How to play John Prine - Speed of the Sound (Part 3)

(3 of 5) How to play this song using a two-finger treble string picking pattern in the style of John Prine... Part4 : • How to play John Prine...

[@bandsaw345]

hi grate lessons got me playing this song at the age of 66 your never to old to learh something new. love you to do a lesson on one red rose if pos, im just going thro your buckets of rain another great song and lesson thank you for giving your time to teach us thes grate song keep on picking all the best.

[@melkasting7548]

I am a absolute beginner and I am enjoying your tutorials. When I don't understand what you are doing, it's only because I haven't mastered a basic concept. So I stop and spend a couple days rememorizing the strings or my fingers or a chrod progression in relation to the strings. If I master this, it will be my first song. Thank you for making sense in a world of confusing videos! It's difficult to learn alone as an adult and you are making it more fun!

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you so very much for your support Mel; as a retired teacher it's wonderful to hear personal stories like this, and to know folks can learn something from my tutorials. I started learning guitar as a teenager, but spent far too long just being a basic 3-chord type "strummer". It was a long time before I was introduced to finger-style playing, but there was no KZbin around then to help! Very good luck on your musical journey. If you need any more help with this great song please let me know.

[@hm333333]

I just played through your three videos for JP's "Speed...". Wow, your breakdown of all of the songs elements is fantastic. You are a gifted instructor, indeed! I will be jumping into the song, hope to master it. Additionally, I also love the songs of Steve earle. It'd be great if you could do a thorough breakdown of some of his wonderful fingerpicking tunes, such as "Goodbye" , "Fort Worth Blues" to name two. His right hand style is extraodinary, and seemingly different.

[@user-StevenLyleStyle]

I really appreciate the way you count out the notes. It makes it easy to follow.Mahalo

[@ericrajendran3242]

Thank you so much for teaching this class with such great clarity... Excellent job. Thanks

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you very much for your valued support Eric - good luck with it!

[@Lowdenjim]

Hi Tony - thanks very much. I haven't played it for quite a while, but I'll dig it out, dust it down and spruce it up again soon.

[@ttoppcat]

Thank you so much for this. Have spent the guts of 3 hours trying to nail this and think i almost have it! Very well put together and informative and great to learn a new and very lovely strumming pattern. Much obliged xx

[@Lowdenjim]

Thanks Mike - you are very welcome. Strings used here are D'Addario EJ16 Light Guage (0.12 to 0.53)

[@orchard771]

One of the very best online guitar tutorials 👌👌

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you very much for your support and endorsement Paul. Very good luck with your guitar-playing!

[@tony59able]

Long time since you did this Jim but never say never. This is a wonderful set of tutorials and very easy to follow. That switch in the picking pattern is a revelation. Thanks so much as always. Have you ever done the Townes Van Zandt version of Pancho and Lefty? Well if you ever find yourself at a loose-end.............................................!!!

[@Lowdenjim]

Thanks very much Ham; Fort Worth Blues is a song I've been meaning to learn so I'll get on with it now.

[@jordanthecat]

Very nice, patient lesson- essentially a lesson on pattern picking melded with a Prine song tutorial.

[@georgeakester8276]

I'm almost there with this song, great tutorial. Thanks!

[@ohmikedodd]

Jim. Thank you so much. You have really helped me with my fingerpicking. Buckets of Rain, Don't Think Twice, and Sound of the Speed of Silence are an amazing set of tutorials. What gague strings are you using on the guitar in these tutorials (the one with the Elvis sticker)? Thanks again...

[@133sean]

Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much...if you're taking requests, how 'bout a breakdown for Never Going Back Again? Can't seem to work that one out... :)

[@gp54will]

These videos are great.Thank you. Very helpful.

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you very much for your support and good luck with the song.

[@Lowdenjim]

You're most welcome Topcat! Very good luck with the song

[@georgeakester8276]

I use D'Addario silk and steel strings, great for fingerstyle guitar.

[@Lowdenjim]

I'll get to it, but doing some "studio" recording at the moment, and also some experimenting with the song....

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you very much - good luck with the song....

[@arkman49]

Great lesson! Thank you so much!

[@Lowdenjim]

You are most welcome Noah, and thank you very much for your support. Very good luck with this great John Prine song; I hope you enjoy playing and singing it and help to keep his memory very much alive.

[@Lowdenjim]

That's great Dinny - glad to be of help.

[@regor8274]

would help to slow this down even more. thanks.

[@gavinmathew7491]

You are brilliant. Thank you.

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you very much for your support Gavin (much appreciated) and good luck with this song.

[@dano184]

Thx so much! Is the pattern for G ..6 4 & 2 6 3 & 4. ?

[@TheDirk777]

great lesson

[@Lowdenjim]

Thanks very much for your feedback Derek and good luck with this great song!

[@Imafriggingoddess]

Turns out I've accidentally been using Johns pattern all along. Thanks for this great tutorial.

[@Lowdenjim]

Now that's the kind of accidental guitar-technique I could do with! Well done - enjoy playing the song....

[@shanegreer7749]

Great job , thanks for this :$ I’m gonna wear this one out 😅

[@Lowdenjim]

Thank you for your support Shane; it is very much appreciated. Good luck with this great John Prine classic!

[@keithskelton5596]

Hey Jim Thanks again👏🏾👏🏾 Saved & will hone my skills ✌🏼🌈🤠

[@Lowdenjim]

Very good luck with this great John Prine song Keith, and thank you for your support.

[@keithskelton5596]

Hey Jim Keep it going A couple of friends in the UK & Myself who has just been locked down for a year or so in Tbilisi Georgia Are following you brilliant tutorial vids Sorted out a set of new strings and in quarantine currently You are keeping me sane 🤪 Could you consider a lesson on JP cover of Clay Pigeons the Blaze Foley cover please I found it this week and just love it 🙏✌🏼🌈🤠

[@Lowdenjim]

@@keithskelton5596 Just had a listen Keith - I hadn't heard of the song but will have a go at learning it. If I manage to nail it fairly sharpish I'll put up a close-up vid for starters. Keep sane - keep pickin'!!

[@bierbier2597]

Das Picking muster beim spiel ist doch anders als 1,2 +3+4

[@jasper_north]

I miss the hammer ons on the E string (G)

[@Lowdenjim]

You're welcome!

[@Lowdenjim]

Yes Peter thanks - not as popular as Dylan, but hey...........

[@Lowdenjim]

I'll see what I can do - need more hours in the day!

[@bierbier2597]

sorry,bitte 2,3,1,2, discantsaiten .ok

[@Lowdenjim]

My apologies once again my friend, but I do not understand what you are trying to say.

[@jasper_north]

Zingen zou ik niet doen

[@bierbier2597]

melodiesaiten schlecht erklärt

[@Lowdenjim]

Maybe the language I use doesn't translate too well into yours - sorry about that!

[@bierbier2597]

absolut schlecht erklärt.Das Pickingmuster das er spielt ist doch 1,2& 3&4& .So werden Anfänger in die Irre geführt.

[@Lowdenjim]

Thanks for your observation, but you're wrong mein freund.

[@fritzruttimann1517]

Es ist sogar alles sehr gut und bis ins Detail erklärt Herr Jaeger. Ich bin ein fortgeschrittener Anfänger und dank Jim Lowden's super Lektionen kann ich das Lied jetzt spielen.

[@bierbier2597]

Stimmt Herr Rutikmann, entschuldige.