Hey All, as easy as this Fingerpicking For Beginners Series is, I have an EVEN EASIER song for you to learn! Don't let the 1 fingered chords in the new song fool you, it's real music and it will get you going quickly... check it out here: ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html
Hey again Danielle, thanks for noticing (although the legend part- let me see if I can still count to 4!)... Thanks again and if you need any help with this stuff, let me know.. bob
its been 5 years since this video appeared, and he still reads comments, great dedication, sir! I hope I'll get better at fingerstyling because I want to perform in my school at the stage
Hi manmanmanmad mad (love your name).. thank you for noticing that I am trying to help everyone here to play. Hoping you will keep taking the lessons here so you can perform on your school stage- that sounds great! All the best and thank you again!! bob
Hey Curley, thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you found my channel. Yea, it's a whole different world with the fingers vs. pick- both good to know! Happy pickin' and thank you again! bob
I started playing guitar January last year and had too many stops so up until now I still consider myself as a beginner, also the fact that I am just learning by myself. Three days ago I decided to try playing my guitar again because of a pretty song I heard but it includes plucking which is a skill I don't know how to do. I searched for YT tutorials and it led me to this video. I've never learned so much in just a span of 12 minutes than I did just now. It makes me want to complete the 12 lessons and really improve my guitar playing skills. Thank you for this, sir!
Hi Euniceee, it's great to hear from you and very happy that the lesson helped!! And I'm really excited that you will keep going!!! Please keep me posted on your progress and don't hesitate if you need any help. I think you will find that you are now not alone here. Wishing you a great guitar day today and beyond!! bob
woooooo...i got tell you that i have been two hours practicing and the resulsts are amazin...i never thought i could do it...at the begining i was hard...and my finguers are in pain..but i made thanks to you man.
Hey +JAIME DIAZ - love hearing some great news! Keep up the good work and just do a little each day. The guitar will start singin' and the finger pain will go away. Keep me posted with your progress- lot more lessons to follow.
Sir , you're just amazing. I have seen so many videos but non of them could teach me how you taught me in just 12 minutes. Hoping for a lot of improvements in me in guitar. I'll try my best. Lots of respect!
Hi Saiyara Raka, thank you for taking the lesson here and wow, I'm so glad it helped!!! Here's the entire series that shows more chords and what strings to pick (we are learning a song): ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl If you need any help, please let me know! have a great weekend and thanks again!! bob
Man, I can't thank you enough. I was learning chords to songs but what to do with my right hand drove me so nuts that I put the guitar away for a couple of years. I WISH I had discovered your series sooner. Ah, two years of wasted time that I could have been practicing. Thanks again, my friend. It seems this pattern would work for 'Ripple'. There is a big reason I need to learn that song. I can play the chords but this will complete it.
Hi Gathering No Moss, great to hear from you and glad you are back on the guitar with these lessons. If you were able to learn some chords, man, you didn't waste time at all! That's the hard part for most students. The guitar part in Ripple sounds like 1 lead guitar (probably Jerry) and then a regular rhythm guitar strumming (don't know who is doing that part). But this picking here will work over the song too (minus the melody). Believe it or not, with advanced fingerstyle, you could play the rhythm part and the lead melody at the same time. But one step at a time here... ha ha.. I'm here to help so if you run into any problems, let me know. Hope you will go through the whole series here as we will learn the basics for what to pick over different chords. Have a great weekend!! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thanks again Bob, your kindness and generosity in sharing your knowledge blows me away. People like yourself are the best part of RUclips.Have an awesome weekend.
@@Automedon2 thank you for your kindness- I'm really happy to help. You have a good weekend too and please keep me posted. If you run into a snag I'm here to help. You can do this!!
Got my own guitar as a Christmas gift from my hubby and daughter and wanted to try some finger picking. This video was so well instructed and easy to follow. I will be practicing and watching more of your videos. Thank you! 🙂
Hi Tanya, wow, what a great gift from your family! I am glad the lesson was easy enough! Wishing you a happy 2022 on your guitar and if you need any help, just let me know! bob
Hey quads4life1, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson with me. I'm very happy to hear that this helped!!! Now that you got this part, I hope you continue with the whole series! Wishing you a happy guitar year 2023!! bob
Hey buddy. You are just God send. I have had a guitar for over five years . Just started learning and on stumbling on your videos, I have started playing. And it is so interesting. Thanks buddy!
Hi Geon, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here! There's 11 more in this series and we will learn 3 more easy chords and a song too- hope you continue!! Happy 2021!!! bob
Happy 2021 to you too. I'm 17 years old and in really into music. I can write my own songs and I an currently doing vocal exercises to get a better voice and now in also inducing guitar practice. Music is my passion and I really love how you teach its eeasy to understand. Thank you
Hi Geon, I'm glad you are into music now and I think it's great that you are working so hard on it all! Reminds me of myself when I was your age! Keep going, but I have a feeling that will be very easy for you!!! bob
As I looked through this video, i thought that i would not get this since this tutorial was like years ago, but i learned so much! Thanks for the video✨
HI iyrra vea, really glad the lesson helped and hope you keep going with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl (second video in this series I made just a few weeks ago!) Happy guitar...!!! bob
Hye man thank you for this, you probably wont see this but just thabk you ive been looking for something this clear and your tutorial is BY FAR the best ive seen thank you again man
Than you for this video i am trying .I know you hear about short hands thats my case .But i will keep trying to move thumb down.I thank you its all new to me.Bless you
HI Crystal, thank you for taking the lessons with me and no worries, here's some help: ruclips.net/video/0eNtyn783cc/видео.html Blessings to you too! Let me know if you need any help. bob
Hi indie rock baby, don't feel bad, this happens to a lot of people. actually the counting and keeping time, playing steady is the hardest part of guitar so, you are not alone. Try going slow... . With learning guitar, slow and steady wins the race every time... Thanks again and good luck!! bob
Hey Kim, great to hear from you and glad you are here!!!... but sorry that you are having some problems. I will try my best to help! . So the claw thing... this is just a basic starting point hand position that is going to be used when plucking the strings. Important to understand... just a starting point, but I encourage you to try your best to just play the notes without distraction. If you can do that, your hand will naturally fall into the right position. And if you are still having trouble, keep watching, as I will go over and over this many times to help you get it right. There's 12 lessons in this series. My best advice if you want to be a guitarist... Stay with it, and don't give up. You can do this if you can spend a little time believing that you can play, and it will happen if you are patient and give it a chance. And if you are still having troubles.. I am here to help, but I think you can do this... !!! bob
Sir could you upload more videos like this.. especially for beginners... bcz iam just now started the finger style..if u give the lessons step up step...we will make it our best sir...🙏
Hey Charles, got a lot of step by step lessons!!! Actually one course that is easier than this one- ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html This comes with a free (and very important) study guide. If you are having trouble getting or seeing the sign up, you can directly e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send to you. This course will help very much to get you started correctly with fingerstyle guitar (and guitar in general too!). Happy guitar to you 2021! bob
I came here to pay my respect. I watched this video 6 years ago, I started out back then on a classical guitar, this was my first lesson ever. The teaching method is simply unmatchable, having been able to learn and play this so easily and flawlessly gave me sheer confidence and excitement to take on anything in guitar. Today I'm an excellent metal guitar player, all thanks to you. Had I started my guitar journey on the wrong foot, I might've felt discouraged and unworthy of playing, like many others do. But thanks to you, I am where I'm at, and I will be eternally grateful for your lessons every time I pick up the instrument, or look back at those times. Cheers friend and master!
If there was ever a time that I could give 4 more hearts to a comment, this would be the one! Hey Kara, I'm sooooooooo happy to hear this news and thrilled that you have accelerated so very far on your guitar... GREAT... JUST GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am of course very thankful for this lesson getting you going (and not bumming you out) but the real credit goes to you for taking action and following through... making the dream of being an excellent guitarist a reality. As you know, not so easy.. and defeat is only conquered by outliving it and not giving up. I hope we can keep in touch... my email is acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and if there's any vids or recordings that you've done, I would love to hear it. I also want to know how you went from classical guitar to electric... (I probably have a thousand more questions). You made my whole month here with this news Kara... I couldn't be happier!!! bob
Hey I tried so many times it always felt awkward and would give up. One day just for the heck of it I tried lefty and dang it felt so comfortable! Sometimes it’s just a little adjustment to get ya going.
Hey 164 procar, one if the nicest things anyone has said here.. thank you and I'll take that as a you can play this! All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
Hi 164, I have been on a leave from this channel for almost 2 years due to family health issues but am coming back real soon. It's people like you that have made me want to come back. All the best and hope you are safe too!! bob
Hey Ruphus, great to hear from you and wow!! thank you for these kind words- I can only wish that I can live up to it even 1/10th of this proverb! Hope you are having fun on the guitar- I'm so happy that the lesson helped! All the best... you definitely made my day!!! bob
Bloody hell here is somebody that realises us dummies take time to learn , I wish he had been my school teacher ....a .very very good simple video thank you for your patience
Hey fweeler- great to hear from you and thanks for the kind words and taking the lesson. Hope you will continue with the entire series here as well . The playlist- ruclips.net/channel/UCzW9550lVYzynQiytup5Slg?view_as=public Thanks again and let me know how you get on with this- bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Any possibility you could show the sets of notes as one would play on a piano/keyboard? I can read notes an play most instruments if I know the choregrapic scale an where the equivalent notes are found on piano, if that makes sense. I can find the note charts but unsure exactly which spots are where I'd place my fingers on piano from MidC spanning 10 notes/piano keys. This would greatly help me in creating songs.
Hey Alan, great to hear from you and thank you for taking (and playing) this first lesson! Hope all is well and glad the lesson helped!!! All the best to you! bob
HEy Mitchy, yea, this is a great time to get on the guitar! And yes, staying at home (and playing a lot of guitar!!!).. And here, just a few months ago I was complaining about working too much!! Happy pickin!!! bob
OMG ever since I was playing guitar I never used to know how to fingerpick all I did was chords. I searched youtube how to fingerpick and a ton of vids were there none of them actually taught me well except this one. RECOMMEND 😁😁😁😁
Hi Minecraft Man, great that you found my channel. The whole course is here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html and it will show you how to apply the pattern to different chords. The basic rule is whatever the chord you play, the first note of each measure you would pluck as first note the lowest Root or bass note of the chord. So if it's a D chord like in this video, the lowest D Bass root note on guitar in standard tuning is D open 4th string. An A would be 5th string open bass note, E would be the 6th string E note open.. We go over all that.. If you already know chords then you are so far ahead of most everyone else here... All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
Hi Vicki, great to hear from you and glad you got a new guitar. I hope you will continue with the whole series here and if you need help, just let me know.. All the best and happy guitar 2021! bob
I'm in the same boat. 58 and just started taking lessons. Check out the song I wrote on my channel with only 2 months of training. ruclips.net/video/ngIdSHs5sRo/видео.html
If you want to learn Fingerstyle Guitar, this is the first beginner guitar lesson that you should take. It's 12 minutes long, VERY EASY and you will be able to play a little after watching (and playing along) .
