Hi Ron, I think that this will work with a classical style instead of a pick. I would recommend just using your fingers more in the arpeggios than I do in these examples. I used to play where my pick played almost everything but the melody but I've been switching to using my fingers more and more over the last few years because I watched a few classical guitarists. There are times now where I might just use the pick to play a whole note bass part and then run around with my fingers. But whatever the case, I bet you can figure out a way to recreate my sound with a classical style of picking.
Great! A lot of these Christmas songs have a form of arpeggio in 3/4 instead of 4/4 so it means that it gets shortened a bit. I think the 3/4 is actually easier since there are less beats to fill with rolling notes. O Holy Night is in 6/8 and that one is probably the hardest to play in the book.
Loved this lesson so much. Especially the chords you used at the 2 minute mark. Thanks for taking the time to share and teach us. God bless you friend and can't wait for future lessons.
Will “As the Deer” be one you make available soon? I’m still a (advanced) beginner but would love trying to learn it. Your gift from God is such a blessing.
Yeah, it feels kind of weird to be starting over on TH-cam but I felt like a separate channel would be best. Hopefully this will all be worth it and help some people.
Josh, your material is awesome and just what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing! Regarding this lesson, do you have any tips on when to strike with the pick vs. the fingers, and which finger to use for which string(s)?
Hi Christopher, Good question about the pick vs fingers. There is a lot of freedom here! I tend to use the pick for all of the down strokes in the first part of the arpeggio and then when I change directions to start going back up, I use a finger or 2 for the higher strings. I tend to use the pick mostly on the lower notes. I really don't like to use my fingers on the low E, A or D string because it generates kind of a "scraping sound". I don't like the idea of having a specific finger dedicated to each string. I think that just doesn't work well. When I pick I kind of view it like there are 3 finger positions: I have 2 picking fingers with my style so they can be on D&G, G&B or B&E. I practice picking in each of these positions. There are times when I use them with a string in between (like G&E) but that's a bit more advanced and takes some getting used to. I hope that helps.
Yes, technically it is in the key of E. With the drop D capo on the second fret, I think about my chords as being in the key of D. I often tune my guitar down a step and then this can be played truly in the key of D.
I hope you enjoy these basic examples. I will be sharing a lot more lessons soon!
I don’t normally use a pick and play a classical guitar - I love your sound - I’m going to try it using a more classical style - ?
Hi Ron, I think that this will work with a classical style instead of a pick. I would recommend just using your fingers more in the arpeggios than I do in these examples. I used to play where my pick played almost everything but the melody but I've been switching to using my fingers more and more over the last few years because I watched a few classical guitarists. There are times now where I might just use the pick to play a whole note bass part and then run around with my fingers. But whatever the case, I bet you can figure out a way to recreate my sound with a classical style of picking.
Josh Snodgrass, the guitar master himself! I really like how he does the harmonics on there.
Thank you Josh
Really creative using both the pick and fingers. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy hybrid picking. It feels the most natural to me and I think we all have to find that style that works for us. Thanks for watching
I got the Christmas songs today and am excited to start playing them! Thanks Josh.
Great! A lot of these Christmas songs have a form of arpeggio in 3/4 instead of 4/4 so it means that it gets shortened a bit. I think the 3/4 is actually easier since there are less beats to fill with rolling notes. O Holy Night is in 6/8 and that one is probably the hardest to play in the book.
This is great, discovered your music awhile ago and have been wanting to learn your music. Thank you for sharing
No problem, I will have more videos soon so hopefully they will be helpful to you.
Loved this lesson so much. Especially the chords you used at the 2 minute mark. Thanks for taking the time to share and teach us. God bless you friend and can't wait for future lessons.
Thanks! I really enjoy those chords. I had to think about it for a minute to come up with proper names for them. I was surprised by the A13 name.
Will “As the Deer” be one you make available soon? I’m still a (advanced) beginner but would love trying to learn it. Your gift from God is such a blessing.
Hi TJ, that is a fun one. I will look into licensing for it. I am focused on Christmas stuff now.
Great! Glad you're doing this kind of thing.👍👍
Yeah, it feels kind of weird to be starting over on TH-cam but I felt like a separate channel would be best. Hopefully this will all be worth it and help some people.
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You're not starting over, you're expanding! Youre reaching an additional group of people. Good idea.
Yeah, it seems like there is enough demand for lessons from my other channel that this one will slowly grow.
Josh, your material is awesome and just what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing! Regarding this lesson, do you have any tips on when to strike with the pick vs. the fingers, and which finger to use for which string(s)?
Hi Christopher, Good question about the pick vs fingers. There is a lot of freedom here! I tend to use the pick for all of the down strokes in the first part of the arpeggio and then when I change directions to start going back up, I use a finger or 2 for the higher strings. I tend to use the pick mostly on the lower notes. I really don't like to use my fingers on the low E, A or D string because it generates kind of a "scraping sound". I don't like the idea of having a specific finger dedicated to each string. I think that just doesn't work well. When I pick I kind of view it like there are 3 finger positions: I have 2 picking fingers with my style so they can be on D&G, G&B or B&E. I practice picking in each of these positions. There are times when I use them with a string in between (like G&E) but that's a bit more advanced and takes some getting used to. I hope that helps.
i am confuse ... at standard tuning with capo on 2nd fret covering only ADGBE strings. isnt this in key of E?
Yes, technically it is in the key of E. With the drop D capo on the second fret, I think about my chords as being in the key of D. I often tune my guitar down a step and then this can be played truly in the key of D.