5 GUITAR TRADE SECRETS: Simple Tips to Fast-Track your Fingerpicking Skills!

[@VidalSanchez-s6n]

Mr Johnson in what you do you are a Shining Star 🌟; God Bless you 🙏

[@afundingYT]

Really well-structured, illustrated & explained…ideal for musicians trying to expand their repertoire from flatpick-based, single-line melodies & strumming. Really opens up the instrument…!

[@rob-cooks]

Banjo player here. I don't know how I ended up here but Justin, I love your skill, your persona, talent and appreciate you. Amazing content and channel. You're a big contribution to the world of music. Thank you

[@Kenneth-tm8ml]

Very educational I sure do appreciate it man everybody needs somebody to help them when they're trying to learn held me back for a long time fine thing you're doing thanks a lot buddy

[@douglaschristine8387]

Hi Justin, I'm glad you put this out because I've been wanting to get rid of the pick and this is the perfect time for me, my dog passed a few months ago and I don't have much lined up so I'll have no distractions. Peace 🕊️🙏.

[@bobbyschnitzer4098]

Excellent Guitar Lesson.

[@aaronaj113]

Thank you. All your tips are great, yet # 3, something so simple and effective. Also, you're a wonderful guitarist, thank you for sharing your time with us all.

[@Chiefsalltheway]

As always JJ is a very caring instructor who loves his music and sharing.

[@Liam-zw1ek]

Beautiful playing. Thanks for great lesson!

[@jameswilliford5478]

I'm in beginner moving towards intermediate limbo...I find these are great tips and very useful. Thank you for posting this, and for sharing you're inspiring talent with us every time we see you pick up a guitar.

[@JohnGradwell-is7lm]

Very helpful thanks. Just gonna soak my hands now then get picking.

[@lucaswalker1642]

How grateful I'm for you dude. Truly! You make an enormous difference for us.

[@PamelaHernandez-q2l]

You always make even tricky subjects easy to follow.

[@scotthernandez3985]

Great tips. This is one of the best videos on finger picking i have seen yet. Thank you for the video.

[@wizrom3046]

THANK YOU for sharing! You are an outstanding guitarist, and for you to share your tips and secret exercises etc is wonderful. 👍 It is people like you that make the internet great. 🙂🎵

[@doloresneilson5349]

You are a very generous teacher. Thank you. Justin...who taught YOU when you first started?

[@triples4good]

Justin, thanks so much for sharing. I can begin to tell you what it means to have someone of your skill show us things that help going toward being a true guitarist. Man, thanks so much!

[@TheOlandex]

Great tips - thanks! I've been playing for over 30 years and my problem is that when I started finger picking there was no KZbin videos to help me learn. So while I read some stuff and picked up what I could, I basically learned all wrong and now have deeply ingrained bad habits and I am trying to re-learn, but with more proper technique. I find it shockingly hard to do! But I do know the power of practice, so I am going to take your tips to heart and work on it.

[@DannyAndronaco]

Thanks for the fingerpicking tips. They’re super helpful. I just started playing guitar and I’m 300 days in and I play every single day and I’m totally obsessed. I just started the fingerpicking part of the training and your video is excellent and very helpful.

[@DonDeering]

You have a winning strategy. Stay inspired and keep playing every day. ✨️

[@kenwhite1053]

Thanks much appreciated. Hope all is well with you and yours. Take care

[@pauldetimofeev8305]

Thanks, Justin. You’re the best not just as a player but also as an instructor.

[@DonaldRoycroft-sm3rp]

Wow,so simple, but a BIG thanks for that great explanation, I've been playing for 55 years, always admired fingerstyle BUT now I know how, just gotta practice it, That's what'll happen now 😊😊😊

[@andyroo8592]

Fantastic, I haven't had a chance to watch this clip all the way through but it looks like it's going to be an absolute banger and extremely helpful. Thanks Justin, I think this is just what the Doctor ordered.👍

[@CoopsXKE]

I’ve been finger picking for 60 years, yeah, I know! I’ve never used my pinky, other than a rare plucked note when all the other fingers are busy. In my case muscle memory will probably never allow me to change but it’s a good exercise for those less stuck in their playing habits. Thanks for the lesson!

[@swiwswiw]

Thank you JJ. You have been an inspiration to me for years. Hope to see you in person at a gig one day.

[@TheJbh1103]

Great insights from an amazing player ,Thanks

[@michaelherald7088]

Thanks for all of this advice brother ! I been playing since 1985 and never got to have a lesson of any kind,bless you for sharing your knowledge, it's made so many light bulbs light up with me😁 it's awesome learning things i wasn't able to before Internet videos and you explain it in a way that's easy for us ol' dogs, you rock bro !!!

[@coolbyrne]

I've been meaning to pick up my guitar again after years of neglect, and you've really inspired me to give it a shot. Thanks, Justin.

