Acoustic Guitar Fingerpicking lesson ala Extreme More Words

[sepeisa]

i feel obligated to thank you. For months i have been struggling really hard to understand basic things like strumming patterns or the fingerpicking you explained in this video. I was not only clueless but also frustrated and sad. Today i just saw three of your videos and i finally think i have the tools to break the wall that has been looming upon me. From the bottom of my heart thank you for allowing me to go forth.

[MyManchesterunited12]

do u use different guitars i nevery lesson and how many gutiars do you own at home

[eggybaby84]

i luv u man!!! (lol)

[MrPwnedyourmom]

You can do it!

[Jimboou333]

CLAW! and my high E went bing~~

[awfguitar]

I learned sooo much from this video... Thanks soooo much!!!

[razc22]

right!

[bullham]

I really enjoy ur lessons, and you help me realise I can do it, thanks for that mate

[siddhunkarthik]

David,

The way you explain the things.........it is making me to run at you with whole lots of songs, which I was trying to replicate the rhythm , finger picks which were played on its background@@@. You are really cool man ! I got to know many suspended chords from your lessons. Please don't stop yourself.

Can you post some more small lessons on , Hammer on, Pull up notes playing styles in acoustic, if not posted still on youtube ?

Regards,

Karthik

[dibnah46]

loved this!

[wedgetv31]

thank you from

france

wedge

[longliveE]

CLAWW! Haha

[susanbcote1]

David thanks for all the great lessons. I started playing 10 months ago. I've learned so much from you .I watch you every day and do my lessons. I can now play "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" and several 3 and 4 chord songs. My biggest problem is I don't like using the pick. I try, but i'm not comfortable with it. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, it sounds harsh and tinny when i use the pick. I can't seem to strum softly, any suggestions?

[ChosenMusician4Life]

you're awesome bro. I have a year playing acoustic guitar and i have learn a lot due to a lot of practicing. I would like to receive more guitar lessons from you. One question. What kind and model is the guitar you are using?

[ravenpoet2]

excellant very helpful

[rob0tsnsk8boards]

Davit T= Nicholas Cage in a baseball cap o.O?

[4fingersinge]

Lose the hat chief! Jerry Ried a noted actor and pretty damn good guitar player from a way back coined the phrase "CLAW" technique for his fingerpicking style. FYI.

[4fingersinge]

Lose the hat chief!

[Teslaindustries]

those chords sounded very much like free bird

[crickeeet]

Thank you SOOOOO much :)

[breezean]

Your videos were amazing dude! thanks a lot

[turkmencobra]

BRILLIANT

[theberg988]

i thought this was a more than words lesson, i guess he doesnt know the right chords?

[MClown69]

This is the 1st song I fingerpicked too

[mcarcio]

David that was awesome, great teacher, keep up the good work!

[avengerate]

dude u r an awesome teacher thanks to u i have gotten way better at playing my guitar=)

[Thejammerkid]

You are an excellent guitar teacher.I have been trying to do this for years but when you explained how to do it ,it finally worked. Thanks so much!

[scramblendan]

love it thanks : )

[vanhalen7810]

0:28 "you can do it!"

[PablitoShafto]

Legend!

[login211]

Excellent lesson.

You're an excellent teacher.

[SheerUpCheapyJean]

Hey David, I just love the great chords you post. Things get so boring and these are the perfect blend!! THANK YOU!!! In this lesson, as soon as you played a few bars, even before you said it, I thought of "More than Words!!" AWESOME!!!!! <3

[redjagstang7]

1 question:

Is it possible to buy the DVD of the song 'More Than Words' if you don't live in the USA???

[rockongoodpeople]

hi - yes - we ship our dvds all over the world - no problem at all!

take care and rock oN!

David T

[123crapgame]

you can create such great things using only simple chords and a little finger picking

[wildflowerDC]

awesome lesson!

[lovejonas813]

i love the way you teach =)

and it's easy once you get it right!!

thank you very much

[1013637]

Can you do a review of the made in Mexico CF Martin DX1AE?

[MattFremstad]

I was insterested when he said rhythmic slapping...

[1013637]

@MattFremstad lol

[consolerocks]

What kind of guitar is that?

[rockongoodpeople]

In this lesson I am using a Taylor GS5 - cedar top and tropical american mahogany back and sides

rock oN!

