Justin, ever since I picked up a guitar, probably about 15 years ago now, you were there. It's weird seeing your hair change colour and stuff. I'm glad you're still here. You're a legend, dude. Thanks mate.
Well just a few years ago I couldn’t coordinate the picking of strings with my playing hand with the strings I was holding down with my fretting hand. So necessary if you plan on playing lead. After some practice I can do that now blindfolded.
Me and justin are of similar ages and I can remember the first time I came across his lessons when I first picked up the guitar,I can remember the old couch with the throw over,justin sat on the floor teaching the world to play and not forgetting the jedi master 😉 to try and make everything look as professional as possible......without revealing ages it's been along time but I always remembered a copper snake ring on his finger and I think now i know the reasons behind it,i could be wrong it's just a hunch but this guy is one of the most enlightened men I've come across on RUclips,everything is pure and from the heart and the light just shines through......welldone mate it's so nice to see you still doing your thing ♥️
I would add 2 tips : * When you have to look, practice doing it with a quick glance at the neck, on position changes only, not staring at it for the whole riff. * Use the dots on the side of the neck : when you look, you usually shouldn't have to look at the fretboard, just the neck dots, which is quicker.
I play in a jazz band and I find if I look down at my fretboard, I can easily lose my way on the lead sheet. So now I'm trying very hard to retrain my brain to listen to my chords and if flat or sharp to make a quick (hopefully) correction.
Back in the late 70 s l had a les paul. Took lessons was getting pretty good. Hurt my hand couldnt move my fingers very well. But lm 61 now an back at it. Cant remember much but with your videos lm gonna find a way back. Gonna make my fingers work thanks to you.
I had a Les Paul too and also imposter syndrome. I wasn't worthy of it. I'm 61 too and following the beginner course and got further than ever before. Hope it goes good for you 🎸👍
@@chazrich Hey, ignore what others think. A top quality guitar will encourage us to improve, also makes us play better. I'm still in between intermediate & advance beginner level and wd be proud & enthusistic to hav a Gibson Les, as long i dont claim to be an expert guitar pro😀
If you can afford an expensive guitar then why not if you like it? Saying you have to be a great guitarist to own a Les Paul is like saying you have to be a champion race driver to be “worthy” of owning a Corvette. If only pro guitarists could buy Les Pauls Gibson would probably be out of business. Life is short, buy the guitar you love!
This might sound weird, but I used to practice blindfolded. I was told about this approach by a guitarist, that I respected many years ago. Hey it works. What can I say. 😎
Oh yes! You don't even need to be blindfolded (or with lights off, as I have also heard). Just close your eyes while playing. It feels like you do have much more "processing brain power" when shutting of one sense (vision). And it's just more joy.
What an EXCELLENT lesson Justin. Great communication, enlightening demos and a dazzling retrieval of your teenage self playing Vai. Making a donation right now.
Brilliant video, Justin. Haven't commented in a while, but always watching. A few pit musicians recommended playing in the dark. It was a crash course that helped one friend get up to speed within 3 months and got him his first gig playing in a several big musicals. Of course, they site read, but it is still great for band or singer songwriter stuff. Cheers!
This is such good advice. I have been playing for 8 years and have been making this miatake. I have having trouble with a new chord change and this helped almost instantly.
Thank you excellent tutorial on this. I have probably gone about the whole learning of guitar a round about and awkward way.Being dyslexic has brought interesting challenges to my life. what I am longwindedly saying is you have been a big help. Thank you
Thank you so much!!!! I started learning a few weeks ago. I find that your videos give me the most pleasure and joy when it comes to learning guitar. Thank you so very much
Bravo, This is great advise and well delivered. thanks for the video. I love the new editing of your vids. Great stuff Justin. Kind of miss the leather couch with the blanket though :). I see it tossed over the amp, so that will work. Thanks again, You've come a long way.
Justin you're such an amazing guitar teacher all of you're guitar lessons are really effective and easy to understand love the way you explain every thing. You're doing such a great job I must say God bless.
