th fret here: th-cam.com/video/utt1fSkcHcA/w-d-xo.html
@@LowdenjimI saw that cover and really enjoyed it. Just one last question regarding the open D version. Is the right hand the same as the version you’re doing? Along with the chords? Obviously the shapes will be different, but if the chords are the same, it would be easy to transition to open D, no?
@@Euthyphro Yes, it sounds like a very similar picking pattern. The open D chord has variations with a G on the 3rd string (000100) and also Gb on 1st and 6th strings (400004). The 4 chord (G) has 3 variations (020120; x20100 and 020100). The 5 chord (A) is played as 200200 & x40300. Very good luck with it!
Hi Sean. Parts 1, 2 and 3 were aimed at beginner finger style players, and designed to give a solid basic grounding in proper finger-style playing as it can apply to this song. This video is aimed at intermediate and advanced players and shows how Dylan actually played the song employing some subtle techniques that were indicative of his unique style. It's essential that players have a comfortable grasp of the playing method in the 1st three videos before progressing to these special variations. In some ways the playing pattern is easier, but the art of good finger-style guitar playing lies in a player's ability to switch between patterns naturally and relatively easily simply because of their practice and experience. Please don't feel you have to crack the code quickly - it took me a very long time and many many hours of practice. It's worth the effort though! If you look, listen and study my cover versions closely, and maybe even slow the speed down, you'll be able to pick up the pattern. Good luck !
Yes - a real pain.... they have been trying repeatedly to get me to change to my real name; so far I have managed to resist. If they zero my account (like they did with "Fretkiller"and also with "Deltabluestips") I don't think I'd have the time or energy to rebuild. Both those accounts were amongst the most popular on TH-cam, and by definition valuable to Google.
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What a beautiful person...
people like him make the world a better place...thanks for sharing...
This is great. You break it down and build it up nicely so we can find the right spot for us to jump in based on our level of experience. And thanks for the subtlety pointers. The older I get, the more I find the feel of a song in the notes I DON'T play and the space it creates for the lyric. Salaam. 🙏
Thanks Ben - and you're right about the spaces you leave in a song; it took me far too many years to learn that!
An excellent lesson on Dylan's fingerstyle in this song, Jim. You analyze the different fingerpicking techniques in a very detailed, helpful manner, and as you mention, these patterns are relevant to most of Dylan's early compositions. Thanks!
One of Dylan's best, and one of your best lessons, Jim. You capture that unique sound of Dylan's early acoustic guitar style which is subtle and unmistakable. Thanks.
Rick
Sure is James - certainly one of my favourite Dylan songs. Good luck with it!
Thank you for your support Rick, and very good luck with the song!
Thanks for all your patience...and breaking it down for all us novices! Very much appreciated!
Hi Jim, I've been trying on and off for some time to learn finger picking style guitar and your teaching style is by far the best. Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you for your support and very good luck to you with your fingerstyle playing!
Hi Jim just found you on TH-cam and wanted to say a big thank you for this ,one of my all time favourite Dylan tracks. Just getting back into guitar after retiring early and really enjoying this lesson.
Cheers, Bob
Hi Bob - thanks for listening in and taking time to comment. Congratulations on your retirement! Good luck with your guitar - I hope you can now find time to really enjoy the music and the magic it can bring. Very best wishes ....Jim
Excellent - loved all the clear steps!
i have played the guitar for less than i year, trying to learn on my own through the internet, and i thought i was getting really good untill you made me speechless with that strumming technique... i think i will have some years ahead of me untill i can pull something like that off, thank you very much for bothering with these videos, you are an amazing man Jimmy.
Thanks Isak, but you have the opportunity to learn good techniques very quickly here with the help of good TH-cam tutorials - certainly not to be measured in years, but rather in weeks/months. Try not to set yourself limits; set targets instead..... you will get to where you want to be much quicker than you think! Good luck....
Isak Finstad keep at it. This isn't that hard once you get the feel. Be patient and learn the song and the feel with the strumming first. That will make the fingerpicking easier. He does a remarkable job of taking you through it. It just takes a lot of practice. Let it rest and come back to it. Listen to it and let it come to you as much as you go after it.
thankyou for this mini series. can't wait to be able to play this properly. :)
Great lesson, I play this totally different. One of my favourite Dylan songs to play. Yet so unknown! The lyrics are poetry.
Thanks for listening; it's a great song!
