I learned it a while ago and its one of those things that feels weird af until it just clicks for you and then it gets way easier to do it consistently. Its by far the most fun technique imo
You mean the commercials to help him sell his ibanez guitars, his fishman pickups. And his software plug ins. I’m not bashing him its brilliant, but don’t forget why hes doing it
@@roblosh8417 and here he is mixing both by writing the songs digitally and then figuring out how to play it on guitar after. Very cool and he seems like he's so good at teaching as well so he must really understand this at a deep level
@@NowhereMan789 Right? I love that. Using technology to aid the musician, not replace them. Thanks for pointing that out! His writing process is beautiful
MTV didn’t think so. MTV wanted to ban all heavy rock band videos from mtv, 1983? The late . Trend fucks finally excepted. The All star butt rock bands, and Enter sandman top 40 Metallica.
I love how there is this modern guitar virtuoso group who all talk to each other and share techniques. Tim casually thanking Tosin Abasi is just a perfect example.
Victor Wooten use the same technique to slap his bass. He was taught by his elder brother who also taught Evan Brewer. Tosin learnt this technique from Evan andddd Tosin then taught Tim this technique. There's the chain just for fun haha
Tosin is amazing, I discovered tim & tosin via herman li wen they were doing a live stream just shredding, for context im an 80s shredder who worshipped steve vai & satriani, imagine my delight wen vai collaborated with polyphia, its all connected lol.
For anyone who missed the beautiful dissonant chord at 6:56, it’s: A6 (thump twice), D5, G0, B7 It’s such a fantastic chord for the tension and depth of this etude’s harmony
@@kenanjouglet1424 G0 refers to the open G note as I've notated this chord one note at a time with guitar tab - the chord itself is actually an G augmented 7 with the 1, #5 and 7th degree only. It's my favourite chord in the etude - and you are most welcome
I love the accuracy of these tutorials. I'm Brazilian and it's quite difficult to connect knowledge about the harmonic scale and knowledge about English, but Tim explains it so well that it's much easier to understand what he means
I genuinely think this vid right here is one of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen for any guitar technique. The way he’s broken it down is unreal. Short, concise, “dumbed down”, spoken tabbed notes. This song not only teaches fast finger movements, keeping time to a metronome at full speed is one of the better timing exercises you could probably ever do. Mindless mastering. Tim is a treasure. And we get a lifetime of him.
This is not a slight on guitar hero’s from back in the day, but they NEVER gave lessons like this away for free. Most of those guys would give you a little here and there through magazines but never a game changing anything, but things have drastically changed with the internet, and the younger generation of professional guitarists is nothing short of phenomenal and they just let you literally feast off them for instruction, salute to you Tim and thank you for making me want to learn and quit at the same time!
I don't even play guitar and just watching this incredibly detailed and specific tutorial makes me think I could give it a shot. Talk about an inspiring teacher.
ive been playing guitar for 2 weeks and can do this (slowly) after just a few minutes, if it looks even remotely fun i encourage to to pick up a cheap guitar and practice stuff like this. The thing that has helped me the most in my short window of learning is trying things i enjoy instead of feeling stuck in the basics, getting bored, and thinking stuff like this is out of my reach. Just have fun with it.
That’s the coolest part about Tim’s style of playing. It inspires you to pick up your guitar, and then you actually try playing his stuff… and you end up putting the guitar right back down and contemplating quitting lol
Anyone else noticed that Tim is looking directly at the camera the whole video? Makes such a huge difference, so great to see him getting better and better at talking to the camera each time a new video comes out
All the positive comments posted here on the teaching, him beeing genuine etc. i agree….but i want to add though that he has a great taste in fashion as well. Always well dressed and his studio is modern and tasteful. Love how he explains in his other video of his studio tour how doors, wall panels, lighting etc. has been carefully crafted. He looks at details and appreciates crafts by others, designers, engineers etc. He is a very versatile, intelligent and talented person. Thank you for this lesson. Greetings from Germany
Didn't expect him to also to really understand how to teach well too but he does. I couldn't get it when other youtubers (bless them for trying) tried to teach it but got it right away here. Thank you
Tim is such a great teacher, he really knows the struggles of the average guitar player and doesn't mind to slow down and thoroughly explain everything he's doing and thinking,. Thank you so much TIm!