I'm 3 years into learning Tenor Ukulele. I came across your beginning lessons on the mechanics of holding your instruments, standing up to play, not looking at your hands etc. I have learned so much. Thank you. You explain everything so it makes sense, so even I can understand......
Wow, lightbulb moment, this really makes a massive difference, thought I had a problem with strumming, but trying this and everything fell into place. Will be working on this a lot more. Thanks
I started playing without looking at my hands as you teached us... It's starting to be easyier now. Good thing I always play standing up. Thanks for being a such good teacher Justin ! Much appreciated !
Hi Justin, just have to drop you a note, of how much you hit the nail with this one. I'm trying to learn playing the guitar for about two years now, just by myself, and sometimes with a friend of mine who can play much better than myself. When playing a simple song my brain has always been been so overloaded with tasks like looking at the fretboard trying to find the next chords, and then looking at the paper reading the chords, and all this kept me from getting into the groove of the game. After i watched this video of you pointing out how much important it is to stop looking at the fingers, i just tried it and magic(!) my fingers found the chords almost instantly without me looking at them. I couldn't believe it, almost freaked out and played through some five songs i use to practice for months first time without looking at the fingers, just looking at the wall or closing my eyes. First time i really started to feel the music and just enjoyed to listen to the sound of the guitar while my fingers just played it almost alone. And when i missed a chord just tried to find it again without looking, mostly worked at the second try.This made such a huge difference, it is a real break through. Never imagined that i could do it and never figured out how important that is and what a game changing effect it has! Thank you so much for your help und sorry for my poor english (i'm german). Never wrote a comment at youtube before, but i just got to let you know how much i appreciate your help! I'll stay tuned now for more of your lessons :-) Thanks, Roland
Very good lesson. Someting I still need to work on and very important when playing in a band. You need to be aware of the music and the other members and less focussed on your own stuff. Good lesson here!
Great advice. I'm taking up guitar again after decades and trying to correct all of the things that held me back the first time. Working around a right hand injury but can tell I'm already better in some areas that the first time around. Not looking at my playing is something I've been working on already, but appreciate the comments and exercises.
Realistic and honest lesson. Thank you. I started using the no look 👀 to see how much better I was getting but now I’ll try this every practice. I’m almost at 2 years of learning guitar and seems every day is getting way better. Lots of ambition helped the most and your support as well. Randy Bachman played guitar lots in his early years in a dark room and this always inspired me. “Drive the car and look ahead!”
Thanks for the tips Justin, it's only since you pointed it out that i realised how much I was hunching over my guitar and giving myself a bad back. Once i forced myself to look away I was amazed how good I was with my basic chords (and even some fingering) just from muscle memory.
Great video thank you. I’m self taught and my own experience with open chords my left thumb pretty much stays in the same position so when I change chords all I have to move are my fingers. My left hands stays in the same position, I’ve actually worn down a spot on the neck of my guitar because my thumb is always there. When I play songs with open chords I don’t have to look at all I’ve had enough practice to where I can change chords and strum without looking down at all, unfortunately I have not put the time in to memorizing the songs so I still have to look at the cord sheets as I’m playing along with the song. When I’m picking a song I still have to look at the strings to make sure I’m picking the right strings but I’m gonna work on that. your video reminded me of my bad habits and I thank you for bringing those up to me. Another thing I learned is there is a huge difference in practicing while you’re sitting down and standing up. While you’re sitting down the guitar pretty much stays put, it doesn’t move but when you’re standing up you have to adjust to the movement of the guitar when you’re playing your chords.
This was such an important lesson. Really made a world of difference once I started forcing myself not to look. More accurate, better rhythm, better strumming.
Such a good lesson. Its taken me ages to not look and play but I've found i listen better to my nuances, vibrato and the mix so much better. My vibrato in particular seems so much smoother and sounds closer to the sound in my head when I don't look!
My chord changes have gotten a lot smoother after tons of work on it and decided to give this a go and surprisingly my hands knew where to go. Its gonna take some work but now i know what once seemed impossible is possible and you bring up some great points to why its important I never thought about. Thanks!!!