Meister, es ist so schön wie sie spielen und singen, ich bin von Ihnen begeistert 🎶🙏❤️
Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung und Ihren sehr großzügigen Kommentar! Viel Glück beim Spielen dieses wundervollen Liedes.
Thank you for showing all small details. It's made my playing richer. I don't have to guess and make up my own, which is not bad, but learning the little tricks takes me onto using them in other songs. THANKS!!
Thank you - you're most welcome. It's those little "nuances" that enhance playing style and Dylan certainly used them to great effect to make his songs disinctive.
Thanks Jim, so helpful, cannot quite get all the nuances in, but enough!
Thanks for your support Richard. Stick with those nuances - you'll get there! Good luck....
Thank Miguel - very good luck with this and other Dylan songs my friend!
Same here . I still hope no one will see my account because I'm afraid they'll see my clear name due to my email address .
Every time they've tried to force me to type in my email address i switched back to KeithMoonBeat . Thanks a lot for your brand new lessons , Jim . Nothing can beat a great guy like you are .
Great lesson! Beatiful song like so many Dylan songs. Everyone can get something out of it!
Fantastic lessons so clear and well explained. Thanks a lot.Love your voice too.
I've recently become obsessed with this song and the many different versions (Sandy Denny's is pretty special). This is the best version though and hopefully with this video I might to learn to play it yet!
Very good luck with it Justin; it certainly is a great Dylan song and well worth the effort. I still choose this amongst my favourite Dylan songs when playing in public, and usually include my harmonica interlude as done on my original cover version: th-cam.com/video/fz7_igArvVE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for this Jim - you get me to hear what's really going on.
Jim, thanks for this one, You make it easy for us to gain new technique, apart of enjoying playing Dylan.. Miguel
Mit dem Hamer-on wird diese Video-Reihe endlich interessant! Denn das macht den Song für ,ich erst richtig schön! Bin gespannt ob wir das Original Bob-Dilan Zupfing noch hören werden!
I've been interested in this song for a long time. There are many covers around that sound good but not the same as the Dylan version. By slowing down the Dylan version and examining the notes in excruciating detail I've found the reason. Everyone assumes the low note of the alternating bass is on the 1 and the 3. It's actually the high note (4th string) for the 1 and 3 and the low note (string 6) is the 2 and 4. This is very counter-intuitive but that's the way Dylan is playing it. Listen to the start of the song and you'll hear the 2nd syllable of 'Today' align with string 4 being struck. This is the 1.
Thanks for your input Mike - it's good to know I'm not the only "Dylan-Analysis-Nut" on the planet (my wife says I need to get a life!). In the original recording (from the live concert) he's playing in 4/4 time, starting on the 6th string but when he starts singing he comes in on the 3rd beat of the bar as he hits the 6th string, then (as you correctly point out) hits the 4th string as he sings the 2nd syllable of "Today" as shown in the tab taken from "Dylanchords" (Eyolf Østrem):
G
| . . . | . . .
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------0---------------0-------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
If today...
Thanks Jim. These lessons are the best. Do you like any of the Llewyn Davis stuff?Trying to figure out the Death of Queen Jane.
Brilliant lessons!!
Many thanks for your valued support Darran, and very good luck with the song!
Cheers Derek - that's great; good luck with the song!
Thank you so much for what you do
Thank you very much for your valuable support; good luck with this great Dylan song!
Grazie per tutto.
Sei il benvenuto; grazie per il vostro supporto e buona fortuna con la vostra chitarra!
Nice! Thank you.
Thank you for your support Dan and very good luck with the song!
In the bass line rhythm variation, when do you use the the second string. I am getting the 123&4 down. But when do you The second string? Love these vids by the way!!
(Sorry) But when do you use the second string*
Great videos!!
Thank you very much for your valued support and endorsement - good luck with this great Dylan song!
The thing I would say to people that are just learning finger style is to learn basic technique on simple songs, because then you get the FEEL. John Prine songs are great for this. Then learning other songs becomes easier and easier. Tons of TH-cam videos... just find the ones from the people that get the subtleties and play it the way you feel it.
Sound advice Ben - thank you.
Don't be afraid , Jim . Just allow them to do some Burglar King , or Airbums commercials on your channel for free and you're done .
hey, great job with the lessons! thank you. one question: at what half beat are you plucking the b string?
Thanks for this excellent tutorial. What key harmonica do you need to play this ? Thanks. Jess.
