This Exercise SOLVED All My Technique Problems! (IN JUST 6 MONTHS)

[@Bernthguitar]

Get the tabs, guitar pro files, and video play-alongs for this killer workout here: www.patreon.com/bernth - happy practicing! :)

[@guitarmemoir]

Good video. Really cleaned up your technique. How much time per day did you spend on the exercise if I may ask?

[@udayanmustafi3963]

🎸

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

This isn't my kind of music, or guitar tone, or anything... but it was immensely enjoyable to watch somebody so skilled and dedicated, working so hard to get even better in every possible way. I tip my hat!

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

this is why Malmsteen is famous.

[@k.a.m_dh9959]

Every youtube guitar teacher: drastically improve in two weeks! This guy: realistic

[@51MontyPython]

Actually, it's more like the ones you see in the _ads_ of every youtube guitar teacher.

[@irti_pk]

@@heyjarrod I know you don't care enough (even though you should when you're commenting on someone's character) but he has tonnes of old videos from a year or so ago where he used the "old technique" mentioned here. You can go back to his channel to see the difference in his playing. Yes, it was already amazing, but if you paid a modicum of attention to what he was demonstrating, you'd be able to see a noticeable change in his left and right hand technique. Either way, even if it was all faked, you don't need to be a genius to realize a practice routine such as this will help you regardless of your skill level, unless you're Guthrie Govan or something.

[@irti_pk]

@@heyjarrod This is literally a guitar teacher selling a practice plan and lessons, promoting the same philosophy as yours for getting good. Don't be fooled by the sensational presentation (It's KZbin, of course he has to pitch it in a certain way for views) and dig a little deeper before making pretentious comments about another person. That's all I'm saying here.

[@HigherPlanes]

Shortcuts = shortcomings

[@irti_pk]

@@heyjarrod It's baffling that you can keep making the same claims after I provided evidence that debunked them. Now I get how some people believe the earth is flat and don't want to vaccinate their kids.

[@bettachela]

It's so inspiring to see that even a pro guitarist like you still improves itself! Thank you man!

[@bradhill935]

The best teacher on the planet atm...I love your honesty & the way you are taking us on your journey...thank you for the inspiration, my playing has massively improved thanks to you!

[@abhishekpariyar5420]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate him and his dedication to make us a better version of ourselves as guitar players❤️ Lots of love from Nepal🇳🇵

[@yapangnrongsen5864]

Cheers !

[@Aryanof99]

Cheers 🍻

[@pshreyaan]

a lot of love from Nepal .........

[@m4thsciguy534]

This video is too underrated!!!!!!! Analyzing and improving is ultimately better than practicing hard aimlessly!!!! Thank you so much for this video Bernth!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDD

[@rainierjunpmiranda5567]

Whenever I watch your uploads I feel more motivated to practice! KUDOS man! keep it up!

[@sampabhattacharya8405]

I was using this exercise almost daily from the time you released that video demonstration ...... I feel like I have much more control overall playing fast ........ thanks man ... ... ❤❤❤

[@Ivan_Int]

Hello, I can't find the old video. Could you get me a link to it? Thank you!

[@sorenahlback]

Berth is a great teacher, and I don't even like metal music. Still learn a lot and he produce good lessons in an entertaining way. I will practice this one a lot!

[@edwardheins2930]

you add such challenge to my practice you just so damn right . i have never realize how 30 years of incorrect self taught technique has held me back THANK YOU BERNTH!

[@SarahRabenhertz]

The pinky struggle is real. 😂 Your exercizes are like a guitar boot camp. Great stuff for fast progress and I love how how exercizes help to understand what's wrong in my own playing and to fix issues I didn't even know I had. The spider is my regular routine now, I'll check out this one this evening. :)

[@federicoromero4631]

The picking is a complicated issue, each hand is different and there are physiological matters that make a grip much easier or confortable than other for each one, in my case i use a similar grip to your new grip, but i use my pinky for suport or stabilize the hand. i got problems in my arms and i found this way to improve precision. Thanks for you dedication, honesty and realism in showing progress.

[@robalo61]

Wonderful lesson, since I`, almost 60 and my Costa Rican Band Igni Ferroque 43, I was never able to develop my picking speed and technic, now since I understand your way to progress, I have improved both, but never that fast, which is ok and as an advice for those like my self, I use this same pattern but with pull ups and hammer on trying to achieve a cleaner sound and Berth`s speed and that way, I`m almost there. From Costa Rica for best army in the World... The Guitar Players PURA VIDA

[@Shawn_WTF_]

I love the close attention to detail you put into this video (almost scientific) it allows us to see through your eyes, simple ways to analyze, problem solve to find the correction needed, and then execute the best possible correction through trial and error thank you for sharing this

[@rodreyes8436]

I really appreciate the breakdown on the pick grip. I’ve been trying to rebuild my right hand technique. To be cleaner and more fluid. After all these years, it feels so difficult and frustrating. It’s nice to see someone else in the process of refinement. Also I love the before and after analysis. That’s helpful!

