One Essential Technique to make Fingerpicking CLICK!

[@brianmarkl6671]

That was the best 20 minute lesson I've ever had in my life. It really inspired me, thank you, Justin.

[@clarityy1082]

I like the way you slowly show what you're doing. So many others don't do that and make it difficult to see what they're doing.

[@1wheeldrive751]

Love that you are playing a Cort guitar. Not everyone needs to have a Martin

[@doloresneilson5349]

Justin...you're an incredible teacher. So generous with your knowledge and skill. Thank you.

[@nicopillay4059]

Rick Beato needs to talk to you, man. And we have a responsibility to make that happen. You deserve more appreciation for your country and blues chops.

[@skullheadwater9839]

Meatbeat Beato is a "sell out" he will never do for others what others have done for him. Who the hell gets a signature Gibson for making a YT channel talking about songs he likes? While legit rock stars only get Epiphone signatures. He knows which buns to butter and how much honey to squirt on, skeet skeet skeet. Prolly on a Diddy Tape by now.

[@TheBoomtown4]

@@skullheadwater9839wow that really escalated

[@brianpickrell2477]

@@skullheadwater9839 Flaming Rick Beato like that is for dorks. Most of us appreciate his videos.

[@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz]

Maybe if he started making elevator music like Polyphia.

[@justincatterall9597]

I bought, and have completed one of your earlier fingerpicking courses. It was a turning point in my playing, learning to control my right-hand fingers and thumb independently was a revelation. Some of what I have been able to play since has been the most enjoyable playing I have had with my guitar. I'm looking forward to where this course leads - though I don't need this introduction, I'm looking forward to the more advanced lessons. When I was a young I never knew or even heard of another Justin. Now I get all of my guitar tuition from two other Justins (I'm sure you know who the other one is). I really enjoy your style and what you do, thank you for sharing.

[@diegooland1261]

The tab breakdown on the screen is super helpful, thank you.

[@stevescuba1978]

I had to stop watching Justin for a couple years. I've been hurt, and couldnt play much guitar. Seeing his amazing playing was painful. Now, I'm back, baby! I'm ready to tackle fingerstyle

[@sheilastyrebriere]

Love finger picking, just picking my guitars back up after quite some time..a bit rusty, used to play for hours every day for years. Performed a lot when I was younger. Then life…. Love this refresher, thanks Justin.

[@hennadiiberd713]

Дякуємо!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thank you, rock on! 🤘

[@gregkoelling615]

As someone who's been playing for 57 years I have to say, this is a great presentation on finger picking and even a geezer like me can benefit from it. Thank you Mr. J!

[@kellystauffer5637]

Such an intelligent teacher. Thanks for being so clear and zen about these teachings

[@e21steverino]

One of your early beginner finger picking porch style lessons got me started with alternating bass line/Travis style picking. I'm excited to add these progressive lessons. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome techniques and your 100% real and genuine teaching style. I wish you were my neighbor 😊

[@eldjennemo2122]

Excellent. Your explanations are so clear and the way you break down the riffs to make us understand is really efficient. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@bobhoddeer]

Excellent. Just learning the bass tab parts and then the higher notes separately and then combining them makes a lot of sense and is a heck of a lot easier.

[@edphillips3415]

Very informative, looking forward to the next guitar class.

[@ellenobersteberghaus44]

Fantastic playing, very cool tutoring, totally different from the rest. Very much fun to learn. Thanks a million...

[@rickm4295]

Fretting two strings with one finger just unlocked something for me. Definitely a level up moment. Ive been messing with this for a couple weeks now and have it down pat. I never realized i could fret two two strings with one finger. Playing Em and A chords with one finger tip is awesome. Gotta integrate that into all of my fingerstyle playing. Its a great cheat code.

[@MattH1874]

Thank you. I really struggle getting the bass notes to remain consistent as soon as I add anything else. It all seems to go wrong. This will help for sure.

[@TeeJayDeluxe]

You're a really good teacher. I already know travis picking but this video explains and takes it further. Thanks.

[@idlikemoreprivacy9716]

Thanks for all your videos! You are such a good teacher, so enabling, musical and inspiring!

[@jeffro.]