Hi +Nicolette Navarrette, thanks for writing to me. Actually, the ring finger is not used on the right hand, just the thumb, index and middle finger. BTW, I saw your guitar playing in a few vids and you can really play! (this should be too easy for you!!). Thanks and write back anytime! bob
***** for sure, classical they use the pinky a lot. I use twhen I'm using a pick and fingerpicking at the same time. Hey- I say whatever is most comfortable!
A big tip of the hat to this instructor. This is the perfect way to teach someone how to play a musical instrument. Slow; precise; methodical; repetitious. There are two benefits to this, as I see it. (I'm certain there are more...) First, there's what I call the "ball of yarn" principle. If you can help someone find the end of the string, then it's off to the races. It all hinges on that first lesson. Writers call that "shooting the sheriff on the first page". It's the "hook" that keeps the reader flipping the pages. Second, the slow, methodical approach reduces "learning anxiety". It keeps the student focused on the here and now. It keeps them from jumping ahead thinking they're gonna play "Stairway to Heaven" in three days. Too many instructors pass over the simple stuff to get to the meat and potatoes. But ya can't learn to walk if you haven't first learned how to crawl.
Hey +Leon Davis , Great to have you here and a Big thanks for this incredibly educated insightful comment. You are obviously aware of many aspects of human behavior and levels of learning that I was aware of or even considered- I feel like I need some coaching or tutoring from you after reading this! I wish that I could say that this video was carefully planned , but that was not the case. And without the "road map" it's very difficult to repeat the process. Just this little bit from you is a big help but of course... that "ball of yarn" you rolled out with the string dangling has me very curious as to what else you haven't said here. I would love to continue this conversation and hope to hear back from you. My e mail address is acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com . Thanks again and all the best to you... bob
I couldn't agree more. I just watched and tried this for the first time, and for once, I finally feel like "hey, I think I can do this stuff!" It's like having a really patient instructor you can rewind. :-)
Pretty amazing stuff, Bob. I'm 73, and had a guitar hanging around for years. But, I've never been able to "get" anything, until I stumbled across your 1st lesson...quite by accident, actually. I wasn't even looking. But, you made it look so easy, and winter weather is here, in NW Arkansas. So, I headed to the basement, dusted off this simple little "First Act", and within a few minutes, I was actually able to get the rhythm of that first little exercise. It's all about repetition. Two days later, and I'm even humming that "One-Two-and-Three-and-Four-and" melody as I take care of other chores....and, I'm working on the chords, too. Thanks very much. If this old "Arkansas Dog" can do this, then anyone can. Thanks for the time and effort on these videos.
Hi Lon, WOW, I am so happy that you picked up this pattern so fast and it got you inspired to start playing again. So many things here that you said are so true- the repetition, getting the melody and rhythm in your head. I hope a lot of people that visit here will read this because you just flat out got it- Hope you will continue with this whole series here- ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html .. cheers to NW Arkansas and happy pickin!! bob
Like Lou I am 71 and have decided to learn how to play the guitar, started with just learning chords and strumming, but came across your Fingerpicking video and decided to learn both. I split my practice time 50/50. Is learning both to much at one time?
Hi Irene, wow,,, this is so kind of you- thank you !!! I hope you keep on playing and enjoy the guitar a lot!! I'm here to help if you need any... happy pickin' !! bob
So you're the one that watched till the end- ha ha... Thanks for taking the lesson here. I checked out your channel and it's great!!!! Looks like it's growing very fast too- congrats- that's not easy!!! hope we can stay in touch... bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thanks Bob we create videos every once in a while out of boredom. :-) we just picked up our Taylor 324ce today. We're in love!
Well, it's a good channel and I enjoyed a bunch of the videos and also subscribed.. Wow, new Taylor-that's a nice guitar!! So many new students are playing on crummy guitars and have so many problems- should just get a Taylor (lol).. . I'm playing a Taylor Grand Auditorium in this and many of my vids... Great guitar... happy pickin' on that new guitar! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hi, I don't know but for me it seems easier to learn if you could put the strings you play in numerical order, such as this one 63231323?
@@scorpio5493 Hey Scorpio 54, thanks for taking the lesson here and long story short, it was that way until RUclips did away with their "annotations" program (graphics on screen) as they called it. The strings fyi are for this lesson one- 4 , 3,2,4,1,3 2 . Basic rule with this style is to always start each measure with the lowest bass root note of the chord. So in this case with the Dsus 2 (or easy D), it's 4th string open D note. For an E chord the measure would lead with 6th string open E note and for an A chord, it would be the A open 5th string. I hope something here helps! Happy pickin' and hope you can get this pattern! bob
Thank you for being the teacher I needed to get my ass out of lockdown! It’s quite wonderful to be a part of a group of folks my age (74-oh no!) who are picking up where we left off-back in the late ‘60s & ‘70s! We must keep each other going!
Hi JENNY.. great to hear from you and very happy you are back on the guitar!! Although there's been a lot of advanced innovations in the last 30 years or so, the basics are still the same and, it's just a matter of getting some reps and building up your confidence (plus going slow). Goal here is to get back quickly to where you were before and then go beyond. If you need any help please let me know. You already have a big advantage over most that are totally new to the guitar. Here's the playlist for this series: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html Also, here's an even easier course (one fingered chords) (free study guide too) ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html Happy pickin' !! bob
Great Video! I just started playing today and this helped me a ton it’s also really motivating to feel like you are making progress on day one. Also my thumb started getting really sore so I put a thin layer of super glue on it and was able to keep playing and it quit hurting. I’m gonna check out your other videos very soon! Thank You!
Hi Aha Ha YKTV, great to hear from you and glad that the lesson helped! This is lesson 1 of a whole series where we learn an easy song with this pattern. Yes, and at first, you are going to experience some tenderness and pain, especially with the fingertips as it will take some time to develop callouses. Have a great day and thank you for the kind words!! Write me any time- Happy pickin' !! bob
I've been trying to re-learn the guitar after a bad accident and a lot of rehab. it has taken me a looong time to find someone that truly shows how it is all done. I've been frustrated and have almost given up. I used to play so many songs and now I am back at the beginning of learning. thank you for your patience!!
Hey Michael, thank you for taking the lesson here but I am sorry to hear about the car accident.. Can't even imagine what you've been through but glad you didn't give up! I'm here if you need any help. All the best and happy 2021 on your guitar! bob
After watching millions of guitar lessons on RUclips this was the only one I understood! Understanding what you were teaching me and finally being able to play something on my guitar gave me motivation to keep playing!! Thank you so much : ) Much love❤❤❤
HI KAT! Thank you so much for the kind words!! I'm thrilled that the lessons are helping you and hope you keep going- Wishing you much love and a happy guitar weekend! bob
LOL!!!... !!! Believe it or not, many people enjoy just watching this video without a guitar... Seriously considering starting an Air Guitar Channel..!!! Happy pickin' and thanks for this great comment- got a good laugh!!! bob
Literally cannot make a guitar lesson any easier than this. Learned this entire thing in 2 hours which may be quite a long time for some of you but considering the fact that my interest in absolutely anything is as strong as my will to live, a definite personal achievement. Couldn't have done it without you sir! Thanks a lot
Hi JinJinBoo, thank you for taking the lesson - I'm so glad you learned the pattern! I'm actually very impressed by your determination, patience and strong will. That is really what it takes to be good on the guitar. I hope you will keep going and glad this first lesson was such a success!!! Happy 2021 and wishing you a great year on your guitar!! bob
Hi Bob, I just started learning how to play the acoustic guitar. I will be 80 in June of 2021. Your teaching style and patience is making it easy to pick up my guitar and practice every day. My kids and grandkids said why at your age and I replied why not!
Hey Mick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lessons with me. I'm glad you are playing guitar and fyi and other than the music part, it's actually good for your health and brain. If you need help just let me know. The whole series is here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html . Happy pickin' and thanks again! bob
Get a NYLON STRUNG (classical/Spanish acoustic guitar) for absolute beginners. Much softer/easier on the fingers and hands and you will improve much quicker. Also 5 minutes every day and keeping your guitar/music out is great advise. Learning guitar & music is a journey NOT a destination.
You are an absolute brilliant teacher, since l have started learning guitar, l have never found anyone who explains so clearly as you. Thank you so much for this gem of a tutorial
Hi Francesca, wow, I am so happy that this lesson has helped and thank you for the kind words! This is lesson 1 of a series of 12 lessons in this course, and I will also show during those 12 videos the basic idea of which strings to pluck on different chords. (playlist- ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html). The general rule is, you always start with your thumb picking the first note of each measure with the "lowest Root Bass Note" for each chord. So with this D chord, the lowest D note on the guitar is the open 4th string... - an A chord would be the open A note 5th string... - G chord would be the lowest G bass note 3 frets up on the 6th string.. we go over all this... and more.... thanks again. You made my day! happy 2020!! bob
I just got my first guitar at 59! I have been practising with this video and it makes me so excited that I can actually make something that resembles music with this video! Thank you for your patient and very informative video
Hi +Bonnie Baeker , music to my ears!! Thank you so much for being here, and definitely keep me posted with the upcoming lessons ahead!! All the best to you, bob
Hey R.L.H. great to hear from you and glad this lesson helped. There's 12 of these lessons in this series and you can watch them all here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html Fortunately, no, my camera didn't break!!!! Still using it to this day for the lessons. Have a great week and happy new year!! bob
This is by far the best lesson on RUclips you go over each string repeatedly quickly and very slowly by you going over it, over and over... it allows the person time to give it a few tries as you’re explaining it.....other people just say put your fingers like this do that and they move onto the next step this is very descriptive really easily understood and I am already doing this song in minutes thank you so much I hope this guy makes more videos
Hey Richard, welcome and big thanks for the kind words about the lesson. Trying my best to just get people to play this pattern. I have a few more series on the channel as well: ruclips.net/channel/UCzW9550lVYzynQiytup5Slgplaylists Thanks and hope you will continue!! All the best, bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Hey bob, thanks so much for the reply, I have been doing the pattern religiously, I do it even without the guitar in my hand while I’m in the car I make the motion with my fingers over and over till exhaustion... trying to build my up strength in my hand. I will most certainly continue on with you’re videos. I want to keep mastering this pattern, I have a serious desire to learn finger style and I know this will open very many doors for me. I will keep you updated thanks so much bill.
