Wonderful tips from a master technician who doesn't try to force everyone into doing things the same way. We're all different so we need this kind of teaching so that we can work out what is best for each of us.
@keivan6125 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace. We lost a great musician.🥲
@ianbandola2514Ай бұрын
What?
@baderalquood79552 күн бұрын
He didn’t pass away, why u spreading rumors?
@ianbandola25142 күн бұрын
@@baderalquood7955 bro. Hes gone check other comment section frrom his vid and ig
@keivan61252 күн бұрын
@@baderalquood7955 google his name before typing...
@Dom-kp6ur Жыл бұрын
Your tips on economy of motion and and keeping your fingertips close together really helped me and finally allowed me to get a clean picado run! Thank you!
@kbkesq Жыл бұрын
Ben sadly died last year from cancer. Way too young. Keep practicing so his lessons live on!
@brandenray95875 жыл бұрын
Ben Woods: ECONOMY OF MOTION
@neptunemike5 жыл бұрын
Learning this seems easy, when coordinating with the other hand is the hard part
@alanultimateplayer4 жыл бұрын
Ben Woods is so sympathetic! It's even satisfying to watch him explain the thing lol
@edgarduartegutierrez98604 жыл бұрын
I am a bass player and its far more practical to do that slip technique for economy of motion and speed (it actually has a name and it is called raking picking, used by countless professional bassists). I don't know why EVERY guitarist teacher that shows how to Picado tells not to slip and to always alternate but nobody gives a reason why that would be a good choice. This is the only picado lesson I could find where slipping through strings seems valid and i really agree with you, sir
@avikdas79834 жыл бұрын
Sir we need these kind of tutorials...
@abhinabanath9044 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir you tutorial helps me a lot for rumba techniques ....love and respect from India ❤️❤️
@TangeOrheen7 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely fabulous. Thank you Ben Woods. I'm on to the next ones. I hope you keep doing more of these.
@michaeldennisguitarlessons6 ай бұрын
I attended a Master Class “many” years ago with Pepe Romero. Pepe told a story about what he had learned from another flamenco master(I don’t remember the name). The master held his index and middle fingers up to Pepe’s ear and proceeded to rub them together very quickly and making a rapid rubbing sound. The master asked Pepe, “do you know what that sound is?” Pepe responded, “No”. The master said to Pepe, “That is the sound of speed!”
@alexxchavezee7 жыл бұрын
Dude I saw your original video and I've been increasing my speed on the 5 stroke tremolo and and the picado. Thanks for all your new uploads!
@guitarock45453 жыл бұрын
Please tell me picado will play finger tips or nail?
@ullapulla1315 Жыл бұрын
@@guitarock4545late answer, but nails are always better since they have a stable surface instead of your tips that bend when they hit the strings, because your skin is soft.
@Tracks7777 жыл бұрын
I look forward to more videos
@MasterBharatBhushanSaikia7 жыл бұрын
Learning ffrom you Favorite Guru is so great. Thanks for these videos sir. we'll be forever grateful to you.
@saeedasl80254 жыл бұрын
That slip 2:00 made me like and subscribe. Thank you, sir.
@mattd034117 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for you to do these how to vids from the first time I seen you play.
@davelogeman7 жыл бұрын
I like the picado technique variant. Thanks!
@uwontrememberthis2 жыл бұрын
Pure gold of a lesson!
@henrynguyen51052 жыл бұрын
Greatest master in Spanish classical guitar Love you
@ZarekSilberschmidt5 ай бұрын
Helpful, thanks Ben!
@timstok32803 жыл бұрын
Your vids are painless and right to the point. Flamenco is an incredible style!
@GOWTHAMAN4664 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😍love from India🇮🇳
@Chris-CBP7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for videos, incredible to get these techniques on KZbin! Your playing is awesome to watch.
@Filosofem25 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the splendid motivation !
@MikeCindyWhite7 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thank you much man!! Love your playing!!!!