tim, i owe you a great deal of GRATITUDE. i have always loved rock music, but i gave up on guitars over a decade ago because i couldn't barre chords. i've always "played" the drums, but i began to work on my consistency for about a year now and taught myself how to practice effectively. when i saw your wired video where you mentioned combining power chords and drop D tuning to achieve easy chord shapes, i tried it out (with the help of tuning apps) and began shredding metal riffs like crazy. that got me excited enough to buy a guitar amp and start teaching myself more guitar techniques. i finally trained my stubborn pinky to barre chords (although, i am not magically fluent yet) and am farther along than i ever thought i could be in less than four weeks (after years of lost time). thank you so much for making guitar playing accessible us regular dudes. i honestly never thought i'd get over that hurdle, but your encouragement and knowledge helped me
This is everything you want in a teacher, especially one online where you can't get realtime feedback. Take nothing for granted and explain all the small details that someone could get tripped up on, even down to showing a close up of the red part of his thumb to show exactly where you should be striking the string. Really well done! 🙌
The chord that he forgot to mention at 6:56 is: 6 on the A string, 5 on the D string, open G string and 7 on the B string , keep practicing guys, you got it!
@@theshapeexists no Victor learned it from his brother Reggie who learned it growing up. Victor popularized the double thumb with his crazy bass playing. You should see his brother on guitar tho, insane.
Literally uploaded this RIGHT when I was putting together a playlist of tunes for fingerpicking practice. Perfect timing! Edit: speaking from personal experience, the ego death intro is another neat thumping exercise. It sells that "thumb as a pick" concept exceptionally well, imo. Give that one a try if you feel like quintuplet meditation is too hard for you
Being an old 80’s rocker, I’m glad the future of guitar is in good hands. It’s great to see innovation in guitars, gear and techniques like this. Rock on 😎🤘🏻🎶
I love how nobody speaks noob language better than a master of the craft. I actually understood everything, and I can't even do that on videos others make of more basic stuff. Actually feel motivation to practice this. I can't play with a pick, I always use my thumb and fingers, and my nails if I want to play louder, so this is so speaking my language. Thank you ❤
I wrote this already under his WIRED Q&A video, but we can learn so much from everything Tim says. When the specific purpose of the video is to teach, it becomes this information overload. Really nice to have someone as good as Tim explain some things on the guitar.
Bro, you are not only the greatest guitarist of our time, you legitimately have such a passion for your craft and want to just share it with everyone. I see a lot of what I do in my career through your work here, I just want to share my passion and help people learn as well. Finding your music has sparked such an interest in playing the guitar because you have introduced a whole new style of music to me that I connect with so much. I hope you get to read this and know what you're doing is far bigger than you could ever imagine. Keep being your amazing humble self and shredding the guitar. Much love, wish we could share a drink one day.
Tim is actually a pretty damn good teacher, and a nice one to look at too if i might add! Keep the videos coming! The part where he says "think of your thumb as a pick" was really like a lightbulb moment for me.
Tim Henson casually dropping master class videos on chord changes, thumping, finger picking, and pressure control (that third chord having three frets and a harmony is murder on my hand)
Only thing I wish this vid had was a tab diagram when you're showing every note! So much easier to wrap my head around as a newbie than fret number + string letter. 😅 Regardless, thank you for this awesome piece Tim! I'm picking up thumping so much earlier than I thought I'd be able to
really respect that he does these tutorials on his songs and techniques, polyphia's huge and he still takes the time to do breakdowns for beginners and intermediates. stuff like this is a huge help for the guitar community and learning the instrument in general!
