5 MUST KNOW tips for your acoustic playing! 

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I was about to comment on the fact you did the exact thing you told not to do haha Great video as usual!

Pin it to the top. You have an awesome smile in the thumbnail

I was going to take issue with #3 - I think it can be used very effectively especially when playing out of G since the open strings (selectively of course) are in the right key. I believe John Lennon did this extensively. So your redeeming comment her is much appreciated. I also would suggest a few other techniques that I have found work to improve on basic strumming. 1. Play an arpeggio for dramatic effect instead of the usual strum pattern - this works for example when the melody goes for the "hook" note(s). 2. The sound of silence! Carefully placed breaks in the strumming can highlight a piece - it also shows the audience that the guitarist is accompanying the singer or lead instrument and not just banging away! 3.Runs and fills. Depending on the genre of music you are playing (particularly Bluegrass, Old Time Fiddle music etc.) the use of runs and fills can help to make the music sound more articulate. They should be used sparingly though - bluegrassers who has perfected their G run, please note!

I mean there’s still a little bit of the “openness” in the transitions. No one can change between chords immediately and perfectly without some of that. I think the main point is to not emphasize those transitions to the point where they stand out. It’s definitely not as discernible when you try to make your changes fast and smooth, but if you listen hard enough, I’m sure you’ll here a little bit of it regardless

Once you start doing it, you can't stop.

Don't forget to do that gently. You don't want to hurt it's feelings. Or... Show your dominance by shaking the hell out of it!

Vibrato starts in the neck... of the player... lol

@@PaulDavids not true, I used to do it a lot, I picked it up from Bill frisell. But it didn't help me to play as good as him, so I stopped!

Zac doesnt help ur playing but surely makes u look more professional 😊😊

Ridiculous comment

Just be Tommy Emmanuel instead because he's actually good?

김오리 this comment may be ridiculous but if you're implying John Mayer isn't good at guitar then you're mistaken buddy

@@gavinbunnell1633 ..I think he was implying JM is a great guitarist

@@wesleyalan9179 fyi this isnt how language works.

eyyyyyyyyyyy my favorite guitarist is also here!

Hello hello.

I see this guy commenting on every fkn big guitar channel there is on YT, hehe.

yessss

So cringey

is he swedish?

Pewdiepie can actually play guitar tho Opsie

He looks like Kootra to me haha

And I love your profile picture so much!......♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡😂😅.........

very nice

Thanks man

Thanks bro

Thx

Yes

Appreciate!

OMG MY MIND WAS BLOWN

He looked into my soul and said that, like a disappointed father

I-I mean...wh--who even DOES that??..... crazy talk

11 years playing guitar and this guy points out something I still do sometimes and have tried to stamp out. Even if you're way beyond some of these points, sometimes it's really good to just go back and watch stuff like this. It can take help anyone of any level

I swear when I dont know what to do I do those strums, I feel played not knowing other guitar players hated it lol

Julius Mar Dela Cruz lmao

Loool😂

You too? Damn we out here following tips and tricks and getting hurt

Are you a filipino

@@johnlloydabero2374 naka sash ng peyups, pre.

So it did

I learned all this stuff In my first year by playing alot of Jack Johnson, I highly recommend it his stuff on in-between dreams is pretty easy and you'll get really good at the dreaded bar chord

Hey... I know you!

Stop promoting yourself idiot

😂

@@francopascual6958 whadaya mean?

how's he promoting himself? *_idiot_*

Glad i'm not the only one haha

And also “ when your hitting that thing like your trying to start a fire 🔥....”

You did not know this? He has such a thick Dutch accent!

Hij best een leuke nederlandse stem ngl

Thanks:)

🤣🤣

BAHAHA

What's the title of it

mad mike “ME! (And Paul)”

This is true The name can be "my 51st breakup"

@@madmike3727 "I want to be country again."

Exactly 💯

Well it isnt a tutorial on dynamics, just tips to use to get better. Search it up on your own time mate.

you must not be looking too hard mate, there are thousands of acoustic tutorials for just about any song you can think of, Paul alone has more than you will get through in a LOT of time and practice:)

_You've become the very thing you swore to destroy._

I can't tell what you're saying here

@@oliverjackson3761 Ah. I see. He didn't though. One was artful and added to the general sound. One is a crutch that's unnecessary and sounds bad.

