5 star indeed. Carl is trying to give each of our digits a brain, we all have two ears and 8 fingers and thanks Gsus we have thumbs. Some people wish to remain ignorant in there left and right side brains. Meaning there digits will get no smarter , If you feel I am speaking too you then I am. I play country music and blues and rock is there a difference well not in volume. The point is you have just got a ten minute lesson in Classical music free. Thanks Carl
@fromthenorthwest i have been playhing with my index finger since i saw your response i need to get used to it but at least i got an extra finger now for the hybrid picking
I've been practicing another method of fingerpicking (no pick) that allocates thumb and fingers to specific strings for all patterns. Thumb only is used for strings 4, 5, and 6. 1st finger is used for the 3rd string only, 2nd finger is used for 2nd string only, and ring finger is used for 1st string only. Pinky is never used for anything. This method keeps things simpler and consistent. Is this not the most common way to fingerpick without a pick? It's what I'm seeing in other lesson videos on fingerpicking that's not hybrid. Do you believe this is going to make things too limiting for me later on? Isn't what I described also the technique the classical players use? It's taught by a lot of teachers...more than any other non-pick fingerstyle, by far. You may have heard of 'inside out' and 'outside in,' which are two very basic patterns, but they're using the same fingers on the same strings for those and all other patterns. I want to play in the style of pop/soft rock/adult contemporary which can incorporate fingerpicking styles such as is heard on Landslide, Dust in the Wind, Yesterday, Blackbird, etc. (perhaps not so much in country music). I have yet to see McCartney hybrid anything, and I don't think the other songs I listed do either. Can you talk some about the whole point that would answer the question 'Why do hybrid?' The idea of having to learn so many systems which assign different fingers to different strings seems much more complicated. Should I abandon my method in favor of hybrid? Do all the great hybrid players force themselves to learn to be so flexible that they can just grab whatever finger/string assignments they want for a given song and ad lib spontaneously, depending on what is easiest for that given song, without even having to think about it? (i.e. whatever comes natural at any given moment). I'm thinking my method is probably best for the beginner, and for fingerpicking songs that aren't too complicated, but when I see someone like a Glen Campbell use hybrid for basically anything he wants to do, it sounds great, but it all goes by so fast I can't see which fingers are plucking which strings, or if there's a definite finger/string assignment that he employs for each and every song. (i.e. pick for strings 4, 5 and 6, then fingers 2, 3, 4 for strings 3, 2, and 1, respectively, all the time, for any pattern or song. Not sure if you think that would be a good idea, but I can see how the guitarist who wants to write songs that combines a lot of strumming with fingerpicking would want to incorporate hybrid. Having said that, personally, I don't know why a thumb pick can't be used the same way as a flat pick, with the thumb pick freeing up all four fingers. In hybrid, the index finger never plucks anything cause it's needed just to hold the pick. Why not use a thumb pick? I know I've asked a lot of questions. I hope you have time to answer them. Thanks.
@SurfingOnTheGuitar Unless you've been playing like that for years, you should stop and start using your index finger. It seems like using your middle finger will hold your picking abilities back alot...Unless, like I said you've already been doing it for a long time
Please begin the tutorial videos with the lick in full speed, in entirety before going into the slow instruction. That would allow me to 1) decide whether I like the sound of the lick before learning it and 2) allow me to quickly find the full-speed lick to practice with.
you're one of my favorite teachers on 365 you get right down to it and your lessons are extremely easy to follow
@sorlati Hey, you would use the thumb for all of the picked notes, then index, middle and ring fingers mostly after that. :)
5 star indeed.
Carl is trying to give each of our digits a brain, we all have two ears and 8 fingers and thanks Gsus we have thumbs.
Some people wish to remain ignorant in there left and right side brains.
Meaning there digits will get no smarter , If you feel I am speaking too you then I am.
I play country music and blues and rock is there a difference well not in volume.
The point is you have just got a ten minute lesson in Classical music free.
Thanks Carl
@fromthenorthwest i have been playhing with my index finger since i saw your response i need to get used to it but at least i got an extra finger now for the hybrid picking
i am getting so much benefit from ur lessons....thanx a manyyyyyy.....!!!!!
another great lesson!
good lesson...thx!
I've been practicing another method of fingerpicking (no pick) that allocates thumb and fingers to specific strings for all patterns. Thumb only is used for strings 4, 5, and 6. 1st finger is used for the 3rd string only, 2nd finger is used for 2nd string only, and ring finger is used for 1st string only. Pinky is never used for anything. This method keeps things simpler and consistent. Is this not the most common way to fingerpick without a pick? It's what I'm seeing in other lesson videos on fingerpicking that's not hybrid. Do you believe this is going to make things too limiting for me later on? Isn't what I described also the technique the classical players use? It's taught by a lot of teachers...more than any other non-pick fingerstyle, by far. You may have heard of 'inside out' and 'outside in,' which are two very basic patterns, but they're using the same fingers on the same strings for those and all other patterns.
I want to play in the style of pop/soft rock/adult contemporary which can incorporate fingerpicking styles such as is heard on Landslide, Dust in the Wind, Yesterday, Blackbird, etc. (perhaps not so much in country music). I have yet to see McCartney hybrid anything, and I don't think the other songs I listed do either. Can you talk some about the whole point that would answer the question 'Why do hybrid?'
The idea of having to learn so many systems which assign different fingers to different strings seems much more complicated. Should I abandon my method in favor of hybrid? Do all the great hybrid players force themselves to learn to be so flexible that they can just grab whatever finger/string assignments they want for a given song and ad lib spontaneously, depending on what is easiest for that given song, without even having to think about it? (i.e. whatever comes natural at any given moment). I'm thinking my method is probably best for the beginner, and for fingerpicking songs that aren't too complicated, but when I see someone like a Glen Campbell use hybrid for basically anything he wants to do, it sounds great, but it all goes by so fast I can't see which fingers are plucking which strings, or if there's a definite finger/string assignment that he employs for each and every song. (i.e. pick for strings 4, 5 and 6, then fingers 2, 3, 4 for strings 3, 2, and 1, respectively, all the time, for any pattern or song. Not sure if you think that would be a good idea, but I can see how the guitarist who wants to write songs that combines a lot of strumming with fingerpicking would want to incorporate hybrid. Having said that, personally, I don't know why a thumb pick can't be used the same way as a flat pick, with the thumb pick freeing up all four fingers. In hybrid, the index finger never plucks anything cause it's needed just to hold the pick. Why not use a thumb pick? I know I've asked a lot of questions. I hope you have time to answer them. Thanks.
joe doe dude, just do it same way as Carl does thats all :D ,nice and easy it will take some time but be patient and you will master it
do you need to pick the strings with your fingers or with the nails?
@fromthenorthwest i have been playing my middle finger for 2 years when i use my index finger i feel i cant hold it properly
5 Stars
what if i use my thumb instead of pick...??
ll it make any difference......??
i hold my pick with my middle finger what should i do?
@SurfingOnTheGuitar Unless you've been playing like that for years, you should stop and start using your index finger. It seems like using your middle finger will hold your picking abilities back alot...Unless, like I said you've already been doing it for a long time
Please begin the tutorial videos with the lick in full speed, in entirety before going into the slow instruction. That would allow me to 1) decide whether I like the sound of the lick before learning it and 2) allow me to quickly find the full-speed lick to practice with.
its become hybird becoz still use a pick tahen use other finger jus like classical type
@SurfingOnTheGuitar If it feels right for you maybe you should stick with it.
@FatGuyWithAKatana
hurr durr
@ankitrajmasihyoutub1
its not hybrid then...