Hey Richard, it sounds like you have the guitar bug...!! ha ha.. that's a good thing! Thinking about it in the car etc., sounds like what I used to do. Just play guitar is my best advice for the strength, but it will get there slowly but surely. All the best and big thanks again!!! bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Hi Bob, I just uploaded a video to my RUclips page, it is labeled acoustic guitar lessons progress. I made it specifically for you, maybe you can have a watch and see my progress, thank you so very much I am practicing very hard to learn through you’re teachings my friend. Kind regards, Richard -
Hey Richard, way to go! Watched your video and I must say you pick up fast! I commented there as well so, hope you get that message. Continued good success and all the best to you and your family on this father's day.. ! bob
I've always had SO much trouble trying to fingerpick, though chords come relatively easy for some reason. THANK YOU for making this simple, achievable, and helpful tutorial that goes slowly, but not annoyingly so. Perfect speed for beginners, great repetition and great lesson!
Thanks +QuirkyQuin for the kind words and commenting. Most people have all the trouble with the chords so, you are way ahead if that's not so difficult for you.. Keep me posted with your progress and good luck with this guitar stuff!! bob
And there's a lot more basic rhythm patterns and a whole lot of ways to play so, this is just one way (but kind of an easy way). Thanks again and I'm here in case you need help!
+Bob Harris good thing I took two years of music theory - maybe that's why I can get chords. Bar chords (or whatever they're called) are really hard for me to play, though. I'm struggling to hold down multiple strings with one finger. Strumming patterns is another thing I need to work on.... looks like I've got lots of videos to watch!
The chords that I'm showing here are two fingered chords for beginners, real chords nonetheless. The barre chords are the most difficult so, if you are up working on that you are way ahead of this. But the pattern is cool and worth learning. Have fun, I think you will get it all... that's my vote!
Omg man you are the best!!, thank you so much this was really helpfull, you really take your time to teach not like all the others, i really did learn this song in 12 minutes!!. 😃😃😃👍
Hello mohamed, great to hear from you and so glad that this lesson helped!! Please keep me posted with your progress and thanks again for taking the lesson. Hope you will continue with this series! bob
Hi Jesse, thank you for taking the lesson here and so very happy that you were able to play this lesson (and so fast!!). You are incredible!!!! Wishing you a great weekend and many thanks for your kind words!!! Happy guitar!!! bob
What I love about this first lesson 1. no entertainment, just a lesson 2. methodical 3. patient, as if I were there I can't wait to do the next lesson, but when I can master this one without having to review...yay! Thank you!!
Hi Jennifer, thank you so much for the kind words, and I hope you will continue with the rest of the lessons in this series. All the best and than you again!! bob!
Hey Jim, thank you for the kind words and glad to have you here. Hope you will continue with this series (11 more videos here) to learn fingerpicking. Let me know if you need any help!! bob
Hi Nonya, great to hear from you and very happy this lesson helped!! More vids with different chords in the series as we learn an easy song as well. All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
Hey Neo, big thanks for the kind words, and great to hear from you. I'm very happy that this lesson helped and hope you will continue with this series and more lessons like this one on this channel. All the best... and here's to continued success on your guitar!! bob
Hey TECHNICAL WORLD, thank you- this is so kind of you to say. It must mean that you were able to play the pattern!!! You being able to play guitar is the only thing I care about so, maybe that's why you thought it was good? Wishing you a great 2021 on your guitar and if you need any help, please let me know! bob
@M Hayati , thank you for taking the lesson here and glad the lesson helped! Hope you keep going with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl If you need help with anything let me know. All the best and wishing you a great 2021 on your guitar! bob
Thank you sassystiches!!! glad you found my channel!!! 12 lessons in this series- : ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html happy pickin' and thanks again!!! bob
Thank you! I just learned this and this is giving me motivation to continue I’ve tried with other RUclips toutorials and I’ve always given up because they were to hard to follow this was perfect simple easy and fun to learn, thank you!!
Hi Simcha, many thanks for taking the lesson here and the kind words. I'm so glad the lesson is helping and hope you continue with this whole series (ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html ) Wishing you a happy weekend!! bob
Hi +Colleen Lassie , great to have you here and glad you are already getting a beautiful sound out of your guitar!!! Please keep me posted with your progress and thanks again for being here!! bob
I have watched many tutorials and this one is truly one of the very best. I appreciate the way you bring everything in slowly, speed it up, AND THEN you do a nice recap of wach step before going on. Thank you so much for your great videos.
Hi sassysuzy4u , sorry for the delay as I was out of town. Thank you for your kind words- I'm so glad the lesson helped you. Hoping you will continue with this whole series too! Many thanks and have a great guitar weekend!! bob
Hey Bob, I hope I find you well today. I wanted to put a few together to express my thanks and gratitude to you. You see, I've been a long time lover and admirer of those who play the guitar, there is something so beautiful in watching and listening to the beautiful sound and it is totally mesmerizing for me, always has been. Following on from that, my girlfriend bought me an excellent guitar (much too expensive for a beginner but said it would drive me harder to learn) to encourage me to take it up. That was Feb 2014, and since then I watched roughly, 60-70 videos for beginners, read a beginners guitar book and even gave up! ... it was extremely frustrating as I was unable to coordinate my hands, plus I had to constantly look at the guitar, in short, I began to dislike the guitar. That was ... until about an hour ago when I found your video. I watched your video once right through non-stop. My guitar sits like a trophy in my study, so I picked it up, tuned it and started back at the beginning, practiced with you by pausing, learning and replaying and I have to say, I'm in disbelief!!!. I'm actually playing along, albeit very slowly, but I will practice this until I absolutely perfect it before moving on, but I'm more advanced in the last few hours than I have since Feb last year!!! ... all due to your video!!! I seriously (very pleasantly) surprised, and so is my girlfriend. She went off to do some housework as I sat in my study, she popped back and asked if I wanted a refreshment and as she approached she could hear me practicing ... she is just a delighted as I am now. I can't thank you enough for the patient, calm and methodical way you present your tutorial, you gave me back a huge love of mine as well as the confidence that I can do this. Needless to say I'm now a subscriber and will share with my mates who are also attempting to pick up the guitar, also with limited success. They have had similar issues, so I will keep you posted on their progress too. Anyway, I'm rambling. I just wanted to say a huge thank you, and I look forward to playing along and becoming the guitar player I always wanted to be. Above all, I look forward to learning the guitar with my new tutor and friend, Bob! ... Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU! Seán
nubester Hey Sean , You Sir just totally made my day!!! I can't thank you enough for telling me about your guitar experience and the minor miracle that occurred for you through this lesson! I'm usually not at a loss for words but right now I'm nearly speechless.... I will try to continue however! Last year I was going through a very rough time in my life.. but to spare you all the agonizing details, I'll get to the end of the story. My friend who wanted to learn fingerpicking asked me to teach her something. So this video that you watched was pretty much the exact thing I showed her. She said, "You should make a video of this and put it up on RUclips." she thought people would like the way I showed how to do it in small sections etc., Well, I thought that it would be a big nothing, and did it just to prove to her that no one would care (I even put sunglasses on cause I was sure it was going to flop). Well, can't even believe how well this is doing, and to be helping people out who were nearly ready to give up... can't even believe that at all! I have received some negativity from some people saying I'm going too slow., but the vast majority of people here are perhaps like me who need clear and easy directions that are repetitive... after all, this is the guitar and repetition is the key to learning. So I think what I have learned over the course of making these videos (and there's more to follow soon) is people don't want me to show them what to play, they want to know "How to play"., and that is a GIANT difference, especially for beginners. I equate it to the some of the terrible directions you get sometimes when you buy an appliance like a grill or something that you have to put together. You end of staring at the directions for an hour or so, then attempt to follow it and end up taking a hammer and forcing two parts together, breaking it ... then your wife tells you that you're an idiot for not following the directions properly. In any event, these videos may not be perfect but, clear directions and trying my best to get you to play is the only thing that matters to me. And hearing this from you gives me so much energy to keep going, you have no idea. Please always feel free to comment on any of the videos and let me know how you are doing. And if there's something that I didn't explain properly or you need help, don't hesitate! Have a great day Sean and ...so glad that your guitar is getting the attention it deserves!! All the best to you and your girlfriend! - bob
As a kid, around age 10, my guitar teacher would get frustrated by how hard it was for me to grasp doing this movement. And I was going through a rough time, so our combined impatience led to me never wanting to touch my instruments again. Its been 12 years, life has been set straight for the time being and Its time for me to sit down and put the time forth and relearn what i’d given up on
Hey JonXFc, WOW, this is so cool that you are getting back to the guitar, and I am honored that this video helped you... It's crazy what some people will say or do to have an effect on one's life, either positive or negative, both so powerful as your example proves. When I was 12 my piano teacher kicked me out of her class and told my mother that I would "never be a musician." Just like in her class, I didn't pay attention to that comment either... ha ha.. Stay positive ... you can do anything as long as you decide you will.. Happy New Year and keep me posted okay!
I started playing when I was 21... You still have time to get good. Never to late. I would recommend going to Guitarjamz lessons on youtube. They are a lot better bc Marty S (the teacher) shows you songs that are easy and that sound really cool. Check out my guitar playing on my channel and youll see how good you can get in a few years if you have discipline.
ok buddy, Wow, thank you for these kind words and I'm so glad that the lessons are helping! It's tough you know with these lockdowns and I know a lot of people are learning guitar- at least it's turning a negative into a positive. Wishing much love and guitar happiness to you and I hope you keep going!! Please let me know if you need any help! peace and happy pickin' ! bob
I am just beginning to learn the guitar, I turned 65 last November and I have been saying my whole life that I want to play the guitar. I bought my first guitar last Saturday and I have been playing along with Bobs videos. Bob you are an amazing teacher and I thank you for making me feel like I can actually play this amazing guitar. Thank you so very much my friend.
Hey Robert, great to hear from you and congrats on the new guitar- can't think of anything better to buy! I am glad to help and hope you will continue to enjoy the lessons. If you haven't noticed yet, there's 12 lessons here in this series and afterwards, a follow up course. If you need help just let me know or let me know how it goes- all the best and Happy pickin'- bob
Dude....you've got it nailed ! So easy to understand and follow with the added benefit of the practicing being almost meditational. Thx for creating something that I now look forward to doing every day ! BTW...where do I find lessons 11 and beyond ?