Thanks, Justin! This lesson was very clear, very insightful and well done! Thank you so much for sharing your widespread knowledge of fingerstyle. I've often admired your playing abilities, wondering where I'd be if I had kept up my playing, from long ago.... I started out playing fingerstyle in the mid-70s. I played for almost 10 years, and taught myself some pretty advanced classical songs. I learned best by ear, even copying several tunes I'd heard Andres Segovia play. But I stopped suddenly, for reasons I won't get into. More than 30 years passed, and the music I wasn't playing just haunted me. So, finally I tried to start playing again. But now my calluses were long gone, the muscle memory mostly forgetten, and worse was nerve impingement caused by problems in my spine & neck. I had muscle atrophy in neck, shoulders, chest, arms. So, when I tried to play, I couldn't even play for 3 minutes before my hands cramped & tired. I had to have cervical fusion of 3 vertebrae. The next morning after surgery, I noticed I wasn't dropping things due to my left hand not being able to clench! But playing guitar was still a long way off! I worked at it daily, playing for 1-2 minutes at a time, and almost constantly doing hand exercises. It took almost 8 months after surgery, but one day I was trying to remember how to play one of the classical tunes I used to play. At some point, I realized I'd been at it for almost 45 minutes! Hurray! The surgery finally "took." Since then, I've played daily on my acoustic guitar, and I can now play for several hours at a time! I can even bend strings and play any chords I want. I don't have the speed back that I had accomplished long ago, but it's coming. It has now been just over 2 years that I've been playing again, and I get better every day! In many ways, I've surpassed where I was after almost 10 years of playing, except the "raw talent" of being able to learn & play anything almost instantly. Ever since I started back playing, though, I've neglected my fingerstyle, all except for one Led Zeppelin song. Yet I've become even better at using a pick than I was before! I'm much more accurate and I'm faster. I've even gotten fairly good at "hybrid picking," which came easy with my fingerstyle beginnings. I have learned palm muting techniques and much more that I was missing before. The hardest part for me was learning that my hand position has to be totally different for playing rock & blues than for classical and fingerstyle, because of all the string muting needed for rock & blues! You cannot mute strings with your left hand, while fretting with the tips of your fingers! That's one area where having an actual teacher would've helped. (I'm completely self-taught.) With the advent of internet & YT I've learned an incredible amount of theory, which has helped my playing, composition, and improv skills. After watching this video that you made, I have reconnected with my love of fingerstyle, and I understand it much better than ever! I am planning to devote more time to practicing it Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience with fingerstyle! I doubt that I'll ever be as good as you, but I can at least aspire! 🤪 👍👍👍😅

[@kevinmccormick6434]

This is a must watch clip! I had never heard of Justin before.....no reflection on him.....there are just so many great artists out there. He should be a household name if your a guitarist! I have been playing for at least 50 years. Justin's style of teaching is flawless! He is clear, to the point, gives enough info to learn, but does not overwhelm or confuse. He can teach you to play immediately....all you have to do is listen and PRACTICE! This finger picking clip is priceless and opens a whole new exciting world for a guitar player....very inspiring! I can't say enough good things about Justin!.....he is easy to listen to, understandable, goes at just the right pace. He literally can change the life of a guitar player! Amazing guy! On top of all that, he is a gifted guitar player that deserves way more acclaim! Very professional at both teaching and playing! He is now one of my favorite players along with Mark Knopfler who also is good at instructing players!

[@davidlegalley1161]

Thank you so much for this detailed & slowed down demonstrated lesson Justin 👍🏽👍🏼🎯

[@maraalvarez7695]

Lessons for us from Justin Johnson...yes yes YES!!!!! THANK YOU JUSTIN 💯

Excellent Lesson, Thank you Justin .

[@foxmaiden1608]

Thats the lesson I was searching for long time. To play melodies at the same time as the thombe is doing its job is not easy to learn. This lesson has the right concep. Thank You 🙏

[@CritterRepairTech]

I teach in the veterinary industry and you are a talented teacher. Educational videos take attention to detail, time, and skill. I’m really enjoying your lessons!

[@theunsuccessfultrader5681]

Thanks!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks so much! I truly appreciate it!

[@tomdaoust]

Good demo. I've been seeing this demoed by many online teachers. In my first 56 years of guitar playing (strumming creatively) I never understood the simple concept you demo. I'm a little late to the game. That all changed when I bought a Martin D-18 with the intention of really learning to make my GUITAR SING, instead of just me singing, the result is amazing. Thank you.

[@jonashaller1462]

such a fantastic lesson, thank you Justin

[@Bond-dy6cb]

Really cool, informative, and easy to understand; thank you! 👍

[@RadicalLinguisticDescriptivism]

great lesson! I still think I'm a beginner and I understood this clearly even though I will struggle to do everything you showed today. I will practice these tips though! Your playing has really inspired me to push myself out of my comfort zone. Thank you!

