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honestly when the video started, I was like this guy is so metal. Expected a really deep, and gruff and very cool-intimidating voice but when he started talking I couldn't help but smile. He's so cheery and friendly!
Metal musicians are actually very cool calm and friendly people except for a few crackheads... For me , more metal is the person - more nice he/she is going to be...😊
Dont judge a book by it’s cover! Being honest, that is what i always do! But I am always ready for surprises. So this is, what i experienced again here. Thank you very much!
If anyone is new to Steve's channel, you won't be disappointed. I picked the guitar back up about 3 years ago after not playing more than 11 years. I am playing better than ever because of his lessons. Check out his lessons on Modes and Relative Minors. My acoustic and electric guitar playing is so much better now because of those lessons. There are two other guys on TH-cam who have great lessons. All I can say is thanks to Steve Stine for helping me figure things out that have taken me years to even understand, mainly Modes.
Thanks for all the kind words! And thanks for sharing your experience. It's awesome that Steve's lessons have had a positive impact on your guitar playing! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy ✔️ Ear Training 2.0 ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Chord Chasing Mastery ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Play Guitar For Life ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) If you want to know more about music theory, Music Theory Made Easy is the perfect place to start. Go here to watch free preview videos from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/music-theory-made-easy-2 Make sure you watch all the videos, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
Thanks so much for this! You're an awesome teacher. I never thought I would be able to do this, and in one night of practicing i managed to get it! I still get sloppy at times but when you get in the zone, it's an amazing feeling. It felt so good, better than a drug 😆
This is a great lesson. You are a great musician and a good teacher too. I 'am 70 years old and I lost my hope to play like this. But now you give me the opportunity to show everyone that I can do it in the right way. 😍
That's awesome, Marcelo! Glad Steve's video is helping you reach your goals. Just wanted to let you know, if you like Steve's TH-cam videos, make sure you check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership: guitarzoom.com/join When you join, you get unlimited streaming over 40 of Steve's best guitar courses (including his best-selling course Acoustic Guitar), and new courses are being added regularly. Courses cover a wide range of topics, and there are courses for every skill-level. Which means, members always have something new to learn and apply to their guitar playing. :-) Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out the membership, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
I've played guitar for 30 years and there's some time I'm trying to play this "fingerstyle" thing. That's technic is practically a new way for play to me and a little complicated to understand and this is the first video I found that really start to helped me. Thank you!
Beautiful pattern Steve, I love to fingerpick with my guitar. I have only been playing Acoustic guitar for a little over a year and I am having a great time learning from your videos. So Steve, from a very grateful sixty-six- year- old beginner. Thank you, my friend.
Ron Warrington Derbyshire uk Thank you Steve I am 66 years old and have bean learning classical guitar for 12months. You are blessed with the gift of teaching and a great guitar player and musician I’m hooked.
I remember being taught this exact song and picking pattern in college guitar 101 and being completely lost, but this makes it so much simpler. I wish this guy had been my teacher back then. I was only one state over!
What I really really appreciate from Steve Stein - whether on this channel or on his own channel - is that he really tries to teach. He shows every detail, every string, slowly, so even a beginner can understand it. I regularly watch few guitar channels (I'm a beginner) and on other channels I feel that sometimes people there try to show off that they can play something rather than trying to teach how to do it. Or maybe because I'm still a beginner it is too hard to understand it. Anyway - Steve Stein - thank you very very much that you are not one of those people and you focus on teaching rather on showing off. :)
Thanks for posting this video!! I never thought I'd be able to play something this pretty, this is my first time ever finger picking anything. You're a great teacher!
Hi Howie! My pleasure! That's awesome to hear and really glad the lesson was helpful. Thanks for your comment. Any questions please feel free to ask anytime!
Hi John. The great thing about just learning the picking hand pattern is that you can then apply this to any chord and use it in your own music if you're into writing. Thanks for commenting and glad to know the lesson was helpful!
