Acoustic Blues Fingerstyle Guitar Playing with John Konesky

[smitguitar]

That's Antichrist ;D 

[xXMessedKrisXx]

I don't understand how using the thumb to play some of these chords is more beneficial than barring all the frets in this song since the 5th string doesn't seem to get played. I understand that some situations the thumb helps a lot but I find it 10x easier to play this little chord pattern without using my thumb.

[piemant1]

@xXMessedKrisXx yeap! same here

[kattekiks]

@xXMessedKrisXx Your fingers gets free, which makes it's eaiser to add embelishments.

[gkbhai]

more lessons from this guy!!! I love his playing!

[dgb111]

The trick is to sit in front of the TV for a month making you thumb go back and forth between the basses. Then come back and try this. The thumb must be on auto pilot.  Anything else and it is not going to happen.

[KMAC6013]

this is probably the only lesson by marty i couldnt learn.

[trussek]

Tabs and chords please. It is impossible to learn only by watching ;)

[anthony1832]

@trussek try listening, it helps a lot!

[trussek]

@anthony1832 I try, but I am begginer... I listen again and again... he is so fast :)

[anthony1832]

@trussek I am learning by just playing the bass notes with the higher notes he hits at the same time as the bass notes. So listen for those. Once you have that down listen for the notes in between.

[91mperez]

Rag,Mama,Rag-Blind Boy Fuller(1935)

>.<

[andrewh996]

im on 15 and i figured it out, so you can too!

marty! could you please ask john k to do another video with you on the tasty lick from beezleboss:) that would be awesome!

[andrewh996]

lol i taught myself this song fine... you just actually have to think for yourself for once if you want to actually get good at guitar...

i dont think john had youtube to teach him step by step... use your ears!

think... distinguish each noise each string makes for each chord he gives and then note by note try and figure it out manually...

btw* a good tip is the second chord has like an easier one that i used...just drag your forefinger down a half step, it sounds pretty much the same but easy

[scottwasson]

How after all that no picking pattern? The alternating bass I can see on my own

[siggistud]

any tabs? what's the name of the song? or did he just make that up? allot of questions hehe

[KMAC6013]

hey really though. am i the only one here that thinks konesky came across a little queer in that one?

[monsternuts26]

wow, what an honor to have John Konesky in your studio, Marty. Awesome!

[fogle1324]

picking pattern?

[GUITARp90x]

@tromblay99 he made a leason for the intro if you didnt already know on his channel martysongs

[blpeters09]

Am I the only one who is really freaked by how enthusiastic Marty gets at 1:14?

[pacificaspieler]

@blpeters09 Right, right, right, right... :D

[pacificaspieler]

what guitarbrand is that? please help guys..

[ArmorKingRulez]

Isn't this the cannonball rag?

[TheJonhyWest]

Cannonbal Rag, I love it (: 

[Badonkadonker]

This guy isn`t just cheating! It`s majroly unfair to have such speed in such a comlicated chord progression...I mean check out them chords,I`ve never seen the one that was the finger mess until today....But I admit that I`m working hard on this tune,because it AWESOME!!! Plus it comes for free u guys so get playin`!!!!

[Cody111079]

@Badonkadonker Exactly. Now I'm trying to learn that part he played at the begining that wasn't even broken down for us. Talk about frustrating..but I'm gonna get through this, it's called motivation :)

[andrewh996]

ARHHHHH LEARNING THIS IS SOOO FUCKING FRUSTRATING!!! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THE TABS OR IM ACTUALLY GOING TO CRY :(

[Cody111079]

@andrewh996 But that's cheating isn't it? I'm sure John himself didn't have any tabs when he was learning that song. And where is he now?

[andrewh996]

@Cody111079 haha :) im afraid im not as awesome at him...

but i got the first bit down now... its just tyhe next parts i need now (:

[spikemilliganfan]

that sounds like a chet atkins style song.

[misski5]

Please what is the name of this white guitar??

[2Vextron]

MY FINGERS ARE KILLING ME!!!

[cheezyridr]

dude, that's some cool stuff

[chrisakavern]

Wait a minute the "Reacharound" is a Bob Knows Best song, LOL

[fogle1324]

whats this little riff called?

[richwin831]

I liked first Before i've watched the video :D

[slashzakkkirk]

@tromblay99 dude learn it yourself,transcribe it will work the best to improve yourself :)

[TheFreakingBeatles]

that's a small pickguard!



[jahenx94]

@TheFreakingBeatles size matters not

[TheFreakingBeatles]

@jahenx94 I know i was just saying!

[asharizpe]

sounds like mario bros

[MrHollydaye]

rag mama rag

[skillr12354]

lol i click this to see marty play and he shows up im like O.o who is this and what have you done with marty!?

[BrandonKAli]

the picking its kinda tricky...can't pick it up

help!