David T

[tkkimbel]

@rockongoodpeople I've always wanted to learn to play, I love acoustic. esp blues, but can't purchase a guitar... Watching you teach has made me hungrier to learn this art !(at the present, I beat up on a dejembe- easy enough !!) Hopefully I can engage in the many bon fires I so love to attend and be a part of our musical circle !!! I don't know how to play jack, but with this type of instruction, I'm sure I could at least master a few basic tunes !!! Thank you David T, keep it up !

[laubitrapp]

@consolerocks

accoustic

[apostleled85]

@consolerocks for a little over 300 bucks you can get an Art and Luthier cedar top with wild cherry sides that will sound just as good. Comes factory with nusq nuts and bridge just as the taylor does. As ever musician has $300 looking for a $1000 guitar :)

[neerruuu]

u r awesum dude......your lessons can make a nerd into a guitarist.....

u r simply awesum.....ur guitar lessons are just a master piece....

[judahbethel]

Sir Thanks You ...Very Much It really help..Josh

[annaliz99]

GREAT!

[319PurpleHaze]

thankyou very much

[totoonie]

good lesson-though it comes to late for me

[ArmorKingRulez]

@totoonie

Nothings too late when it comes to playing an instrument.

Unless ur saying too late cuz ur gonna die tomorrow.

[timmytoffee01]

cool dude man

[EllyMcCormack]

RIP David. It's so sad.

[xiraulo]

@EllyMcCormack is he really dead?

[HFZARGOV]

@xiraulo No, he's fine.

[XMusicxFreak82X]

i've been wanting to learn how to fingerpick for a while now and this video has really helped me alot. thanks dude! :D awesome lesson.

[XMusicxFreak82X]

i've been wanting to fingerpick for a while now and this video has helped me alot. thanks dude! awesome lesson. :D

[albefort]

R.I.P David

[rocketstar03]

He died???

[vonmoose]

stop starting rumors!

[PoorPramuk]

Whats the point of the E minor when the 4th and 5th strings aren't played?

[jsol120]

acoustic resonance on the 4th string

[coolbizideas]

@PoorPramuk I don't understand this too. Why E minor if the 4th and 5th strings are not hit? Can anybody enlighten me?

[ReneBrain]

@coolbizideas actually the E/b/e thing that he plays is a E5...if he hit the G string too than the whole chord becomes a E Minor Chord...but i guess he calls it E Minor because E Minor is a part of the G Major scale...i hope this is right :D, i am not a good music teacher, maybe it's wrong what i am typing here :D

[asbani911]

im trying to do that slap with my hand, but that sound doesnt come up, actually nothing comes up. just mutes the strings

[niettevragen]

@asbani911

people use different way. I use my palm to mute the chords and with the fingers i slap the surface of the guitar and make a wooden noise. Mute the chords helps me to change from 1 chord to the other. Practice makes perfect...i hated when i was told that...now i see that it does... : )

[DonnyMarksPa]

awesome tutorial! =D

[WizardPharoh]

nice tutorial, but got a little off track.

[tr1bis2gago]

if you added an F chord to that progression you would have free bird

G D E F C D

[misscharisma90]

very nice tutor

[Rmndnvrr]

Cool man.

[Rmndnvrr]

You're my fucking idollll :D

[tlopez07]

to explain even further think of it like this on its side:

3 2

0

0

0 2

remember 0s are open strings

[tlopez07]

SelmaaK1, the numbers under the chord name indicate where each finger should be on the fret board- e.g 320002 =1st finger, 3rd fret, top string- middle finger, 2nd fret, 5th string- 4th,3rd and 2nd are open - pinky , 2nd fret, 6th string.  Hope this helps

[SelmaaK1]

Thankyouu, the video was great : D

I just have one question, at 2:06 what do the numbers below the chords mean?

When i try to get chords for a songs, it gives me the option to learn the songs in 'tabs' and it has similar numbers on it. but i dont know what it means?

Help? Haha

thankyou:)

[nickrulez809765]

this is wrong sounds great but its technically wrong

[SidestreamThinker06]

Dave, you're a great guitar tutor.Cheers.

[jay4501]

dave you legend

[thomgrub]

thank you - again

[MegaEgosum]

Tried this over a year ago and failed miserably, now it was almost to easy and so much fun!

Thanks for the inspiration!

