Video by: goldhat3
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My method of playing with a relaxed right hand.
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Note to beginners:
Many beginners have asked me how to get started on the guitar. I think one good way for a beginner to learn guitar is to start learning some of your favorite songs. It is fun and will encourage you to practice. There has never been a better time to learn guitar, with so many great guitar lessons available on YouTube and around the web. You can do it! Here's how:
Get a cheap but decent guitar (there are many good ones in the $150 to $350 range), an electronic clip-on tuner, and a capo. Get a guitar chord book and a book of beatles songs or other familiar favorite songs with chords from a music store or amazon. You can also search for lyrics and chords for your favorite songs on the web. Always use your tuner to tune up before you practice. Watch the lessons on youtube using the pause button and rewind slider. Learn all the major, minor, seventh, and minor seventh chords in the keys of C,A,G,E,D, and other chords as you need them for particular songs. (Use your capo to play in other keys and to match the original key of songs you are learning.) Practice one hour or more every day on your chords, and use them to play your favorite songs. In a couple of months you will be playing some of your favorite songs, and in a year you will be a pretty good guitar player. Have fun with that one!
If you want to see a perfect example of the relaxed fingerpicking technique please watch this video of German guitarist Ulli Bögershausen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG7GVZbxTuA

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Thanks! When you ... ( 10 months ago by jibhoombaah)

Thanks! When you present a topic, its like you read the mind of a rookie. You're a good teacher.

Nicely, patiently ... ( 10 months ago by jordanthecat)

Nicely, patiently explained. And quite right about the thumb rhythm being the main thing- I think it's the only thing that really matters.

Thanks! I've been ... ( 10 months ago by mmoncur)

Thanks! I've been struggling with "Blackbird" and switching to your technique a week ago has made it much easier.

Thanks for this. It ... ( 8 months ago by melodyman24)

Thanks for this. It has helped alot.

The stability from ... ( 6 months ago by johnconnatty)

The stability from having the heel down feels good, thanks. But that makes my thumb parrallel with the strings which feels slightly awkward, particularly on the D string. Is that how it should be? Maybe I just need to get used to it. Don't get a day job - you're needed here!

OK, no day job for ... ( 6 months ago by goldhat3)

OK, no day job for me! I like the sound of that. You are right, the thumb is parallel, so many people use a thumbpick when playing this style, I have gotten used to using the side of my thumb or a thumbpick. Keep practicing and you will get it.

OMG .. this is a ... ( 4 months ago by blastww)

OMG .. this is a mericle .. i used to play with only my first finger and my thumb .. lol .. thanx man u helped alot

that's a beautiful ... ( 1 month ago by theuppercut)

that's a beautiful taylor..

Thats a great ... ( 3 weeks ago by ukchris64)

Thats a great educational video, are you a teacher or something as you get the message across very well. I sort of knew the basics to fingerpicking but so far have not managed to correspond it with a chord change yet, ah well keep trying I guess.

dang im a lefty ( 3 days ago by nirvanachick05)

dang im a lefty