It's astonishingly rare that a master is also a good teacher. Brilliant lesson and I have so much more respect for you for breaking this down so well. Thank you, Tim! ❤
I saw this riff on the instagram and could not help but instantly check it out and learn it. Holy shit I love Tim’s technical stuff but simpler stuff like this with a focus on melodic and harmonic content is so damn good and it still has the signature polyphoa sound.
It's so generous that this vituoso musician shares his experience and knowledge to all. A natural teacher - communicates clearly and doesn't pretend you can be great in 10 lessons like many other sites. This excellence takes sustained practise.
What Tim is showing us is that there is no freaking way around practice. You just need to sit dow and do the work over and over and over. Very appreciative of this message.
i cant express how much i love and appreciate these videos. seeing a tutorial from the man himself on how to play his music, its not just helpful but its another level of connection between the artist and the listener that you cant really find anywhere else
Probably the most in depth explanation for thumping. Most people that make tutorials on this technique take it for granted and make a horrible explanation.
As a on and off guitar teacher, my go to advice is always to just play things painfully slow. Love the start of this lesson, and how you tell us how it's not natural and muscle memory is the way.
As someone who usually doesn’t use a pick, this technique is a great way to practice “picking” both up and down as a more finger style guitarist Also, I found it really cool that you actually used the P I M A notation for the fingers! Not many people seem to know that!!
Outside of the US, many people know that notation, as it corresponds to Pulgar, Índice, Medio and Anular in the spanish-speaking countries. Just a random fact that _might_ be useful for someone 😅
@@Shionoid ooh! That’s actually really informative :) as a non-US citizen myself, I saw it in some lessons when I was formally educated. I assumed it was just that those that never got formally educated didn’t use it. And I had no idea it was a US vs World thing
a month practicing this technique non-stop! I've been playing for 14 years, it's the first time I really feel a great achievement on the guitar, thank you teacher!
"Practice makes perfect". Reminds me of a quote by Neil Peart. He said he was not born with any special talent, but he was relentless in his practice. Passion breeds good practice habits.
Most guitar players name Jimi Hendrix and such as their favorite guitarists and inspiration, but for me Tim is the guy! He pushes the boundaries of what guitar music can sound like. Not only his technique is phenomenal, but musicianship in general. Genuinely gifted and humble dude!
one thing that i did when learning this a few months back that helped the technique click for me was just leaving my hand in the same position and moving the guitar into different angles until the strings fit the motion i was doing with my hand. once i got used to how that motion was supposed to feel, i put the guitar in a regular playing position and it just worked. i had the guitar almost completely parallel with my upper body, but it helped with understanding whole thing. might not work for everyone but good luck
Also, for anyone who wants to expand on this should look at rosgueado which is a technique used primarily in flamenco. There are many different types of flourishes that can be used and will add some showmanship to your performances.
god bless the dinosaur that dies to make the fossil fuel that was treated to become gasoline in the car that took ur momma to hospital to give birth to you 🥺🥺😍
I absolutely love your videos. You inspired me to play guitar, I wish to be like you. I thought I could never play guitar but you really removed that doubt in my mind. One of the best guitarists from India! 🙏
A technique I learned through bass playing, where it is probably more common. Didn't even know that you could thump like this on a guitar. Love that you post so openly about your skills and techniques, thanks a lot!
Just to add an important point that many of you may know, but IMO is not talked about nearly enough. It's HOW all practice works in most humans, specifically tho, how GUITAR practice works. Spend plenty of time playing slowly and focusing on what you're doing. The magic happens when you stop physically practicing and go do something else for awhile, including sleeping. When you come back to it, you magically can do what you couldn't do while you were practicing it before. This is because the brain requires the down-time after intense focus to process. Use this understanding for anything that you want to get better at, and try not to forget it. This is the best shit you'll hear all day! : D
You will make big gains initially as you learn the finger placements but building speed is very slow and gradual. I'm talking like starting at 10% speed and increasing by 5% when you master 10% speed, then master 15% speed, etc. It will take a long time unless you are already good at fingerstyle.
