The only thing harder than learning this was making the tutorial. Go easy on me. Follow me fam: / relaxwithriffs Check out Thump! on Guitar Messenger: store.guitarmessenger.com/thump
Thanks for the love fam. By the way, you can check out the full (with a minor update to Figure 1) tab on my Instagram: instagram.com/p/CdQbT5ssLlY/ Feel free to save the post and follow me for more guitar stuffs.
@@OmegaFennec - great! Enrolled in a program for front end development. They also have coaches for professional development.. (preparing for tech interviews, linkedIn account, etc). It’s not easy though.. a whole new language to learn. I’ll be revisiting thumping in the future.. I really want to incorporate this technique w/synths… progressive ambient? Not completely sure yet.
Thank you for breaking down your understanding of the rhythm of the song. It's very easy to get lost. Your comments on figure 4 specifically helped me a lot...
I found this tutorial about 4 months ago and began my thumping journey from scratch. I bounced between this and Tim Henson's tutorial on his spot on Real from Unprocessed to get where id say im sort of alright at thumping now. Both songs offered different perspectives on thumping, nicely complimenting the technique id say. I can finally play both pieces straight through. Figure 4 is still hard for my brain to understand where the down beat is. Anyway you did a fantastic job, thanks for starting me on this awesome addicting technique
Wow, I'm flattered by the comparison and very glad that this was helpful to you. Hope you stick with it and keep having fun. 😀 Also, yea Figure 4 is extremely challenging due to the syncopation. It was definitely the trickiest part to tab! 😆
@@relaxwithriffs6682 its tough because there's no chance of recovery for me if I get off by on 1/16th note xD next venture is learning the microagressions selective picking parts that can be done on 6 strings. Will be using your cover for that. Cheers man!
Thank you sooo much for the tutorial dude, I really appreciate it. Can you upload your archetype abasi presets for this song? your tone was really good
This video is amazing, i've been looking for a thumb technique tutorial for a long time and here it is. Btw you're such a great guitar player, thankss!.
Hey there! Thanks a lot for the effort! Great skills and entertaining video. I have some issues while practicing figure 2. While ascending from the lower to upper strings, just leaving the hammered strings gives an unwanted pull-off open string sound. It doesnt matter at what angle my fingers press the frets and how fast. You are also not muting the string with the right hand...so how come it is so super clean? Is your playing that marvelous :P Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words. :) It is difficult to know what the exact problem is without seeing your hands. The good news is that if you can play the pattern while descending, then ascending must also be possible. Firstly, I would watch the position of your thumb on the neck, let it roll back around the neck as you start ascending. It sounds like it is maybe stuck in a high position which may lead to the unwanted pull-offs. Secondly, I would try to simply breath and relax your left hand. It could be that you are squezing and adding unnecessary tension. The key is to spend only the energy that you need to, extra effort tends to slow you down - so practice very slowly and try to emulate the clean feeling while descending, listen to you hands and make adjustments as needed. Hope this helps! :)
Thanks for those awesome licks! How do you do to have a constant power with the upstroke thumb? It's pretty easy to me to do the downstroke thumb and i m a pluck (years of classical guitar study help a lot!), but when i do the upstroke thumb, the sound is very thin and way less powerful as the downstroke. I can't figure out how to improve the power. Any tips?
Thanks for the kind words. Hmm, I guess I would have to see your hand to be sure but it sounds like your thumb is not really locked out. Ideally, when you attempt the up-thump, your thumb should be rigid, and the "power" of the attack should be driven entirely by the lateral motion of your hand, meaning that your wrist should roll towards you on the down-thump and away from you on the up-thump. I would suggest that you make sure to keep your thumb still and focus on letting your hand/wrist do the work. Also recommend trying this very slowly, since you have existing muscle memory for fingers and thumb which does not include this kind of motion - maybe you have ingrained technique from classical guitar that is blocking you? Slow is fast and fast is slow! Hope this helps!
hi man ! can you upload the presets of this thumb tone, I have archetype Abasi but none of Tosins presets seems to have a tone that fits my guitar pickups ( passive pickups team yay )
At 7:31 (Fmin add 9) you add C# note with ‘ease’ keeping your middle finger on the bass note (F note). I cannot keep my finger on the (F note) when adding C# without changing, re-fretting chord. I’m on 7 string using your exact fingering F minor add 9
First, try lowering your thumb as much as possible on the neck to maximise your mobility/strength. If that doesn't work, there is a less tiring (but much stretchier) fingering you can try: 2 on F, 3 on C, 4 on G, and 1 on Ab. To reach the C# change, slide your 3rd finger.
Aha, I read too fast, and I understand now that you were already trying the 2nd fingering I described. In that case, just try barring on the 13th fret for the F and the Ab, 2 on the C, 4 on the G. For the C#, add 3.
Great video! The thump up is simple? Not since I started years ago. One thing is keeping thumb callused. Even though I have not adapted this in my playing . I’ve never want to re-calluse my thumb again.
It's fine to start without a thumbnail, but I think if you want the best sound and consistency of attack, you need a long thumnail. Although, even a shorter thumnail helps a lot.
I wouldn't get to hung up on that kind of thing. Tosin has a monstrous looking thumb, whereas mine is relatively stumpy. It doesn't matter though. Everyone is going to present different visuals as they play, but what is important is ingraining the muscle memory - which your body will do naturally for you. Bent or not, I don't believe this impacts your ability to learn this technique - it is more about contact and attack than physical limitations. If you want to dispel this notion, I would suggest you check out multiple players execute this technique (Javier Reyes, Victor Wooten, Tim Henson) as they have different equipment but similar excellent results. You can do it!
@@relaxwithriffs6682 Honestly yeah you're right. For the past week I've been doing thump nonstop to learn the Woven Web part and I very nearly have it down actually :)
I'm not using nails on the finger section. If you watch back the close up slowly, you'll see the technique is more of a pluck, with top finger joint going slightly limp. Keep trying! :)
Hmm, I think your thumb bending backwards not really essential. Just lock your thumb out to the extent that is comfortable for you and focus on consistently targeting the string.
