Guitar lesson improve picking dexterity speed & clarity

[twozniak100]

very useful. thanx

[dere60]

with the strings muted it sounds like the flash fapping

[damandamn68]

Bro thanks a lot for the f ing pick technique, that's what has been f ing me up for ever. F yeah!

[pablomazzo]

you are much better than my teacher

[ningbo2010]

dobry jestes skurczysyn!:) - bro u're awsome!:)

[MrAkashrintu]

The best video...

David Taub rocks...

\m/

[xxlizziieexx]

:'D This has helped me sooooooooooo much, a ten minute video! I am definitely getting the whole dvd <3

[sfilips1]

cuts thru like a lazerbeam!!!!!

[izzyvulaca]

oh my goodness! thank you so much! for that exercise on twisting the thumb to prevent the friction thingy. you are the best! i'd like to hug you

[Apathesis0]

I have been practicing this crap forever and my speed picking is still uneven. Really annoying.

[inkBot7]

Search "Thomas Erak mouth like sidewinder"

He is the absolute best at this kind of picking

[Leri0th]

fuck this just made my picking 2-3 times faster, thanks heaps

[funlovinkrimenal]

I'm already used to THIS :D

[SolidGoldGuitarEra01]

I've been playing for about 7 or 8 years..

I had trouble picking the strings, but, I never thought to do any of this..  :o

Thanks man! :D

[warriorsarin]

I'm really stoned right now

[ashesh97able]

Everyone duck an open A string machinegun!!!.

[PGm0nkey]

4:46 my parents got the wrong impression.

[mdiaz14160]

most intelligent teacher and clearest speaker on guitar techniques on you tube. Thank you

[HIFKhockey90]

THANK YOU!! HELPED SO MUCH.. i still have difficulty not using my whole arm though from the elbow :/ the angle on the pick works great though :)

[palmmute21]

thanks ..

[rockdoesntdie]

OMG... I've been playing guitar for over 6 years and I never used this...

[SeaCowJoe]

@rockdoesntdie yeah same man this is so helpful... randomness here but you should get a boss rc3 loop station... so cool, and its helps my improv heaps... seacow OUT>

[HunterPhantom]

i am the 100099 vistitor

[Enzan55]

@HunterPhantom I am the 103276 visitor

[Pterodactyl96]

this guy nose picking hehehe

[antimatter07]

666 videos

[DeathWingSC]

So my fingers are the arsenal of destruction and my pick is my lazorbeam!

[pc20021050]

oh! it's really work! this channel taught me alot!

[SetTheWorldAfire1]

after this you could learn thunderstruck

[ferrit69]

WHATS UP GOOD PEOPLE!

[Chris4curry]

I've been using my arm for like 3 months...... -.- FML I gotta learn guitar all over again.

[mcjoz88]

@Chris4curry

That's nothing, I've started playing guitar about 5 years ago now. my uncle was teaching me for about a year then he moved away, so I started to try and teach myself, consequently learning bad habits it seems. after just finding this video now, it seems like i'm starting at the beginning again. After getting frustrated enough with my poor skills, i found this video. now i even ordered the dvd advertised in the info. Thanks man, this video helped me alot already!

[samljer]

everyones used to the motion at 3:17 lol

[kostaVHjovanovic]

picking isnt that. i love this guy but the movement is in the fingers , you should be picking with your thumb going down and index up..thats how yngwie picks and how eric johnson picks...i have been a student of e j belive me

[6NoHope9]

@kostaVHjovanovic

lol but you don't make sense at all there

[kostaVHjovanovic]

@6NoHope9 im talking bout the right hand ofc

[TheNfsmw510]

how can i sto my right arm moving when i stru its just annoyin how it never behaves

[6NoHope9]

@TheNfsmw510

you want to strum with the arm.... but with picking, use the hand only, so place your wrist on the guitar and imagine your arm is attached to the guitar so you can't move it.

[blackstars26]

1:02 Enough said.

[amihland]

thanks a lot 2 months of practice solved in 2 hours

[VacantPistol]

Cheers man. I've been picking wrong for AAAAGES!

[diode333666999]

very economical

[stratthead]

That's not the motion those guys (Yngwie, SRV...)use. They use more of a rotary motion. And you're holding your pick at a reverse angle as well.

[Oden667]

SLICED THROUGH LIKE A LASER BEAM!!!! :L Great line!