@hiltonmoura93146 жыл бұрын
Se é louco! 😱 Ele é muito bom no violão! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏽
@davidking85854 жыл бұрын
I like how he says " it seems to make a little more sense for my body!" .... personally I think there are so many different techniques and styles now and going back in time that the idea of "one proper way" is limited! When I look at old clips of Sabicas compared to modern Flamenco guitar, I see him doing things sometimes differently but also I see sometimes the modern trend is too locked into (perhaps) stemming from what Paco de Lucia did (which was of course based on what older generations and players did)! I kind of see a similar thing within blues guitar ... so many people wanting to sound like a particular (or a few ) well known blues guitarists that they don't want to find their own voice. I think in the old days in both of these cases, sometimes there were players who discovered their own way and later , those ways became "the standard" (because they were popular and well liked!). But there should be and needs to always be room for players to have their own way and their own voice!
@davidking85854 жыл бұрын
To add onto that comment, although not Flamenco, I think of the great Django Reinhardt within the "gypsy jazz" realm of playing. He had his fret hand damaged from a fire and so his whole playing method was altered and "limited" to use a limited amount of fretting fingers but this opened up his whole unique style! It helped make his style what it was!
@gb21154 жыл бұрын
Another video I saw stresses the importance of never doing the finger slip and always alternating even when changing strings. Your way seems easier :P
@moayyadalmasri96547 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@gewgleformyphone6 жыл бұрын
Great series, thanks!
@mohamadjavadchabok40194 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, i have got a couple of questions for a long time and found answer in this video
@Laguna69 Жыл бұрын
Thanks :3 Love you!
@Jimbeast2 жыл бұрын
I've never played with a pick cuz I always used that lil' finger trick from the end!
@stnwrd5 жыл бұрын
Just like Bass guitar exercises in a way. :)
@VinayKumar-dj4kv7 жыл бұрын
sir Ben i m ur big fan ............u r one of the best guitar player ............love from india .....................
@yohaielimelech20087 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this videos !!!
@dudeinmood20826 жыл бұрын
I thought i have seen u with some other channel bt now its good that u have started ur own, looking forward to ur channel
@joegallardoelizondo55745 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for my.. 6 string... Hope it's the Ben woods signature guitar. I get
@stephengoh54563 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Love it. Thank you.
@wenhui900 Жыл бұрын
RIP Ben
@SomashreeSaha3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@BenjaminWoods3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@kararmadi99322 жыл бұрын
I searched a lot. You are the best. Can you make a video tutorial? I love the mohicans🤩🤩
@joyroj59567 жыл бұрын
U are an amazing player
@hamad19797 жыл бұрын
Mr Ben .. I don't how to thank you .. I have been practicing Picado for few months with that slip thing you talked about and I was going like Oh that might be the wrong way am doing ,, but after this video I know am practicing the right way ,, thanks again for your new useful videos :)
@BenjaminWoods7 жыл бұрын
Cool, but practice both ways please. It's good to be able to alternate completely, OR use the slip finger. I personally only use the slip finger techniue when doing explosive bursts of speed. All moderate to slow speed picados I do alternate. Good luck my friend!
@markbrady75322 жыл бұрын
This wonderful, thank you!
@nick-rg2xu4 жыл бұрын
brother ben have a greatfinger...very excellant guitarist
@issamolina6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@marshallderriek18582 жыл бұрын
Great lesson
@CarlosOdria3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
@chaosawaits4 жыл бұрын
When playing staccato, I should be placing the other finger immediately on the played string in order to stop the resonance and get that abrupt sound?
@mikobarnabas67584 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@byronbaytarot65645 жыл бұрын
Ben Woods is my guitar hero
@Alacard0malley3 жыл бұрын
Great opportunity to practice your major scale at the same time: E 2 4 A 1 2 4 D 1 3 4 G 1 3 4 B 2 4 e 1 2 4 You can play it anywhere on the fret board
@romeokiseke5 жыл бұрын
Perfect
@leevn40554 жыл бұрын
Seriously u r fng guitar God...
@ryanchilcote Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you mentioned the slip technique, that was always a question of mine when it came to doing fast runs with classical; however it was not fully addressed. Do you find the slip technique is slower or faster than strict alternating when doing picado? Thanks Ben, really appreciate the insight!
@totochannel59994 жыл бұрын
Good job bro 👍🏼
@jgrossma7 жыл бұрын
Hey Ben, while its not quite the same as what you do, *lute* players traditionally use alternating index and thumb strokes for single note runs. So when you get funny looks from the flamenco/classical players for your pickless alternating picking technique, at least you've got a couple hundred years of tradition on your side!