I’m currently trying this feature after numerous people was talking about how it helps with ear training and playing live. I’m only a beginner but I have found my ear training & finger position have excelled massively.
Getting lost in the music is actually the exact moment I f*ck up. I usually get in a state of trance and forget what chord has to be played next :D I still think it's a good reason (besides being an awsome feeling), but I might not be at the required level for this, yet.
it is fine actually. i did that a while ago but now after practicing one chord progression slowly you kinda get "feel" for it. and you wont even notice the chord changes.
Great Advice. Playing the chords without looking also makes you totally know the song you're playing. Once you accomplish this, singing might come easier too since you can concentrate on lyrics & not on your fretting hand.
A good tip I could give to my fellow guitarists is to: *PLAY IN THE DARK* Seriously, if there is one thing that drastically improved my playing, it's gonna be "playing in the dark" where you're forced to not look, because even you looked down the fretboard, you won't be able to see anything.
This flies in the face of what I've been taught by another guitar teacher on RUclips. In fact, I dropped a considerable amount of money for their lessons, but I like your take on this much better. I can see how this should help my ear training as well. Thank you!
First 12 seconds could have been me!!! So I played a simple 3 chord song (What's Up, G, Am & C) without looking and hey, my fingers knew where the chords were!!! Got a huge tingle down my spine. Thank you for pointing this out. 👍🎸👍🎸
Hey Justin, I’m three months in and found learning specific songs that require finger style or individual string play, e.g. Hurt, good riddance, DITW, etc. force you to take your eyes off one hand or the other.. I got so excited when I figured this out and learned to take advantage of it by playing start to finish only staring at one or the other. After I could do both nicely, I could easily lift my head up and just play. I had to go slower at first, like almost half speed but that was my trick!! Thanks for the video!
Hey Justin. Did you give up on doing jazz stuff on your channel? Particularly the theory behind all that was more helpful than anything anyone else has done on YT. Thanks for that and would love to see more of it
I'm just beginning playing guitar but I'm trying to implement this and slowly getting there. What also helped me was just playing in the (almost) dark so you're being forced to go by feeling.
Since the Pandemic began I've quit my job and have been learning to play guitar using RUclips videos. This video has helped me tremendously. I've Subscribed because of this video... Well done!
Your lessons are so well made and you're such a fantastic teacher that whenever I feel like giving up or feel lazy I feel guilty about it and start practising again. I really hope you know how much we all appreciate you :)
Justin, thanks for this reminder lesson. Makes sense! I compare learning to play guitar with learning to drive a car. When driving a car we have learned to keep our eyes on the road and to think about where we want to go. When playing the guitar, the same principle applies. Keep your eyes on the audience (connect with your audience), and think about where you wanting to take them. Thank you 🙏 Really good lesson. 👍
Really resonate with that point of getting lost. I've found that I've played music the best when I'm getting into the song, and after the fact I think "How did I play that without focusing as much"
Thanks, Justin! At first I was thinking, "I don't do that...much". Then I thought about "Blackbird" (which I learned from your website--thank you very much) and thought, "I wonder if I could ever play that WITHOUT looking?". Maybe I'll give it a try...somewhere where no one can hear me. Watching your videos makes me wish I had you (and computers, the web, RUclips...) when I started. Keep up the good work!
Oh boy, I know what you mean. The visual information adds an extra layer of complexity, so I followed your advice and my playing feels much more comfortable!
Funny I started doing this a couple lessons ago. I played piano a LONG time ago and so many of Justin's lessons are things my piano teacher taught...and this is one of them.
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Whatguitar model is that?
"Practice makes permanent, so practice perfectly" Never truer words spoken.
@@rodm.g.2809 Electric
Justin, ever since I picked up a guitar, probably about 15 years ago now, you were there. It's weird seeing your hair change colour and stuff. I'm glad you're still here. You're a legend, dude. Thanks mate.
RUclips, and life in general, has lots of great guitarists, and musicians, but Justin is hands-down its greatest guitar-teacher.
