Build Incredible Flatpicking Speed With This One Lick

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey yall! Get the tabs for this lesson here: www.aaronjaxon.com/opt-in-d4359ca2-e5a8-47cd-9fd9-33f89d186284

[@christrytten9705]

Hi Aaron. I received an email with various tabs but not for this lick. Is it still available?

[@mbach1187]

This is the best routine I've come across for building my speed. Thanks.

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

@@mbach1187 So glad to hear that! Thanks

[@Super-Zunzara]

That was so easy! I'll spend next century training this.

[@dantaylor1569]

Man this is what I've needed to get out of a rut, this is next level. Thanks 🍻

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

@@dantaylor1569 So glad to hear that! Hope it serves you well

[@jeffreywinsor350]

Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge, Aaron. Hello from St. John's Newfoundland Canada!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey thanks so much Jeffery! Really appreciate you

[@ethanadjack5289]

Thank you for putting this out for free. Great picking exercise!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thank you Ethan! Really appreciate you watching and commenting

[@monsterzero1965]

Thank you thank you for showing me you CAN PLAY first before running your mouth for 30 minutes with NO licks!!! lol you are awesome brother!

[@stevenlittle9063]

Been doing this only a week or so and seeing really good progress. :) THX Aaron !

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

@@stevenlittle9063 So glad to hear that! Thanks

[@rickbish01]

Thank you Aaron for the lesson and the tabs! I’m a “beginning again” guitarist. You are an inspiration! The least I could do was to subscribe!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey thanks so much! So glad to connect w ya

[@gillscreekman]

Thanks very much for the tabs. I've been looking for some lessons to help my flat picking and this seems to be the best way to go. Hats off to you Aaron!!!

[@guntotinmamaintn]

Aaron, This is Dave Lee here , Kina's husband. Great advice and practice routines right here . I'm adding them to my practice repertoire beginning today . Looking forward to progress that I know will be definite. I put in the work !! I m driven ! Thanks .

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Awesome! Best of luck. Thanks Dave

[@tommy124100]

That was a loving gift, Aaron, and much appreciated!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Your welcome! Thank YOU

[@joelbrown2435]

Amazing video love it, adding to my excercises for sure !

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thanks Joel! So glad to hear that 🙏👍🤟🤟

[@kevinbodnar448]

I'd love to pick like that, thank you for the tutorial

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

No prob! Thank you Kevin

[@toddmcmahon3360]

This man is incredible.

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thanks so much Todd!!

[@OniHasan]

so awesome to discover you on KZbin buddy! Thanks to KZbin recommendation! How have ya been?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey there! Been really well. Hope you are as well

[@stevengrinold3203]

Thanks Aaron!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thank you Steve!!

[@codylyon9517]

Thank you 😊

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thank YOU Cody!

[@bengtsjoberg]

Thanks for sharing! greetings from Sweden :)

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thanks for watching! Glad to connect

[@mattparker2644]

Killer lick!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Thanks Matt!!

[@chrisk8376]

Great lesson Aaron! Gonna use this one in Sally Goodin'.

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Sweet! So glad to hear that. Thanks Chris

[@dieselman7453]

Cheers bro good information thanks I am having trouble in this department 😃take care from Ireland 🇮🇪🎸🎸Brian

[@dpgedward5947]

Clearly mental speed

[@stephenk419]

Like the exercise! Fits with what I’m trying to work on exactly! Thanks

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching

[@retox2929]

Thanks Aaron

[@jamescarlucci9867]

Very good..realyy reminds me of some Dixie Dregs /Steve Morse style..Thanks for sharing!!!

[@Henry_Martin_Taylor]

That'll set German fingertips on fire😅And let us always remember Bascom Lamar Lunsford😊

[@CMHobbies]

Will be trying it out later. Awesome!

[@hansjoit9403]

Great ! Thank you, top idea. But please put the 6 pictures back on the wall in line.... The drive me mad and make my brain explode.....

[@peterritchie2990]

Re “a lot of this stuff is mental” as opposed to physical when trying to gain speed - interesting comment at 11:50. Reminds me of what quite famous bluegrass vocal teacher once told us - he said the more he studied singing the more he came to believe that singing “beyond your range” is not a physical limitation but instead - assuming proper technique - it is a mental limitation. To all of that I say …hmmm.

[@davidpatrick1813]

Can I use my thumb pick and do “ flap pick” type of playing

[@djw0051]

Aaron... This is a BRILLIANT technique for helping people increase up/down picking speed!!! I've been a finger picker for so many years; before that a bass player; before that a guitar "strummer". But one day, I was introduced to Tony Rice. WOW! So I've been trying to add this technique to compliment my finger picking. But I feel like a retarded ostrich, just starting out. So I've been viewing several videos, and tonight I saw yours. But something told me that THIS is a genuinely good technique to work on. Well... I better get started!! God Bless you... Best regards, Dennis

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey thanks so much Dennis!! Really appreciate the kind words. It just something I use every day that has worked well for me and my students so I hope you get some value out of it. Glad to connect!