[cdnarcher1959]

David, I just love your videos men, I learned so much each and every time

Thank you

[CAVEDWELLER007]

Nice vid David, I have seen people do this technique for years and have always wondered how it was done. You the man...

[CaseyJanee]

thank you!!!! :D

[looneycoon]

thanks man your videos are helping me out greatly. its all stuff i have been playing but teachin me that flare.

[unwinsis]

this is the kind of lesson I need to keep interested. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this, and improve my playing a a bunch too. Thanks!

[timps70]

Woohoooo!!! Hell Yeah!!!!

[dmcgraye]

free bird lol...

[pondmonsterfox]

It's an add 9, and an 11 chord respectively.

[mflash55]

dave-thanks this video made me understand how to play More Than Words the right way-your very Kool-keep being you!!!

[metalgodmaggot]

Did he say his name is Dave Attel? Liar!

[31400]

then?wats his real name?

[metalgodmaggot]

Mehoff, Jack.

[ProfClaudeBalls]

He said his name is David Taub.

[sparkingtonstanly]

brilliant lesson thanx... god bless youtube, since i lost my job i have got a hell of a lot better on the guitar

[HardRokMiner]

I hear that.

[Jediknight1818]

Right on man I got laid off in Jan. and I have improved greatly....go youtube lessons......

[melindaedes]

@sparkingtonstanly Hey, mee too. Well, I quit, but anyway....

[spidey3425]

Dave Thank you much, just picked up the guitar played around for a week watched this vid and caught on quick thank you again

[thegeordieguitarist]

Thanks Dave really easy to understand thanks for the lesson!

[dougalina123]

I like your style...very informative and good teaching skills...

[longtalker]

Great work, many thanks from your fan in Romania

[elninod]

Great deed! Keep on! Greetings from Macedonia

[NatureLover987]

hey Dave I love your lessons :)

a request- could you do a lesson on "chucking" with a pick? thanks!!

[skylark51]

This is a really useful lesson- like all you others I have looked at. I've had a go at this kind of style playing before without much success - reckon now I will get it

Thanks

[nicknack500500500]

what kind of guitar is that?

[gururofl]

acoustic

[itsallgood239]

David,

thanks for your videos. They help me so much! You are the best teacher ever.

I noticed with the E minor you don't hit any of the fretted strings. Or do you when you do the up strum with your first finger?

[jondesbrow]

Thank you so much for the great lessons.

Very informative and easy to understand.

[LRMMcDonnell]

great lesson!

[j12n07]

idk what it is. but i like your videos lol and your personality

[babyboohxD]

it is very good...i´ve looked in the internet but you was the best where i can leran it and now i can play it, too :)

[Kevin2oo]

just wanted to be the 101st comment

[tomphillips24]

doin this sounds really good - shame i can't do it then isn't it?

[89HiroNakamura]

cheers dude, only jus started playing at xmas and these lessons really help =)

[shadow9Ox]

wait so you never play the G string...?

[ROBYRH4]

i tuoi video sinceramente a chi servono?a me pare tu non sappia suonare la chitarra ma solo qualche accordo per altro da chiesa è dilettantistico,ma che lesson è questa?per i bambini di 2 a 6 anni? lascia stare i tuoi video sono tutti inefficaci troppe PAROLE e pochi fatti anzi poche note.vai a lavorare va..

[MARKOTHEDEVIL]

nice

[VolcomKing1280]

thx so much this really helped me out!

[yolchie]

Somewhere in the universe is a MASSIVE ball of socks, keys and guitar picks! :)

[FoulOwl]

LoL...I was just thinking that yesterday.Where is this fabled "Guitar Pick Graveyard"?Where the hell do they all go?I know I've lost at least a grocery bag of 'em over the years.

[jonnybargh1]

yeah picks must be like the perfect size and weight o become invisible, weird

[pbrmotorsports]

lol....

[LucasEletricGuitar]

cool!

[847boo]

my picks are appearing everywhere! i have like 50

lol

i still havent gotten this song down.

i got the beginning but the rest is aggravating.

[madmike7676]

i've been playing acoustic guitar at least 1 hour every day for only 5 months now, and it took me 5 minutes to learn this !

Great Lesson and very fun to do =)

keep training people =)

[JNdigital]

the videos 9:36

[RoomOfMusic]

you can do it good people!