[@robertoq125]

I’m really glad that I happen to see this video bcz I’m a beginner playing electric guitar. I play a lot on my classical and flamenco guitars and the electric was just gathering dust hanging on the wall. I had it for years but didn’t have the motivation to pick it up and play. Last December though, I told myself that this will be my New Years resolution to learn how to play it and stick to it. So I try to watch lots of tutorials on you tube. Thank you and I subbed✌🏼

[@TheMooky]

I added this to my practice regimen about 2, maybe 3 months ago. I had been practicing mostly the same things on loop prior to adding this but I feel like this one really helped me make strides not just in sheer velocity of noise coming from my guitar but it seemed to help clean up a lot of my other practices as well. The odd note grouping was REALLY hard to get used to, and it's still easy to get tripped up when pushing it to 180ish BPM but unlike some other things I've spent time on, I felt like working this in every day has actually made a very noticeable difference. Thank you Bernth

[@alexmammoth2916]

I just recorded my practice routine today but daaaag I am excited to get working on this. This also opens up to a lot of Paul Gilbert style picking. Just gotta put on that astronaut suit, my good sir.

[@mikeivey8471]

Simply amazing & inspiring to watch you (being such a fantastic guitar player) transform your technique & make such a drastic improvement in your playing !! I've been working on this exercise since you showed it to us 6 months ago but I've got a long way to go to get the cleanliness & precision you're getting !! LOL still working at it though & have made great jumps forward (my friends have even noticed) !! Thanks to you for all the help !! You genuinely seem to want to make us all better musicians & we appreciate all you do !!

[@felipeleite1102]

Man, the pick positioning! It really made all the difference! OMFG dude TY

[@adrianojameson629]

Hey Bernth, again an incredible awesome video! I switched my picking hand position exactly the same like you a few months ago, and it was a blast. And I see the struggle with the pinky still at my playing and working on exactly that problem for some weeks now. It feels a bit like starting from the scratch again but it's getting better and better every day and finally it even feels more "natural". Reprogramming muscle memory is not an easy task, so I'll take my time. Thank you for the extra motivation, again! Grüße aus Gevelsberg \o/

[@moisesperez62]

Hopping back into guitar practice after some serious downtime, your videos are really great material for shaking of the rust and you have an amazing practice routine, I appreciate the effort you put into all your videos man!

[@GassmannProjekt]

Unfassbar sauber gespielt. Das ist wirklich sehr beeindruckend. Ganz grosses Kino 😀

[@IceCubeNETWORK873]

You are a modern day Guitar God and Teacher. I really love the videos

[@papamurf7653]

I'm very thankful for all your videos. My overall abilities have gotten so much better from your lessons. So, thank you very much for all the help!!🙏🙏🤘🤘

[@KipBrockett]

Very cool of you to share these breakthroughs, Bernth. Love to see these kind of videos. Really enjoy your playing!

[@babadraga3114]

Using this practice, I've gotten IMMENSELY better. I could already play scales and whatnot, I love playing Rings of Saturn and Infant Annihilator songs, but I did have a problem with exaggerated motions in my left hand. This helped a lot to retrain my fret hand from about 6 years of bad practice

[@BucketheadExperience]

Love your dedication! Your channel is gold for us guitar players and you're a great teacher. Thank you🤘🏻

[@pankajthakuri6851]

Brother Thank you & May God bless you

[@avid3505]

Thanks Bernth for your lessons 🙏🙏

[@michanalewajek3164]

your H.R giger like superstrat is amazing, just wow

[@ErickWendelAcademy]

Amazing video!!

[@nkolchenko]

Huge thank you for the tips on how to keep pick! I'm doing the same mistakes (string dampening, holding pick incorrectly, etc).

[@joelverdon1248]

You are the best "technical" teacher I ever saw! Thank you very much!

[@fabianschneider7690]

Super Video Bernth! Danke für Deine extrem hilfreichen Videolessons.Need to relearn pick holding and hand placement after 20 years of playing. New Goal!