Been playing acoustic guitar for years, but your tone has me seriously considering getting an electric setup. Love the otherworldly punch and reverb Nice playing, friend Rock on and can’t wait to see you guys live in a couple days!!!
people who are actually looking at this as a tutorial should feel very proud of themselves.
Def. It's harder than sweep picking
I think it's more like a right hand/picking hand technique rather than left hand technique
I learned it a while ago and its one of those things that feels weird af until it just clicks for you and then it gets way easier to do it consistently. Its by far the most fun technique imo
Why? Do you practice so little that you think this is arcane magic?
Nope. They are ALL lame af
It is really nice to see that Tim also makes these kinds of videos in order to help the guitar community
You mean the commercials to help him sell his ibanez guitars, his fishman pickups. And his software plug ins. I’m not bashing him its brilliant, but don’t forget why hes doing it
He's hot doe
@@OttophilWhy are you mad he is making money lol
@@Ottophil Yeah true but still there is plenty of more shitty ways to advertise.
@@120rikeshlawoju2 How is pointing something out meaning he is mad about it?
You're a throwback to the 80s when the best guitarists in the world were still very much a "part" of the culture. Love it.
That’s growing. Programmed shit is getting old and stale. People playing music is the present, past, and future.
@@roblosh8417 and here he is mixing both by writing the songs digitally and then figuring out how to play it on guitar after. Very cool and he seems like he's so good at teaching as well so he must really understand this at a deep level
@@NowhereMan789 Right? I love that. Using technology to aid the musician, not replace them. Thanks for pointing that out! His writing process is beautiful
MTV didn’t think so. MTV wanted to ban all heavy rock band videos from mtv, 1983? The late . Trend fucks finally excepted. The All star butt rock bands, and Enter sandman top 40 Metallica.
I respect him even tho he looks like a fukboi
I love how there is this modern guitar virtuoso group who all talk to each other and share techniques. Tim casually thanking Tosin Abasi is just a perfect example.
Victor Wooten use the same technique to slap his bass. He was taught by his elder brother who also taught Evan Brewer. Tosin learnt this technique from Evan andddd Tosin then taught Tim this technique.
There's the chain just for fun haha
@@sangpenikam7 And then Tim taught it to me about a year ago when he released Quintuplet Meditation
Tosin is amazing, I discovered tim & tosin via herman li wen they were doing a live stream just shredding, for context im an 80s shredder who worshipped steve vai & satriani, imagine my delight wen vai collaborated with polyphia, its all connected lol.
@@sangpenikam7 victor also used what tosin would coin as selective picking, before tosin even used it
For anyone who missed the beautiful dissonant chord at 6:56, it’s:
A6 (thump twice), D5, G0, B7
It’s such a fantastic chord for the tension and depth of this etude’s harmony
oh, thanx a lot, didn't notice.
G0 is Gmin7b5 or full diminshed? Ty
@@kenanjouglet1424 G0 refers to the open G note as I've notated this chord one note at a time with guitar tab - the chord itself is actually an G augmented 7 with the 1, #5 and 7th degree only.
It's my favourite chord in the etude - and you are most welcome
@@mknepalnamaste Most welcome, Martin
@@apollozillion7820 Oh you were using Tim's way to say chords with the string/fret sorry for that tank you!
He’s such a great teacher. Slowing everything down, fully explaining, zero ego, only wanting to spread knowledge. It’s a beautiful thing.
I love the accuracy of these tutorials. I'm Brazilian and it's quite difficult to connect knowledge about the harmonic scale and knowledge about English, but Tim explains it so well that it's much easier to understand what he means
I genuinely think this vid right here is one of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen for any guitar technique. The way he’s broken it down is unreal. Short, concise, “dumbed down”, spoken tabbed notes. This song not only teaches fast finger movements, keeping time to a metronome at full speed is one of the better timing exercises you could probably ever do. Mindless mastering.
Tim is a treasure. And we get a lifetime of him.