@MysterioFan027 жыл бұрын
the same can be said for the other guys, because that is not picado :)
@BenjaminWoods7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Very interesting facts about the lute technique! Funny thing is, no one looks at me funny though doing alternail. I can only guess because they know I paid my dues and can accompany cante y baile with strong compas. For me being Flamenco is being unique and true to one's self. Trying to sound exactly like everyone else doesn't interest me anymore.
@jgrossma7 жыл бұрын
Ben, try doing "alternail" (btw, I love that term) in front of a room full of classical guitarists and I bet you'd get more than a few weird looks. Not as in "you're doing it wrong" looks, but more like "WTF did I just see?" looks. When those guys/girls want to "shred" they'll just use i-m free strokes. Lute is a whole other thing, but just as background, lute was historically played on gut strings (nylon didn't exist until the 20th century!) , and nails weren't used. I totally agree with you that at the end of the day, its WHAT you play that counts, not so much HOW you play it. If you've got the goods, nobody cares if you're leading your rasgeo with the "i" finger, or if you are using "c", or which fingers you're using to pick, or which ones you use for tremolos, etc. There are a LOT of ways to skin these cats. And yes, doing your own thing is much more interesting (for everyone) than copying others. Anyway, love the videos, please keep em coming!
@harmanvi4 жыл бұрын
Ben I am a 43 just started learning guitar from your videos I know nothing I have a small guitar of my daughter, ok my question is Do I have to go for a big normal guitar or I can learn on it to and and I am trying to play a minor I will do it in a day or 2
@CartoonWorld-hq1ve4 ай бұрын
Hi, i am big fan of you sir
@lukoilpapa4 жыл бұрын
Спасибо из России. Супер.
@DestructX7 жыл бұрын
But why does everyone says you need to alternate not slide, even if you go down the string?
@roseliasteward71465 жыл бұрын
Hi, yes, I usually hear everybody say you have to alternate because it gives you an advantage in terms of speed. Have you come across an answer to your question? I really need to know. I started to practice small scales and latin american boleros, and I had to change my technique to absolutely alternating every single time. This has made my playing slower. I need to know if it is OK to slide and better in the long run.
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
Not everyone does. There is no hard and fast rule, although many try and proclaim theirs is the only way. We are all unique and our music should be too, much of that comes from our own sound. Do what works best for you. In the end, it's what you say, not how you say it.
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
@@roseliasteward7146 I say do it the way that comes the most easily and feels the most natural. That wil be something that can develop great speed overtime. Struggling to do something that feels unnatural and uncomfortable I would not recommend.
@roseliasteward71465 жыл бұрын
@@BenjaminWoods Thank you so much! I will continue to practice my alternating, but I feel more relax to know that it is ok to not alternate sometimes.
@cbsmusic27455 жыл бұрын
i always alternate. i can not slide because i alternate in every situation for 3-4 years.
@ewenbenbachir24697 жыл бұрын
This guy is so cool
@sajza17284 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Do you also do online classes?
@starrocksgaming2 жыл бұрын
U are superb pro
@josecarlosdejesus77605 жыл бұрын
Tanks for explanations
@damozhutagalung14187 жыл бұрын
I tried doing it less emotion and minimum finger movements as i can. I've been practising picado over months but can't just get the speed I want. Unlike tremolo I can do it very fast, clear and smooth, not only piami tremolo I have even mastered to do it with my pinky/chico so it's pcami and even faster than regular piami. Maybe there's more tips you can advise me to improve my picado Mr Wood..thank you!
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
Speed bursts. Do quick sets as fast as you possibly can. Worked for me. Good luck
@chaosawaits4 жыл бұрын
So when descending back towards the 1st string, when do you recommend bringing the thumb back to resting on the 6th string?
@BenjaminWoods4 жыл бұрын
I guess by the time I'm playing on the D string, I have my thumb anchored on the low E. But it depends on the situation. I suggest you do what feels comfortable and comes naturally.
@chaosawaits4 жыл бұрын
@@BenjaminWoods okay, I'll give it a go. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
@4GotSumthing4 жыл бұрын
Ben - Thanks for being real and not locked into the merry-go-round of Musical Bullshit. - -- --- -- Like the style too!
@DavidSchmittSpanishGuitar7 жыл бұрын
nice lesson Ben. I'm practicing your Entre Dos Aguas arrangement at the moment 👍
@darkcomet16074 жыл бұрын
So did you learn it?