Hey dababe44 big thanks for taking the lessons and being here. Lesson 11 is yet to be made but hopefully I'm going to get to that soon. If you subscribe, RUclips gives you a notice when a new vid is added. Thanks again, it means a lot to me. bob
dababe44 sorry for the delay .. wasn't aware that RUclips flagged comment (because of the link). Wow! going to check this out and anybody else reading this should as well. Really great thanks for this, Vassar was an amazing person and fiddler. Lots of great memories over the years. I'll comment over there.. I'm guessing we have lots of friends in common!...
I was really focused on this lesson till the end and your camera fell all of a sudden . Scared the hell out of me at the end. 😂 Awesome work. Thank you so much for making this video.
Hi Sushant Shetty, so you're the one that watched till the end!! Thank you and I'm glad the lesson helped!!! All the best and hope 2021 will be a great guitar year for you!! bob
Hi Akashi Kira, thank you for taking the lesson here and welcome!! This is a good fingerpicking for beginners series and I also have an even easier one: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjMG5duQ6yhbFGOgEXWIvMy . If you need any help, please let me know. Wishing you a happy guitar week!! bob
HI Rylee, thanks for taking the lesson here and maybe your hand needs a cup of coffee (just dip fingers into the cup, ha ha...) I'm not certain what you mean but can only suggest to just keep doing it, maybe your hand will wake up!!! thanks again and hope you will continue! bob
Find a good anchor point on the guitar for your hand, then it will not fall asleep. Your arm should not touch the guitar edge, then you will have the problem with your hand falling asleep. An anchor point is not leaning your arm on the guitars higher edge point (sadly i can't show it with pictures), but hand just above the strings of the guitar. Find your anchor point and don't let your arm rest on the guitars edge. Might not make any sense to you guys, im not so good at english. This guy explains the anchor point pretty good ruclips.net/video/JWSSS7tJ2wQ/видео.html
Hi Lumiz, great to hear from you and yes- we are still going strong here. Hope you were able to play something from this lesson and wishing you all the best on your guitar!! bob
Ha ha... Oddly enough, this is the part that many people fail short with- the counting. It's actually the most important part of music although I made a very slight joke out of it. We'll go into great detail about playing in time/groove in the upcoming lessons.
Most informative lesson I’ve seen in weeks glad I checked RUclips today thanks I’m 3 weeks in to learning guitar at age 61 never had the incentive till now. Lots of apps and teaching techniques but this one looks like something I might be able to learn and progress from thank you so much
Hi Iain, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson with me (and your kind words). I'm hoping you will continue with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl If you get stuck or just want to let me know how it's going, please don't hesitate to comment on any of the videos.. Wishing you all the best on your guitar and thanks again!! bob
I’ve watched a ton of RUclips guitar lessons and yours is the best, hands down. Never finger picked before. It took longer than 12 minutes but I was nailing it after about an hour. Thank you! Now if you could teach me to play an F chord that would be nothing short of a miracle!!
Hi Sharon! Thank you for the kind words and glad you found my channel!!! Even better, happy that you can play it!!! One hour with this is so excellent. I just returned to teaching here and want to do some more chord lessons- I've already done the C, D and G Chords but have to do F! I have a lesson that will help with all chords which has to do with body positioning- ruclips.net/video/PAjXnxy1w6s/видео.html . See if this makes an F chord easier (it should).. All the best and happy (safe) pickin' !! bob
I’ve always picked with my thumb and strummed with my thumb. Only until yesterday did I realize that nobody else does that and now I have to learn how to use a pick or learn to finger style😭
Hey TeknoCyberr, thanks for commenting here. I know a lot of guitarists that just play and strum with the thumb, but adding some other fingers will fill things out for sure. Wishing you all the best with your guitar 2024! bob
Hi Sunny Kay, glad you are playing guitar!! I hope you enjoy the rest of this series which has 12 lessons and then a free follow up course. Go slow and have fun!! All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
@LJSBUMBLBEE great to hear from you!! I want to try to make you feel better about learning guitar by recommending you go very slow with this and just work on the first part with the thumbs first. Don't move ahead until you can do this part. Then and only then, move to the second part with adding the one index finger. If it takes you 3 weeks- it takes 5 weeks- 6 weeks- who cares, as everyone learns at different speeds. Main thing to remember is that the speed that someone learns at has nothing to do with how good of a guitar player they can become. You have to go at your own speed. The last guitarist standing is the one who kept going and didn't give up. Those are the people you see on tv or listen to their records... Hope this helps inspire you!!!! All the best and happy pickin' !! pulling for you!!! bob
@@Ace-ni9ko thank you for this comment- sometimes I never know if this kind of stuff helps but I will keep trying. Hope you are doing well and having some fun. Happy pickin' !! bob
Hey All, as easy as this Fingerpicking For Beginners Series is, I have an EVEN EASIER song for you to learn! Don't let the 1 fingered chords in the new song fool you, it's real music and it will get you going quickly... check it out here: ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons
Hi Isabel, thank you and yes, you are correct, that is the name of this channel. Do you like this name? I'm thinking of changing it... regards-
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons
6 years and HE STILL REPLIES TILL NOW what a legend
Hey again Danielle, thanks for noticing (although the legend part- let me see if I can still count to 4!)... Thanks again and if you need any help with this stuff, let me know.. bob
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Great thats dedication
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its been 5 years since this video appeared, and he still reads comments, great dedication, sir! I hope I'll get better at fingerstyling because I want to perform in my school at the stage
Hi manmanmanmad mad (love your name).. thank you for noticing that I am trying to help everyone here to play. Hoping you will keep taking the lessons here so you can perform on your school stage- that sounds great! All the best and thank you again!! bob
I’ve been playing pick for the longest time and always wanted to play with my whole hand and this was a brilliant starter, thank you my guy
Hey Curley, thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you found my channel. Yea, it's a whole different world with the fingers vs. pick- both good to know! Happy pickin' and thank you again! bob
I started playing guitar January last year and had too many stops so up until now I still consider myself as a beginner, also the fact that I am just learning by myself. Three days ago I decided to try playing my guitar again because of a pretty song I heard but it includes plucking which is a skill I don't know how to do. I searched for YT tutorials and it led me to this video. I've never learned so much in just a span of 12 minutes than I did just now. It makes me want to complete the 12 lessons and really improve my guitar playing skills. Thank you for this, sir!
Hi Euniceee, it's great to hear from you and very happy that the lesson helped!! And I'm really excited that you will keep going!!! Please keep me posted on your progress and don't hesitate if you need any help. I think you will find that you are now not alone here.
Wishing you a great guitar day today and beyond!!
bob
woooooo...i got tell you that i have been two hours practicing and the resulsts are amazin...i never thought i could do it...at the begining i was hard...and my finguers are in pain..but i made thanks to you man.
Hey +JAIME DIAZ - love hearing some great news! Keep up the good work and just do a little each day. The guitar will start singin' and the finger pain will go away. Keep me posted with your progress- lot more lessons to follow.
Sir , you're just amazing. I have seen so many videos but non of them could teach me how you taught me in just 12 minutes. Hoping for a lot of improvements in me in guitar. I'll try my best. Lots of respect!
Hi Saiyara Raka, thank you for taking the lesson here and wow, I'm so glad it helped!!! Here's the entire series that shows more chords and what strings to pick (we are learning a song): ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl
If you need any help, please let me know!
have a great weekend and thanks again!!
bob
Man, I can't thank you enough. I was learning chords to songs but what to do with my right hand drove me so nuts that I put the guitar away for a couple of years. I WISH I had discovered your series sooner. Ah, two years of wasted time that I could have been practicing. Thanks again, my friend.
It seems this pattern would work for 'Ripple'. There is a big reason I need to learn that song. I can play the chords but this will complete it.
Hi Gathering No Moss, great to hear from you and glad you are back on the guitar with these lessons. If you were able to learn some chords, man, you didn't waste time at all! That's the hard part for most students.
The guitar part in Ripple sounds like 1 lead guitar (probably Jerry) and then a regular rhythm guitar strumming (don't know who is doing that part). But this picking here will work over the song too (minus the melody). Believe it or not, with advanced fingerstyle, you could play the rhythm part and the lead melody at the same time. But one step at a time here... ha ha..
I'm here to help so if you run into any problems, let me know. Hope you will go through the whole series here as we will learn the basics for what to pick over different chords.
Have a great weekend!!
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thanks again Bob, your kindness and generosity in sharing your knowledge blows me away. People like yourself are the best part of RUclips.Have an awesome weekend.
@@Automedon2 thank you for your kindness- I'm really happy to help. You have a good weekend too and please keep me posted. If you run into a snag I'm here to help. You can do this!!
Got my own guitar as a Christmas gift from my hubby and daughter and wanted to try some finger picking. This video was so well instructed and easy to follow.
I will be practicing and watching more of your videos.
Thank you! 🙂
Hi Tanya, wow, what a great gift from your family! I am glad the lesson was easy enough!
Wishing you a happy 2022 on your guitar and if you need any help, just let me know!
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thank you so much!
It's a Gretsch Gin Rickey. Nice little starter guitar.
Happy New Year to you as well!
@@TanBurishere hey Tanya, those are nice little guitars! Happy pickin' on it and let me know anytime how you are doing on the lessons.
i didnt think I could ever figure out this plucking, after a half hour with this i'm getting the hang of it. great video and thank you.
Hey quads4life1, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson with me. I'm very happy to hear that this helped!!! Now that you got this part, I hope you continue with the whole series!
Wishing you a happy guitar year 2023!!
bob
This is very VERY easy to understand, the simplicity of the words and taking it from the very beginning is so helpfull. Thankyouuu 💙
I'm so glad this lesson help you Bananana Star!! Happy 2021 and wishing a great year for you on the guitar!!
bob
Hey buddy. You are just God send. I have had a guitar for over five years . Just started learning and on stumbling on your videos, I have started playing. And it is so interesting. Thanks buddy!
Hey Naby, great to hear from you and glad you are picking the guitar up again!! Wishing you the best and a good 2023 !!!!
bob
I am a complete beginner at guitar...as in...just got my guitar type....this made me learn something really helpful thank you so much!!!
Hi Geon, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here! There's 11 more in this series and we will learn 3 more easy chords and a song too- hope you continue!! Happy 2021!!! bob
Happy 2021 to you too. I'm 17 years old and in really into music. I can write my own songs and I an currently doing vocal exercises to get a better voice and now in also inducing guitar practice. Music is my passion and I really love how you teach its eeasy to understand. Thank you
Hi Geon, I'm glad you are into music now and I think it's great that you are working so hard on it all! Reminds me of myself when I was your age! Keep going, but I have a feeling that will be very easy for you!!!
bob
As I looked through this video, i thought that i would not get this since this tutorial was like years ago, but i learned so much! Thanks for the video✨
HI iyrra vea, really glad the lesson helped and hope you keep going with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl (second video in this series I made just a few weeks ago!)