Amazing, Tim!!!
ele até usou "p i m a" q significa "polegar indicador médio anelar" (no brasil mesmo)
Just like me!! Hi, buddy
Ive just been practicing thumping recently and this couldnt have come out at a better time, thanks Tim.
Same here. Thanks Tim.
same here, this is perfect
Same here. Thanks Tim.
Same here. Flooding myu lap with diarrhea rn
exact same here! thanks sm tim!
This is not a slight on guitar hero’s from back in the day, but they NEVER gave lessons like this away for free. Most of those guys would give you a little here and there through magazines but never a game changing anything, but things have drastically changed with the internet, and the younger generation of professional guitarists is nothing short of phenomenal and they just let you literally feast off them for instruction, salute to you Tim and thank you for making me want to learn and quit at the same time!
I don't even play guitar and just watching this incredibly detailed and specific tutorial makes me think I could give it a shot. Talk about an inspiring teacher.
same. i dont even own a guitar. i play piano tho, and this made me want to practice. the inspiration/motivation tim gives off is palpable
ive been playing guitar for 2 weeks and can do this (slowly) after just a few minutes, if it looks even remotely fun i encourage to to pick up a cheap guitar and practice stuff like this. The thing that has helped me the most in my short window of learning is trying things i enjoy instead of feeling stuck in the basics, getting bored, and thinking stuff like this is out of my reach. Just have fun with it.
im playing guitare for about 10 years and this video makes me put my guitar in the bin and play it more in the same time
Go for it Kermit! ✌🏼
That’s the coolest part about Tim’s style of playing. It inspires you to pick up your guitar, and then you actually try playing his stuff… and you end up putting the guitar right back down and contemplating quitting lol
i like how tim henson never used to look into the camera in previous videos, but now he does it all the time
Tim out here giving us the secrets to becoming anime characters too, what a vibe
This is all I need to hit the next level. Anime powers
Don't support that gay trans crap.
You’re a champ. Such a genuine soul. Not trying to hide their craft from others and encouraging evolution of the craft in general
a true musician will promote their instument, their love of music, and also offer knowledge. They don't hoard and hide it.
And of course nobody will do it like him.😊
Anyone else noticed that Tim is looking directly at the camera the whole video? Makes such a huge difference, so great to see him getting better and better at talking to the camera each time a new video comes out
Can't describe how much I love this version of Tim teaching awesome stuff!
Honestly this is an awesome lesson. The way he picks apart the technique so even beginners can pick it up is a really nice touch. Nice job coach Tim!
Tim you are a natural teacher. This was the clearest and easiest to understand tutorial on thumping I’ve seen.
All the positive comments posted here on the teaching, him beeing genuine etc. i agree….but i want to add though that he has a great taste in fashion as well. Always well dressed and his studio is modern and tasteful. Love how he explains in his other video of his studio tour how doors, wall panels, lighting etc. has been carefully crafted. He looks at details and appreciates crafts by others, designers, engineers etc. He is a very versatile, intelligent and talented person. Thank you for this lesson. Greetings from Germany
Didn't expect him to also to really understand how to teach well too but he does. I couldn't get it when other youtubers (bless them for trying) tried to teach it but got it right away here. Thank you
Tim is such a great teacher, he really knows the struggles of the average guitar player and doesn't mind to slow down and thoroughly explain everything he's doing and thinking,.
Thank you so much TIm!
tim, i owe you a great deal of GRATITUDE. i have always loved rock music, but i gave up on guitars over a decade ago because i couldn't barre chords. i've always "played" the drums, but i began to work on my consistency for about a year now and taught myself how to practice effectively. when i saw your wired video where you mentioned combining power chords and drop D tuning to achieve easy chord shapes, i tried it out (with the help of tuning apps) and began shredding metal riffs like crazy. that got me excited enough to buy a guitar amp and start teaching myself more guitar techniques. i finally trained my stubborn pinky to barre chords (although, i am not magically fluent yet) and am farther along than i ever thought i could be in less than four weeks (after years of lost time). thank you so much for making guitar playing accessible us regular dudes. i honestly never thought i'd get over that hurdle, but your encouragement and knowledge helped me
He’s a very good teacher.
