My Picking Technique
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Hey everyone, I’ve made this video about my picking technique. I’m often asked about how I pick on both gypsy and electric guitars so I’ve tried to explain my approach in as much detail as I can. There’s also a little segment about different types of picks. Hopefully some of you might find it interesting.
Feel free to ask any me questions about it.
Cheers
Remi
Website - www.remiharris.com
#remiharris #yardbirdarts
Don't you just love it when a real guitar hero like Remi, who outshines so many, claims his electric guitar technique "Isn't very good". You are a guitar genius my friend, no matter the genre, or the guitar.
Ah man! Thank you! I hope you're keeping well 🙂
@@Remi_Harris
Hello.
Je suis moi même musicien ☺️
Et je sais faire la différence entre les petites copiste de Django et les gens comme toi.
Qui apportent une touche très personnel et un style bien différent.
Qui apporte vraiment une nouveauté 👌
On ressent cela immédiatement pour une oreille Averti.
Tu es remarquable...
Je ressens beaucoup de passion et de plaisir dans ton jeu.
Je te félicite.
C est formidable. Découvrir un musicien comme toi.. cela nous encourage. Et nous démontre combien la guitare est riche et différentes en chaque main.
Bien amicalement
Vincent
@@vincenthollevout3428 Graaave.
@@vincenthollevout3428 Hey Vincent! Apologies for the late reply, I've only just seen this comment. Thank you so much for your kind words. All the best. Remi 🙂🙏👍
Dunning-Kruger Effect
This has answered so many questions for me and reinforced my own choices in picks and picking technique. A really valuable treatment of something that is more complex then it first appears. And a nice discovery of a new guitar player to follow (for me anyway).
Best scientific lesson on Gypsy picking!
Love your Decor. I'm sure there's a story behind it. Also love your clothing style, the look, the designs.
When I was in Jr. High many, many years ago, I was a Trendsetter. I was the First to wear tie-died t-shirts, Bell bottom pants and a leather headband. Of course I got a lot of teasing, but the following year, it became very popular.
15:27 KEY ADVICE! 🤙
Vraiment excellent. Un très grand musicien. Qui a un style qui lui est propre. Très intéressant
Love your teaching style Remi. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Cheers Rich! 🙂👍
for my gypsy, jazz and rock guitar playing, this is the best video I've seen so far on Utube on the subject. You opened my eyes to another way of approaching certain technical traits in picking, of seeking other paths than those indicated in the books: that's called logic.
You are a real artist and a damn good guitarist as I like to listen to. And thank you again for sharing your great experience. your explanations on guitar technique, your kindness and humility. A video for enthusiasts!
Thank you 🙂🙏
MEGA! I love your way of thinking, it's how I played before I went to music college. It's took me years to move back to the natural way that I thought about playing in the old days before assimilation into the rules based mindset. I still can't shake it completely after all these years.
Very inspiring and humble guitarist! Thank you Remi.
I wanna play like this when I grow up; I'm 64!!!
Wonderful lesson! You clearly describe and explain your conclusions from a solid personal musical development. Your tasteful playing shows obvious qualification. Sharing your knowledge with sincere humility is a real treat. Thank you.
Thank you. Glad you liked it 🙂👍
Just found this. Great video, thankyou Remi. I would have liked to see how you hold your pick. I think this is an important topic.
This is amazing, why havent I seen this before!!!!
Really enjoyed this video Remi thank you so much you are a brilliant player and you help other guitarist's which goes a long way with the guitar community's 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😊😊👌👍
One of the best picking videos out there. Super inspiring. Many thanks! 🤘
Thanks Ian 🙂👍
Very common sense and clear, thank you.
Thanks Warren 🙂👍
So raw! Awesome bud.
Cheers Paul 🙂👍
Thanks for taking the time and breaking down your picking style - really appreciate it! I'm looking forward to more of these videos. Also really like the new setup. Keep jazzin'/rockin'/bluesin'! :)
Thank you. Glad you like it 🙂👍
Thanks! I really enjoyed that!
Great stuff Remi👍 Really nice to see an instructional video that’s not rushed and takes as long as it needs.
Cheers Nick. Glad you liked it 🙂👍
this video opens my eyes!
Very helpful. Many thanks!
Thanks young fella one of the most informative videos on all of what you covered I have ever seen 😊 While I can appreciate the gypsy picking style I could never do it myself....like walking in mud up to my neck in a head wind 😊😂 there is a lack of flow there at least while learning it ...not to mention scewing up the sub conscious because of alternate picking for so long ...I try to use economy of motion picking much as possible for speed which gets me bye ...I'm really a fingerstyle player anyway 😊❤
Great video , practical and brilliantly presented advice .
Thanks Pat 🙂👍
Totally agree!!! Great job man!!!