[@djw0051]

Aaron, Do you do online lessons? I've heard enough of you to realize you are an amazing performer. But sometimes, the most amazing artists and performers are not very good teachers... But in my opinion, I see you as a very good teacher.... I used to take lessons from a Tony McManus, a wonderful performer and teacher, and a master of technique in DADGAD. I consider him a dear friend and mentor, but I had to stop lessons about 6 months ago, for a number of reasons. I came across Tony Rice videos about a few weeks ago, and was HOOKED !! I am wondering if you only do "face to face" lessons, or do you give video lessons? I know they can be challenging due to time zone differences and audio setup issues.... Let me know if possible...

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey there! Sorry for the delayed response and thanks for the kind words. Feel free to shoot me an email at [e-mail] and we can go from there

[@igorperic5232]

Hey :) Could you do a video on cool and fast bluegrass rhythm guitar patterns for outsiders who would like to try this genre?

[@Timanator]

I hope this works and it not a waste of time Aaron! ;)

[@KenJudd-kd2vt]

I it and learning, as a rock guitar from the states my band would be throwing things at me. Ha

[@digittydog]

I love the lick. It sounds like you are starting on the upbeat with the metronome at 160. Am I wrong? Can you explain the function of F natural in the key of G in this context? Thanks again!

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

So, that lick starts right on the downbeat. I may have been rushing it a bit but the note come in on the downbeat. The F note give this lick a classic bluegrass major/minor blues scale feel which is what we do a lot of in this style. A song may be in G major but a lot of these lead lines contain ideas from major/minor blues scales as well as major scale and mixolydian modes. That’s beyond the scope of this video but I hope I’ve answered your question

[@billdedrick1914]

Unbelievable..Incredible..What model and year Bourgeois? What strings, type and gauge used? What flat pick model/thickness used here?

[@officialfanofrichiebricker8324]

I can never leafrn these licks although its very similar to my own solos

[@MrEjowens21]

Nice Exercise. With the metronome going, how do i determine how many beets per minute I am playing the lick? Is it one note per click?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Hey thank you! These licks are best played as 16th notes so 4 beats per click

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

I’m pretty mental myself

[@mattturley-qt5zt]

was it the lick at the start?

[@andrewv7470]

You played it 3 times through in the Breaking Point Tempo section. Is it syncopated? Asking because those three examples weren't very in time if they weren't syncopated (slowed playback down to 50% to be sure). I'm very envious of how cleanly you play, but you mentioned playing it in time and that doesn't appear to be the case at 160. Would love to hear you play it at 130-140.

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

No it isn’t syncopated. Yes, I got ahead of the metronome at 160 so my timing wasn’t perfect by any means. I’m just trying to show people how I would practice it. Part of that includes recording yourself and listening back to hear where you are slowing down/speeding up. In my case, I just decided to do it with close to 20k views on it 😂😂. Again though, if anything I was getting ahead of the metronome at 160 so I needed to slow down. But overall, I thought it was pretty solid and I’m very self critical so I’ll go with my own judgment on this

[@TomAuffarth]

On wich count do you start playing this lick?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Right on the downbeat. Beat 1. I may have been rushing it in a few places as I have a tendency to play very “on top of the beat” but all these licks and their variations start right on the down beat

[@nicrosser1428]

So it’s a circular or winding scale with a g run ?

[@pmaybank]

confused how you are counting. triplets?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

16th notes

[@mikereynolds3294]

Awesome! What picks do you prefer Aaron?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

I like the Tortex Flex 1.14 mm picks. You can get em at any music store

[@mikereynolds3294]

@@aaronjaxonguitarthanks so much. !! Your such a great picker and an even better teacher. Thx for all you do !

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

@@mikereynolds3294 Thanks so much Mike!! I really appreciate you

[@willchaney8931]

​@aaronjaxonguitar I play the same millimeter but the Ultex, ever try those?

[@krautyvonlederhosen]

Hittin’ the exact note not as important as the timing of your “mistake.” Right? Lost in the maze again. Thanx Jax.

[@CHETSTR]

what strings are you using?

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Elixir nanoweb mediums. I think

[@CHETSTR]

I see they're not bronze, thanks @@aaronjaxonguitar

[@briancarroll3541]

so i been pickin near as long as you been breathing, but that don't mean i'm any good. my ? is, if i'm gonna work on a lick for a year or, more to the point, 3K reps, why wouldn't i pick one that actually sounds good?! not to be a dik, but the one u teach here just plays like a chromatic/scale run up to the last meas. which has some, shall we say, 'borrowed' appeal. otherwise, your disciplined approach using metronome is, imo, spot on, well thought out and well explained. just trying to offer some balanced insights from experience cuz that's about all us old-timers got left to offer! i like new-grass less every time i hear it-the sound of showing off. there's a balance; thoughtful, consonant fills versus 'look at what i can do', or playin so fast you can't even hear the BS. music is not a sport, imo. serve the song.

[@natoprox4974]

Jealousy is very ugly

[@briancarroll3541]

@@natoprox4974 so's ur mom, but i did her anyway

[@whereandbackagain7059]

Talk slow, play fast 😆

[@jeffloewi5632]

You talk a lot, you can really play, but you do talk a lot.

[@aaronjaxonguitar]

Haha I know! I’m still kinda new to making YT videos so I’m learning as I go

@@aaronjaxonguitaryou talk the perfect amount.

[@brianj4090]

opening was sped up. feels a little disingenuous

[@sixstringmission]

You of course are very accomplished. Could you condense things a bit for next time? It took nearly 2 minutes if marginally relevant introduction before you got to the lick. Talk less, play more, please.