Thanks Steve. I didn’t even pickup on the fact that the second time through on the c & a minor chords, the order of notes within those chords was different than the first time through, until I actually played it & realized it. Thanks for taking the time for the basics here, but also for not talking down to your viewers. You’re an invaluable teacher.
Thanks for the kind words, Dan! And thanks for watching! :-) Just a quick heads-up, if you want to play better solos and have more fun with your guitar, go here and check out Steve’s Melodic Soloing Bundle → guitarzoom.com/melodicsoloingbundle/promo/? You get Steve’s best-selling course Melodic Soloing, plus 36 Rock Licks, All About Scales, and Guitar Practice Made Easy. So you can solo with confidence and make progress every day with your guitar. Check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
I learned so much from this one video and got massive confidence than watching thousand others. You are very warm and welcoming, good at teaching. God bless you.
I watched alot of online guitar instructors and this Steve S is the best so I signed up for Guitar Zoom master class. Im going back to beginner guitar , it helps to unlearn years of bad techniques and makes it easier to play
Hello Steven, Have respected, appreciated, and learned from your vids for a few months... thank you sincerely. Your presence and presentation gives hope and direction to a percussionist who's tried to learn the guitar for about 30 years. Be well!
Thanks for the kind words, Neda! Just wanted to let you know that right now, you can get unlimited streaming of over 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses as a GuitarZoom Premium Member: guitarzoom.com/join There are courses covering every subject, from basic chords and strumming to advanced soloing, with music theory and fretboard courses to help you play new songs faster (and write better songs), plus licks and riffs courses to keep things fun and exciting. Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
WOW! STEVE STINE, THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME. I JUST LEARNED THE FINGERPICKING STYLE OF THIS FAVORITE SONG OF MINE, "DUST IN THE WIND". YOU ARE AWESOME!
after playing 4 just 12 months n playing n mastering chord songs ive struggled with fingerpicking ...found it heavy goin..till now...g8 video...thank u...really worked....brilliant stuff
Great stuff Steve, its taken me two weeks and it's the first finger picking action I've managed to stick with....probably because you slowed it right down at the beginning...many thanks 😊
Thanks for watching, Andrew! Thanks for watching, and thanks for sharing your progress! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you want to play new songs faster, write better songs, and sound more authentic and musical when you solo, make sure you check out Steve’s new Ultimate Song Bundle → www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/ The Ultimate Song Bundle includes: ✅ Acoustic Guitar ✅ Chords Made Easy ✅ Strumming Made Easy ✅ Acoustic Picking Styles ✅ Song Secrets ✅ Songwriting Made Simple ✅ Blues Basics ✅ Slide Guitar ✅ Fretboard Mastery ✅ Ear Training 2.0 …all in one bundle for 95%-Off the regular price. You get Lifetime Access to the courses above, so you can come back to them any time you want to jumpstart your guitar playing. Go here for all the details → www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/ …and no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
I’ve already been strumming this in the songs delivered from the ethers...just haven’t pursued the fingerpicking end of it...Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift, brother...🔥☯️🔥
Just found you Steve. I bought my Ibanez Concord when I got out of the Marine Corps forty seven years ago and have not done much with it since. I found you about four days ago and you have taught me a lot. Thanks so much. Excellent instruction and very enjoyable.
I am gonna try this now. You are an awesome instructor sir. I am self taught and picked the guitar back up after many years of playing at all. 62 now and have regained the love i had for it again. Newfoundland Canada here . Stay safe and be well
Thanks Danny I like others have been a music fan since my dad would wake me in the mornings flat picking his silver tone by of all places sears and robuck when I was In the 3rd grade in1965. I also remember watching the Ed Sulvin can’t spell (lol) show when the Fab 4 aired live in 64 . Sir you have a gift to teach and for that I am thankful for!!!!
Greetings Steve from the U.K. You are a great teacher, one of the best on TH-cam. I was having a motivational dip until I came across this, many thanks.