Well just a few years ago I couldn’t coordinate the picking of strings with my playing hand with the strings I was holding down with my fretting hand. So necessary if you plan on playing lead. After some practice I can do that now blindfolded.
"Practice makes permanent! So practice perfectly." I love that saying
First time I'm hearing this saying but I'm sure it's going to stay with me!
So what I've done is hap hazard practise over 5 years so Ive probably learned bad habits like hitting the wrong strings and muting strings sometimes
Cant figure out what you are best at ... guitar stuff or communication or just being a really nice guy in general.. good stuff .. thanks :)
3dlabs99 he is such an amazing guy
Me and justin are of similar ages and I can remember the first time I came across his lessons when I first picked up the guitar,I can remember the old couch with the throw over,justin sat on the floor teaching the world to play and not forgetting the jedi master 😉 to try and make everything look as professional as possible......without revealing ages it's been along time but I always remembered a copper snake ring on his finger and I think now i know the reasons behind it,i could be wrong it's just a hunch but this guy is one of the most enlightened men I've come across on RUclips,everything is pure and from the heart and the light just shines through......welldone mate it's so nice to see you still doing your thing ♥️
Justin is a great player but i think his real gift is teaching his skills to others. I like his relaxed down to earth approach.
Perfectly said
Absolutely spot on.
I would add 2 tips :
* When you have to look, practice doing it with a quick glance at the neck, on position changes only, not staring at it for the whole riff.
* Use the dots on the side of the neck : when you look, you usually shouldn't have to look at the fretboard, just the neck dots, which is quicker.
I have been Playing for 54yrs now what a good lessons for all of us Thanks my man
I play in a jazz band and I find if I look down at my fretboard, I can easily lose my way on the lead sheet. So now I'm trying very hard to retrain my brain to listen to my chords and if flat or sharp to make a quick (hopefully) correction.
I wish Justin was my roommate so I could get guitar lessons from him in-person all the time. 😭
Back in the late 70 s l had a les paul. Took lessons was getting pretty good. Hurt my hand couldnt move my fingers very well. But lm 61 now an back at it. Cant remember much but with your videos lm gonna find a way back. Gonna make my fingers work thanks to you.
I had a Les Paul too and also imposter syndrome. I wasn't worthy of it. I'm 61 too and following the beginner course and got further than ever before. Hope it goes good for you 🎸👍
@@chazrich Hey, ignore what others think. A top quality guitar will encourage us to improve, also makes us play better. I'm still in between intermediate & advance beginner level and wd be proud & enthusistic to hav a Gibson Les, as long i dont claim to be an expert guitar pro😀
If you can afford an expensive guitar then why not if you like it? Saying you have to be a great guitarist to own a Les Paul is like saying you have to be a champion race driver to be “worthy” of owning a Corvette. If only pro guitarists could buy Les Pauls Gibson would probably be out of business. Life is short, buy the guitar you love!
Actually l had a Les paul an The paul. A Westbury an ovation an a Yamaha classical. Im back with a Tagima acoustic an Epiphone electric.
This might sound weird, but I used to practice blindfolded.
I was told about this approach by a guitarist,
that I respected many years ago.
Hey it works.
What can I say. 😎
Advice on that?
Oh yes! You don't even need to be blindfolded (or with lights off, as I have also heard).
Just close your eyes while playing. It feels like you do have much more "processing brain power" when shutting of one sense (vision). And it's just more joy.
Great exercises! I'm trying these excercises and what a difference. So neat! Thanks for these videos 😃
Thanks, Justin! I'll incorporate that into my practice starting today! ❤️
Good stuff. Makes sense because it was well articulated. Thanks for the tips.
Great lesson as always... thanks for all the awesome tips!
What an EXCELLENT lesson Justin. Great communication, enlightening demos and a dazzling retrieval of your teenage self playing Vai. Making a donation right now.
Thanks for this one. I needed the prodding!
Excellent advices! Thank you Sir :)
Great stuff! First time I hear this from anyone. Justin, you are the best!
