Jazz Guitar Picking Technique Secrets Revealed! Bebop / Swing / Gypsy Jazz 

Great teacher over here and very funny, especially if you can get a lesson with DC. What you said about paying attention to the sound... that's missing from a certain other picking fanatic of the RU-vid ways. I think you should start a whole chapter of DC Music and devote it to picking technique. I still go back to what you showed me on our one-off lesson together--look at that palm! I got a pickguard reinstalled on my archtop--that helped too. Seriously, do what Troy is doing for metal--but do it for jazz and post samples on RU-vid. So many amateur jazz guitarist like me would flock to content like that. Keep on posting, DC!

Great lesson, I look forward to working through your picking book.

At 17:05 I know exactly who you are talking about. When i was transcribing an early 90s solo i was stunned to see him play a live version that was exactly like the recorded version on the album, flawlessly played even if you slow down the video to 50%. But i have to say that i enjoy much more players that go for a risk and embrace their mistakes like Bireli, who makes music out of them.

great vid, Denis. I will send it to all my advanced students. "practice the things that you are going to use." word.

I always picked Benson style completely unaware that the rest of the world was holding the pick the other way around (modern picking technique) - to me, it makes a great difference when playing lead on the the acoustic , much more volume and output with Benson picking… Trying to learn gipsy picking now

Thank you very much for this beautiful video!

"Quick "... Love it!!! Great video, thanks

Thank you.

Love these short videos!

I think the the technique you used at the beginning - which is the circular, or pencil, alternate picking style was very clean and precise. And your display of the newly learned finger style was great. Good video.

INSANE Denis. Your finger technique is REALLY good too. Pretty soon you will be playing The Glass Prison arpeggios that way.

Really think these insights are great, have ya got any videos or tips on exactly how to hold the pick. Thanks from Devon, England.

Liked. Commented. Subscribed. Shared. I still can't play Donna Lee at 340. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for sharing your guitar and teaching expertise

Please keep doing more of these.

Great job my friend! Hugs from Hungary!

Awesome lesson Denis. Thank you!

You are the best , Denis!

Hi Denis, thank's for this great video. Just what I needed at this moment. I played/picked a certain way for most of my life but recently got tendinitis in my right hand so I had to change the way I hold my pick. Also, integrating more bebop language into my playing I had realized that I couldn't manage more than medium up speed with that. So I started trying out new ways of playing, sweeping (i used to alternate, no rest strokes), maybe restrokes(?), Gypsy, Benson, Gambale, the amont of posibilities is crazy. It is very nice, fun, and functional short cut to practice directly with the melodic material and figure out what works best! So this video fell on very fertile ground! Do you always use rest strokes when you alternate or you also vary that depending on the line? I have gotten the impression that "restrokers" have often better timing but maybe that's also dogmatic to think that way. Thank's again Frank

Thank you, Denis!

great video and teaching. thanks.

Thanks for the vid Denis

great stuff! Dennis, what advice can you give for someone who wants to begin experimenting with playing only fingers? What practice routines did you follow? Your technique sounds great!

Wow. Really incredible.

You’re a bad dude

Great video, where do I go to find these patterns you are playing?

Do you use a rest stroke?

My pick always gets caught in the strings

yoyoyo brother。

If you are struggling with technique...ur probably a lefty...switch before its too late