@@moreddy Cheers Moreno! 🙂👍
Great as always thank Remi!
Hey, thank you! 🙂👍
Great video remi. Thanks!.
Thank you 🙂👍
Amazing playing ❤
That was very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. My pleasure 🙂👍
sounds good man 🎸
Great advice thats my personal approach to music in general
Thanks Remi I've enjoyed watching this its given me a few ideas.
Cheers Doug! 🙂👍
Very interesting.
Very interesting! Thanks man.
Cheers William! 🙂👍
Great video Remi, I enjoyed it! Thanks
Thanks Tim 🙂👍
Thank you! So much useful info :)
Great picking Remi. I was looking for picking technique and this video showed up. Hope you are well. Fantastic videos by the way.
Cheers man! Hope you're keeping well 🙂👍
@@Remi_Harris just seen this sorry. must have a jam soon. Keep the videos up.
Yeah man sounds good 🙂👍
Great stuff cheers!
Great stuff Remi thanks.... that's an impressive guitar collection! Are they all yours? ✌
Cheers Andy! Yeah, these are all mine, I have too many guitars! 😅
Thanks Remi. Saw you at a memorable performance in Brisbane Qld a few years ago. After seeing a Robin Nolan video with your comment, I look forward to a video on your take on la pompe, and jazz rhythm in general. Perhaps also, some of your tips on getting a good electric sound, from amplified gypsy jazz , archtop mainstream to blues/rock.
Hey! Cool. Yeah I plan to do a video on rhythm as my next long tutorial type video. I'll hopefully get it done with the next few weeks. I'd like to do one on amplification and electric tones too at some point 🙂👍
Same here 😌
Great video Remi! Thanks!
Cheers Neil 🙂👍
❤ Great video
You earned a new sub from me. Enjoyed your playing. I am primarily a bluegrass flatpicking guitarist. Always interested in other people's style.
Thank you 🙂🙏👍
you are great, man, you are great!
Thank you 🙂
Thanks for sharing. I've wondered about your technique because it seems unique. Learned some new things, and can't wait to put them into practice.
Glad you liked it David 🙂👍
Hi Remi, I like your vids a lot ! yes always interesting, real humility. We can guess your pleasure in playing guitar, and speaking about it. I also like your english kind of speaking as well. Ah! I've noticed something, when you play electric guitar : it seems your little finger is not used at all, is it ? I would maybe say more ( 😅) : you mostly play with the two first fingers (not counting the thumb of course). I will not try to copy it, but try it to see what it feels, yes maybe. But for my part, I play most of time Gipsy Jazz. OR Jazz, too.. always learning more and more.
Greetings from France, Remi !
Really fantastic video Remi. Thoroughly enjoyed it man 👌
Cheers dude! 🙂👍
Great stuff, thanks for sharing!
My pleasure 🙂👍
Plecs are like Stomp Boxes for Gypsy Players, lol so true..have you tried the 5mm Primetone from Dunlop? Monster Pick but it works, has round edges like yours
😁 Will keep a look out for a Dunlop 5mm, don't think I've tried one of those yet 👍
That intro jam was amazing what was that? Remi is like the Gypsy Paganini!
Hey, that was just something I made up. Glad you like it 🙂👍
Beautiful
Cheers Pelle! 👍
Wonderful explanations! I understand the you're playing "into" the guitar. But what is your pick angle as to the strings (if the pick hits the strings "flat on", then there's no need for a bevel). Just the tiniest angle (left side of pick hits string barely before right side)? A little bit more? Or a more substantial angle? This should affect "scraping noise".
Hey, it's hard to give an exact angle but pick is usually perpendicular to the area where the volume/tone knobs would be on an electric, if that makes sense. This can vary a little as I play though 👍
Thanks Remi, great video. First of many I hope?🤟
Hey! Glad you like it. Yeah, I'm going to try and do more of these longer form tutorial videos.
Check out Manouche Jazz picks in Holland... Best picks I've tried....
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Thanks :)
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I’m curious if you’ve tried the unique texture of the Ernie Ball Prodigy series of picks with the beveled edges
Hey! I haven't seen the Ernie Ball Prodigy picks before. Will keep an eye out for them 🙂👍
Hi Remi, I just started to play gypsy jazz. I am 68 and play two years guitar. If I see you playing so quickly I wonder how many hours a day I should practice to get such a speed and how many years should it take?
Hey Peter, building technique for playing at faster tempos does take time, it's hard to put an exact number on it though. The main thing is to keep making small improving steps in the right direction and keep enjoying playing 👍
True that bro
Wow
Thanks so much. Any exercise for improving that kind f picking?