Seriously. He seems very patient whilst knowledgeable.
This is everything you want in a teacher, especially one online where you can't get realtime feedback. Take nothing for granted and explain all the small details that someone could get tripped up on, even down to showing a close up of the red part of his thumb to show exactly where you should be striking the string. Really well done! 🙌
The chord that he forgot to mention at 6:56 is: 6 on the A string, 5 on the D string, open G string and 7 on the B string , keep practicing guys, you got it!
tried that and it sound weird
i think he plays the G string open
@@Frank_UK_was_takenYou are right, thanks for letting me know!
Great that Tim is sharing this to the rest of the guitar community.
Also so kind to shout out Tosin Abasi where Tim learnt the technique from 🙌
The technique comes from a long line of musicians! Very cool technique used by many musicians over the years.
Tosin got it from Victor Wooten, the bass player. Pretty sure Victor is the original innovator of the technique dating back to the 80s
@@theshapeexists no Victor learned it from his brother Reggie who learned it growing up. Victor popularized the double thumb with his crazy bass playing. You should see his brother on guitar tho, insane.
Literally uploaded this RIGHT when I was putting together a playlist of tunes for fingerpicking practice. Perfect timing!
Edit: speaking from personal experience, the ego death intro is another neat thumping exercise. It sells that "thumb as a pick" concept exceptionally well, imo. Give that one a try if you feel like quintuplet meditation is too hard for you
Being an old 80’s rocker, I’m glad the future of guitar is in good hands. It’s great to see innovation in guitars, gear and techniques like this. Rock on 😎🤘🏻🎶
I love how nobody speaks noob language better than a master of the craft. I actually understood everything, and I can't even do that on videos others make of more basic stuff. Actually feel motivation to practice this. I can't play with a pick, I always use my thumb and fingers, and my nails if I want to play louder, so this is so speaking my language. Thank you ❤
I wrote this already under his WIRED Q&A video, but we can learn so much from everything Tim says. When the specific purpose of the video is to teach, it becomes this information overload. Really nice to have someone as good as Tim explain some things on the guitar.
I don't even own a guitar, but this is awesome. Not only are you and the band so talented, but you still give back to the community. So cool.
Bro, you are not only the greatest guitarist of our time, you legitimately have such a passion for your craft and want to just share it with everyone.
I see a lot of what I do in my career through your work here, I just want to share my passion and help people learn as well.
Finding your music has sparked such an interest in playing the guitar because you have introduced a whole new style of music to me that I connect with so much.
I hope you get to read this and know what you're doing is far bigger than you could ever imagine. Keep being your amazing humble self and shredding the guitar.
Much love, wish we could share a drink one day.
Tim is actually a pretty damn good teacher, and a nice one to look at too if i might add! Keep the videos coming! The part where he says "think of your thumb as a pick" was really like a lightbulb moment for me.
Tim Henson casually dropping master class videos on chord changes, thumping, finger picking, and pressure control (that third chord having three frets and a harmony is murder on my hand)
Only thing I wish this vid had was a tab diagram when you're showing every note! So much easier to wrap my head around as a newbie than fret number + string letter. 😅 Regardless, thank you for this awesome piece Tim! I'm picking up thumping so much earlier than I thought I'd be able to
No 30 mins intro nonsense, i instantly understand how, such a great tutorial, thanks a lot!
really respect that he does these tutorials on his songs and techniques, polyphia's huge and he still takes the time to do breakdowns for beginners and intermediates. stuff like this is a huge help for the guitar community and learning the instrument in general!
It's astonishingly rare that a master is also a good teacher. Brilliant lesson and I have so much more respect for you for breaking this down so well. Thank you, Tim! ❤
I saw this riff on the instagram and could not help but instantly check it out and learn it. Holy shit I love Tim’s technical stuff but simpler stuff like this with a focus on melodic and harmonic content is so damn good and it still has the signature polyphoa sound.