[@pi-sx3mb]

Thank you. You mentioned some things I've never heard of before.

[@garychancey9143]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Justin.

[@daveb7408]

I don't even own a guitar, but I watched this video all the way through just to learn. Makes me want to sign up for the courses, but I should probably own a guitar first. Some old saying about old dogs and new tricks come to mind. Love your playing, Justin, and I often have your music videos playing in the background while I work.

[@GrowinAlaska]

Excellent! Thank You Justin!!!

[@SavaKalbachou]

If you ever wanted to learn to play like Justin, learn his songs and arrangements: the new lesson platform is the answer. It's truly amazing and a great community of like-minded guitar players is already building there

[@DonaldRoycroft-sm3rp]

Yes it sounds beautiful, how ever bear in mind Justin has a perfect recording room, microphone,etc,and this is the result, but it's something for us mortals to work on 😊😊😅

[@Raindog1963]

You, Sir, are a star. Ty

[@MARKCANEER]

Thank You Justin. I wish I had these tips years ago. Very helpful.🙏👍

[@chadcardosa9063]

You break down the hand placement very well. Thank you, Sir!

[@taichifenixandino]

Thank you so much forma sharing Justin, genius of the guitar and best teacher

[@josephdlucero1104]

Very interesting. I started playing in 1965 and was told in those days that a guitarist should wait at least a half hour after wetting the hands to play as to avoid arthritis in the future and of course I have always kept to that rule, guess I'll be rethinking this subject. Thank You for sharing, you are an awesome guitarist which I have strived to be all my life but yet fall so short. Always striving to be just a little better than the day before. You make it all seem so simple.

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

Lots of great tips! Thank you so much🎸🎸🎸

[@madnessbydesignVria]

This was huge. Time to get to work! Thank you so much!

[@JS-nf1sn]

Gold. Thank you, Brother.

[@trevorticve1616]

The next element of music is articulation. This together with dynamics is what creates emotion within music.... Very helpful tutorial. Cheers Trev

[@paulcote9988]

This is some of the best advice on YT. Thank you very much for helping us all with your knowledge of fingerpicking.

[@Chris_music_channel]

That Cort acoustic is a beautiful guitar. 🤘🏼

[@chezrussrussell]

can someone please tell us which model Cort it is? THX

[@StEvE1961able]

Thank you! You’re worth your weight in gold (or Tennessee Whisky).😊

[@eaglex5723]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@lui6623]

Thanks for sharing

[@jonhart-dj7fn]

I'll defintely review and check later today when i start practice today.. Anything you say is a tip for sure..ty Justin

[@matthewbrenn8307]

thanks jj. always a pleasure

[@darnellgawdin1968]

Hello, I can add a hand soaking method: In a two basin kitchen sink or two buckets, In one side you put ice or ice packs, get the water as cold as you can. In the other, water that would be a good hot temp water, something like like at a temp you would consider hot while washing your hands. Soak your hands in the hot water for one minute; then soak your hands in the cold water for a minute repeat this four or five times or until your heart is content. I like to add epsom salts. Thanks so much for your videos, I've always learned a lot. I'll sign up for you classes. Some people are just natural teachers.

[@konichiwatanabi]

For a couple weeks now I've had your music playing on loop and I've been so inspired to start playing blues guitar, but I didn't have an instrument. Until this morning! While listening to this video and fretting about buying a guitar on my way down to the dumpster, I stumbled across an acoustic Yamaha that a tenant left in the trash area. I was awestruck. After inspecting it and discovering it in great condition, I swiftly adopted it. Can't wait to get home and watch this vid and start pluckin on my new guitar. Thanks, teach!

[@docdoscojazz]

Free is good....

[@cwlter4223]

You got gifted that guitar by the universe bro

[@konichiwatanabi]

@@cwlter4223 Indeed! Been practicing daily :) (when I can haha)

[@GodsStoryteller]

Thanks a bunch. You are always wonderful. Looking forward to becoming proficient like you someday.

[@ptangyangkipperbang3295]

Thank you very much Mr Johnson.

[@berniemontoya8278]

Great tips Justin. Thanks for posting!!

[@jackblack3886]

I'm trying the warm water stretching technique for my keyboard playing. Thank you Justin!

[@ButeSound]

Will also work for darts ;)

[@gregmcnutt6981]

Thank you for this video, it helped me alot!! Your a very talented musician.

[@benabbottguitar]

Haven’t tried the hand soaking. Good idea! Thanks!

[@LifestyleMediaGrp]

the GOAT of guitar!

[@OldMike1958]

Thank you for taking the time to record this masterclass. Regards from Argentina.

[@fsback1965]

This is a really great lesson Justin - thanks for putting this up here!👍✌

[@Bushman9]

Gotta share this story. The first time I saw the Stones was Buffalo in ’81. T’was a cool September day. I remember thinking during and after how difficult it might have been to play guitar with chilly fingers. Heard much later they had buckets of hot water behind the amps to stay loose and limber. Never thought about doing it at home because the house temperature is pretty constant. Definitely trying Tip 3.