[@ianmartens5286]

Very, very helpful. I’m already getting my students to check out your videos and resources. Thanks for this content

[@carbonealpha]

By trying your picking technique and also by playing a LOT lighter on the right hand i was finally able to play fast sequences of notes... Thank you.. Now i have to work ... :')

[@Bleachdemon88]

You are an absolute beast of a player, thanks for the video

[@jordanielmills]

Troy Grady from Cracking the Code talks about picking A LOT. I'm happy to see someone talk about pick technique as there exist many variations. Grady would likely say that your old picking style was supinated versus your new grip which is pronated. I wish more guitarists talked about their picking hand! Thanks

[@luiziferbehel3750]

This is great seeing someone with a lot of experience still improving

[@Sparkda]

You're my #1 go to guitar KZbinr for helping build up practice techniques to put into my routine, your stuff really does help. Thanks.

[@danepaulstewart8464]

Wow, great video. This is super helpful. Thanks for all of the detail in your explanations of exactly what you were doing, and how you changed it.

[@unisarchive1252]

very creative contents! It feels like you and I and many subscribers are developing together.

[@teaganwindago3132]

In one way I hate to admit this but in another it shows my commitment to music. I'm 48 years old and have been playing guitar since I was 16. I am so much into music that I named my daughter Sabian I even have a shoulder to shoulder tattoo with the same font sabian uses on the symbols. And Yeah I purchased a brand new Pearl drum kit and 25 Sabian symbols it lives in a dedicated drum room. I completed a repair to my MIDI issues this morning at 4 AM on my rack system for my guitars. For decades My band members and I suffered from pick issues. I'm sure most of you have seen live videos that shows 20 or so picks attached to a mic stand. Well here's your pick grip solution. A musician is a creator just like a welder, carpenter or painter. I do all of that. The pick solution is to get sanding paper disks made to go on a bench sander. They have a glued surface on the back. once cut into the shape to cover 1/3 of the pick. You will never drop your pick again and you can hold it in any position you like for the style of music your playing. I am now able to shred twice as fast and with more control than ever before. keep playing and never stop. Unless your at a gun range and then I would say keep shooting until your outta rounds. make every round count just like every note counts!

[@denisgolovatyuk5443]

I'm really grateful to you for the exercise!))

[@angelperezmonarrez9892]

Just stumbled on your channel and it looks like a holy grail

[@ericsalinas1839]

Yes, love these types of videos

[@johnvandenberg7563]

Thanks for the very clear guitar lessons I will sign up! Cheers John.

[@jeremysatriano7211]

I too use the jazz 3 picks.. seems the only way to go for playing metal.... i had a nice venom V pick but lost it.. would recommend them too..nice video very informative..

[@xpym1337]

Its pretty insane how a beginner guitarist can get such amazing insights thanks to amazing content creators like yourself! Thank you for guiding my guitar learning journey!

[@xpym1337]

Also your patreon link isnt in your description

[@ohmshrestha5219]

Thank you sir for this lesson also 🎶🔥❤️👍😃🙏. Lots of love from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@enricopiumatti7918]

Really helpful! Thank you Bro!

[@kingdiamondgod5824]

Wow! what a difference awesome video. Thank's!

[@prefacciprian7728]

Perfection in both cases.Awesome lesson.

[@jeavidneckles6791]

Very informative, thanks you very much, one of the world's greatest teacher

[@jeavidneckles6791]

I truly learn a lot from you I wish I had enough money to buy all your classes, you don't only teach guitar shredding but guitar fundamentals as well

[@elbrayanqebinquispecondori]

i subbed whenn you had 73k subs now you have 273k, TOTALLY DESERVED! Thank Yyou!

[@hieuphan448]

Thanks very much for the lesson, it's really useful one.

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

I recently made this exact same change in right-hand picking technique. Definitely cleaner and more confident all around the fretboard. Just trying to get the speed up, that’s still a problem. I seem to start out fast and run out of gas after a few notes.

[@Vayroleto]

thanks for your videos, i love them, they help me to progress

[@johnnyroman3888]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@donaldganss7650]

New sub since yesterday. Love what you are doing. Thank you so much!

[@JuanCarlosDelgadoB]

Great content mate! One of the best here in youtube...do you write original songs also?

[@TonyOlsen-lg6eq]

Thank you. It is helping my speed already.

[@Kronu.]

No skipping ads for my master!! 😌

[@itscoolhesmybrother.6701]

Really enjoyed the video thanks for the advise.

[@angeroftheearth2832]

you are very detailed bro!!! thanx for this!!!

[@killeak999]

Very informative video, thanks a lot! Also the perfect image of the master still an eternal apprentice.

[@tonypowell250]

Best shred teacher on KZbin...no debate.

[@17colosal]

This Is the best picking exercise I have found on yt, it really works with a progressive metronome

[@darthmaul4364]

Your analyzes are very helpful! Thank you!