Brilliant video, Justin. Haven't commented in a while, but always watching.
A few pit musicians recommended playing in the dark. It was a crash course that helped one friend get up to speed within 3 months and got him his first gig playing in a several big musicals. Of course, they site read, but it is still great for band or singer songwriter stuff. Cheers!
Thank you Justin. This is great piece of advice.
Perfect timing-thank you!
Hands down the most important thing to learn. And it never occurred to me, practising on my own through the pandamnic. Thanks a lot again, Justin.
This is such good advice. I have been playing for 8 years and have been making this miatake. I have having trouble with a new chord change and this helped almost instantly.
Thanks Justin. Useful stuff.
Thank you excellent tutorial on this. I have probably gone about the whole learning of guitar a round about and awkward way.Being dyslexic has brought interesting challenges to my life. what I am longwindedly saying is you have been a big help. Thank you
Wish I had seen this post a long time ago! This was very helpful. It changes everything.
Thank you so much!!!! I started learning a few weeks ago. I find that your videos give me the most pleasure and joy when it comes to learning guitar. Thank you so very much
Bravo, This is great advise and well delivered. thanks for the video. I love the new editing of your vids. Great stuff Justin. Kind of miss the leather couch with the blanket though :). I see it tossed over the amp, so that will work. Thanks again, You've come a long way.
Thanks this cross cutting for both beginners and intermediate may be experts already now this. Very helpful.THanks
Is great stuff--never heard an instructor address this before.
Thought the same!
Justin you're such an amazing guitar teacher all of you're guitar lessons are really effective and easy to understand love the way you explain every thing. You're doing such a great job I must say God bless.
Thanks for all the lessons Justin I've learnt a lot from you 👍👍
I'm 3 years into learning Tenor Ukulele. I came across your beginning lessons on the mechanics of holding your instruments, standing up to play, not looking at your hands etc. I have learned so much. Thank you. You explain everything so it makes sense, so even I can understand......
great lesson and tips Justin and thanks again.
Wow, lightbulb moment, this really makes a massive difference, thought I had a problem with strumming, but trying this and everything fell into place. Will be working on this a lot more. Thanks
6:49 the most useful second in all of guitarlearning thanks Justin perfectly executed!
I started playing without looking at my hands as you teached us... It's starting to be easyier now. Good thing I always play standing up. Thanks for being a such good teacher Justin ! Much appreciated !
Precious Justin❣️Thank you very much❣️🎊🎉🎼🎶🎵🎸❤️❤️I'm a beginner, I knew I should look up ,but, thanks to you, now I know how to reach that goal❣️
Hi Justin, just have to drop you a note, of how much you hit the nail with this one. I'm trying to learn playing the guitar for about two years now, just by myself, and sometimes with a friend of mine who can play much better than myself. When playing a simple song my brain has always been been so overloaded with tasks like looking at the fretboard trying to find the next chords, and then looking at the paper reading the chords, and all this kept me from getting into the groove of the game. After i watched this video of you pointing out how much important it is to stop looking at the fingers, i just tried it and magic(!) my fingers found the chords almost instantly without me looking at them. I couldn't believe it, almost freaked out and played through some five songs i use to practice for months first time without looking at the fingers, just looking at the wall or closing my eyes. First time i really started to feel the music and just enjoyed to listen to the sound of the guitar while my fingers just played it almost alone. And when i missed a chord just tried to find it again without looking, mostly worked at the second try.This made such a huge difference, it is a real break through. Never imagined that i could do it and never figured out how important that is and what a game changing effect it has! Thank you so much for your help und sorry for my poor english (i'm german). Never wrote a comment at youtube before, but i just got to let you know how much i appreciate your help! I'll stay tuned now for more of your lessons :-) Thanks, Roland
Yes thanks it's all about practice and thinking the next chord move with the shape of the next chord in progression.Much practice the the tip.
Thanks a lot for this lesson Justin :)
Thank u Justin! I believe this will absolutely help. I’m still struggling between chord changes.