@robinterkzer81284 жыл бұрын
Wondrous ! xxxxxxx
@dyingeasy4 жыл бұрын
Great videos Ben thank you. Very insightful and useful.
@FelipeCoelhoGuitar4 жыл бұрын
hey friends! Here's another great video reference on this subject kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmG3hZyPidSYprs
@docenji7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you are a great teacher. About your right hand, do you put down your ring finger on a string sometimes when you only play with your index and middle fingers ? It is a good practice ?
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
Personally I only use Index and middle for picado, but I've seen players use their ring finger too and achieve amazing results!
@ChrisFosterSongs Жыл бұрын
do you ever alternate your thumb with your first or second finger to do piscado? If no, why isn't it recommended? I like your pinching of your thumb and first finger. I'm going to try that.
@rt878176 жыл бұрын
Awosome skills
@gabrielbennett18034 жыл бұрын
nice
@diptachatterjee87175 жыл бұрын
Hey ben..I am watching your tutorials..if you suggest beginners songs it would be extremely helpful
@hindisikhnewaalaa4 жыл бұрын
Dear Teacher Woods: Please tell me whether the 'Slip-Finger' technique ( 1:37 ) is orthodox. I have heard other teachers and players rail against it, claiming that fluid lightning speed Picado can only be achieved through strict alternate rest-stroke picking. I hope this is not so, because 'Slip-Finger' Is a habit I have formed without thinking, and how could I ever make it back now to strict alternate picking? Body memory can be unforgiving. Is 'Slip-Finger' accepted in established Flamenca technique?
@BenjaminWoods4 жыл бұрын
Some Flamenco people (myself included) say that slip finger is natural and accepted. Some people do not. Paco did slip finger and so do many others, and that's good enough for me. There will always be people who say that is not correct. For me what is most important is getting the music across any way possible. I believe in this so much that I have almost completely switched all my picados to the alternail technique because it is more comfortable for me. And I really dont care what anyone else says. Good luck!
@manuelsoto944 жыл бұрын
Ben Woods gracias Ben eres un grande !
@zeekv89254 жыл бұрын
2:30 suddenly I give up
@ShubhamChavan943 жыл бұрын
0:13 0:13 0:37 0:37 1:03 1:03 2:31 2:31
@rubenkoster10156 жыл бұрын
Hé ben, i am learning to play flamenco, and also picado. But should i learn rest strokes or free strokes? I found it easier to play free strokes, but rest strokes sounds better. What is your opinion?
@thomasfunk61986 жыл бұрын
Hei Ben , how are you ? This is urgent! - I ´ve seen you using the "alternative picado technique" in some of your videos . Now I played electric guitar several years before and I´m much faster with this technique on flamenco guitar. The question is have you changed flamenco picado systems (like pacos) or do you play the same lines with this pic technique if you wanna have it ultra fast!?
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I can play the same lines either way, it depends on how I'm feeling in the moment. Alternail is certainly less frustrating, but it does sound a bit different. And there's nothing better than pulling off an amazing traditional picado speed burst in perfect compas!
@Neel_Doshi4 жыл бұрын
He missed the step one, Grow your nails..
@davidking85854 жыл бұрын
step 2 ... find a way to protect your nails! Unless you want to put your hand inside an armoured glove, it's so hard to get though a day without cracking one! Personally I use Krazy glue and pin pong ball plastic - they are perfectly curved! :D
@swaroov92364 жыл бұрын
@@davidking8585 i never play with nails,i feel uncomfortable with my nails except the pulgar
@nucleardancemoves2553 жыл бұрын
Sorry but ima have to do without the big finger nails🤢
@bigtimbo42363 жыл бұрын
I commented on a Flamenco Players video once regarding his thick nails. He told me that for the longest time, some people have cut open Ping-pong Balls, cut them into the shape of fingernails, superglued them to their natural nails, then filed them to the right shape. He said that's why some players nails are so thick & last a long time.
@WhiteMetal_3 жыл бұрын
What ???😂 U can't play picado with long nails Try it
@Brandon756896 жыл бұрын
Two important questions. When you are descending in pitch is laying your fingers on the next string like a mute important for picado and also, is the guitar you're using + string tension important too. I was going to practice with this old classic guitar i have, but the action is warped and the stringers are fairly high from the board and loose feeling. Prob not how a true flamenco guitar feels.