Hi Jesse - I play a Bb harmonica (Tombo - Lee Oscar) in the same key as the guitar. Dylan didn't play harp on his recording of course, but I think the song benefits from an instrumental break. Thanks for listening, and very good luck with it.
I maybe should have made the point that it all depends on which key you choose to sing the song in. If playing without a capo using these chords then a "G" harp would work just as well, or an "A" with capo on the 2nd fret, and "C" if capoed at the 5th fret etc.
Is the version used for Walking Dead from the 4/1963 Town Hall concert? On the video on you tube which is from the Walking Dead, it has two identical clips of it stuck together. It sounds like the very beginning and very end of the song are clipped off. I guess to get rid of applause or other audience sounds. i never heard that version until recently, and am trying to learn how it's played. when i searched for it on you tube, this page came up, and i have found helpful stuff from LowdenJim going back years, particularly Don't Think Twice, that was a long time ago.
I love the part about retuning the 2nd string to be a little flat, nice subtlety. i learned this song a LONG time go, from the Rod Stewart version on the Every Picture Tells A Story album, i'm guessing that was in around 1970. i saw that the song was written by Dylan, my total absolute all time favorite artist, musical or otherwise. In those days, i never knew Dylan recorded this, i only ever heard covers.
Regarding subtleties, this one is funny, having the guitar being a little out of tune--and somehow it sounds really good that way, haha.
I was wondering if anyone noticed the harmonica? There's one harmonica note in the whole song, it's almost right at the beginning, where first there's two hammer ons, then there's a beat, then one hammer on , and then there's this one soft harmonica note. It's a B flat.
Is this the only available recording of the Town Hall version? i'm very glad to have it. but i'd like to hear the parts that are cut off--maybe some harp
Thank you for your thoughts on this great song. I learned the song from Dylan's Greatest Hits Double album I bought back in 1967. I played the song over and over so many times that I damaged the track with the diamond stylus (lifting it off and replacing it by hand) and I still remember how upset I was when the song jumped a line after that! Dylan didn't play harp on the track, but I play one on my cover version and try to capture the type of harp sound he might have played had he chosen to do so. At the end of the song I recall he did two or three downward strums of the "G" chord to finish, and the audience applause is included on the album track. I will dig out my old album and try to repair the track digitally. If successful I'll get back to you, though I need to be mindful of copyright issues of course! Maybe you could give me an email address?
thanks for the reply. i didn't know there was a double album in 1967. i remember that year, wishing there was something new by Dylan, given the kind of year that was. The last one i heard was Blonde on Blonde. Then in December '67, John Wesley Harding.
Listen to the beginning--on about the 7th beat in, there is one soft harp note, it sounds like a draw note, a Bb. Do you hear it? It's at about 0:05. if it's not harp, what is it? it's the only sound like that i hear in the whole song.
In the 60s, i was an expert at getting skipping records to not skip. i fixed many much loved records, given the determination. I discovered the technique intuitively---i just pressed down hard on the cartridge or "needle arm", using my hand to press the needle into the groove while the record was playing, during the part where the skip was happening. It always worked. Using the stylus as a tool to deepen the groove so there would be no skipping. At the time, i didn't worry about damaging the stylus. in those days, i never heard the word stylus, just "needle," and they came as part of those portable record players made out of wood covered in plastic or vinyl, mine was a sort of two tone salmon color.
here's the walking dead version. i just bought the track on Amazon on the greatest hits double album. same as what the walking dead used, but the reason i bought it despite having a copy from walking dead downloaded from you tube, is that the album version, presumably the one you have, has much better volume, a lot easier to hear the guitar intricacies. It's nice to hear the ending of the song as you described it. For such a simple song, the guitar is very complex. really appreciate your lesson.
where can i hear the harp you played with it?
th-cam.com/video/PH9s1zSajPg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your reply; it's interesting to hear someone describe the same technique for "repairing" damaged grooves on old vinyl records that I use! I certainly tried it with my Dylan album, but it didn't work - I even tried a fine sewing needle viewed under a magnifying glass, but that didn't work either and I didn't want to inflict further damage so I left well alone. The Bb note you can hear on the recording isn't a harmonica note; it's Dylan accidentally catching the top "E" string of his guitar on a "G" chord. Throughout the entire song he chooses not to play the top string, so that accidental "Bb" note is the only time he hits the top string. That note, plus the slightly flattened "B" string, add a touch of mystique to the song. I'm certain that part of Dylan's appeal is his penchant for playing less-than-perfect guitar (allied to his less-than-perfect voice!)!