Happy guitar...!!!
bob
After two years Watching RUclips Videos i finaly learned something. Thank you. Nice Video
Hi Damien, very happy that this lesson helped!!
Wishing you good guitar pickin' and thanks for commenting here!
bob
I dont think there are any words that can express my love to you 💙 Keep sharing light, love and happiness ✌️
Hi Prashanth Ganti, thank you for your kindness and I am glad you are here! I am wishing you all the best too!!! Have a happy guitar weekend!!
bob
Hye man thank you for this, you probably wont see this but just thabk you ive been looking for something this clear and your tutorial is BY FAR the best ive seen thank you again man
Hey Jerimiah, thank you for the kind words and I'm really glad the lesson helped! Wishing you an excellent 2021 on your guitar!
bob
Than you for this video i am trying .I know you hear about short hands thats my case .But i will keep trying to move thumb down.I thank you its all new to me.Bless you
HI Crystal, thank you for taking the lessons with me and no worries, here's some help: ruclips.net/video/0eNtyn783cc/видео.html
Blessings to you too! Let me know if you need any help.
bob
I really like this lesson. Thank you for showing the almost impossible.
Hi Adelaida, glad you found my channel and it's not impossible!!!
Hope you keep going with this series!!
bob
I got stuck at counting to 4....... :(
Hi indie rock baby, don't feel bad, this happens to a lot of people. actually the counting and keeping time, playing steady is the hardest part of guitar so, you are not alone. Try going slow... . With learning guitar, slow and steady wins the race every time... Thanks again and good luck!! bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Oh my! Thank you lol but I was only joking.
Hi +indie rock baby , oh... got it. Hope you are learning guitar!! bob!
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons I am thank you for your help!
Hey Kim, great to hear from you and glad you are here!!!... but sorry that you are having some problems. I will try my best to help! . So the claw thing... this is just a basic starting point hand position that is going to be used when plucking the strings. Important to understand... just a starting point, but I encourage you to try your best to just play the notes without distraction. If you can do that, your hand will naturally fall into the right position. And if you are still having trouble, keep watching, as I will go over and over this many times to help you get it right. There's 12 lessons in this series. My best advice if you want to be a guitarist... Stay with it, and don't give up. You can do this if you can spend a little time believing that you can play, and it will happen if you are patient and give it a chance. And if you are still having troubles.. I am here to help, but I think you can do this... !!! bob
Thanks for keeping things simple and easy
Hey Jim, I'm happy the video helped! Simple is the way to go!!!
Wishing you a great weekend!
bob
I'm getting better with these early morning lessons!
Hi ERLea , early morning guitar- better than 4 cups of coffee!!! Glad you are playing!!
bob
It helped me a lot sir
IAMaGamingBoy, wishing you all the best on your guitar!!
bob
omg you taught this so well thanks!!
Hi elle💫 subliminals ! So glad you were able to do this!!! Happy guitar!!!
bob😀🎸
Sir could you upload more videos like this.. especially for beginners... bcz iam just now started the finger style..if u give the lessons step up step...we will make it our best sir...🙏
Hey Charles, got a lot of step by step lessons!!! Actually one course that is easier than this one- ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html This comes with a free (and very important) study guide. If you are having trouble getting or seeing the sign up, you can directly e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send to you. This course will help very much to get you started correctly with fingerstyle guitar (and guitar in general too!).
Happy guitar to you 2021!
bob
Incase you know about the band "Nirvana" do u know what is their style/pattern in guitar?
Hi sushipew , which song are you taking about? I'm certain they don't just use one pattern for all their songs...
thanks!
bob
Thank you.🙏🏽
You are welcome Gail. Happy that you took the lesson!
bob
new beginner here sir from 2024✊
Hi IZEN_PRESET- glad you found my channel... I'm wishing you a great 2024 on your guitar!!! bob😀🎸
I came here to pay my respect. I watched this video 6 years ago, I started out back then on a classical guitar, this was my first lesson ever. The teaching method is simply unmatchable, having been able to learn and play this so easily and flawlessly gave me sheer confidence and excitement to take on anything in guitar. Today I'm an excellent metal guitar player, all thanks to you. Had I started my guitar journey on the wrong foot, I might've felt discouraged and unworthy of playing, like many others do. But thanks to you, I am where I'm at, and I will be eternally grateful for your lessons every time I pick up the instrument, or look back at those times.
Cheers friend and master!
If there was ever a time that I could give 4 more hearts to a comment, this would be the one! Hey Kara, I'm sooooooooo happy to hear this news and thrilled that you have accelerated so very far on your guitar... GREAT... JUST GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am of course very thankful for this lesson getting you going (and not bumming you out) but the real credit goes to you for taking action and following through... making the dream of being an excellent guitarist a reality. As you know, not so easy.. and defeat is only conquered by outliving it and not giving up.
I hope we can keep in touch... my email is acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and if there's any vids or recordings that you've done, I would love to hear it. I also want to know how you went from classical guitar to electric... (I probably have a thousand more questions). You made my whole month here with this news Kara... I couldn't be happier!!!
bob
Hey I tried so many times it always felt awkward and would give up. One day just for the heck of it I tried lefty and dang it felt so comfortable! Sometimes it’s just a little adjustment to get ya going.
I felt chills of electricity go up my body when I just read your testimony. Thank you for inspiration
Same with me. It instilled confidence in me otherwise learning guitar was seemed impossible.
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Finally not a show off but someone who care at teaching!
Hey 164 procar, one if the nicest things anyone has said here.. thank you and I'll take that as a you can play this! All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
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Keep making videos like this and I hope you the most likes and subs!
Hi 164, I have been on a leave from this channel for almost 2 years due to family health issues but am coming back real soon. It's people like you that have made me want to come back. All the best and hope you are safe too!! bob
Indeed
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons im sorry to hear that i hope they are well and great video thanks
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a GREAT TEACHER” - Japanese Proverb.
You are that Great Teacher 😎👏👏
Hey Ruphus, great to hear from you and wow!! thank you for these kind words- I can only wish that I can live up to it even 1/10th of this proverb! Hope you are having fun on the guitar- I'm so happy that the lesson helped! All the best... you definitely made my day!!! bob
I agree
Well said
Bloody hell here is somebody that realises us dummies take time to learn , I wish he had been my school teacher ....a .very very good simple video thank you for your patience
Hey fweeler- great to hear from you and thanks for the kind words and taking the lesson. Hope you will continue with the entire series here as well . The playlist- ruclips.net/channel/UCzW9550lVYzynQiytup5Slg?view_as=public
Thanks again and let me know how you get on with this- bob
nobody is a dummy, ya just gotta practice, it'l lcome to ya.
@Hallie Laber mine too
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Any possibility you could show the sets of notes as one would play on a piano/keyboard? I can read notes an play most instruments if I know the choregrapic scale an where the equivalent notes are found on piano, if that makes sense. I can find the note charts but unsure exactly which spots are where I'd place my fingers on piano from MidC spanning 10 notes/piano keys. This would greatly help me in creating songs.
You are definitely NOT British. It's pronounced "Bloody'ell"
That first lesson was the most I have been able to pick up from anyone.
Hey Alan, great to hear from you and thank you for taking (and playing) this first lesson! Hope all is well and glad the lesson helped!!! All the best to you! bob
It is so easy to follow you
Due to the quarantine I decided to play my guitar. Its been a while since I play. Thank you for this video sir! Stay safe and healthy!
HEy Mitchy, yea, this is a great time to get on the guitar! And yes, staying at home (and playing a lot of guitar!!!).. And here, just a few months ago I was complaining about working too much!! Happy pickin!!! bob
Me too
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Thank you
Exactly what I'm doing now. Breaking out the guitar after a few years and trying to finish what I started
Sameee
OMG ever since I was playing guitar I never used to know how to fingerpick all I did was chords. I searched youtube how to fingerpick and a ton of vids were there none of them actually taught me well except this one. RECOMMEND 😁😁😁😁
Hi Minecraft Man, great that you found my channel. The whole course is here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html and it will show you how to apply the pattern to different chords. The basic rule is whatever the chord you play, the first note of each measure you would pluck as first note the lowest Root or bass note of the chord. So if it's a D chord like in this video, the lowest D Bass root note on guitar in standard tuning is D open 4th string. An A would be 5th string open bass note, E would be the 6th string E note open.. We go over all that.. If you already know chords then you are so far ahead of most everyone else here... All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons whos Minecraft man
@@lailani_ The Mindcraft Guitar Guy from Cambodia- great gypsy jazz player.
I was watching this without playing along with him and he keept saying i hope ur playing along with me like he knew i wasnt :( :3
Hey Crunchy Cheese, thanks for "watching" the vid (ha ha). First person after all this time to mention that!
Boy!
Me too !!😅
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same hahah
I’m a 61 year old, tired nurse. But I just bought my first guitar, and hope to learn. Great videos.
Hi Vicki, great to hear from you and glad you got a new guitar. I hope you will continue with the whole series here and if you need help, just let me know.. All the best and happy guitar 2021!
bob
Go Vicki! I hope it’s going well for you! 😊 I’m returning to the guitar after many decades.
I'm in the same boat. 58 and just started taking lessons. Check out the song I wrote on my channel with only 2 months of training. ruclips.net/video/ngIdSHs5sRo/видео.html
good luck i hope you succeed
Well how's it going?
Things i learned in this video:
-some fingerpicking tips
-how to count from 1 to 4
Hi Katrina, thank you for taking the lesson here and best wishing you the best with your guitar. bob
I learned my guitar looks more worn out than his.
@@Techknowverse same
@@Techknowverse hoping that's due to playing - ha ha...
@@surabhi1.9 maybe?
If you want to learn Fingerstyle Guitar, this is the first beginner guitar lesson that you should take. It's 12 minutes long, VERY EASY and you will be able to play a little after watching (and playing along) .
orait orait i will try .. :)
Hi +Nicolette Navarrette, thanks for writing to me. Actually, the ring finger is not used on the right hand, just the thumb, index and middle finger. BTW, I saw your guitar playing in a few vids and you can really play! (this should be too easy for you!!). Thanks and write back anytime! bob
Hi ***** your guitar teacher is correct., many different ways to fingerpick the guitar. This is just one way, an easy way to do it.
***** for sure, classical they use the pinky a lot. I use twhen I'm using a pick and fingerpicking at the same time. Hey- I say whatever is most comfortable!
i feel like my fingers stuck n slow to move, is there any tips that i can make sure i use all of them ..?? i really want to learn guitar .
"I hope your playing along with me"
So happened that I wasn't playing along with him and I was like
"Sorry coach"
It's okay... !!