[adix64]

that's a very beatutiful guitar

[fredsassy5]

thats tremelo picking sorta like slipknot style fast

[zehornyangel]

4:07 sounds like wanking

[cmalexx13]

i have an exact pick like his :D:))

[jimmyshitbags]

holy SHIT man, angling the pick has just massively improved my playing instantly. I am so grateful, what a great tip.

[lgarvey]

I'm already fairly practiced in that picking motion

[SystemOfAvenged]

3:18......

[SystemOfAvenged]

The picking motion looks offensive.......

[DoroThePro]

wow this is a real life saver for songs with tremolo picking. i love you for this

[jandzi18]

1:03 :D:D:D

[codann3]

When he palm mutes, it sounds like he's fapping.

[DavidPsalm23]

Awesome technique, great teacher! ^_^

[yucastrike]

3:17 LOL

[batdog3]

@yucastrike HAHAHAHAHAHA dirty mind's

[4Chicago4]

Just thank You.

[AmigoFiell]

i have a question, the way you hold the pick for strumming is the same for picking????

[SuperPavian]

What is better to practice right hand with pick or without?

[Pierceher]

@SuperPavian

omfg, SuperPavian ffs does it makes sense to you to practice PICKing without a PICK ???

[MrJuno6]

Great guitar teacher.

[haxproductions1]

lol 7:16 he said g string

[Terry1212]

I just started learning guitar 3 days ago. I'm reading this FastTrack Guitar book. It didn't mention picking so I've just been downpicking everything. lol. Tomorrow, I'll try alternate picking using this technique. Thanks.

[TheSk8m8crew]

thanks, i really improved in a very short time (:

[17Stickman]

I Fucking hated alternate picking before you showed me that i shoud angle the pick... this was cool

[17Stickman]

Oh My Fucking God!!! The angleing trick fixed everything!!! THANK YOU!!!

[TNTpotato]

omg dude i cant believe it. you fixed my hang ups, and youve taught me other super awesome stuff.... i luv you! ROCK ON!

[DrMordor]

Very helpful! thanks!!

[pontivexmaximus]

Thank you very very much for this lesson. I found it very helpful.

[11anonomys]

press 8....DUH!

[TheFSRVideos]

His teaching approach was sincere and very informational. I felt like he was talking to me directly as if I was sitting in the room with him. Great video !!!!!

[gunsnrosescovers]

Thanks for the Video

[dandaman000]

pause press 3, play, hidden DJ lessons

[Voddgreen]

Press 1 when watching xD haha. 

[thatguyyoudontfeel]

And pause press 5, play. Then keep pressing 5. LOL

[thatguyyoudontfeel]

Keep clicking 5:52 Lol

[TotalSweetness100]

hahahah. everythings ups and down. lol dude its just like life.... life is like alternate picking its, down and up down and up down and up down and up down and up down and up down and up down and up.XD

[MrJcdc14]

get a little rythmic

[TheSchoolsux345]

my guitar teacher tells me to pick with my arm and to keep my wrist straight. if you do it right, its really comfortable. it shows that it doesnt matter what method you use as long as you practice it and get good at it. in addition, my guitar teacher can shred as clean and accurate as anyone ive ever seen.

[MrSpaceMan1000]

@TheSchoolsux345 Yeah man, I was taught the exact oppposite. At the end of the day, it is what feels comfortable, yet being mindful...a balance

[TheSchoolsux345]

@MrSpaceMan1000 Words to live by right there

[TheThakos14]

down-up,down-up,down-up,down-u­p,down-up,down-up sounds like donut

[panchoojam]

which guitar is it?

[ems41095]

Paul Gilbert is also a good example of fast picker!!!!!!

[TheFiLiPo1]

God damn it....THANK YOUU!!

[mattjoe952k9]

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[thatguyyoudontfeel]

This lesson makes me happy. You are officially my new idol.

[MeeYC]

where do u place ur right hand? because im having trouble where because if i put it in mid air, its really uncomfortable and if i put it down, it will mute the strings.

[mitzice]

thumbs up teacher! really a great help! thanks..

[mike100635]

that motion at 2:50 is a bit suggestive

[MrJoed1211]

2:34 to 2:43 Why is JOHN PETRUCCI not there?...... it's unfair... just joking.. anyway this is good..