[SupaEruza]

that second chord is breakin my balls. i need a 2 inch extension on my pinky or a 6th finger

[misski5]

please name of this song?? please! :-)

[hutz13]

Hey Marty, I watched it 20 times and still can't figure it out ... can you dumb it down to baby steps for us dolts out here?

[lexnosl]

are there tabs for this?

[ilmatteo95]

@tromblay99 I learnt it because of Bobby Crispy on my acoustic, I think you can do it.

[ronnies30]

1:13 RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT

haha is marty high

[Badonkadonker]

It`s so easy isn`t it? I mean...this guy right there nails it,so why shouldn`t we all just get out of here and go do it too! :)

[bull8baba]

Marty, Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats lesson pleeeeease! That's five 'e's in please Marty! FIVE 'E's!!!!!

[iva2516]

i dont understand fingerstyle )) how to do that - can you show it, please

[fogle1324]

marty would you teach little wing - jimi hindrix

[Griffin11797]

@fogle1324 you shoul watch that one when the guy splits it up to five parts....its terrible to watch but im 14 and i can play it now haha

[fogle1324]

@Griffin11797 your only 14 and you like that music? im only 17

[Griffin11797]

@fogle1324 yeahhh sadly most mainstream modern music is total bullshit and thats where jimmi, pink floyd, the doors and beatles and other older REAL music comes to help out haha

[fogle1324]

@fogle1324 im 17 too but i can play stuff like the crazy train solo

[fogle1324]

marty would you taech little wing?

[huntinmaster11]

Reminds me of Mario :D

[poojab999]

Ah. The old reach around. Oldest trick in the book

[keithtpa]

That is harder than chinese arithmetic! great stuff

[mikeb929man1]

Kones is a beast!!

[turakina88]

thanks :)

[StripesndSuch]

I love how when you watch this without a guitar near you, it makes you think, you know I might be able to get this...but when you try it is HOW DOES ANYONE MASTER THIS? I think he is as brilliant as Marty ;)

[greyhamable]

John Konesky is one of the most awesome men ever lived on this planet...

[Vernadium]

Wow nice lesson. New song for the arsenal learn't tonight. Thank you!!!

[wooodzy22]

'and thats all there is to it' right right right

[bbergner78]

jerks! i'm gonna be on this one for a while. just when I thought i had travis picking down completely you throw this one out there

[Gege42]

i wanna hear this on a banjo!

[wooodzy22]

'and thats all there is to it' right right right

[VicRoseMusic]

That looks sweet!

[RcUniverseGuy]

dude i seen him the "the runaways" movie yesterday lol

[RcUniverseGuy]

@tromblay99 thats so simple bro check some tutorials

[strabbs1]

yeah but whats the right hand doing??

[bubbayork]

PROFESHHHIONAL



[strabbs1]

these guys are toooooo cool, my life a drag man

[ilmatteo95]

@tromblay99 there are also others tutorials on youtube.

He's surely really busy, why do you want to ask him things you can already find?

[deee1971]

marty was on for about 30 seconds and 8+ rights where said :)

[fguka]

what a nice fucking guitar

[urgnomen]

waaah its too hard :((((wanna learn it soo bad!!!

[Randomname600]

My fingers just don't want to do that :(



[atc1con]

ASOME

[TheArcticMonkeyz]

Haha I love the way Marty looks at him the whole time.

A real fan

[HE4DACH3]

Tabs would be super helpful for this

[riseofthefallen301]

@tromblay99 go drown yourself in your own sweat, this guy is playing something utterly beautiful and complex, and you're asking for that piece of crap?

[FlynnFlynnFlynny]

@riseofthefallen301 Please explain to me why you think Fade To Black is a "piece of crap".

[Jurassic55]

REACHAROUND. Konesky style

[jordidwdw]

THAT KICKED SO MUCH ASS

[plummetdown]

Wish he could show how the other fingers went, beside the thumb =(

[alizarin89]

Nice! Travis / Atkins kinda sound.

[WoodenMosquito]

@alizarin89 I believe that "cannonball rag" is Merle Travis song ;)

[TheDougDude]

Tab?

[TimBirkenholz]

thumbs up if you're actually gonna practise this!

[MCRlKiLLjoY]

holy sh*t the beginning of this vid is SICK

[maciejszpyra]

John is sick. He is melting this strings!

[bloodshedhero]

sick

[TheArcticMonkeyz]

YEAH

[mabie551]

what kind of guitar is that

[mrappelpot]

what`s up.!!!



[ryanjacko1]

Marty U Legend!!!

[VersatilityDesigns]

yay more konesky:D

[RomanSkateboarding]

I like this guy :)

He´s also a really good teacher

[peaceloveandrockism]

first



[crimsonomen01]

@peaceloveandrockism

First to comment, last to get laid.

[peaceloveandrockism]

@crimsonomen01 wow i realy appreciate that.