[@somewhiteguy6641]

I just tried this new grip you suggest and it's actually easier to play between strings and mute that above your index finger with palm. Not really sure about power chords, maybe i'm not used to play like that yet. Anyway i just started learning guitar so i stick to regular grip for now, and when i feel really confident with that, gonna start experiment with interesting things you share)Really appreciate your effort bro)

[@UndeadBoogie]

I started playing guitar at 50 years old, so there is no possible way that I will ever play fast. However, these exercises help even us old timers even though I have to slow it WAAAAAAAAAAAAY down.

[@andersonrocha1979]

Interessante... Vou tentar utilizar esta técnica e ver se há uma evolução

[@snogglemonkey]

I could be wrong, but pretty convinced that most players cannot achieve a technical level like this no matter how much they practice. Guys like this are a force of nature . That said, I do believe that a good level of musicianship can be attained by regular folks - if they put in the time to learn basic theory, harmony and ear training.

[@WowzaGuy]

Same here.

[@phasln777]

Thanks a lot.. From Sri Lanka.. 🙏

[@Bernthguitar]

Greetings to Sri Lanka! :)

[@MinhaVezdeVencer]

Hey Bernth, greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷👊

[@superjarri]

I would add some important details for people starting with this exercise: 1-Try to hit the string always with the very tip of your finger and consistently in the same finger spot. 2-Raise your index finger when you are not using it, that will release a lot of tension 3-Concentrate of hitting the string with your pick and left hand at the same time, don't prepare one hand and then the other. 4-Use a metronome the way you hit one note per click. Most people suffer from timing inconsistency when jumping from 4 to 3 and 3 to 2 fingers, so you won't notice your mistakes if you don't use a metronome.

[@superjarri]

Well, there's more than one type of practice. I spend 80% of my time in slow tempos, focusing on hitting every note on the beat, as I were a drummer. One important thing when practicing at slow tempos is keeping your movements fast as you were waiting till the last moment to hit the note, so the technique remains the same as when playing fast. If I want to practice fast runs I usually go for a 100,110 or 120 bpm and play every subdivision possible over them. I think that's probably your approach, which is fine but I think the first method is still where you want to spend most of your practice time.

[@alejandrojerezrico3007]

Nice explanation for getting a better technique. Thank you, I really appreciate it but.....have to say that I prefer the older sound

[@ttoussaint]

Love that Ibanez fretboard. That color is amazing!

[@rpoppi]

This video i a life-changing my myself, thank you.

[@k.phesao5696]

As good clean picking as always thnk u for sharing 👍👍👍👍

[@Liquidmaster1006]

You're very right. everything we need to practice. I very agree with you bro.. Thanks for sharing :) Thumb up BERNTH.

[@Jeetzcover]

Hii sir.....i am FROM India ........You are my ideol ...love you sir. 😄😄❤❤❤

[@francisdiche6261]

No other best way to become a Guitar Wizard than to learn from Viking himself - Bernth! The Dragon Slayer 🤘🏼🔥🇵🇭😎

[@谷鑫-l9s]

Nice video, I like it. Good job,buddy.

[@mksounds6326]

Pure sorcery. Thank you for the exercise. MK

[@goatsurgeon]

I started playing rocksmith again to make practice more fun. I’ll really have to try this though, cause it looks like a sequence that can be applied to any scale... verrry handy.

[@Antifa_Hool]

Thanks for offering that interesting Pattern, since it can be used on every Scale its very flexible. Just after a few runs i felt it in my pinky, haha. Guess i see some results in few weeks

[@mchiggel3063]

Great teacher!

[@borrogove]

Holding the pick like that is awesome for downstroke but I have problem with stroke. Lots of resistant.

[@Sebastian_Mroczek]

You mentioned here that your right hand was scraping the strings when picking and that fingers of your left hand should be more vertical for better technique - my question is how do we implement proper muting/reduce string noise by trying not to touch other string with either your left or right hand?

[@djabthrash]

i guess : right hand : use your palm left hand : use the base of your fingers on the strings which are not right under/above the currently played string (which you will mute with your palm) and maybe since you don't fret at exactly a 90 degree angle, then you still mute (just a bit) the strings right above/under the currently played string

[@LuapNevarOfficial]

Thank you bernth for this nice video I’m having also unwanted notes, it helps not only for shredders👍👍👍

[@fabianangarita9844]

Buena técnica, muy limpio al momento de tocar el instrumento gracias por compartir su sabiduría y consejos

[@marialenaho5249]

Wow! What a nice guitar!

[@jaya4205]

Thanks sir

[@Dougs-Ear-Hole-Entertainment]

Great pick tip, I've been fighting that very thing. Thank you. Plus awesome tattoo work.

[@iluvyunie]

Read my mind again, thanks from Aus

[@Whitney62455]

you;re brilliant ! think you.

[@45gunshots71]

Bernth the type of guy to teach himself new guitar techniques.