It's so generous that this vituoso musician shares his experience and knowledge to all. A natural teacher - communicates clearly and doesn't pretend you can be great in 10 lessons like many other sites. This excellence takes sustained practise.
This guy teaching this technique for free, makes me love Tim even more.
What Tim is showing us is that there is no freaking way around practice. You just need to sit dow and do the work over and over and over. Very appreciative of this message.
6:55 the chord that is skipped is:
A string: 6th fret
D string: 5th fret
G string: Open
B string: 7th fret
i cant express how much i love and appreciate these videos. seeing a tutorial from the man himself on how to play his music, its not just helpful but its another level of connection between the artist and the listener that you cant really find anywhere else
You're such a great teacher Tim!
Dude. You have got to be the most interactive guitarist I've ever seen. Thank you. Can't wait to practice this.
He just has a way of explaining shit that the layman can really understand. Wish he had a whole course.
Tim, I don't play (wish I did) I just wanted to say you're playing is truly beautiful and a work of art. Thank you for existing.
give it a try
@徐兆岡 I did like 18 years ago 😆. I gave up. It was a black and white Squier strat by Fender, and I had a small Crate amp
Dude, you are everything I want to be. Badass hair, badass guitarist, badass guitar, badass tattoos, badass style
I really appreciate Tim making these and I hope he makes more 🙌🏼
This guy looks like a villain but is the coolest and kindest person
The kids that are growing up with players like you and Tosin as guitar heros, are going to be beasts.
Probably the most in depth explanation for thumping. Most people that make tutorials on this technique take it for granted and make a horrible explanation.
As a on and off guitar teacher, my go to advice is always to just play things painfully slow.
Love the start of this lesson, and how you tell us how it's not natural and muscle memory is the way.
Love the honesty about difficulty and feeling natural with it. Makes me want to gone thumping more of a chance
As someone who usually doesn’t use a pick, this technique is a great way to practice “picking” both up and down as a more finger style guitarist
Also, I found it really cool that you actually used the P I M A notation for the fingers! Not many people seem to know that!!
Outside of the US, many people know that notation, as it corresponds to Pulgar, Índice, Medio and Anular in the spanish-speaking countries.
Just a random fact that _might_ be useful for someone 😅
@@Shionoid ooh! That’s actually really informative :) as a non-US citizen myself, I saw it in some lessons when I was formally educated. I assumed it was just that those that never got formally educated didn’t use it. And I had no idea it was a US vs World thing
Every once in a while, a genius comes along. You're an amazing young man. Your music, your aesthetic, and fully realized authenticity. Bravo!
today i was thinking of learning thumping and you uploaded this video now
perfect timing
I love how this technique inadvertently teaches people rest stroke with the thumb. Very nice.
a month practicing this technique non-stop! I've been playing for 14 years, it's the first time I really feel a great achievement on the guitar, thank you teacher!
"Practice makes perfect". Reminds me of a quote by Neil Peart. He said he was not born with any special talent, but he was relentless in his practice. Passion breeds good practice habits.
thank you so much for everything you do, huge support from France 🇫🇷 ❤
Most guitar players name Jimi Hendrix and such as their favorite guitarists and inspiration, but for me Tim is the guy! He pushes the boundaries of what guitar music can sound like. Not only his technique is phenomenal, but musicianship in general. Genuinely gifted and humble dude!
the tutorial we've all been waiting for !!
Kid's a shredder of a legend and a man of the people. God bless him
Is there anything this insane Genius can’t do on a guitar?🤷♂️ Tim is a gift that keeps on giving ❤🎸
@1:09 - a shoutout to Tosin Abasi
Huge Respect to Tim Henson 🤘
Talk about direct information from the pro to the masses.
Love it.