Very good lesson. Someting I still need to work on and very important when playing in a band. You need to be aware of the music and the other members and less focussed on your own stuff. Good lesson here!
Great advice. I'm taking up guitar again after decades and trying to correct all of the things that held me back the first time. Working around a right hand injury but can tell I'm already better in some areas that the first time around. Not looking at my playing is something I've been working on already, but appreciate the comments and exercises.
Realistic and honest lesson. Thank you.
I started using the no look 👀 to see how much better I was getting but now I’ll try this every practice.
I’m almost at 2 years of learning guitar and seems every day is getting way better.
Lots of ambition helped the most and your support as well.
Randy Bachman played guitar lots in his early years in a dark room and this always inspired me.
“Drive the car and look ahead!”
That was such a great lesson for me at the stage I'm at now. Thank you 😀
Great lesson Justin. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips Justin, it's only since you pointed it out that i realised how much I was hunching over my guitar and giving myself a bad back. Once i forced myself to look away I was amazed how good I was with my basic chords (and even some fingering) just from muscle memory.
Thank you for this lesson!
Wow one of your best lesson. Thanks Justin
Thank you I will try this technique.
Another awesome lesson. Thanks Justin
Great video thank you. I’m self taught and my own experience with open chords my left thumb pretty much stays in the same position so when I change chords all I have to move are my fingers. My left hands stays in the same position, I’ve actually worn down a spot on the neck of my guitar because my thumb is always there. When I play songs with open chords I don’t have to look at all I’ve had enough practice to where I can change chords and strum without looking down at all, unfortunately I have not put the time in to memorizing the songs so I still have to look at the cord sheets as I’m playing along with the song. When I’m picking a song I still have to look at the strings to make sure I’m picking the right strings but I’m gonna work on that. your video reminded me of my bad habits and I thank you for bringing those up to me. Another thing I learned is there is a huge difference in practicing while you’re sitting down and standing up. While you’re sitting down the guitar pretty much stays put, it doesn’t move but when you’re standing up you have to adjust to the movement of the guitar when you’re playing your chords.
Great lessons Justin. Playing standing up is great for "not looking". Better for your posture too 😊
This was such an important lesson. Really made a world of difference once I started forcing myself not to look. More accurate, better rhythm, better strumming.
Thanks once again, good lesson.
Such a good lesson. Its taken me ages to not look and play but I've found i listen better to my nuances, vibrato and the mix so much better. My vibrato in particular seems so much smoother and sounds closer to the sound in my head when I don't look!
My chord changes have gotten a lot smoother after tons of work on it and decided to give this a go and surprisingly my hands knew where to go. Its gonna take some work but now i know what once seemed impossible is possible and you bring up some great points to why its important I never thought about. Thanks!!!
Such a legend! Thanks for this :)
I’m currently trying this feature after numerous people was talking about how it helps with ear training and playing live. I’m only a beginner but I have found my ear training & finger position have excelled massively.
Getting lost in the music is actually the exact moment I f*ck up. I usually get in a state of trance and forget what chord has to be played next :D
I still think it's a good reason (besides being an awsome feeling), but I might not be at the required level for this, yet.
it is fine actually. i did that a while ago but now after practicing one chord progression slowly you kinda get "feel" for it. and you wont even notice the chord changes.
For me it's the opposite, even after loads of practice I overthink everything, we all have different quirks I guess - good luck with your playing! :-)
Great Advice. Playing the chords without looking also makes you totally know the song you're playing. Once you accomplish this, singing might come easier too since you can concentrate on lyrics & not on your fretting hand.
A good tip I could give to my fellow guitarists is to: *PLAY IN THE DARK*
Seriously, if there is one thing that drastically improved my playing, it's gonna be "playing in the dark" where you're forced to not look, because even you looked down the fretboard, you won't be able to see anything.
haha thanks ill def try this out!
John Prine did just that in a closet.
@@susansykes9110 I then came out of the closet
Gold. Pure gold, Justin. Our fingers are MUCH more clever than we think!
Very Helpful!!
Amazing lesson. Justin, you are the ultimate guitar psychologist!
