Ultimate Beginner Fingerstyle Lesson (Essentials + Exercises) - Guitar Tutorial 

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So true sir

+Kelvin Wilson He has given a mind blowing lession on guitar. just wow... I had known from my friend about guitar lessions and found this interesting. You may google search for Renkarter Instant Guitar Report for learning more.

+Kelvin Wilson I really recommend elumpa simple guitar alchemist for ultimate beginner guitar lessons. You could do a google search for it.

Greetings from Seattle WA. ( Tukwila)

Lol!

Same hahahaha I hate using my pinky

+Lumen D. Arius (Mugiwara no Zac) Me too :D

Johnny Lee yeah just cut it out

MontiR Aruba hey ,if anyone else is searching for where can i learn to play guitar online try Alkarno Amazing Guitar Alchemist (just google it ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got great success with it.

Guitars have changed a lot in the past five years.

It always such a blessing to know that there are people who don't have any interest in gain, but do it joyfully, just to be of a blessing to others. Thank you. God bless you.

you need to practice 40 hours a day bruv

Ella Dulawan there is tuning machines available

Ella Dulawan Check out the free guitar tuning app called `Guitar Tuna'. I use that to tune my guitar and it works great!:)

A little late on the reply, but the above app suggestion is a good start. Tuning by ear generally takes a lot of practice without at least a reference tone. A quick tip on that - when it's "close" you can hear a sort of "wobble" between the two tones. The closer together the notes are, the "longer" the "wobbles" are within the combined sound. Using this strategy, you can effectively tune a guitar to itself, even if it's not technically in tune to the rest of the music world. (Useful if you don't have a proper tuning method on hand and are playing solo.) To do this, you hold the 5th fret on a string - preferably starting at the lowest pitch (top/6th) string - and play that string and the 5th string, adjusting the tuning on the 5th string until the "wobble" gets longer and eventually disappears. Continue this pattern down the strings until you reach the third string (from the bottom) - at this point you use the 4th fret, and return to the 5th fret for the next string. I hope this was clear and at least helpful on some level!

I guess you have mastered guitar tuning by now :)

E - every A - animal D- dies G - gruesomely B - by e - evisceration

Thanks so much my friend! glad you like it

Yes, it is possible. I have a bad habit of picking off my finger nails and still manage to play finger-style using the ends of my fingers. It's going to hurt starting out -- especially with that high e string -- but playing will become more comfortable as you progress.

Ryan Shaw thank you!! I've been practicing and getting better only issue is I can't get the right tone out of the e string. The first one.

The E strings probably sound different from the way you play the ADGB strings because of how you're strumming them: since you aren't impeded by a string below the e string, or a string above the E string, you probably tend to angle your fingers deeper beneath the strings and apply more force onto them coming up, and you slide your fingers off at a different point than you would the other 4 strings because you aren't adjusting your finger so that you don't interrupt the strings above and below it. If that made sense. Anyways, just keep playing and playing. Most everything that seems wrong starting out will fix itself naturally as you become more attuned with how the guitar works.

Adeeb Hamad I agree with everything Ryan said about the e string, but I also want to add that you might be strumming that string harder or gentler than the others. you're probably using your ring finger for that string, and the ring finger is usually the weakest finger, as it usually gets used much less frequently. With practice and use, the muscles will build up better if that's the case.

regarding the finger nails question, you have plenty of options. You can use your fingertips, or your finger nails, or you can apply acrylic nail tips (an acrylic product is applied to your nails to make them thicker and stronger, but you can also add length with acrylic). You could make or buy a set of finger picks, which are small picks with a plastic ring that you slip your finger into, so it holds itself in place. I'm new at fingerstyle, so I'm by no means an expert. my nails are short and weak, so I've been looking into the options, lol.

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Please use names of each string note. Meaning not 1,2,3. finger. Say d - string b- string e -string ETC. Barbara PS. Their are a lot People who can read Guitar Music. Thank You.

And there are a lot who don't. You have to learn to walk before you can run. Thank you.

Yes , I understand that even Famous Rock Stars can not read Music like My favorite Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac . He will come right out & tell you he can not read Music. When learning as a Child to count & the Teacher will tell you to go ahead and use your Fingers (Which will stick with you forever) There are alot of people who still do it today. So he can use BOTH name of the string AND the number this way everyone will learn to play and read music. My Son who is not a kid anymore was so impressed when I played Dust in the Wind for him. From the music book. I hope everyone who reads this takes it as nice help not being insulting. Thank You. God Bless Our Freedom of Speech. Barbara Ankner Meyrowitz

prateek Bhardwaj He gets paid for ads on the video.

Nothing is free in this world. They are getting money for this stuff. you just watch, learn, and enjoy

prateek Bhardwaj Yeah, really nice vid, but i think this is for an intermediate player. If you are a newbie like me and want the ultimate beginner guitar course you should also check on google for grathaw guitar playing expert. I tell you i had almost no experience on guitar and it helped me a lot

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Fviasvha Xinyi my pinky cramps asswell

+Fviasvha Xinyi I just want to thank you Mr. LickNRiff for this. Although i been playing for awhile, sometimes i could use a different formula from other guitarist. You explained yourself very well for me and for anybody thats just learning the guitar.

+Fviasvha Xinyi He had a lot of useful stuff in this lesson, but that pinky thing is straight wrong. Don't do it, it will hold back your playing and lead to potential injury.

Dominic Whiteley , That's beacause you have still not developed much of finger independence. Because of this, many guitarists reccomend not taking support of the pinky finger and instead forming habit by leaving it in the air. Hope this helps a bit : )

In classical guitar (fingerstyle guitar for serious musicians) it is taught to NEVER touch the top of the guitar and if you do, break the habit. The hand should not move even if it is not touching anything.

you don't have to rest your pinky on the body if you're not comfortable with it, play how you find easiest as long as you hit all the notes ;)

It's also hard to perform for anyone just starting out with guitar since you probably have never used your ring finger individually before. It's the same concept as rubbing your belly and patting your head -- your brain normally processes your hands to work together instead of individually, but if you practice it more you'll get it down.

Aymen Tsurugi I'm certain you'll have it by now. Took me about a week of just doing it constantly. Just do it when your sat about watching tv or whatever and your brain eventually goes into auto pilot.

That's what I found at first too until I found a comfortable spot that worked for me. Play around with it. If I can do it , anyone can. I put my fingers on the strings first and then found the right spot to rest my pinky.

No worries my pinky can straighten so I can't put my pinky down

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its nothing else matters by metallica

nothing else matters

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Ehhh, that's a matter of opinion. Plenty of famous artists play busted ass guitars on stage. It's not the instrument it's the person playing it.

+Matt Jensen ❤

Yeah, he really loves this Takamine N-10 for some reason. He's said on Quora that he's played all kinds of guitars but this one is his favorite. The biggest problem with this one is he needs to take it to be setup or adjust the truss rod himself, I don't see how those buzzing strings don't bug the crap out of him.

I didnt know he was in quora, thanks for let me know

I think he likes the sound of the buzzing strings.

sounds like ghosts busters theme

Was wondering the same :(

+Titus Noland what song is it called?

+hortopiro Nothing else matters

Titus Noland Same! it surprised me

First Metallica song I've ever learned

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TheAnh Nguyen Beethoven's 9th

+TheAnh Nguyen i've heard that song in the sims 3 game lol

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Similar but not exactly it: Husky - I'm not coming back