You are extraordinary and a gift! Love all you have done and accomplished can’t wait to see more.
one thing that i did when learning this a few months back that helped the technique click for me was just leaving my hand in the same position and moving the guitar into different angles until the strings fit the motion i was doing with my hand. once i got used to how that motion was supposed to feel, i put the guitar in a regular playing position and it just worked. i had the guitar almost completely parallel with my upper body, but it helped with understanding whole thing. might not work for everyone but good luck
I’m happy people like this still exist that will take the time to teach us
I feel like I am not at this level of guitar play yet.
But wow, it is such an interesting and refreshing style to see!
Thanks Tim! I've been practicing this for a week and it's starting to sound good. You're a hell of an inspiration. Keep doing you, homie.
Also, for anyone who wants to expand on this should look at rosgueado which is a technique used primarily in flamenco. There are many different types of flourishes that can be used and will add some showmanship to your performances.
Finally the world born the new charismatic guitarist... Im glad for him
0:06 piece of nail or something flies off lmao Just saw Polyphia in Orlando, what an amazing experience :')
You make it so sound simple and inviting Tim you were definitely meant to be a teacher ❤
“PeePee i’m” -Tim Henson
Dang Tim is really good at making tutorials, a lot of times virtuosos don’t teach very well. Props my dude
Beautiful human
Really glad you shouted out Tosin for showing you the technique. Props!
Thanks Tim. It’s super great to learn from you.
Tim bro, I don't know who u are in person, but I love you and you are an inspiration. Thanks for existing man
I love that the progressive players basically went full circle back to classical creating Etudes
Really cool.
The best modern guitarist showing how to use techniques, man, you are amazing, thank you so much for this lesson, I will add to my guitar methods
Yes shit, thank you so much
god bless the dinosaur that dies to make the fossil fuel that was treated to become gasoline in the car that took ur momma to hospital to give birth to you 🥺🥺😍
I absolutely love your videos. You inspired me to play guitar, I wish to be like you. I thought I could never play guitar but you really removed that doubt in my mind. One of the best guitarists from India! 🙏
Somebody help me
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Anyone else just can't follow this? His voice is so calming, I want to put this video to sleep and not to learn 😅
Is PPIMA just the simplest way to get us to say "I am a peepee" over and over?
I never seen an explanation s o simple from a really hard technique.. Bravo Tim
he's so beautiful it hurts
Thank you Tim for helping to reinvigorate my love for jazz. This is coming from a death metal guitar player from Tampa Bay Florida
Who else nailed it first try?
I just ordered a TOD10N and I'm gonna peepee IMA the hell out of it with this tutorial once it gets here.
This is great. I've been trying to learn thumping for a while but it hasn't clicked yet. This seems like a nice piece to learn with. Thanks Tim!
I'm in my 40's and still learning new shit... This kid is very inspiring.
Displaced guitar player here. Thank you Tim. You are great teacher.
Man you're a great teacher, you explain things so fully I really appreciate that
Dope. The return of the rest stroke. Cool that this technique uses a rest stroke for the opposite effect.
A technique I learned through bass playing, where it is probably more common. Didn't even know that you could thump like this on a guitar. Love that you post so openly about your skills and techniques, thanks a lot!
Just to add an important point that many of you may know, but IMO is not talked about nearly enough. It's HOW all practice works in most humans, specifically tho, how GUITAR practice works.
Spend plenty of time playing slowly and focusing on what you're doing. The magic happens when you stop physically practicing and go do something else for awhile, including sleeping. When you come back to it, you magically can do what you couldn't do while you were practicing it before. This is because the brain requires the down-time after intense focus to process. Use this understanding for anything that you want to get better at, and try not to forget it. This is the best shit you'll hear all day! : D
You will make big gains initially as you learn the finger placements but building speed is very slow and gradual. I'm talking like starting at 10% speed and increasing by 5% when you master 10% speed, then master 15% speed, etc.
It will take a long time unless you are already good at fingerstyle.
Been playing acoustic guitar for years, but your tone has me seriously considering getting an electric setup. Love the otherworldly punch and reverb
Nice playing, friend
Rock on and can’t wait to see you guys live in a couple days!!!