Thanks for watching, Kevin! And thanks for the kind words. :-) Just wanted to let you know, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of more than 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses, like CAGED Made Simple, Music Theory Made Easy, Play Guitar For Life, Blues Guitar, Rock Licks, Acoustic Guitar, and many more. If you want to improve your acoustic playing, Steve’s best-selling course Acoustic Guitar would be the perfect place to start. Go here to check it out: guitarzoom.com/products/play-acoustic-now-2-0-2 The courses cover a wide variety of topics, and there are courses designed for all skill-levels. So wherever you are in your guitar journey, you can get to the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
I'm tryed to learn some fingerpicking some days ago and i couldn't find any good tutorials on youtube until i found this video,and it is helping me a lot,thank you for making this video
Thank you so much Steve, Ive been stuck in a bit of a rut recently and didn't really know where to start my fingerpicking journey. Thoroughly enjoyed your lesson and now to practice. The bonus is I love 'Dust in the Wind' so its a win win.
Awesome, Steve! Thanks for sharing your experience! :-) Just wanted to let you know, Steve’s holding a free webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, June 15th) at 5 PM Pacific called 5 Music Theory Shortcuts Every Guitarist Should Know. In the webinar, you’ll discover: -- 4 essential chords you need to know to play 90% of popular songs so you’ll never have to look up tabs -- 1 easy way to use the major scale to find ANY chord on the fretboard. -- 1 simple tip to memorize all the notes. -- How to choose the right scale for your solos so you can improvise over any song across the fretboard. The webinar is NOT on TH-cam. If you want to join, go here to get registered: guitarzoom.com/musictheorymadeeasy20/webinar/registration/ ...and hurry, because spots are limited. :-) Hope to see you at the webinar! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
Thank you for this video. Playing the guitar felt to hard for my sister but she was able to pick this pattern up rather quickly. It entirely motivated her on practicing. Thank you very much.
Hi Chris! Thanks so much for your comment and kind words. Glad to know the lessons are helpful. If you want to dig deeper make sure to check out the lessons and courses at www.guitarzoom.com. Hope to see you there soon!
I can play guitar pretty well but have never been able to pick up any fingerpicking. After one 10 minute video (the first of your videos I’ve seen) I’m no longer stuck in the rut of making no progress that I have been for so long. Thanks so much.
Thanks for watching, Edward! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Play Guitar For Life ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ... and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) If you want to know more about music theory, Music Theory Made Easy is the perfect place to start. Go here to watch free preview videos from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/music-theory-made-easy-2 Make sure you watch all the videos, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
Steve, you are amazing! I am new at guitar playing, this video is inspirational and incredibly well explained! You could not have picked a better song for this finger picking pattern! You have a lot of patience, the perfect guitar Teacher!!!
Ok I have been wanting to learn finger picking. This video I can actually see what you are doing! ..unlike other teachers. This 55 year old lady just might finally learn how to fingerpick. And I have always worried about fingernails. Mine are just not strong like when I was younger. Seeing that you don’t have nails is encouraging for me. I will have to record each of my sessions to show progression. Thanks Steve.
Thanks for watching, Ian! And thanks for the kind words! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you want to play new songs faster, write better songs, and sound more authentic and musical when you solo, Steve’s new Ultimate Song Bundle is still available for 95% off the original price→ www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/ …and check it out ASAP because it ends soon. The Ultimate Song Bundle includes: ✅ Acoustic Guitar ✅ Chords Made Easy ✅ Strumming Made Easy ✅ Acoustic Picking Styles ✅ Song Secrets ✅ Songwriting Made Simple ✅ Blues Basics ✅ Slide Guitar ✅ Fretboard Mastery ✅ Ear Training 2.0 …all in one bundle for 95%-Off the regular price. You get Lifetime Access to the courses above, which means you can come back to these lessons any time you want to jumpstart your guitar playing. Go here for all the details → www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/ …and no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
Thanks! I have watched several other guitar teachers on line regarding travis picking and I want to tell you that you have made it much easier to grasp. Also it is nice to have a little ditty to play after
Thanks for the kind words, Scubaguy5! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ✔️ Acoustic Picking Styles ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy ✔️ Ear Training 2.0 ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Expressive Soloing ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) If you want to improve your fingerpicking, Steve’s course Acoustic Picking Styles is the perfect place to start. Go here check out previews from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/acoustic-picking-styles Make sure you watch all the preview videos, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
Hey, we’re you strumming before? I currently do the normal strumming style but I’m interested in this style. Is the transition between the two easy or?