My cover version, together with my Dylan-type harp accompaniment, is here:
th-cam.com/video/fz7_igArvVE/w-d-xo.html
As you are obviously a Dylan aficiando, I would appreciate your feedback!
this is a badass
Hey is the original picking pattern different than the pattern 6243 showed in the end of the 3rd video ,if so what's the pattern then I'm a little confused sorry I'm dumb
In this final video I have introduced some slight variations to try and demonstrate some of the additional techniques Dylan employed in order to break away from "standard" and repeating patterns. His unique style owed much to his deliberate use of almost randomised choices of picking styles to make his songs so distinctive. His several versions of so many of his songs, played in different keys with different chord progressions is further evidence of his determination not to be pinned down to playing his songs "as the original". Don't be confused Sameer - free yourself to be your own player with your own style. By all means study the great man's methods, but my advice would be to use them as a springboard to be like him by being original in developing your own style.
Jim would love another lesson on this as I feel there's a bit of a big jump from lesson 3 to lesson 4. I had followed up until 4 where you seem to do a completely different picking pattern. It's a shame as I love this song but just can't pick up this newer pattern that you use in this video!
As this video really goes a step beyond the "Intermediate" stage to show some "Advanced" Dylan techniques by including some of the subtle variations Dylan used, please don't feel discouraged or side-tracked by trying to do everything at once. I'd suggest that unless you are totally comfortable playing this song using a standard repeating pattern as show in part 3, then attempting these variations will be challenging. To help though I'll upload a video in slow mo close-up to make it easier to study. Good luck - stick with it!
Do you prefer this version, or the version from the Witmark demos? He’s does a little lick when play the picking pattern that I can’t seem to figure out on the Wittmark demos.
I prefer this New York Town Hall live version in 1963 that was on his "blue album" (Greatest Hits) - it's the version I always sing in public. It's in standard tuning of course, whereas the Witmark demo version is played in Open D tuning with capo on 2nd fret (I try to avoid retuning at gigs). I assume that "little lick" you refer to is that little hammer-on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string? It's just played on the open D chord (sounding in key of "E" with a capo on 2nd fret).
@@Lowdenjimthank you for the response. That really clears it up for me. And yes, it sounds like a hammer on and pull off that occurs through the whole song, but mainly the verses. I think I prefer version a bit more than his greatest hit version. It has this beautiful dreamlike feel to it.
I’m enjoying videos a lot so far. Thank you. I’ll continue supporting!
@@Euthyphro You are most welcome and thank you for your support. There's a great cover of this song played in Open D with capo on 5th fret here: th-cam.com/video/utt1fSkcHcA/w-d-xo.html
@@LowdenjimI saw that cover and really enjoyed it.
Just one last question regarding the open D version. Is the right hand the same as the version you’re doing? Along with the chords? Obviously the shapes will be different, but if the chords are the same, it would be easy to transition to open D, no?
@@Euthyphro Yes, it sounds like a very similar picking pattern. The open D chord has variations with a G on the 3rd string (000100) and also Gb on 1st and 6th strings (400004). The 4 chord (G) has 3 variations (020120; x20100 and 020100). The 5 chord (A) is played as 200200 & x40300. Very good luck with it!
Would be lovely to hear you do the birds of paradise with snowy white. You with your friend craig. Would be nice too hear you to together in a song:@)
Jim, it seems the finger picking pattern changes from end of Part 3 to the start of Part 4 without much explanation on how to do it?
Hi Sean. Parts 1, 2 and 3 were aimed at beginner finger style players, and designed to give a solid basic grounding in proper finger-style playing as it can apply to this song. This video is aimed at intermediate and advanced players and shows how Dylan actually played the song employing some subtle techniques that were indicative of his unique style. It's essential that players have a comfortable grasp of the playing method in the 1st three videos before progressing to these special variations. In some ways the playing pattern is easier, but the art of good finger-style guitar playing lies in a player's ability to switch between patterns naturally and relatively easily simply because of their practice and experience. Please don't feel you have to crack the code quickly - it took me a very long time and many many hours of practice. It's worth the effort though!
If you look, listen and study my cover versions closely, and maybe even slow the speed down, you'll be able to pick up the pattern. Good luck !
9:32 so that's how the does it, interesting!
Yes - one of Dylan's favourite little tricks.
Thanks Jim,isn't that a great Song!!
cheers
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