Hey! I'll have a think and include some exercises in a future video 🙂👍
I would say there's an excellent one at 10:00 in this video. If you're used to alternate picking you it will drive you crazy at first 😂
Thanks for your insight on this! Do you find you are resting your right hand or any of your fingers on the guitar or the guitar strings while you pick? Or is your right hand (along with your fingers) more or less floating while you pick the strings? I developed a technique where my wrist rests on the bridge, but I think that might be a limiting technique in one way or another, so I’m looking to practice a proper right hand technique. Bowing out the wrist away from the guitar is very foreign, so just wondering if you are anchoring your hand/fingers in any way to the guitar while you pick. Thanks
Hey, I don't really anchor my hand when playing acoustic rest stroke style but my fingers (near the nails and first knuckle) do sometimes make contact with the strings (or the top of the guitar when playing the high strings). It's not a conscious anchoring but maybe it helps a little, as opposed to being completely floating with only the pick in contact with the strings. Generally with this "gypsy picking" technique you tend not to rest you hand on the bridge in the same way you might on an electric guitar though, unless you're deliberately dampening or muting the strings. This is probably because if your wrist is anchored on the bridge, then the picking motion will come more from below the wrist, rather than the twisting of the wrist and forearm together (see 7:34 of this video). The wrist and forearm working together like this should make it easier to get that "gypsy jazz" punch on your single note downstrokes. Hope that helps a little 👍
@@Remi_Harris
Thanks! It seems the wrist along with the forearm together is key with regards to alternate picking or up and down strokes. The concept of technique is really fascinating when you get into the detail.
Experimenting with the wrist bowed out and with little anchoring of any kind, I find it difficult to position the pick with precision and accuracy where it needs to be when I’m using up and down strokes and picking fast; be it multiple notes on one string or harder yet, multiple notes while jumping from string to string. I wonder if where the arm rests across the top of the guitar simply acts as an anchor point itself that helps to navigate presice and accurate pick position when using fast up and down strokes.
Anyway, you appear to have a similar style to the bluegrass legend Bryon Sutton (I posted the link below that shows his right-hand technique). He appears to use a couple or few of his fingers as anchor points, although he also emphasizes his arm as being the key to his playing. Thanks again!
Bryon Sutton right hand:
ua-cam.com/video/3EglrYoi16E/v-deo.html
Thanks. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You're welcome man! 🙂
What make and model is your guitar? Sounds beautiful. Also thanks for sharing.
Hey Mick, this is my signature guitar made by Fylde Guitars in the UK. This one has a cedar top but they also make them with spruce tops. Here's a link if you wanted to check them out... www.fyldeguitars.com/remiharris.html Cheers 🙂👍
Have you ever tried Dawg mandolin picks? They feel like three sided versions of the backs of regular picks. Smoother, but thicker. Always warm sound though.
Hey. I haven't tried them before. Will look out for them though 👍
Thanks Remi, nice to hear your thoughts on RH techniques across instruments and genres.
I was wondering if you could tell me what amp you are plugging your Strat into? The blues tone you are getting w the neck pickup is really nice.
Thanks man, glad you like the video. I was just plugged into my Line 6 Helix and it was coming out of my computer monitors. I think I was using a patch with a Fender Twin model and a bit of room reverb.
Thanks!!!
Thank you 🙂
Can I ask about String Height/action Remy? I just got in to the Genre and the string height is still a mystery to me!
Cheers.
Hey Tim, I think string height is a personal preference really. Over the years I've experimented with various different heights. At the moment my gypsy guitars are set to around 2.5mm on the top string and around 3mm on the bottom string (measured from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of the string). I don't think there are any strict rules or anything, it's just a case of experimenting and finding what works best for you and the way you want to play. Hopefully that helps but feel free to asking me anything else 🙂👍
@@Remi_Harris cheers from Australia mate, that cleared up a lot of my confusions, I play electric guitar with super low actions now I have to get use to the gypsy style ^w^, you're the master dude!
When guys like you say "learn through transcribing" do you actually mean writing/drawing notes on paper or do you mean going through solos you like and then learn them note by note?
Hey, I don't write anything down really, I just learn things I like from recordings. I might record an idea into my phone or computer to help me remember but I don't write things down on paper. I rarely learn whole solos, it's mostly just short sections, phrases, lines, licks etc that I like. Once I've learned something I'll try and incorporate some of the ideas into my improvising in some way. Very often I'll change, adapt or create variations of the ideas I learn or mix them with other ideas of my own or other things I have learned elsewhere. Over time all of the little things you learn and come up with will blend together into your own playing style/vocabulary and as you learn more things your playing will evolve over time depending on what you're working on. Hopefully that helps a little but feel free to ask me anything else 🙂👍
@@Remi_Harris That makes sense! Thanks a lot!