@daveb21826 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm looking at buying a flamenco guitar . Been playing metal for years . Do you recommend and between £400 -£600 ?
@surrurgabbara13785 жыл бұрын
Dave B ortega guitars are perfect and even cheaper than your budget
@wdfusroy84633 жыл бұрын
So do you also sometimes use an up, up, down. down. up, up, down, down etc. picado picking technique to get more speed? I've worked with that technique a bit. It is hard to get it up to high speed at first without getting stuck on a string somewhere, but when it works it sounds great since it is easier and faster than attempting to play the notes with the traditional alternating stroke picado technique.
@BenjaminWoods3 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I'm not quite sure what you mean, but also concludes that I do not do that technique. If you watch any of my videos you can see the techniques I use, and they are pretty much all here in this playlist I created. I'm glad you found something that works for you. I dont think there's any one right or wrong way,. If it delivers the music for the player, then it must be working. Good luck my friend.
@Mukulukku5 жыл бұрын
Hey, thank you for the great tutorials, I have a question about the technique here. Would you consider it wrong not to let your fingers rest on the next lowest string but to simply to pick the string with your fingers only touching that single string?
@gaklucuhd80965 жыл бұрын
For playing Flamenco have we use finger nail?
@saptarshibhattacharya25054 жыл бұрын
Yes
@rashmiashthana65124 жыл бұрын
If I use the alternative of Picado, which I do. Is there anything wrong with it? Because when I lost all my plectrums that's how I did it, and now when I want to learn flamenco, here I am.
@BenjaminWoods4 жыл бұрын
Well I will tell you this; Since I started using Alternail technique instead of picado, I have took a lot of shit from Flamenco purists, thinking that I dont know what I'm doing. But I will also tell you that since I started using Alternail, it's changed my playing and my life! I no longer hit a speed wall, and can go as fast as I want. I can compete with electric guitarists and their speed and soloing patterns. My creativity has exploded and I find it to be much more ergonomic than picado which for me is unpredictable and uncomfortable.
@kevfs6 жыл бұрын
Is it necessary to have long nails ?
@TheSpanishGuitarHub7 жыл бұрын
Ole!!!
@germanhuter40057 жыл бұрын
I love you Ben
@juanloko10132 жыл бұрын
con cuan dedo empiezas amigo , el indice o el medio, parece ser el medio pero no estoy seguro, with wich finger you start?
@BenjaminWoods2 жыл бұрын
medio
@DeltaLou5 жыл бұрын
Ben, is it possible to play Flamenco without growing your nails out. I bite my nails, and it'd be impossible to let em grow. Any advice on this?
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
Impossible to let them grow? You could do it. Imagine trying to bite your nails without teeth, now THAT would be impossible. Look you dont need to have long nails, just enough to 'kiss' the strings. Good luck my friend
@riodelucia116 жыл бұрын
Is ok to slide or I have to alternate all the time?
@kisanmagar5900 Жыл бұрын
Is there economy picking on picado?
@junevladimirocariza23344 жыл бұрын
He sounds like a Hitman Instructor
@Z32spdstr5 жыл бұрын
Hey Ben question I've noticed every rumba guys I mean the rumberos from Spain never seen them with single cut guitars even the Gypsy Kings yet they made their Cordoba series guitars single cut away what's up with that?
@BenjaminWoods5 жыл бұрын
The cutaway is a modern invention to allow easier access to the higher frets. Those that want to stay traditional will not use a cutaway. Those who want to access, will. I prefer to use every ergonomic advantage I can.
@santanudutta2627 жыл бұрын
please sir make a lesson video on entre dos aguas....
@BenjaminWoods7 жыл бұрын
You can get the tabs/notation and watch the video in slow mo, and practice these techniques to learn. The 'lesson video" is probably not going to happen
@okletsgo91352 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, just started watching your videos as I'm trying to add some flamenco into my guitar playing. Could you please share with me the make and model of your guitar, or direct me to a website that sells decent flamenco guitars? Thank you!
@BenjaminWoods2 жыл бұрын
I believe this one is my firt Ben Woods signature Guitar model called BWSM by Ortega Guitars. It was a limited run so it may be hard to find them, but I have 3 other signature models by Ortegaguitars.com out there which are just as nice. Good luck my friend!