Hope you are having fun... thanks for watching... bob!
Same 😂
Exactly 😆😆
Totally! I actually got up out of bed, picked up my guitar and played along with him when he said that!
I know¡¡ I was like 1 and 2 (and index) and 2,4
It's not you, it's me that is impatient . I need to practice patience first. Lol
Hi Mariya, thanks again and wishing you all the best- I certainly could use some more patience too!!
it's a lot of patience and mistakes to play a guitar well.
We all do. Its one of the Fruit of The Spirit.🙂🙏🏿
A big tip of the hat to this instructor.
This is the perfect way to teach someone how to play a musical instrument.
Slow; precise; methodical; repetitious.
There are two benefits to this, as I see it. (I'm certain there are more...)
First, there's what I call the "ball of yarn" principle. If you can help someone find the end of the string, then it's off to the races. It all hinges on that first lesson. Writers call that "shooting the sheriff on the first page". It's the "hook" that keeps the reader flipping the pages.
Second, the slow, methodical approach reduces "learning anxiety". It keeps the student focused on the here and now. It keeps them from jumping ahead thinking they're gonna play "Stairway to Heaven" in three days.
Too many instructors pass over the simple stuff to get to the meat and potatoes. But ya can't learn to walk if you haven't first learned how to crawl.
Hey +Leon Davis , Great to have you here and a Big thanks for this incredibly educated insightful comment. You are obviously aware of many aspects of human behavior and levels of learning that I was aware of or even considered- I feel like I need some coaching or tutoring from you after reading this!
I wish that I could say that this video was carefully planned , but that was not the case. And without the "road map" it's very difficult to repeat the process. Just this little bit from you is a big help but of course... that "ball of yarn" you rolled out with the string dangling has me very curious as to what else you haven't said here. I would love to continue this conversation and hope to hear back from you. My e mail address is acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com . Thanks again and all the best to you... bob
+Bob Harris just a natural teacher then ^^
Thank you for commenting... Glad you are learning guitar!!! Hope to hear from you in other videos!! Cheers- bob
I couldn't agree more. I just watched and tried this for the first time, and for once, I finally feel like "hey, I think I can do this stuff!" It's like having a really patient instructor you can rewind. :-)
Thanks robino, very happy that this is gonna get you started! Hope to hear from you in other video lessons!! bob
Pretty amazing stuff, Bob. I'm 73, and had a guitar hanging around for years. But, I've never been able to "get" anything, until I stumbled across your 1st lesson...quite by accident, actually. I wasn't even looking. But, you made it look so easy, and winter weather is here, in NW Arkansas. So, I headed to the basement, dusted off this simple little "First Act", and within a few minutes, I was actually able to get the rhythm of that first little exercise. It's all about repetition. Two days later, and I'm even humming that "One-Two-and-Three-and-Four-and" melody as I take care of other chores....and, I'm working on the chords, too. Thanks very much. If this old "Arkansas Dog" can do this, then anyone can. Thanks for the time and effort on these videos.
Hi Lon, WOW, I am so happy that you picked up this pattern so fast and it got you inspired to start playing again. So many things here that you said are so true- the repetition, getting the melody and rhythm in your head. I hope a lot of people that visit here will read this because you just flat out got it- Hope you will continue with this whole series here- ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html .. cheers to NW Arkansas and happy pickin!! bob
Nice
Me too...LOTS of paitence needed...
Amen!
Like Lou I am 71 and have decided to learn how to play the guitar, started with just learning chords and strumming, but came across your Fingerpicking video and decided to learn both. I split my practice time 50/50. Is learning both to much at one time?
This is like the best guitar lesson ever I swear I’ve learned more in 12 minutes than all 60 videos I’ve watched love your channel
Hi Irene, wow,,, this is so kind of you- thank you !!! I hope you keep on playing and enjoy the guitar a lot!! I'm here to help if you need any... happy pickin' !! bob
Same
@@gracyoa8798 Thank you Gracy! all the best and happy pickin' !! bob
Sorry Bob but I can only like this video once. Cheers for the simplicity.
Ha ha... never heard that one before! Thanks for the kind words and I like your outfit too! Happy pickin' and stay safe!! bob
That camera fall at the end
So you're the one that watched till the end- ha ha... Thanks for taking the lesson here. I checked out your channel and it's great!!!! Looks like it's growing very fast too- congrats- that's not easy!!!
hope we can stay in touch... bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thanks Bob we create videos every once in a while out of boredom. :-) we just picked up our Taylor 324ce today. We're in love!
Well, it's a good channel and I enjoyed a bunch of the videos and also subscribed.. Wow, new Taylor-that's a nice guitar!! So many new students are playing on crummy guitars and have so many problems- should just get a Taylor (lol).. . I'm playing a Taylor Grand Auditorium in this and many of my vids... Great guitar... happy pickin' on that new guitar! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hi, I don't know but for me it seems easier to learn if you could put the strings you play in numerical order, such as this one 63231323?
@@scorpio5493 Hey Scorpio 54, thanks for taking the lesson here and long story short, it was that way until RUclips did away with their "annotations" program (graphics on screen) as they called it. The strings fyi are for this lesson one- 4 , 3,2,4,1,3 2 . Basic rule with this style is to always start each measure with the lowest bass root note of the chord. So in this case with the Dsus 2 (or easy D), it's 4th string open D note. For an E chord the measure would lead with 6th string open E note and for an A chord, it would be the A open 5th string. I hope something here helps! Happy pickin' and hope you can get this pattern! bob
Thank you for being the teacher I needed to get my ass out of lockdown! It’s quite wonderful to be a part of a group of folks my age (74-oh no!) who are picking up where we left off-back in the late ‘60s & ‘70s! We must keep each other going!
Hi JENNY.. great to hear from you and very happy you are back on the guitar!! Although there's been a lot of advanced innovations in the last 30 years or so, the basics are still the same and, it's just a matter of getting some reps and building up your confidence (plus going slow). Goal here is to get back quickly to where you were before and then go beyond. If you need any help please let me know. You already have a big advantage over most that are totally new to the guitar. Here's the playlist for this series: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html
Also, here's an even easier course (one fingered chords) (free study guide too) ruclips.net/video/R1d_vprBkTE/видео.html
Happy pickin' !!
bob
Great Video! I just started playing today and this helped me a ton it’s also really motivating to feel like you are making progress on day one. Also my thumb started getting really sore so I put a thin layer of super glue on it and was able to keep playing and it quit hurting. I’m gonna check out your other videos very soon! Thank You!
Hi Aha Ha YKTV, great to hear from you and glad that the lesson helped! This is lesson 1 of a whole series where we learn an easy song with this pattern. Yes, and at first, you are going to experience some tenderness and pain, especially with the fingertips as it will take some time to develop callouses. Have a great day and thank you for the kind words!! Write me any time- Happy pickin' !! bob
I've been trying to re-learn the guitar after a bad accident and a lot of rehab. it has taken me a looong time to find someone that truly shows how it is all done. I've been frustrated and have almost given up. I used to play so many songs and now I am back at the beginning of learning. thank you for your patience!!
Hey Michael, thank you for taking the lesson here but I am sorry to hear about the car accident.. Can't even imagine what you've been through but glad you didn't give up! I'm here if you need any help.
All the best and happy 2021 on your guitar!
bob
Brilliant teacher, most teachers on youtube have a heartless, passionless feel, but you can tell he puts his heart into this, what a great lesson!
Thank you Trashbag Poe for the kind words! I am trying my best and glad that the lesson helped!! Hope you keep going!!! Have a great guitar day!!! bob
After watching millions of guitar lessons on RUclips this was the only one I understood! Understanding what you were teaching me and finally being able to play something on my guitar gave me motivation to keep playing!! Thank you so much : ) Much love❤❤❤
HI KAT! Thank you so much for the kind words!! I'm thrilled that the lessons are helping you and hope you keep going-
Wishing you much love and a happy guitar weekend!
bob
SAME, this video is the only one that was actually helpful
Same here
for the first time in my life i get to play something nice and kinda complete... thanx man
Thanks for taking the lesson and glad this worked! Hope you will continue through the rest of the vids...
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„Hope you‘re playing along with me“ only real teachers. Love it
LOL!!!... !!! Believe it or not, many people enjoy just watching this video without a guitar... Seriously considering starting an Air Guitar Channel..!!! Happy pickin' and thanks for this great comment- got a good laugh!!! bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons seriously you’re awesome keep going ^^
Thank you and You too!!! I had a layover for almost 2 years and just got back to teaching!! Exciting!!!
Literally cannot make a guitar lesson any easier than this. Learned this entire thing in 2 hours which may be quite a long time for some of you but considering the fact that my interest in absolutely anything is as strong as my will to live, a definite personal achievement. Couldn't have done it without you sir! Thanks a lot
Hi JinJinBoo, thank you for taking the lesson - I'm so glad you learned the pattern! I'm actually very impressed by your determination, patience and strong will. That is really what it takes to be good on the guitar. I hope you will keep going and glad this first lesson was such a success!!!
Happy 2021 and wishing you a great year on your guitar!!
bob
Hi Bob, I just started learning how to play the acoustic guitar. I will be 80 in June of 2021. Your teaching style and patience is making it easy to pick up my guitar and practice every day.
My kids and grandkids said why at your age and I replied why not!
Hey Mick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lessons with me. I'm glad you are playing guitar and fyi and other than the music part, it's actually good for your health and brain. If you need help just let me know. The whole series is here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html . Happy pickin' and thanks again! bob
yo that is wicked!!
Get a NYLON STRUNG (classical/Spanish acoustic guitar) for absolute
beginners. Much softer/easier on the fingers and hands and you will
improve much quicker. Also 5 minutes every day and keeping your
guitar/music out is great advise. Learning guitar & music is a journey NOT a destination.
You are an absolute brilliant teacher, since l have started learning guitar, l have never found anyone who explains so clearly as you. Thank you so much for this gem of a tutorial
Hi Francesca, wow, I am so happy that this lesson has helped and thank you for the kind words! This is lesson 1 of a series of 12 lessons in this course, and I will also show during those 12 videos the basic idea of which strings to pluck on different chords. (playlist- ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html). The general rule is, you always start with your thumb picking the first note of each measure with the "lowest Root Bass Note" for each chord. So with this D chord, the lowest D note on the guitar is the open 4th string... - an A chord would be the open A note 5th string... - G chord would be the lowest G bass note 3 frets up on the 6th string.. we go over all this... and more.... thanks again. You made my day! happy 2020!! bob
I just got my first guitar at 59! I have been practising with this video and it makes me so excited that I can actually make something that resembles music with this video! Thank you for your patient and very informative video
Hi +Bonnie Baeker , music to my ears!! Thank you so much for being here, and definitely keep me posted with the upcoming lessons ahead!! All the best to you, bob
Bonnie Bae
I just had to reply w a lol...