[eliteslayer66]

haha craw

[marc1979Guitare]

Very fun but not easy at all!! :S :(

[downinaholega]

another technique to learn awesome

[documentLT]

I've never needed to through away picks, they just disappear on their own.

[skyhighparker]

yeah man my thumbpicks cost a buck a piece and i lose them damn things all the time just poof there gone

[mufcnistlerooy]

Cheers man. Just beginning to play so any and all help is much appreciated. Very clearly explained...Tks

[fandanstan]

"He has his finger on the G-String" ahh, i'm so immature xD

[phurba21]

very good teacher

[breakbeatkev]

extreme more than words one of the first tunes i learnt took me a while but well worth it its a fantastic style of play but like the man says the embelishments and chord changes can be difficult to grasp but stick with it and all of a sudden it just clicks and it will help tremendously with your playing

[padraigjohnson]

David, you are a gifted teacher, keep it up!

Thanks!

[longliveboazania]

thank you very much david for sharing your gift to all of us.

[roysteinar]

Extreme: More Than Words

[kazp0r0]

Great lesson man. Thank you!

[wieczorek1990]

Man you're a great teacher!

Greetings from Poland!

Keep it up!

[Meisterderpuppen]

I keep wanting to do the tap on beat 2 its hard for me to put on the a of the first beat cuz it sounds so much like the high hat

[josh123josh1]

Only thing im struggling on is the getting my fingers back into the correct possition when i come back from the *tap* witht the flat of the fungers

[moodblue69]

Finger on the "G" string ....made me laugh....you americans.....OBAMA..OBAMA.OBA­MA

[misra1980]

David Taub.....you rock!!!! I am a big fan of yours. As a teacher you are amazing. You hav the ability to push ur students in a very encouraging manner.

[werdna53]

Dont they do finger picking in yesterday by the beatles?

[yiorgosv]

What guitar is this, pls ??

[rockongoodpeople]

the guitar I am using in this lesson is a Taylor GS5 cedar top acoustic

rock on!

DT

[nightshot103]

compare / contrast with martin d28

[yiorgosv]

What guitar is this, pls ??

[eroticblack]

Sir im a great admirer of your work! i have one small problem if you could tell me the solution please.

i bought a brand new guitar, the a and g and b strings give a buzz on the 3rd fret and on the 4th fret to a limit.

i tightened and loosened the screws on the bridge. the problem was solved to a limit, but the buzz isn't completely gone.

[itsallgood239]

The only thing I know is to change the strings. Get different size strings. It worked with my Mitchell.

[JohnW92]

lol 2:15 CRAW

[progg88]

keep repeating 2:15 where he says, "think of your hand like a craw CLAW" and keep playing it over its soooo funny.

[fenderski08]

it didnt sound as bad as the guy thought w/ the pick. for a sec there i thought it sounded better but i guess there even they both have different sounds both good....i guess it would depend what fits the song better

[rvallekinloch]

Great video man... and the rest of you.. done with the talking.. go play!

[sangolt88]

Is an add2 the same as add9?

What is these add stuff, and is it the same as sus-chords?

[eroticblack]

sus is sustained that's all i know

[Phazur]

@sangolt88

add2 is the same as add9

sus is something different, it is altering your third to something lower or higher

[Sencess]

nose

[acoustic24]

Thanks mate, great vid

[scsolutions123]

nice work man

[WORRO01]

Very good little lesson brother..IM gonna shake your hand one day, and maybe I can play better hehe..thanks,,,keep on rockN!

[jian2069]

Gadd5 but not a G5...

Very nice technique, thanks for this one!

[ashrockon]

Great Guys good to practise  well done

[krj85]

G with an added 5th

[krj85]

This Gtype2 NOT G major guys!!

[bigrock007]

Great stuff. Sounds good

[maniaticoaleman]

This was really cool! Love this guy's lessons!

[Culiba]

You rock calmly!!! I really like your teaching style. Thanks ..... can't wait to practice!

[rsc68]

Great video Dave!!! Thanks!!!

[Chompwat]

Aw perfect timing man. I've been trying to perfect this technique following other on line stuff. Your methods are so clear I've cracked it in one go. Gotta have the DVD now!!! Keep it up!

[86bassguitar]

awesome! im gonna right a song using this

rock on!

[sochai]

btw what mic is used to record to acoustic??

Thanks a lot!

Rock on~

[headbust123]

Where do i email if i want to suggest something?

rock on