[@thehillbillyhoarder4996]

Thank you for taking the time to make and post them.

[@oicsaywhat]

Very good lesson, explained to perfection and easy to understand. And btw that Cort plays beautifully in your hands

[@frankdougherty3233]

True clarity ... is profound. And, man, you gifted clarity is just that ... profound.

[@thecomedian2299]

Mark Knopfler does something similar. Describing this pattern over the C chord, to then develop that until you can accompany it with a melody. It takes so much slow and correct repetition, though. I'd like a solution to make that part less tedious and boring. 😅 Thanks for the detailed explanation 👍🏻

[@johnwashburn3793]

Thank you, happy New Year

[@igorkrilov3959]

Every word and every move - straight to the point, clear and simple, thank You, Master Justin🙏 I am also big fan of your heavy swamp blues💥🔥and those guitars You made from different objects🥃👏👍

[@Matt-Parker]

Great course! I appreciate your teaching style, very relaxed and easy to listen to. I plan to purchase some of your advanced courses as soon as I can. Thanks for these free lessons!

[@claytonbauder8341]

Excited to pick up the axe and get to practicing 🙂 thanks for the tips and inspiration 👍🏼

[@jimmeymcgee2840]

Thanks for the video you’re a great guitar player and teacher! Mad respect for your skill

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

Being a Scandinavian European Classical, Euro Folk and Vikingr Metal guitar player US fingerpicking styles aren´t part of my musical tradition or reference library. However, learning the Blues, Roots and Americana I can´t wait to delve into alternating thumb, Ragtime, Delta Blues, Travis picking and Clawhammer. No doubt it will help further progressing and developing what I can already play on a guitar and also help me further elaborate on the styles I´m already playing. Excellent lesson. Thank you.

[@kirkharmon21]

Really like this lesson. I do minimal finger picking . Just know a few tunes but this explains so much Really. Was trying to teach my son but this vid does it better than I ever could. Thanx dude for the lesson and look forward to more.

[@cheryldavidson-Godandguitars1]

LOVE your finger picking videos . I practice them over and over!!!

[@matthewmansfield3817]

amazing lesson thank you,

[@richardroberts1074]

Dude you are the greatest teacher . I learn so much every time I watch you 🙏✝️❤️🇺🇸🎶🎵😊😎✌️

[@robinwoodbury2563]

Hey Justin, this was super-enlightening in revealing the components of this technique, as it all sounds rather intimidating when it's all put together. By the way, you mentioned you'd be sharing the tabs for the examples with us, but I'm not seeing them in the description. Am I missing something? Thanks! -Robin

[@toddwardell2285]

Brilliant, thank you. You know what you're doing and simplified this well for us learners

[@RearviewMirror-ij2pr]

Much thanks for sharing this Justin!

[@Xinijakmung_Tripuri]

great teacher I appreciate you ❤❤🎉🎉

[@MoanaAndDaisy]

Awesome lesson Justin! Thanks man!

[@xyzman001]

Thanks for sharing! Exactly what I’ve been looking for and need!

[@michaelcamp2185]

Right on Justin.

[@robertgullickson8758]

Thank you. This is very helpful and simplified

[@voyagersa22]

Thank you brother you shared a lot of goold here 😊❤

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dave-gf3kd]

Very well broken down and presented! Thank you!

[@HeadbangoO]

That 3rd exercise is great. Does it come from a song ? Or do you have something similar, as a full song, on your channel ? Thanks for the music 👍🏼

[@danabiondo9243]

Thank You Jutin, 🙏 I've mostly Watched, Listened to You play. However as an Instructor. Your Really Grounded, Present and Confident. An Excellent Teacher ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🙂

[@cturtle97]

Thanks Justin. I’ll be working on this a long time.

[@neleig]

Thanks you for this excellent lesson Justin.

[@lospopularos]

A very valuable lesson. Thank you!

[@mariocortes1337]

Thank very much Sr, well explained 👏

[@Buck-pm6xx]

You are a pretty good teacher. Thank you sir.

[@anthonystark5412]

Brilliant lesson! 👏

[@TonyMartin-on6yk]

Great finger picking thank you for sharing

[@seanyohara]

Great lesson. I was struggling the replicate the sound relying on the tabs and I found that on Riff 1 the tabs were not totally accurate for the second version where the other fingers come into play. It seems the high E string is only played on the first bars of each chord (last note of the bar). On the second bar it seems to substitute the G string. I'm a beginner though so maybe I'm wrong. Will hopefully work my way up to Riff 2 and 3.