Bonnie Baeker hows your playi g now?
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Juji
I’ve been playing guitar for 5 years but I’ve never learned how to fingerpick, this video helped a lot! Thank you
Hi Sarah, great to hear from you and glad this lesson helped! Wishing you happy pickin' !!
bob
Wow, this is the first lesson I've tried where I can actually feel myself progress. Thank your sir. Also, did your camera break at the end?
Hey R.L.H. great to hear from you and glad this lesson helped. There's 12 of these lessons in this series and you can watch them all here: ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html Fortunately, no, my camera didn't break!!!! Still using it to this day for the lessons. Have a great week and happy new year!! bob
Lol
if you feel like your making progress you should stay with it heres something that might help zip1ink.com/ap
This is by far the best lesson on RUclips you go over each string repeatedly quickly and very slowly by you going over it, over and over... it allows the person time to give it a few tries as you’re explaining it.....other people just say put your fingers like this do that and they move onto the next step this is very descriptive really easily understood and I am already doing this song in minutes thank you so much I hope this guy makes more videos
Hey Richard, welcome and big thanks for the kind words about the lesson. Trying my best to just get people to play this pattern. I have a few more series on the channel as well: ruclips.net/channel/UCzW9550lVYzynQiytup5Slgplaylists Thanks and hope you will continue!! All the best, bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Hey bob, thanks so much for the reply, I have been doing the pattern religiously, I do it even without the guitar in my hand while I’m in the car I make the motion with my fingers over and over till exhaustion... trying to build my up strength in my hand. I will most certainly continue on with you’re videos. I want to keep mastering this pattern, I have a serious desire to learn finger style and I know this will open very many doors for me. I will keep you updated thanks so much bill.
Hey Richard, it sounds like you have the guitar bug...!! ha ha.. that's a good thing! Thinking about it in the car etc., sounds like what I used to do. Just play guitar is my best advice for the strength, but it will get there slowly but surely. All the best and big thanks again!!! bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Hi Bob, I just uploaded a video to my RUclips page, it is labeled acoustic guitar lessons progress. I made it specifically for you, maybe you can have a watch and see my progress, thank you so very much I am practicing very hard to learn through you’re teachings my friend.
Kind regards, Richard -
Hey Richard, way to go! Watched your video and I must say you pick up fast! I commented there as well so, hope you get that message. Continued good success and all the best to you and your family on this father's day.. ! bob
How patient is this guy, he's fantastic!
Thanks you Angela, glad you are learning guitar!
I've always had SO much trouble trying to fingerpick, though chords come relatively easy for some reason. THANK YOU for making this simple, achievable, and helpful tutorial that goes slowly, but not annoyingly so. Perfect speed for beginners, great repetition and great lesson!
Thanks +QuirkyQuin for the kind words and commenting. Most people have all the trouble with the chords so, you are way ahead if that's not so difficult for you.. Keep me posted with your progress and good luck with this guitar stuff!! bob
Acoustic Guitar Videos Lessons Thanks so much! I'll keep watching your videos and practicing, already I feel more confident :)
And there's a lot more basic rhythm patterns and a whole lot of ways to play so, this is just one way (but kind of an easy way). Thanks again and I'm here in case you need help!
+Bob Harris good thing I took two years of music theory - maybe that's why I can get chords. Bar chords (or whatever they're called) are really hard for me to play, though. I'm struggling to hold down multiple strings with one finger. Strumming patterns is another thing I need to work on.... looks like I've got lots of videos to watch!
The chords that I'm showing here are two fingered chords for beginners, real chords nonetheless. The barre chords are the most difficult so, if you are up working on that you are way ahead of this. But the pattern is cool and worth learning. Have fun, I think you will get it all... that's my vote!
Its been 9 years and he still replies! What a legend hahaha also i got my first accoustic guitar a few days back and this vedio was so helpful
Hi Neugenes, it's great that you got a new guitar!!! Wishing you a lot of fun time on it and happy you are here!!
bob
Omg man you are the best!!, thank you so much this was really helpfull, you really take your time to teach not like all the others, i really did learn this song in 12 minutes!!. 😃😃😃👍
Hello mohamed, great to hear from you and so glad that this lesson helped!! Please keep me posted with your progress and thanks again for taking the lesson. Hope you will continue with this series! bob
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Agree ! Thank you
Ikr i just got my guitar like yesterday and i already learnt a song wow so cool!!
THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE LESSON! I got it almost right away :))) thank you so much for breaking it down so well!
Hi Jesse, thank you for taking the lesson here and so very happy that you were able to play this lesson (and so fast!!). You are incredible!!!! Wishing you a great weekend and many thanks for your kind words!!!
Happy guitar!!!
bob
What I love about this first lesson
1. no entertainment, just a lesson
2. methodical
3. patient, as if I were there
I can't wait to do the next lesson, but when I can master this one without having to review...yay!
Thank you!!
Hi Jennifer, thank you so much for the kind words, and I hope you will continue with the rest of the lessons in this series. All the best and than you again!! bob!
Ahhh... A very detailed and thorough explanation exactly what we beginners need thank you so much buddy!
Hi Gabriel!! Thank you so much for the kind words and I'm glad this lesson helped!! Hope you will continue with fingerpicking! All the best- bob
9 years later, will he still reply?
Hi Micha, yes- still going strong here! I just emailed you !!! Wishing you all the best on the follow up course!!
bob
this is the best lesson I have ever had, you take your time to explain, good job, thanks
Hey Jim,
thank you for the kind words and glad to have you here. Hope you will continue with this series (11 more videos here) to learn fingerpicking. Let me know if you need any help!! bob
Hi Bob, do you have the names of a few tunes I could play at a family or campfire gathering, thanks
Bob Harris x
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You have no idea how much you’ve saved me. Thank you so much for this helpful video!! 💜
Hi Nonya, great to hear from you and very happy this lesson helped!! More vids with different chords in the series as we learn an easy song as well. All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
First time I can walk off a video and play exactly what I learned. Even Andy Guitar never achieved such a feet for me.
Hey Neo, big thanks for the kind words, and great to hear from you. I'm very happy that this lesson helped and hope you will continue with this series and more lessons like this one on this channel. All the best... and here's to continued success on your guitar!! bob
You're welcome. I'll definitely continue. I want to be better so I can teach others the way you've taught me. I'm forever grateful.
Hey Neo, thank you again, I'm glad to have you here!! Keep me posted and all the best!! bob
Alright, I will.
I have a question
why are you so amazing 💗💗
Hey TECHNICAL WORLD, thank you- this is so kind of you to say. It must mean that you were able to play the pattern!!!
You being able to play guitar is the only thing I care about so, maybe that's why you thought it was good? Wishing you a great 2021 on your guitar and if you need any help, please let me know!
bob
i hate watching lessons on RUclips but this got my attention until the end! great skills from guitar and way of teaching!
@M Hayati , thank you for taking the lesson here and glad the lesson helped! Hope you keep going with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl
If you need help with anything let me know.
All the best and wishing you a great 2021 on your guitar!
bob
where has this been my whole life
Thank you sassystiches!!! glad you found my channel!!! 12 lessons in this series- : ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html
happy pickin' and thanks again!!! bob
Thank you! I just learned this and this is giving me motivation to continue I’ve tried with other RUclips toutorials and I’ve always given up because they were to hard to follow this was perfect simple easy and fun to learn, thank you!!
Hi Simcha, many thanks for taking the lesson here and the kind words. I'm so glad the lesson is helping and hope you continue with this whole series (ruclips.net/video/Z7xm_juNcPY/видео.html )
Wishing you a happy weekend!!
bob
THIS IS AWESOME.. I am actually doing it and what a beautiful sound.. :) Thank you.. You really are great at teaching this. :)
Hi +Colleen Lassie , great to have you here and glad you are already getting a beautiful sound out of your guitar!!! Please keep me posted with your progress and thanks again for being here!! bob
I have watched many tutorials and this one is truly one of the very best. I appreciate the way you bring everything in slowly, speed it up, AND THEN you do a nice recap of wach step before going on. Thank you so much for your great videos.
Hi sassysuzy4u , sorry for the delay as I was out of town. Thank you for your kind words- I'm so glad the lesson helped you. Hoping you will continue with this whole series too!
Many thanks and have a great guitar weekend!!
bob
Hey Bob,
I hope I find you well today. I wanted to put a few together to express my thanks and gratitude to you. You see, I've been a long time lover and admirer of those who play the guitar, there is something so beautiful in watching and listening to the beautiful sound and it is totally mesmerizing for me, always has been.
Following on from that, my girlfriend bought me an excellent guitar (much too expensive for a beginner but said it would drive me harder to learn) to encourage me to take it up. That was Feb 2014, and since then I watched roughly, 60-70 videos for beginners, read a beginners guitar book and even gave up! ... it was extremely frustrating as I was unable to coordinate my hands, plus I had to constantly look at the guitar, in short, I began to dislike the guitar.
That was ... until about an hour ago when I found your video. I watched your video once right through non-stop. My guitar sits like a trophy in my study, so I picked it up, tuned it and started back at the beginning, practiced with you by pausing, learning and replaying and I have to say, I'm in disbelief!!!. I'm actually playing along, albeit very slowly, but I will practice this until I absolutely perfect it before moving on, but I'm more advanced in the last few hours than I have since Feb last year!!! ... all due to your video!!!
I seriously (very pleasantly) surprised, and so is my girlfriend. She went off to do some housework as I sat in my study, she popped back and asked if I wanted a refreshment and as she approached she could hear me practicing ... she is just a delighted as I am now.
I can't thank you enough for the patient, calm and methodical way you present your tutorial, you gave me back a huge love of mine as well as the confidence that I can do this. Needless to say I'm now a subscriber and will share with my mates who are also attempting to pick up the guitar, also with limited success. They have had similar issues, so I will keep you posted on their progress too.
Anyway, I'm rambling. I just wanted to say a huge thank you, and I look forward to playing along and becoming the guitar player I always wanted to be.
Above all, I look forward to learning the guitar with my new tutor and friend, Bob! ...
Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!
Seán
nubester Hey Sean , You Sir just totally made my day!!! I can't thank you enough for telling me about your guitar experience and the minor miracle that occurred for you through this lesson! I'm usually not at a loss for words but right now I'm nearly speechless.... I will try to continue however!