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Steve. I have played the guitar for a few decades and I have looked far and wide for a lesson exactly like this lesson. I have the fret board hand down pat but could not find anything to teach me the picking that you just showed me. I am so, so, grateful. I have saved this video to favorites and will be watching it daily and practicing this. Thank you so much.
Thanks Steve. Literally every time I watch one of your videos, I come away with a new skill. You have a way of teaching that conveys just the right amount of knowledge at just the right pace tfor it to become cemented.
Thanks for the kind words, Gerry! And thanks for watching! :-) Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including ✔️ CAGED Made Simple ✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy ✔️ Ear Training 2.0 ✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection ✔️ Music Theory Made Easy ✔️ Expressive Soloing ✔️ Blues Guitar ✔️ Rock Licks ✔️ Acoustic Guitar ...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-) If you want to improve your acoustic playing, Steve’s best-selling course Acoustic Guitar is the perfect place to start. Go here check out previews from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/play-acoustic-now-2-0-2 Make sure you watch all the preview videos, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
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Great explanation I've been reluctant to learn finger picking, you make it look easier, I will practice this thank you so much
at first this guy looks cold and metal but when he introduced himself I feel so welcomed, anyone else thinks this lol
.yep, he's got a good way about him
You know what they say; Don't judge a book by it's tribal tattoos and long hair.
Expected Screamo, got Manilow 😅
Wade Wilson yeah that’s exactly what they say
my first thought
He makes it all so simple, but in reality this means serious practice......
I've Played guitar for 50 years and always avoided this style of playing, with this video, at 64 I think I can handle it. Thanks so much.
Really 😶
Have you learned the F chord yet?
@@mysteriousdoge1298 i feel like thats rude...
@@mysteriousdoge1298 😂😂 Nice sense of humour bro
@@mysteriousdoge1298 That's cold
honestly when the video started, I was like this guy is so metal. Expected a really deep, and gruff and very cool-intimidating voice but when he started talking I couldn't help but smile. He's so cheery and friendly!
Metal musicians are actually very cool calm and friendly people except for a few crackheads...
For me , more metal is the person - more nice he/she is going to be...😊
Dont judge a book by it’s cover! Being honest, that is what i always do! But I am always ready for surprises. So this is, what i experienced again here. Thank you very much!
If anyone is new to Steve's channel, you won't be disappointed. I picked the guitar back up about 3 years ago after not playing more than 11 years. I am playing better than ever because of his lessons. Check out his lessons on Modes and Relative Minors. My acoustic and electric guitar playing is so much better now because of those lessons. There are two other guys on TH-cam who have great lessons. All I can say is thanks to Steve Stine for helping me figure things out that have taken me years to even understand, mainly Modes.
Thanks for all the kind words! And thanks for sharing your experience. It's awesome that Steve's lessons have had a positive impact on your guitar playing! :-)
Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you enjoy Steve’s TH-cam videos, you should definitely go here and check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership → guitarzoom.com/join
Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including
✔️ CAGED Made Simple
✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy
✔️ Ear Training 2.0
✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection
✔️ Chord Chasing Mastery
✔️ Music Theory Made Easy
✔️ Play Guitar For Life
✔️ Blues Guitar
✔️ Rock Licks
✔️ Acoustic Guitar
...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-)
If you want to know more about music theory, Music Theory Made Easy is the perfect place to start. Go here to watch free preview videos from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/music-theory-made-easy-2
Make sure you watch all the videos, and no matter what, keep playing!