I once heard someone say: "yeah, I copy all the time, but I only copy from the best and from what I like" :-D
@@Remi_Harris Thanks, that makes sense!
On the matter of gator grip: if you clean with like dish wash soap or other grease-loosening type of cleaner, the dusty, grey and very grip-able surface will come back :-)
@@rolfedrengen Cool. I didn't know about that. Will have to give it a try sometime 👍
Ta vidéo est très intéressante et très complète. Au final tu utilises principalement les techniques du jazz manouche pour la main droite.
Je me suis longuement questionné sur le sujet. Et j'ai réalisé que mes difficultés venaient egalement de ma façon de tenir le mediator. Notamment avec le pouce très avancé. Qu'en penses-tu?
Hey, glad you find the video interesting 🙂👍 I don't understand the question at the end though sorry. Could you rephrase it? Was it about using a plectrum?
@@Remi_Harris hi bro. I will try to say it in english. To have the gypsy sound I've questioned myself a lot. I've find some answer with the way I take my plectrum. At the middle of my thumb
Hey, I think I spoke to you on Instagram about this. Is that right?
@@Remi_Harris you're right!
The guitars behind you are all yours?
Most of them 👍
why it is important on the order of down and up picking when play gypsy jazz?
Hey, I guess picking direction is a big subject in the rest stroke/gypsy picking technique because it's a little counter-intuitive to play double down strokes in this way. I think most people won't naturally start playing like this from the start, so it's something a lot of people tend to learn about later on. That's probably why there's so much interested in it. I know some great gypsy style players who don't use this type of technique though so it's not essential.
@@Remi_Harris What is the benefit you can get from the gypsy style picking?
@@mrhomer4501 I'd say the biggest advantage is that's it can be easier to get a strong and loud tone on acoustic guitars. It can also be easier to play some of the typical "gypsy jazz" style licks as many of them are designed to be played with this technique. One of the main reasons I use this technique is because I like the way you can use downstrokes to add accents to you lines, I talk a little bit about that in this video 👍
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Why picking technique is important?
Hey, I guess it depends how you want to sound. Different techniques will give you different results. The rest stroke/gypsy picking is one option but it's not the only option. It can help with some of the gypsy jazz type licks as well as getting a strong tone, but I know some great gypsy style players who don't use this type of technique so it's not essential.
@@Remi_Harris thanks,by the way I think the left hand is much more important than right hand when playing gypsy jazz, because the fast lick depend on the finger of left hand.
dein video hat mir die augen geöffnet, dass man die handkante nicht auf der brücke abstützt..danke!
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Cheers Paolo! 🙂👍
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what guitar model is this ?
Hey, this is my signature model made by Fylde Guitars. Here's a link if you wanted to check it out 👍 www.fyldeguitars.com/remiharris.html
@@Remi_Harris thanks for reply
Great player but to fucking complicated for me, Mr, 60s old rocker, well done young man.
Hi Remi, I want to ask you how you'd play Charlie Christians "7 come 11", ua-cam.com/video/mOnhcdAMInA/v-deo.htmlsi=HnsmzTu4IZt2NjkR : all downstrokes or alternate? Apparently Charlie Christian played mostly downstrokes and I cant get it to sound quite right using alternate picking but its so fast!
Could be I need to practice some more 😂 but I was curious how you'd play it.
Hey, I've heard Charlie Christian used a lot of down strokes. He could have had a rest stroke picking technique similar to that used by gypsy jazz players, apparently it was common to pick in that way back then. Regarding 7 Come 11, for me it would depend on how you arrange the notes on the fingerboard and what speed you're playing it. If you have the 3rd and 5th (C and Eb in the key of Ab) on 2 different strings (eg. the 3rd on the 5th fret G string and the 5th on the 4th fret B string) then it can become difficult to play down strokes in a gypsy jazz style at tempo, but you can also play the 3rd and 5th on the same string (eg. the 3rd on the 5th fret G string and the 5th on the 8th fret G string) which makes the picking much easier at tempo. For this method you'd start the melody on your 1st finger with a slide from the B to C. Hopefully that makes sense. Another option is to use what I think people call "inside picking" where you'd play the 3rd and 5th on the G and B strings (respectively) and play down strokes for the 5th and upstrokes for the 3rd. This option feels a little uncomfortable for me (especially on an acoustic) but with a little practice it could work too. I'm not sure how Charlie Christian played it but the main thing is to find a way that suits your playing. I've only really played this tune a few times so I haven't decided which I prefer to be honest. Hope that helps a little 👍
Thanks for your answer! in fact I've been trying all three methods but with all three I'm strggling to get up to speed. Since I think downstrokes on two strings sound best I think thats the way to go. The "gypsy" technique feels very counterintuitive to me but when I see you and other players play those fast lines so cleanly it must be worth the effort.
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