I enjoyed this video as it seems to join up the dots between triads, chords, scales etc. however, I struggle to find the correct strings with my pick, so four notes on two strings might be good for me. I'm 70 years old and bought a guitar twelve months ago. I've watched hundreds of youtube videos and have not really progressed much as my head is all over the place. Chords, Triads, Bar chords, Riffs, Finger picking, This scale/That scale, Coloured stickers all over my fretboard, Circle of fifths, Which Pick should I use and why do I keep dropping it!! .... I want to run before I can walk and always end up back on my arse. I paid for an online course (not one of yours) and got a load of old nonsense PDFs and small music files with little if any structure or useful instruction.
This is great. Something that really opened my eyes here is the fact that when you play the lead fills, you keep strumming the individual notes as opposed to picking them. Is that just your style or do you also use the plectrum and hit notes one at a time?
@seano2176, glad you liked the video :) I think you are referring to the double stops I am playing. Double stops are when you play two notes at a time together. It is typical, although not always the case, that rhythm fill riffs use double stops. Check out Jimi Hendrix's rhythm playing for a good example of this. Double stops provide a nice contrasting texture to your sound compared to single notes so are good to have in your arsenal :)
@@acousticguitarlessonsthanks for the reply! I'm not really referring to double stops. It's more about the technique for hitting the strings. If you look what Mark is doing at 7:20 compared to what you're doing at 13:30, even though you're both targeting individual notes, he picks them whereas you are maintaining the same strumming action as you do when you strum the previous chord.
@@seano2176 ah, ok, I think I understand what you are saying now :) I don't always pick individual notes like that, but when I want some more aggression in my attack, I do. It's kind of raking some of the notes, if you are familiar with that technique.
@@acousticguitarlessonsthanks again, yes that's more what I was referring to. It's such a helpful video... and I have watched heaps, believe me! It's the counting and how you demonstrate this that makes it so good. I struggle with the count and keeping note of the '1' as you say. Between 14:00 and 15:00 the slide back from the fill to the chord and including this as a beat to maintain the timing, is what I need to work on. Thanks heaps!
Great lesson but the tension that most players get when trying to learn some new lead licks makes playing this in the appropriate timing almost impossible unless a person just has an unusually great sense of rhythm. However, the logic behind it is solid but it will not come easily or quickly
Glad you like the lesson :) Yes, things will of course take effort and time to do on guitar. If they didn’t everyone would play guitar :) Follow what we lay out in this video and it is not too much of a stretch what we are talking about assuming you already have basic skills on guitar. It is most certainly not impossible at all unless you believe it to be :)
@JaimeOcanas-wm8cd is hard to do with both of us on the screen at the same time :) It does cut to either one of us when demonstrating something but perhaps it doesn't do this at some point?
FINALLY! Someone explains it perfectly and slowly! Thank you so very much!❤ excellent!
@julielocke-balish1707 you are very welcome! Glad the lesson was helpful to your playing :)
Great lesson. Easily explained. Thank-you.
You are very welcome @john-joethacker5665 Glad you found the lesson easy to follow :)
Excellent video. Many thanks!
@MovieMaker309, you are very welcome! :)
This was the best lesson ever👍 so happy to find you.
Thanks Simon 🎶
You are very welcome @codylyon9517 Glad you found the lesson helpful and great to have you onboard! :)
Great lesson gents, Im only fairly new to guitar and you made that sound achievable, thank you.
You are very welcome Garry! Let me know how you get on with the Rhythm Fills :)
Good lesson, counting rhythm while switching between chords and fills is a challenge. More practice ideas please 🙏🏽 Kudos well done
Thanks @gregglashauser4125 :) Glad you liked the lesson and that it is helpful.
This connected some dots for me. Thanks 👍
You are very welcome! :)
Hey Simon, I really enjoyed this lesson re: fills between chords which explains it very clearly. Craig Ewinger
Great to hear Craig! Glad the lesson was helpful to you :)
I enjoyed this video as it seems to join up the dots between triads, chords, scales etc. however, I struggle to find the correct strings with my pick, so four notes on two strings might be good for me.
I'm 70 years old and bought a guitar twelve months ago. I've watched hundreds of youtube videos and have not really progressed much as my head is all over the place. Chords, Triads, Bar chords, Riffs, Finger picking, This scale/That scale, Coloured stickers all over my fretboard, Circle of fifths, Which Pick should I use and why do I keep dropping it!! .... I want to run before I can walk and always end up back on my arse. I paid for an online course (not one of yours) and got a load of old nonsense PDFs and small music files with little if any structure or useful instruction.
Well I am glad this lesson was helpful for you Malcom! As good as the internet/UA-cam can be, it can also be very overwhelming.
yest that,s my level i wanted thanx
Glad you found the video useful :)
This is great. Something that really opened my eyes here is the fact that when you play the lead fills, you keep strumming the individual notes as opposed to picking them. Is that just your style or do you also use the plectrum and hit notes one at a time?
@seano2176, glad you liked the video :)
I think you are referring to the double stops I am playing.
Double stops are when you play two notes at a time together.
It is typical, although not always the case, that rhythm fill riffs use double stops.
Check out Jimi Hendrix's rhythm playing for a good example of this.
Double stops provide a nice contrasting texture to your sound compared to single notes so are good to have in your arsenal :)
@@acousticguitarlessonsthanks for the reply! I'm not really referring to double stops. It's more about the technique for hitting the strings. If you look what Mark is doing at 7:20 compared to what you're doing at 13:30, even though you're both targeting individual notes, he picks them whereas you are maintaining the same strumming action as you do when you strum the previous chord.
@@seano2176 ah, ok, I think I understand what you are saying now :)
I don't always pick individual notes like that, but when I want some more aggression in my attack, I do. It's kind of raking some of the notes, if you are familiar with that technique.
@@seano2176 ah, ok, I think I understand what you are saying now :)
@@acousticguitarlessonsthanks again, yes that's more what I was referring to. It's such a helpful video... and I have watched heaps, believe me! It's the counting and how you demonstrate this that makes it so good. I struggle with the count and keeping note of the '1' as you say. Between 14:00 and 15:00 the slide back from the fill to the chord and including this as a beat to maintain the timing, is what I need to work on. Thanks heaps!
Great lesson but the tension that most players get when trying to learn some new lead licks makes playing this in the appropriate timing almost impossible unless a person just has an unusually great sense of rhythm. However, the logic behind it is solid but it will not come easily or quickly
Glad you like the lesson :)
Yes, things will of course take effort and time to do on guitar. If they didn’t everyone would play guitar :)
Follow what we lay out in this video and it is not too much of a stretch what we are talking about assuming you already have basic skills on guitar.
It is most certainly not impossible at all unless you believe it to be :)
Would b great if u could keep t entire guitar in view,esp t tuning keys part/section
@JaimeOcanas-wm8cd is hard to do with both of us on the screen at the same time :)
It does cut to either one of us when demonstrating something but perhaps it doesn't do this at some point?
Another great lesson. Thanks Simon!
You are very welcome @pacojazztorius :)