"Progress, not perfection. Thanks.

This fingerpicking style is different from Tarrega classical style, which dictates the curved wrist rather than flat. Somehow many younger classical teachers seems to be influenced by this RH positioning. You'll notice that many young classical guitarists play with flat wrist and anti-clockwise tilting for different tone quality these days. In the last century we didn't see classical guitarists played with flat wrists. None of top players like Segovia, Williams, Bream, Yepes, de la Maza, etc. played that way. Actually the RH positioning of curved vs. flat has become a contentious issue nowadays.

what is the tune played in the intro and outro??

thanks!

love this vid ❤

Verry good

I can't do the Dracula hand. I don't grow my nails, I just pluck with fingertips

planting the pinky is the EXACT WRONG thing to do. No clasical guitarists ever do it, in fact Juliam Bream learned to play that way and had to RELEARN because he understood that it was holding him back. it is a HORRENDOUSLY bad method because it FORCES tension in the hand. I cant take anyhting you say about left hand positioning seriouysly as long as you are advocating for planting the pinky finger.

I definitely need to focus on progress, not perfection haha. I like that.

There is absolutely nothing natural seeming about this strange claw-like hand position. I developed my own style of finger picking, but I would love to learn the "right" way. Thanks. I'll try to get over the very bizarre, to me, appearance and feel of the "proper" hand position.

your videos are excellent. Thank you!

"Progress, not perfection" - fantastic philosophy which applies to so many areas of human endeavor!

Dude flipped me off at 0:52

Thank you 😊

fantastic instruction. thanks

Fantastic instruction. thanks so much

Thank you

Thanks for posting....good stuff!

Progress not perfection. Ask yourself to be better than yesterday or last week. If you try to be perfect you will end up feeling bad about your playing. -d'arcy wickham Very crucial advice.

Should we try to keep the wrist of our right hand as straight as possible?

Bs!!! Not very insightful

Thank you for the video, i do have one question. I noticed that your wrist is really straight which is not the case when im practicing. My wrist always bends down especially when i try to move the thumb in front of the other fingers. Does anyone have an idea what i could improve to always have a straight wrist?

I use a similar approach but my thumb lines up for the 5th string and instead of floating my pinkie it lines up with the 1st string. Why waste that extra finger..

4:40 Thank you very much. I’ve just started to play guitar. I’ll keep you comments at the time stamp in mind

0:51 this is what u came for

Guy just flipped me off! Good vid tho :)

Hey D'arcy, many thanks for the tutorial. I've watched many KZbin tutorials on Travis picking, but I found yours particularly useful and easier to grasp. You seem to approach the technique from a slightly different angle. I learned a great deal from this video, which is perhaps the biggest compliment that can be given. Thank you again. Greetings from Scotland 👍

Very good video. No other video explained how the index, middle and ring fingers are supposed to be at a slight angle to get a better sound.

what is the little song you're playing at the end? is there a longer version?

0:53 I'm more surprised he was able to lift his annular finger independently than the fact that he flipped off everyone watching.

Why do I struggle to pick with my ring finger ? Its like I don’t even have muscle in there , Help me pls 😔

Thanks 👏👏👏

Do I use my thumb for string 5 and 6? Then finger 1 for 3 and 4. Then the rest of my fingers for the rest of the strings

I was offended and left the video at 0:50 (I know this is a stupid joke, video is very useful)

Thanks D"Arcy. Just starting my journey into fingerstyle. Do you recommend steel fingerpicks( my nails are a little on the weak side) ? Progress over Perfection! Love it. Many Thanks Paul Nienhaus

0:50

Youre an excellent teacher.....Thanks

From me to You, May the Good Lord bless your seed for the generations that lay ahead of you.

Finally, a technique that works for me. Thank you so much!!! Please make more videos!

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great teacher, thank you.

Well explained

I took lessons from D'Arcy back in 2002-2003. I was too young to appreciate it at the time, but I've been listening to Dust and Loneliness lately, and really enjoying it. So glad to see his still making music.

Awesome tutorial! Been struggling/stumped for years to get good tone out of my ring finger. Turns out I just needed to angle the attack, and now it sounds as warm and full as the others. Got something new to work on--thanks so much!

I was learning guitar by myself, and while watching a recording of myself playing, I found my right hand quite unnatural and ugly. This video is of great help! I'll try and get my positions better, thanks!

Awesome

Thank you!! That was EXTREMELY helpful.

Ah thanks a lot! Just the right information that i needed

Thank you somuch, this is such a nice vdo for me ,pls do more a vdo

One of the most basic guitar theory i miss, thank you very much, sir!