Noticed the same thing as well. Contradiction.

John Lennon did this alot... Across The Universe for example.

I agree 100% with Vladimir. I don't know how you do it it Paul but the quality of your video production work is excellent. The content is so useful for players and your manner and style is most agreeable. Your investment in time really shows. Keep it up.

exactlyyyyy

I can only echo the other respondents, I'm only at 52s into the clip but you have grabbed my attention and put a great big grin on my dial

One step further from suicide, thank you Paul... every other YT video one step closer to suicide!

This video was uploaded 1 hour ago...but this comment is from 1day ago??? Illuminati confirmed

@@user-yu2qs7vm7j lol. Totally

I was scrolling to find this comment and upvote it, tnak you

Diego Navarro isn’t the difference the percussive element. At 5.13 it’s about letting notes ring which he finds lazy, or do I have that wrong?

The strings aren't open when he does it. They're chorded. It's also in different context. It's a skill that sounds good and adds to the sound. Not a shortcut that just sounds muddy.

@@JJ-iu5hl What are you talking about ? Aside from the transition from the 3rd chord to the 4th chord, the strings are open. And yes it sounds good, that's kinda the point, it can sound good. Paul failed to say that this open string transition can sound good in the right situation. Kinda funny though :D

Laurens Bronsveld videos*

@@shashankchauhan5009 haha my keyboard default language is set to Dutch. As well as my autocorrect of course. We spell video's, not videos.

yeah a 7000$ guitar can do a lot better than 20$ One😔

@@Crucizer not really, every guitar can sound beautiful in the hands of someone who kbows how to play.

@@blackdarkdarkerbleach7100 ...You are absolutely right!

Justin destroys him.

@DJ Joe who?

Yeah, tell us who please!! Haha

@@trimbat8530 Justin guitar lol

@@eufona3768 Thank you!! 😛

Guilty also.

Yeap, me too!

Yep. I just thought everybody did that, and I've been playing for 15 years. Lol

Im so busted thanks I am working on it now

I learned finger picking first, too. I played banjo before guitar, I think that might be why... Its a hard habit to break!

atzalwelzijn you‘ve just answered my question, dude! Now I know what kind of accent Paul has. Dutch!!)

Yes, that was kinda funny!

I didn't interpret that as him saying never do it, just don't do it without realizing it. There's many times when it's stylistically appropriate (Beatles songs for example), but if you're making a habit of it, it can make your playing sound repetitive.

I agree with you. Think about all of the loose guitar legends like Jimmy page and David Gilmore rather than the tight players nobody really knows unless they're a guitarists like yngwie malmsteen

Haha I missed that. I notice I do it to a degree when it sounds right. I don’t think it should be taken as a hard and fast rule, but good to be aware of.

I thought the same thing hahaha

Very different techniques

Exactly! More like a love/hate type relationship in the beginning. (And in the middle) (And probably in the end)

@@stevee7774 lol! Exactly

He played Am Dm F G progression (not the standard open chords one). Tune down to drop D.

I'm guessing lol.... And most should miss that too.

same man

It was definitely a Collins but sorry, not sure of the model.

We'll give him the credit!

Are you really having open debates about Dutch RU-vidrs?

All six baby...

Jon Lennon used those open strings a lot

I think that is why he titles that point "why are you even doing this?" -- you should do it for a reason, not because it is the only way you can play. It of course has a musical purpose (I' like the sound myself) but he's right that beginners (like me) do use it as a crutch to sound good quickly without advancing chord-changing skill. I guess a good test of whether a person is using it musically or out of laziness to to make sure you can play it both with and without the transition strum.

Even him is using it in tip 5, so...

Wake me up is a perfect example of a song that DOES NOT do that. The quick strumming part is just the chord, not open strings! Perfect example to proof my point, thanks ;)

@@PaulDavids I just pulled some examples out of my head how I heard them or thought..wake me up is dancing on those transitions but yes mostly they are chords not open strings now when I look at it my bad but still many songs use it . Anyways you explained it all nicely in the pinned comment so good job on listening and taking time to give feedback.👍

Sigh:/ In no case ever has a better guitar made a bad player sound better:/