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I play the lead part an octave higher to give the guitar the illusion of the piano. It also sounds more "like the record". Also, I play it dynamically by digging into the verse chords and smoothly playing the chords on the second fret with feeling. Getting the strum correct on the chorus is near impossible since it is in like 5/4 to 7/4. Its all ear training at that point.

Holding it like a machine_gun? Is this classic?

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A good lesson presentation.

Exactly what I was looking for, someone show what the right hand is doing👍

do we adjust the tuning to CGCFCE after adding the capo to the second fret?

I like how you slowed it down for the intro picking pattern and fingering. It's a few months now that I've been learning Travis picking and using the thumb and fingers. I was only using my index for finger-picking easy songs like HEY THERE DELILAH but I was kicking myself for not practicing to learn to use my middle finger and ring finger for more fun songs like Train's MARRY ME and Kansas DUST IN THE WIND. So far after 2 months of practice using my index and middle finger, I am becoming very comfortable playing the songs. After searching to play SOLSBURY HILL on YT, I came upon your video and am ready to incorporate the ring finger. It's only a few days now and find it more of a struggle with the ring finger. But I find using the ring finger so necessary and gives the song such a sweet and melodic technique to the pattern and song. I've been playing for 25+ years but never took guitar-playing seriously until 2 years ago. I love your technique and how effortless you make the guitar sound. I practice every day for 1 - 2 hours just finger-picking for muscle memory and hopefully figure it all out. Any advice on how to get the ring finger to feel more comfortable like the other fingers or is it just a matter of practice slowly and accurately and then build up the speed till your comfortable.

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Thanks for sharing this tutorial for a Nick Drake classic. One smaller point: tone. As Josh Turner showed in a lengthy analysis of the Nick Drake sound, Nick was probably using very dead nickel strings that contribute a lot to the unique quality of his sound.

Genuine shame that this channel doesn’t have more views

can someone please just do the D and U like diagram cause i’m rly struggling to follow what ur doing

that was great

This the very best explanation of right hand left hand technique I have seen on UA-cam. I’m just beginning trying to play fingerpicking and it’s been a challenge to say the least. I love this song and aspire to play it.

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Great breakdown, thank you, subscribed !

ty u man great teach

Someone asked me to back then on this tune, it would have taken me forever without ya. Thanks

Good stuff Jon! And thanks for the kind words :)

This is captivating! And *fabulous* instructions!! I could of kept watching and listening for who knows how long. I’m so curious about what the letters assigned to the fingers stand for.

😀Any chance there will be a Part II soon?! Such fun guitar strumming & melody! (This is my grandson’s request.😉)

Sounds so very lovely. I look forward to hearing you play this entire piece some day. 😊

Great job Jon!

I'm so glad I found this video. Thanks for the lesson 🙂

you should do a lesson on three hours

thank you, for your clear explanations to your beautiful technique and playing

Hey Jon! Why not simply leave away the kapo and tune to DADGDF#?

thanks! and congrats

To hear nick drake played with a pick not only hurts my ears, but annihilates my soul

thank you sosososo much !! :))) great video

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great video! would love to see that other video on this song too!

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Jon Paul, easily the best tutorial on Pink Moon I've found. I'm interested in how you figured out the tuning.

Great. I go online to learn this song and wow, 8 minutes is all it takes. THANK YOU for taking the time to share this. Edit: Now I realise this could actually take a while bcos it's really hard to get the timing of the voice to fit with the syncopated strum. Anyone else have this issue?

Great lesson

I equate Nick Drake to Van Gogh... not real popular in their own time, but true masters of their craft leaving pure gold for future generations.

my neighbors say thank you

1:06 tuning

thank you so much

Great job 🚀🍻🤴

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Hi, I saw some players tilting right hand down to be perpendicularly to the strings just like in 5:00. I saw comments that were praising these players for playing in such a way, calling it "the old school tilted right hand technique". Could you elaborate on that? I don't know anymore what's right and what's wrong. Dropping down feel terrible to the wrist, at least now since I naturaly played with straight angle.

Love the tutorial, I hope that you make more!

thanks

Wow not saying there isn't real music but nothing like this as it's unique in its own way. Thanks alot sir

Nice

Good job.. congratulations

Thank you for the lesson, bless you 😊