[magnus616]

this was a good and helpful lesson. have played guitar for six years and been recently trying increase my speed! thank you!

[WaterFor3st]

6:35 made a big difference. This helped me a lot.

[oemitb]

Angling the pick, THAT's what I should've learned at school!!!!!

[twisterellafell]

beginning guitar lessons ebook at guitarmanual.typepad.com/blog/

[981407036x]

very useful video for beginners, when i 1st got my guitar and started learning, i think i spent a week before realising to angle my pick

boy i wish i had these videos when i started... lol

[irukai]

you kinda looks like a pirate! Yarrr!

[Caisamo]

@irukai xD OMFG!!! TRUE MAN!! xD

[Robdrummer93]

@irukai He'll put up a youtube video where he plunders and ransacks a ship.

[tokman20]

i've been angling it for a while now, something i figured out myself to make it easier. I thought it was "cheating" but i guess it's ok :D only problem is my pick is wearing out XD

[pred1993]

Really interesting and some good tips. I love the way you go through all the steps and explain everything in a clear way. :)

[GHrobzzer]

awesome vid 11 mins of my life used very well cuz this really helped me with my alternate picking now im able to pick at awesome speeds and thats helping me alot when im writing my own intros and stuff :D

[ttjjyy]

its not the guitar that makes you good. u can take a 100 dollar guitar and make it sound like a 2000 dollar guitar.

[mau1794]

@ttjjyy but the cheap guitars are harder to play

[ttjjyy]

@mau1794 cheap guitars does not necessarily mean there harder to play. cheaper guitars might not have the same sound qualities as a more expensive guitars or they they might not stay in tune so great. for example.... i have an old fender mexi strat that i paid 200 for and i play just as good as my $1400 les paul studio. but NOTHING can match the tones and sounds i get from my gibson.

[Puertorico2494]

@ttjjyy I agree man.

[goingwithzed]

wonder if this guy has realized that he could have got 3-4 REALLY nice guitars instead of 45 mexican / korean strats and epiphone les pauls.

[xxNicho]

the little angle thing helped ALOT! thanks :D

[jbcarpio]

this thing is so awesome... learned a lot with just almost 11 minutes of my life

[jbcarpio]

but my mom told me to never play with "laser beams" X( lmao

[thevideomaster96]

that with that angel of the pick was what caused my problems ! thank you very much! :D at last i can reach the speed to play some solos from slipknot :DD

[thingy54]

I´ve been playing rythm guitar for 40 years and have finally got around to learning lead & soloing (mainly Blues) for the past year. These 10 mins have have been soooo helpful. Never realized just how important it is to hold the plectrum when soling. Thanks a million!

[UncleManwich]

Alternate picking has its ups and downs... That's some serious PUNishment.

[thshiptop]

angling changes a lot!

thanks man!

[fantasylover305]

Thanks for the angling tip, it made a huge difference.

[bAmo619]

Fuck man you rock!!!

Thanks alot!!!



[strangebump]

i've played guitar for 4 years, and this is the first time i see this. thanks 

[neodalios]

Thx for the advice

my picking is become more better than before :)

[bingslayer85]

wow, i watched this just for fun ( can already pick ok) and I didnt even realise that I change my pick angle until i checked lol. great videos man!

[theolajide]

valuable nlesson !!

[edoedinedo]

very goood videoo .. good job :)

[kadaj187]

can you tell me how to improve my downpicking? i really want to improve my down picking like james hetfiled

[josephkallifffraude]

4:05 - 4:13

Cute man! xD

THis guy is damn great! I dont even know the way i pick , and he just tell it out , i was stunned when i saw me doing the same way all the time as what he says! He really invetigate guitar skills! Thumbs up!

[stevenlw]

This is going to help me a LOT.

[Wackstickles]

1:04-1:07 wanker lol

[njskate4death]

4:06 sounds like someone running in tip toes up stairs lmao

[Emblemz]

@njskate4death i was thinking the exact same thing or a motorbike lol!

[NewMetallica]

Hi David, I hope you read this and give me a reply, but I live in Europe and it looks like this DVD is just the thing I am looking for. Does your website also ship packages to Europe and so ?

Thanks in advance so much, and ofcourse thanks for all the other lessons!

[hellspawn0391]

from your elbow u move for fast picking. this guy learns bad and after makes u make the things that they really are

[hellspawn0391]

why do you lie?