-- Mike from GuitarZoom
P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
As a beginner, it was really hard at first. But with practice, i do this with so much ease now.
Thanks so much for this! You're an awesome teacher. I never thought I would be able to do this, and in one night of practicing i managed to get it! I still get sloppy at times but when you get in the zone, it's an amazing feeling. It felt so good, better than a drug 😆
This is a great lesson. You are a great musician and a good teacher too. I 'am 70 years old and I lost my hope to play like this. But now you give me the opportunity to show everyone that I can do it in the right way. 😍
That's awesome, Marcelo! Glad Steve's video is helping you reach your goals. Just wanted to let you know, if you like Steve's TH-cam videos, make sure you check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership: guitarzoom.com/join
When you join, you get unlimited streaming over 40 of Steve's best guitar courses (including his best-selling course Acoustic Guitar), and new courses are being added regularly. Courses cover a wide range of topics, and there are courses for every skill-level.
Which means, members always have something new to learn and apply to their guitar playing. :-)
Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out the membership, and no matter what, keep playing!
-- Mike from GuitarZoom
I've played guitar for 30 years and there's some time I'm trying to play this "fingerstyle" thing. That's technic is practically a new way for play to me and a little complicated to understand and this is the first video I found that really start to helped me. Thank you!
After playing for 54 years , this is a great video . Thanks and all the best .
Beautiful pattern Steve, I love to fingerpick with my guitar. I have only been playing Acoustic guitar for a little over a year and I am having a great time learning from your videos. So Steve, from a very grateful sixty-six- year- old beginner. Thank you, my friend.
Concise, to the point and no vocabulary diarhea. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !!! I'll look for more of your videos :)
Ron Warrington
Derbyshire uk
Thank you Steve I am 66 years old and have bean learning classical guitar for 12months.
You are blessed with the gift of teaching and a great guitar player and musician I’m hooked.
I remember being taught this exact song and picking pattern in college guitar 101 and being completely lost, but this makes it so much simpler. I wish this guy had been my teacher back then. I was only one state over!
He's the only guy so far, who's explained the pattern simply enough for me to understand.
This is the best finger style lesson I’ve seen so far!!! Steve you are a great teacher!!
Hi. Thanks so much for the comment and kind words! Glad you enjoyed the lesson.
Taken me 45 years to find you teaching that song, top man.
What I really really appreciate from Steve Stein - whether on this channel or on his own channel - is that he really tries to teach. He shows every detail, every string, slowly, so even a beginner can understand it. I regularly watch few guitar channels (I'm a beginner) and on other channels I feel that sometimes people there try to show off that they can play something rather than trying to teach how to do it. Or maybe because I'm still a beginner it is too hard to understand it. Anyway - Steve Stein - thank you very very much that you are not one of those people and you focus on teaching rather on showing off. :)
Thanks for posting this video!! I never thought I'd be able to play something this pretty, this is my first time ever finger picking anything. You're a great teacher!
This is the first fingerpicking lesson that has made sense to me and sounds like the real deal. Many thanks.
Hi Howie! My pleasure! That's awesome to hear and really glad the lesson was helpful. Thanks for your comment. Any questions please feel free to ask anytime!
very excellent teacher
The Joy of Guitar with Steve Stine.
Every time I try something new on guitar I go and see what Steve Stine says about it and I always learn something valuable.
Best teacher for me, experienced moving away from unfortunate zombies and treating students like humans
I have watched a LOT of Travis picking videos. Learning the picking pattern without notes/chords is BRILLIANT.
Hi John. The great thing about just learning the picking hand pattern is that you can then apply this to any chord and use it in your own music if you're into writing. Thanks for commenting and glad to know the lesson was helpful!
Thanks Steve. I didn’t even pickup on the fact that the second time through on the c & a minor chords, the order of notes within those chords was different than the first time through, until I actually played it & realized it. Thanks for taking the time for the basics here, but also for not talking down to your viewers. You’re an invaluable teacher.