Music as Meditation.
Thank you for sharing your gifts!!
The greatest guitarist I've ever known, my buddy Jeff Marshall, called it "playing in the zone."
Just started Justin's course, think I found a home/school! Excellent...
This flies in the face of what I've been taught by another guitar teacher on RUclips. In fact, I dropped a considerable amount of money for their lessons, but I like your take on this much better. I can see how this should help my ear training as well. Thank you!
First 12 seconds could have been me!!! So I played a simple 3 chord song (What's Up, G, Am & C) without looking and hey, my fingers knew where the chords were!!! Got a huge tingle down my spine. Thank you for pointing this out. 👍🎸👍🎸
Hey Justin, I’m three months in and found learning specific songs that require finger style or individual string play, e.g. Hurt, good riddance, DITW, etc. force you to take your eyes off one hand or the other.. I got so excited when I figured this out and learned to take advantage of it by playing start to finish only staring at one or the other. After I could do both nicely, I could easily lift my head up and just play. I had to go slower at first, like almost half speed but that was my trick!! Thanks for the video!
Hey Justin. Did you give up on doing jazz stuff on your channel? Particularly the theory behind all that was more helpful than anything anyone else has done on YT. Thanks for that and would love to see more of it
Reeeeally good stuff. Thank you.
Nice Guitar. LOOK JUSTIN NO HANDS. 🎸,. I enjoyed this lesson... really feeling it..... 🎸🎸
Thank you for this. I was already doing this but wasn't sure if it was a good idea.
I am a return beginner. I can't help looking at my hands. Learning from your videos Justin. Thanks from .Canada . Heather.
I'm just beginning playing guitar but I'm trying to implement this and slowly getting there. What also helped me was just playing in the (almost) dark so you're being forced to go by feeling.
Been playing for many years but if I'm learning a new song, I look at my fretting hand often till I fully learn it and get comfortable with it.
Thank you Justin you taught me how to play guitar and introduced me to music theory...God bless you🙏🙏
Hi Justin 🤠 I've been watch your videos since when you just started playing the ukulele and you did the biginner parts
I learned not looking by playing in a dark room this helped me progess listening more also playing stood up helps to get better
Very Nice....God Bless you....
Since the Pandemic began I've quit my job and have been learning to play guitar using RUclips videos. This video has helped me tremendously. I've Subscribed because of this video... Well done!
Wonderful Training
Superb lesson Just
Your lessons are so well made and you're such a fantastic teacher that whenever I feel like giving up or feel lazy I feel guilty about it and start practising again. I really hope you know how much we all appreciate you :)
He’s infectious!
Awesome video as always Justin, I look forward to each and every new one of them
Fantastic i love it.
Make sense.. thanks 👍
You’re such a great teacher 👍🏻
Justin, thanks for this reminder lesson. Makes sense! I compare learning to play guitar with learning to drive a car. When driving a car we have learned to keep our eyes on the road and to think about where we want to go. When playing the guitar, the same principle applies. Keep your eyes on the audience (connect with your audience), and think about where you wanting to take them. Thank you 🙏 Really good lesson. 👍
Thank you very much
Really resonate with that point of getting lost. I've found that I've played music the best when I'm getting into the song, and after the fact I think "How did I play that without focusing as much"
Thanks, Justin! At first I was thinking, "I don't do that...much". Then I thought about "Blackbird" (which I learned from your website--thank you very much) and thought, "I wonder if I could ever play that WITHOUT looking?". Maybe I'll give it a try...somewhere where no one can hear me. Watching your videos makes me wish I had you (and computers, the web, RUclips...) when I started. Keep up the good work!
Oh boy, I know what you mean. The visual information adds an extra layer of complexity, so I followed your advice and my playing feels much more comfortable!
I needed this lesson.
Great lesson one of the most underrated skill needed by beginners
Great lesson 👍🏼
This is a true and good lesson.
Funny I started doing this a couple lessons ago. I played piano a LONG time ago and so many of Justin's lessons are things my piano teacher taught...and this is one of them.