[Songwriter4God]

How could 19 people dislike it?

Once again, EXCELLENT video. I never realize you could angle it to fix hanging up! I never noticed it much before either! All these exercises really help. I recommend everyone on here to check out all their other exercise videos. They're all amazing.

[rammstevie]

FINALLY someone who can actually teach Alternate Picking, thanks dude...

[VELOCIRAPTOR247]

I started angling by mistake when I began getting frustrated trying to do the chugga-chuggas for Master of Puppets. Thanks for the lesson, so much help.

[AlmostGuitarphenom]

Angling the pick made all the difference. Thank you!

[damnedcarrot]

Wow a guitar teacher that is actually clear about what he is saying. I was so sick of "teachers" vaguely telling me something and giving examples at terrible angles where i'm likely to learn it a whole new wrong way all over again.

[CollinsMPC7]

like a laser! like a laser beam! haha great lesson seriously this helped me so much thank you!

[BruceBalistreri3790]

HAHA HOLY CRAP. I've been "hanging up" for 3 years, and i angled my pick, and my picking is beautiful!

I'm frankly a little mad that i didn't find this sooner.

THANK YOU!!!

[rogrogrogful]

Great Lesson man..

[Atle517]

Should you use alternate picking when you are playing on two strings to?

[IsaacIsMopped]

God been doing flat for ages, angled it and jesus i felt the improvment. This helped greatly.

[m3ntalcollid3r]

What if you have a hard time going from the first string(skinny) to the sixth string(last)?

[l2moua]

LIKE A RAZOR...LIKE A LAZER BEAM!!! LMFAO!!

[xlr8r2010]

@l2moua Razorbeam ;)

[autowind]

he is amazing

[Dust0fNation]

is there a problem if i hold my little finger on the guitar body? if i dont i cant hit chords so good

[N30C0RT3XXX]

@Dust0fNation You shouldnt.

[MNDZA222]

Great lesson

[andrewpmast]

Has anyone else noticed that when he turns the pick at an angle, he does it by bending his thumb joint in and sort of curling it back towards himself? I do the opposite, where I curl my thumb joint outward curling it away from myself. Anybody else do it like I do?

[Jiminibobster]

@andrewpmast Yeah, i think he has a double jointed thumb, if you don't (like me) jus angle the pick down instead of up, i don't think it will make any difference.

[bubo1337]

good basics. 

[JonWRowe]

Actually I think it would be much better advise to instruct students to practice inner picking and outer picking while watching TV, NOT tremolo picking on one string. The problem with guitarists isn't being able to pick fast on one string but pick just as fast and clean while skipping from string to string. So instead practice EAEAEA, down up down up down up. And then AEAEAE, down up down up down up.

[Heboi2]

amazing lesson, ive learned a lot from this.

[alfidino]

Great lesson .. this is definitely a great tip!

[journeyquest1]

David is one of the very best guitar teachers ive seen. Lots of not so great teachers out there. That applies to other subjects also.

[pabloernesto19]

Amazing tip indeed, thank you!

[XxxxxJamesxxxX]

only 40 seconds in so I don't know if he's good yet, but he's already annoying me with his do rag and gangsta getup

[TheMokomi300]

great lesson dave, helped me out allot cause I've been learning more advanced metal guitar stuff like Six from All that remains and the odd picking pattern often made me slip on the rythim I used to tilt the pick down but I found your technique to tilt the pick upward made my playing more fluent

[artfulfox]

this is an amazing tip. helps me so much.

[headspin71]

good stuff ive been playing for years but my picking hand was always the weak link now i cant believe how fast my playing is now thank you

[Mrgunner001]

thanx a lot.

[StratMasterCole]

Hey, I'm using your guitar! Thanks for the vid! :)

[Nemesiidae]

I find tremelo galloping and picking easy, I can do it very fasr.

only problem i use half of my arm...

[Kaitano94]

like a lazer beam!

[Byronic82]

Thanks a lot. That was very helpful.

[bigdanxl]

This guy is a great teacher. Most lessons on youtube are not nearly as clear at delivering a message. Great video and even better instructions..

[g2gboom]

What posessed him to say lazabeam >.<

[gunguy009]

You fucking rock

[htjester]

Thanks for making this video.

[SpitFireee360]

Thanks a lot man. Now i can do fast picking thanks to you. respect