[@Watchdog1953]

Many thanks Justin. After 50 yrs of doing it wrong, I'll now practice what you taught me today.

[@walterwhiting9970]

Awesome thank you so much. We appreciate you 🙌

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks so much, rock on!🤘

[@Ahmed-kv4up]

Thanks for this brilliant lesson. You play treble strings with index, middle and ring finger, and you anchor your pinky. I'm right?

[@timothyhighstone9300]

Awesome as always😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@singvirii5909]

very valuable lesson

[@jeanlawson9133]

Really nice Sir thank you.

[@BobDonovan-m3w]

great Cort guitar sounds awesome

[@bryandicken5227]

Thank you. I’ve been looking for a video like this for years🙏🙏

[@tedbeckett3221]

Thank you so mush Justin.

[@FOXKING504]

Very good lesson man

[@donk.5730]

Agreed, Beato is missing your talents: a sincere interest in teaching and a real talented guitar player. Thank you Justin, from an older beginner. Any suggestions on remembering the notes on the keyboard. I played the piano and there was only one middle C !! lol. Cheers, Dk.

[@anthonycrothers_Photography]

Wow! So glad I found your channel. Subscribed. What an amazing lesson, superbly explained and presented, thanks so much for sharing. I've been attempting to play finger style on and off for more years than I care to remember, and you have definitely made it 'click' with me. Very inspiring, I will be checking out your content and website asap. Before I write them down, are the tabs available anywhere to download? Keep up the good work, I'm off to practice! 😎😎😎

[@pedroo8363]

Grazie grande🎉

[@eikkaheikkinen]

Thank you sir

[@TR4U-TAY55]

Maybe you can explain the importance of how you seem to anchor your pinky to the body of the guitar while you finger pick.

[@RuneKlarskov]

Dear Justin Johnson. I work as a high school teacher. Organised teachers makes their material Creative Commons licensed and charge by the hour when present at school. I try to organize myself with those free people. The model is as old as the organised creative working people have struggled to live. A long line of contributors to culture has done similar efforts in open sharing of knowledge, the generous sharing pays back. 'Stay open -stay free' quote Jimi Hendrix . Sharing knowledge gets humans out off mental slavery, and then again it gives civilised freedom in peaceful communities. Love your shared videos.

[@natalievandenberg2222]

Thank goodness for these teachers

[@allandart20]

Cheers

[@nicolaslombardot6925]

top thanks

[@Mauitaoist]

Justin really is an awesome guy and an awesome player. If you read this Justin I can't thank you enough for all the inspiration that you've brought into my life

[@yudipitre5720]

Awesome tutorial, thank you My problem is I can't change my fingers when I change to another chord. I lose concentration. So frustrating 😢

[@MotorCityMax]

Justin and Tommy Emmanuel keeping the groove going are simply work class

[@TheAbcakl]

Awesome lesson.

[@FansSports]

Wow, Cort is really stepping their game up

[@billrogers5870]

great info thanks!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bigal25938]

As a banjo picker I can get the alternating thumb ok. I have a hard time not planting both fingers and picking without picks on the other fingers. Might take me a few days.

[@DougKnechtelArt]

Great lesson! I’ve failed at this previously, but I’m inspired to try again!

[@roscmon]

Same

[@leotrill2]

Good stuff

[@crispycat4852]

What a great breakdown thanks ! i mainly flat pick bluegrass style or hybrid pick and strum but I have learnt t Travis picking oveer the last couple of years , Isn't this basically the same thing? I found it was like leaning to ride a bike, you need tpo stick at it and be prepared to fall off but once it suddenly clicks you shouldn't be THINKING about It anymore Once you get the basic thumb alternating pattern imprinted then its not that hard to change the strings you are playing iwith the thumb In the bass , its a Rhythmic pattern not melodic If that makes sense ? In fact I find that if start looking at my fingers and thinking about It i start losing It the synchromisation, whereas If i just feel the Dum Dum ,Dum Dum, Dum Dum It comes naturally

[@heathersmith9932]

Is ut the hammering on the part of the deepest chord

[@cmdry72]

Great lesson but I wish you broke down the finger picking at 16:32 more. There is a tab on screen but It would be cool if there was a little explanation there.

[@jimsapp7969]

I like all 3 of them but I really like #3

[@michaelandrewtaylor2172]

Love finger picking but my ultimate favorite ❤️ love is the Slide just my humble opinion 🎸💯🔥 In My Time Of Dying still waiting for this one JJ 🔥🎸♣️

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you :)

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thanks for watching ! Glad you enjoyed it!