Thanks for the kind words, Dan! And thanks for watching! :-)
Just a quick heads-up, if you want to play better solos and have more fun with your guitar, go here and check out Steve’s Melodic Soloing Bundle → guitarzoom.com/melodicsoloingbundle/promo/?
You get Steve’s best-selling course Melodic Soloing, plus 36 Rock Licks, All About Scales, and Guitar Practice Made Easy.
So you can solo with confidence and make progress every day with your guitar. Check it out, and no matter what, keep playing!
- Mike from GuitarZoom
P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
You are the best teacher I've found so far! Thank you for being easy to understand.
I learned so much from this one video and got massive confidence than watching thousand others. You are very warm and welcoming, good at teaching. God bless you.
I watched alot of online guitar instructors and this Steve S is the best so I signed up for Guitar Zoom master class. Im going back to beginner guitar , it helps to unlearn years of bad techniques and makes it easier to play
Watched a lot of finger picking lessons but you sir are the best at explaining what you're doing. Simple but effective lesson. Thanks Steve
Learnt more in 5 mins than I have in the last 10 years many thanks 🙏
You are absolutely my most favorite guitar teacher! Thanks for being soooooo good! 😘
Steve Stine is awesome. Be like Steve Stine
Hello Steven,
Have respected, appreciated, and learned from your vids for a few months... thank you sincerely. Your presence and presentation gives hope and direction to a percussionist who's tried to learn the guitar for about 30 years. Be well!
With this song i started with fingerpicking! Good choice!
What a gift to this world you are and lessons are dear Mr Steve. - Thank you for being as you are.
Thanks for the kind words, Neda! Just wanted to let you know that right now, you can get unlimited streaming of over 40 of Steve’s best guitar courses as a GuitarZoom Premium Member: guitarzoom.com/join
There are courses covering every subject, from basic chords and strumming to advanced soloing, with music theory and fretboard courses to help you play new songs faster (and write better songs), plus licks and riffs courses to keep things fun and exciting.
Make sure you check it out, and no matter what, keep playing!
-- Mike from GuitarZoom
You are such a great guitar teacher my friend! God bless you!
There are many who teach, but only a few who can teach so clearly. Thank you, You are great.
WOW! STEVE STINE, THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME. I JUST LEARNED THE FINGERPICKING STYLE OF THIS FAVORITE SONG OF MINE, "DUST IN THE WIND". YOU ARE AWESOME!
Thank you!
Steve
after playing 4 just 12 months n playing n mastering chord songs ive struggled with fingerpicking ...found it heavy goin..till now...g8 video...thank u...really worked....brilliant stuff
I was looking for in your videos for this, and i just learned this pattern so well, thanks Steve
Great stuff Steve, its taken me two weeks and it's the first finger picking action I've managed to stick with....probably because you slowed it right down at the beginning...many thanks 😊
Thanks for watching, Andrew! Thanks for watching, and thanks for sharing your progress! :-)
Just wanted to give a heads-up, if you want to play new songs faster, write better songs, and sound more authentic and musical when you solo, make sure you check out Steve’s new Ultimate Song Bundle → www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/
The Ultimate Song Bundle includes:
✅ Acoustic Guitar
✅ Chords Made Easy
✅ Strumming Made Easy
✅ Acoustic Picking Styles
✅ Song Secrets
✅ Songwriting Made Simple
✅ Blues Basics
✅ Slide Guitar
✅ Fretboard Mastery
✅ Ear Training 2.0
…all in one bundle for 95%-Off the regular price. You get Lifetime Access to the courses above, so you can come back to them any time you want to jumpstart your guitar playing.
Go here for all the details → www.guitarzoom.com/ultimatesongbundle/promo/
…and no matter what, keep playing!
- Mike from GuitarZoom
P.S. Want to check out video reviews from GuitarZoom Members? Go here → guitarzoom.com/reviews
I’ve already been strumming this in the songs delivered from the ethers...just haven’t pursued the fingerpicking end of it...Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift, brother...🔥☯️🔥
Thanks Steve! What an effective and simple explanation of this finger pattern. Great lesson.