Last year I was going through a very rough time in my life.. but to spare you all the agonizing details, I'll get to the end of the story. My friend who wanted to learn fingerpicking asked me to teach her something. So this video that you watched was pretty much the exact thing I showed her. She said, "You should make a video of this and put it up on RUclips." she thought people would like the way I showed how to do it in small sections etc., Well, I thought that it would be a big nothing, and did it just to prove to her that no one would care (I even put sunglasses on cause I was sure it was going to flop). Well, can't even believe how well this is doing, and to be helping people out who were nearly ready to give up... can't even believe that at all!
I have received some negativity from some people saying I'm going too slow., but the vast majority of people here are perhaps like me who need clear and easy directions that are repetitive... after all, this is the guitar and repetition is the key to learning. So I think what I have learned over the course of making these videos (and there's more to follow soon) is people don't want me to show them what to play, they want to know "How to play"., and that is a GIANT difference, especially for beginners. I equate it to the some of the terrible directions you get sometimes when you buy an appliance like a grill or something that you have to put together. You end of staring at the directions for an hour or so, then attempt to follow it and end up taking a hammer and forcing two parts together, breaking it ... then your wife tells you that you're an idiot for not following the directions properly.
In any event, these videos may not be perfect but, clear directions and trying my best to get you to play is the only thing that matters to me. And hearing this from you gives me so much energy to keep going, you have no idea.
Please always feel free to comment on any of the videos and let me know how you are doing. And if there's something that I didn't explain properly or you need help, don't hesitate! Have a great day Sean and ...so glad that your guitar is getting the attention it deserves!! All the best to you and your girlfriend! - bob
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As a kid, around age 10, my guitar teacher would get frustrated by how hard it was for me to grasp doing this movement. And I was going through a rough time, so our combined impatience led to me never wanting to touch my instruments again. Its been 12 years, life has been set straight for the time being and Its time for me to sit down and put the time forth and relearn what i’d given up on
Hey JonXFc, WOW, this is so cool that you are getting back to the guitar, and I am honored that this video helped you... It's crazy what some people will say or do to have an effect on one's life, either positive or negative, both so powerful as your example proves. When I was 12 my piano teacher kicked me out of her class and told my mother that I would "never be a musician." Just like in her class, I didn't pay attention to that comment either... ha ha.. Stay positive ... you can do anything as long as you decide you will.. Happy New Year and keep me posted okay!
I started playing when I was 21... You still have time to get good. Never to late. I would recommend going to Guitarjamz lessons on youtube. They are a lot better bc Marty S (the teacher) shows you songs that are easy and that sound really cool. Check out my guitar playing on my channel and youll see how good you can get in a few years if you have discipline.
@@dboutte36 You are the best John! Hope a lot of people will click on your name to check out some fine guitar playing!!! Happy pickin !! bob
best guitar teacher in youtube👏🏻👍🏼
Wow, thank you Mad Brawier, very kind of you!!
@@bobharris1497 fake Bob hariss
Wow, thank you big doggo, very kind of you!!
I can say,me too.tnx
NOW THIS GUY IS THE DEFINITION OF A REAL LIFE HERO! much love my friend and thank you for this tutorial!
ok buddy, Wow, thank you for these kind words and I'm so glad that the lessons are helping! It's tough you know with these lockdowns and I know a lot of people are learning guitar- at least it's turning a negative into a positive. Wishing much love and guitar happiness to you and I hope you keep going!! Please let me know if you need any help!
peace and happy pickin' ! bob
I am just beginning to learn the guitar, I turned 65 last November and I have been saying my whole life that I want to play the guitar. I bought my first guitar last Saturday and I have been playing along with Bobs videos. Bob you are an amazing teacher and I thank you for making me feel like I can actually play this amazing guitar. Thank you so very much my friend.
Hey Robert, great to hear from you and congrats on the new guitar- can't think of anything better to buy!
I am glad to help and hope you will continue to enjoy the lessons. If you haven't noticed yet, there's 12 lessons here in this series and afterwards, a follow up course. If you need help just let me know or let me know how it goes- all the best and Happy pickin'- bob
Thank you!, this really helped me, I been trying to learn how to play guitar.
Trying to learn step by step
This is the teacher/grandpa that I want damn it's so chill and understandable👏
Hey Akira, wow, thank you for the kind words- I'm very happy that the lessons are helping!! Wishing you a great 2021 on your guitar!
bob
The greatest guitar lesson for complete beginners is right here !!!!! Thank you so much !!!
Thank you clearshadow213, really happy this helped!!!!
All the best on your guitar..!! bob
What a good lesson! I been looking for some good and easy fingerpicking! And you teach well! God bless you!
Hey Manuel, thank you so much for the kind words- so glad this helped!!! God Bless You Too!!! bob
Dude....you've got it nailed ! So easy to understand and follow with the added benefit of the practicing being almost meditational. Thx for creating something that I now look forward to doing every day ! BTW...where do I find lessons 11 and beyond ?
Hey dababe44 big thanks for taking the lessons and being here. Lesson 11 is yet to be made but hopefully I'm going to get to that soon. If you subscribe, RUclips gives you a notice when a new vid is added. Thanks again, it means a lot to me. bob
dababe44 sorry for the delay .. wasn't aware that RUclips flagged comment (because of the link). Wow! going to check this out and anybody else reading this should as well. Really great thanks for this, Vassar was an amazing person and fiddler. Lots of great memories over the years. I'll comment over there.. I'm guessing we have lots of friends in common!...
I was really focused on this lesson till the end and your camera fell all of a sudden . Scared the hell out of me at the end. 😂 Awesome work. Thank you so much for making this video.
Hi Sushant Shetty, so you're the one that watched till the end!! Thank you and I'm glad the lesson helped!!! All the best and hope 2021 will be a great guitar year for you!! bob
i think this is a great pace to learn for an old boy like me thanks
Thank sir, I’m just a beginner
Hi Akashi Kira, thank you for taking the lesson here and welcome!! This is a good fingerpicking for beginners series and I also have an even easier one: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjMG5duQ6yhbFGOgEXWIvMy . If you need any help, please let me know.
Wishing you a happy guitar week!!
bob
Wow! This surely is the clearest and most concise beginners video I have ever found. Thank you Sir!
Me: I'm gonna learn finger style!
My hand: * falls asleep * no you're not
HI Rylee, thanks for taking the lesson here and maybe your hand needs a cup of coffee (just dip fingers into the cup, ha ha...) I'm not certain what you mean but can only suggest to just keep doing it, maybe your hand will wake up!!! thanks again and hope you will continue! bob
Find a good anchor point on the guitar for your hand, then it will not fall asleep. Your arm should not touch the guitar edge, then you will have the problem with your hand falling asleep. An anchor point is not leaning your arm on the guitars higher edge point (sadly i can't show it with pictures), but hand just above the strings of the guitar. Find your anchor point and don't let your arm rest on the guitars edge. Might not make any sense to you guys, im not so good at english. This guy explains the anchor point pretty good ruclips.net/video/JWSSS7tJ2wQ/видео.html
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons my hand falls asleep randomly where it gets kinda tingly, I just have to shake it out a little to wake it up🤣
My wrist bone hurts after holding it, maybe the weight🥲
You’re a legend, you’re still replying to comments eight years later🤯
Hi Lumiz, great to hear from you and yes- we are still going strong here. Hope you were able to play something from this lesson and wishing you all the best on your guitar!!
bob
0:46 "You need to know how to count to four."
Me: Welp looks like this ain't my thing chief. I failed in that category what they call pre-school
Ha ha... Oddly enough, this is the part that many people fail short with- the counting. It's actually the most important part of music although I made a very slight joke out of it. We'll go into great detail about playing in time/groove in the upcoming lessons.
Most informative lesson I’ve seen in weeks glad I checked RUclips today thanks I’m 3 weeks in to learning guitar at age 61 never had the incentive till now. Lots of apps and teaching techniques but this one looks like something I might be able to learn and progress from thank you so much
Hi Iain, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson with me (and your kind words). I'm hoping you will continue with the whole series which is here: ruclips.net/p/PLx1uwVXECJKjECVns43Kc6_f0X5bs6Ktl
If you get stuck or just want to let me know how it's going, please don't hesitate to comment on any of the videos..
Wishing you all the best on your guitar and thanks again!!
bob
I’ve watched a ton of RUclips guitar lessons and yours is the best, hands down. Never finger picked before. It took longer than 12 minutes but I was nailing it after about an hour. Thank you! Now if you could teach me to play an F chord that would be nothing short of a miracle!!
Hi Sharon! Thank you for the kind words and glad you found my channel!!! Even better, happy that you can play it!!! One hour with this is so excellent. I just returned to teaching here and want to do some more chord lessons- I've already done the C, D and G Chords but have to do F! I have a lesson that will help with all chords which has to do with body positioning- ruclips.net/video/PAjXnxy1w6s/видео.html . See if this makes an F chord easier (it should).. All the best and happy (safe) pickin' !! bob
I’ve always picked with my thumb and strummed with my thumb. Only until yesterday did I realize that nobody else does that and now I have to learn how to use a pick or learn to finger style😭
Hey TeknoCyberr, thanks for commenting here. I know a lot of guitarists that just play and strum with the thumb, but adding some other fingers will fill things out for sure. Wishing you all the best with your guitar 2024!
bob
Out of all the videos I watched, I found yours to be very helpful! Thank you. I'm a lyricist and need to learn. 😎
Hi Tracy, glad the video was able to help!!! Good luck with turning some phrases and now the pickin' ! !! bob
"You're going to know how to count to four"
Proceeds to count the strings up to six
Hi Razvan,
hoping the math stuff doesn't get in the way to play guitar!
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons it doesnt haha, nice lesson
Your tutorials are very easy to follow for complete beginners like me.
Hi Sunny Kay, glad you are playing guitar!! I hope you enjoy the rest of this series which has 12 lessons and then a free follow up course. Go slow and have fun!! All the best and happy pickin' !! bob
@LJSBUMBLBEE great to hear from you!! I want to try to make you feel better about learning guitar by recommending you go very slow with this and just work on the first part with the thumbs first. Don't move ahead until you can do this part. Then and only then, move to the second part with adding the one index finger. If it takes you 3 weeks- it takes 5 weeks- 6 weeks- who cares, as everyone learns at different speeds. Main thing to remember is that the speed that someone learns at has nothing to do with how good of a guitar player they can become. You have to go at your own speed. The last guitarist standing is the one who kept going and didn't give up. Those are the people you see on tv or listen to their records... Hope this helps inspire you!!!! All the best and happy pickin' !! pulling for you!!! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Best piece of advice that I recall hearing so far. Btw, great lesson for beginners like me. Much appreciated.
@@Ace-ni9ko thank you for this comment- sometimes I never know if this kind of stuff helps but I will keep trying. Hope you are doing well and having some fun. Happy pickin' !! bob