[@aceedmond8053]

Cant wait to try the hand soak! I'm a drummer and I " fiddle " with the guitar.... thanks for sharing the priceless knowledge!

[@pMac9060]

thank you so much for the great tips. I especially like the warm water trick. so much of your instruction make great sense. I also don't use my nails either and have always felt like I was a bit of a unicorn so seeing you playing the same way gives me some hope that I can be proficient. You have mad skills! thanks again for taking the time to make this video and sharing your knowledge.

[@achimwitcoustic9585]

first😅. Thanks Justin for all you do for the blues guitar and us players.. u are the man.

[@bluzzjazz]

So smooth and that Cort sounds nice and full bodied, great tone and resonance.

[@weps2097]

The pinky and ring fingers are gonna kill me, but I'll persevere. Great video from the Master!

[@howardcoleman4748]

I like the way you play you help people like me if I ever give bad advice I hope that you or anyone else can correct me as I have a bad back sometime ago someone saw me fall and couldn't believe I survived

[@willwetherell7265]

My Cort Gold Edge Natural is a Taylor slayer!! Thanks for the lesson. ❤

[@nukhanlee2394]

Wow! This is a unique but useful lesson on fingerpicking! One style that I truly love and dig into every time I play the guitar! I've been watchin some videos, but, seldom finds the tips you're mentioning and showing here. Thanks! Great Lesson, Sir! 🤘🌟

[@DoutorBreja]

Great video!! Amazing player!! Cheers from Brasil! 🇧🇷

[@markclouthier8845]

I find taking a break, standing and relaxing helps to bring it all together when you go back to it. Sometimes the repetitive movements make me flub it up.

[@marsdelvalle8174]

Totally Awesome Tips and Lesson . And, adding the actual Musical Terms was Amazing. Man, I reflect on my first experience with learning the guitar, I was lended a guitar from a Teacher in high school and I was really into the Music of Arlo Guthrie. But the Mel Bay books in the guitar case was like trying to learn Greek literature. Thankfully my older sister stepped in and I was given Real Guitar lessons for my Birthday . It was the Thumb/Pluck style too.

[@pauln00b]

awesome, kinda simple tricks but very useful n not many think of those things at least if beginners. i think i understand it much better now.

[@nathancast4107]

I’m so happy you posted this

[@samwanghop2474]

Your voice is so clear and good

[@aaronlarsen7447]

Your phrasing is impeccable. I always try and emulate it, and I do improve.

[@RedBricksTraffic]

Your lessons are the best. Thank you so much!

[@erickochheim1551]

Really good tipps... I just have to practise right now...😊😊

[@ronaldlaframboise9734]

Thanks for the tips, even i am just playing for myself, it as improve my fingerpicking by 50%.

[@mattprince9204]

Loved the lesson! It’s interesting: Glenn Gould used the hand-soaking method before playing piano

[@scottarnest8980]

The master. Thanks Justin.😊

[@tcjensen1]

One of the few things out there that’s probably worth it

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Thank you Sir, I’ve chosen 2-4 of your songs to be played at my funeral wake, I hope that you don’t mind to much. Again thank you Sir

[@32endorphin]

Awesome - keep this up and I'm going to open my guitar case!!

[@alisterbuhler1544]

Thanks. Some really good tips.

[@pantarhei2213]

Thanks a lot!

[@simonhaynes3145]

Amazing! Justin is a legend

[@anthonylane9547]

Thanks Justin for these tips. 😎🎸

[@travisgotch161]

What an awesome lesson. Thank you

[@royronnie259]

Crescendo and diminuendo

[@marcelakebleris3027]

Thank you!! Very useful technics!! 🤩

[@JMDANK-w4s]

Thanks for this. I have MS and unfortunately I really can’t feel my fingers and my dexterity is really bad but I’m gonna give it a try just to see if I can get some dexterity back.

[@fivelakeoutdoor]

Thanks a lot! Great lesson!🎸🤟🏻

[@Jasmin-mi4us]

Danke

[@GaryN6369]

Great tips, thanks JJ!

[@Stephen-zq2wf]

JJ = Mega-Maestro of Music

[@brunosampaio2399]

I wil try the pinky pattern and others, great tips! I´d be careful with the warm water thing specially with steel rusted strings. Calouses are our friends, be careful not to let them all in the strings! :) But it can save you warm up time specially in a cold day. Be wise.

[@gloryrow100]

Beautiful little guitar!

[@MrJamesjustin]

G'day Justin. New subscriber. Mate I love your work. That video was packed with great stuff to work on. And work on it I will. Thanks mate.

[@michaeldoss2685]

Thank you for the lesson

[@123pap]

Thanks great tips I'm going to try it

[@terrytaz8914]

Thank you friend