Just found you Steve. I bought my Ibanez Concord when I got out of the Marine Corps forty seven years ago and have not done much with it since. I found you about four days ago and you have taught me a lot. Thanks so much. Excellent instruction and very enjoyable.
Beautiful! I started out playing folk and we called this the "Travis Pick". Thank you - great lesson.
You got it! Thanks, Jamie!
Steve
I am gonna try this now. You are an awesome instructor sir. I am self taught and picked the guitar back up after many years of playing at all. 62 now and have regained the love i had for it again. Newfoundland Canada here . Stay safe and be well
Listen to this guy for 5 minutes before I figured out he's a really good teacher
Thanks Danny
I like others have been a music fan since my dad would wake me in the mornings flat picking his silver tone by of all places sears and robuck when I was In the 3rd grade in1965. I also remember watching the Ed Sulvin can’t spell (lol) show when the Fab 4 aired live in 64 . Sir you have a gift to teach and for that I am thankful for!!!!
This has been such a great help. I'm finding it much easier to learn than I thought I would. Thanks so much for the effort you went to.
Wow, you are a wonderful wonderful teacher. So patient. Thankyou 🙏
Greetings Steve from the U.K. You are a great teacher, one of the best on TH-cam. I was having a motivational dip until I came across this, many thanks.
Thanks for watching, Kevin! And thanks for the kind words. :-)
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never seen a better teacher than this. subscribed
Thank you!
Steve
This guy is a good teacher.
You are the best teacher on finger picking that I have seen Simple but effective. By the way your guitar sounds awesome
FINALLY.!!!!
I've found a video that will get me started fingerpicking.
Thanks Steve. You're a right good teacher
Thanks so much, Jeffrey,
Steve
Thank you. Please keep these fingerpicking lessons coming
Thank s a lot. Sounds great. May you and your Family stay healthy . Greetings from 🇦🇹 Austria
Bookmarked with gratitude. This is an awesome lesson. It will keep me out of trouble for days (no weeks)
I'm tryed to learn some fingerpicking some days ago and i couldn't find any good tutorials on youtube until i found this video,and it is helping me a lot,thank you for making this video
62 and finally getting it thats best lesson on fingerpicking yet thanks for you patience!
Awesome to hear, John!
Steve
Thank you so much Steve, Ive been stuck in a bit of a rut recently and didn't really know where to start my fingerpicking journey. Thoroughly enjoyed your lesson and now to practice. The bonus is I love 'Dust in the Wind' so its a win win.
Awesome, Steve! Thanks for sharing your experience! :-)
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Thank you for this video. Playing the guitar felt to hard for my sister but she was able to pick this pattern up rather quickly.
It entirely motivated her on practicing. Thank you very much.
Very good teacher , explains it and shows exactly what you need to know
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I can play guitar pretty well but have never been able to pick up any fingerpicking. After one 10 minute video (the first of your videos I’ve seen) I’m no longer stuck in the rut of making no progress that I have been for so long. Thanks so much.
Thanks so so much Steve. You have a beautiful peaceful aura around you when you teach. Love this 😊
Brilliant Steve thanks man,best beginner finger picking lesson on yt for sure,its a great lovely sounding song to learn to,cheers steve love from UK
Epic! Impressive! Love to watch your videos. Am a woman hobby guitarist and played E-guitar as well. subs done
So glad to hear that! Greetings 🙌
Oh man, I am so excited you did this. You helped me figure out solos and fills on another video lesson. Gonna give this a try.
He's a very good teacher.
I never give any comments but this one is the exception. Thank you so much for a very clean, entertaining and well teached video.
Respect
Alex
Thank you, Alex!
Steve
Love the way this guy teaches!
That was explained SO clearly! So helpful! Thank you!
playing guitar would be so much easier if every tutor teaches like you do. new sub here
Great video as an old guy trying to play I will give this a go Thanks for the encouragement
Thanks for watching, Edward! :-)
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THANKS Steve. I really needed this. I have been doing this WRONG for SO LONG.....AWESOME!
You are welcome!
Steve
You're amazing Steve, I click the like button before I even watch the video! Thanks for everything, very helpful!
Steve, you are amazing! I am new at guitar playing, this video is inspirational and incredibly well explained! You could not have picked a better song for this finger picking pattern! You have a lot of patience, the perfect guitar Teacher!!!
Excellent video. I just bought a Taylor gs mini mahogany yesterday. This is just the video I've been looking for. Thanks a million.
Ok I have been wanting to learn finger picking. This video I can actually see what you are doing! ..unlike other teachers. This 55 year old lady just might finally learn how to fingerpick. And I have always worried about fingernails. Mine are just not strong like when I was younger. Seeing that you don’t have nails is encouraging for me. I will have to record each of my sessions to show progression. Thanks Steve.
thank you for sharing the excellent finger picking pattern and a classic tune to practice on! love your teaching style.
Thanks for watching, Ian! And thanks for the kind words! :-)
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Thanks! I have watched several other guitar teachers on line regarding travis picking and I want to tell you that you have made it much easier to grasp. Also it is nice to have a little ditty to play after
This is great teaching, especially for me cos I'm a complete novice. Thanks for another excellent video.
I really enjoy watching your video ... You are the best teacher ever 💓👍
You're a natural teacher. Very excellent lesson.
Thank you, Peter!
Dude, this is one of the best finger picking examples I've ever seen!! Bravo!!
Thanks for the kind words, Scubaguy5! :-)
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Steve - you are the BEST! Seriously learned more from you than anyone with all your vids!!
great lesson, this really connects a lot for me, just starting out with picking and finding flow etc
I've been trying to get into fingerpicking, finally, boosh!, I'm starting to get it.
Thanks Steve, message received and understood.
Hey, we’re you strumming before? I currently do the normal strumming style but I’m interested in this style. Is the transition between the two easy or?
Thank you! I am a beginner and this was a great exercise to get me picking!
Yo Steve! Thanks so much, your lesson was clear and accessible plus I feel I learnt some real useful picking stuff!
A great Lesson . Thank you ! Brian . Northumberland . UK ..
This is good! Simple and not too fast! Well done!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Steve. I have played the guitar for a few decades and I have looked far and wide for a lesson exactly like this lesson. I have the fret board hand down pat but could not find anything to teach me the picking that you just showed me. I am so, so, grateful. I have saved this video to favorites and will be watching it daily and practicing this. Thank you so much.
Taught at the pace and with an explanation I can understand. Thanks!
Thanks Steve.
Literally every time I watch one of your videos, I come away with a new skill. You have a way of teaching that conveys just the right amount of knowledge at just the right pace tfor it to become cemented.
Thanks for the kind words, Gerry! And thanks for watching! :-)
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Members get unlimited streaming of 40+ of Steve’s best guitar courses, including
✔️ CAGED Made Simple
✔️ Barre Chords Made Easy
✔️ Ear Training 2.0
✔️ Unlocking The Fretboard Connection
✔️ Music Theory Made Easy
✔️ Expressive Soloing
✔️ Blues Guitar
✔️ Rock Licks
✔️ Acoustic Guitar
...and many more. The courses cover a wide variety of guitar subjects, and there are courses for all skill levels. No matter where you are in your guitar journey, you’ll reach the next level FAST as a GuitarZoom Member. :-)
If you want to improve your acoustic playing, Steve’s best-selling course Acoustic Guitar is the perfect place to start. Go here check out previews from the course: guitarzoom.com/products/play-acoustic-now-2-0-2
Make sure you watch all the preview videos, and no matter what, keep playing!
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You made it so easy thank you! Always wanted to learn this but just thought I couldn’t.
Loved this lesson ❤️. Thank you
This is a great way to use easy chords and easy finger picking patterns. Thank you. I can practice this, make head way and make music.