TECHNIQUE MISTAKES 89% of Guitarists make & how to fix them!

In this video, I want to show you some important fretting hand technique mistakes and exercises that will allow you to greatly clean up your legato playing - make sure to check out the latest course on Patreon to learn more about it :)

00:00 Intro
00:34 Finger Technique Basics
00:58 Exercise #1
01:21 Exercise #2
01:34 Exercise #3
02:40 The Worst Mistake
03:36 Tip #1
04:23 Tip #2
05:31 Exercise #4
06:30 Exercise #5

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What awaits you in this video: legato, guitar technique, hammer on, pull off, guitar exercises, finger exercises guitar, bernth, guitar lesson, and much more :)

[deadseveredheads]

Bernth, you are a blessing, my friend. So many people in our community are “gate keeper” or like to hoard and safeguard information. You give it out freely and seek to genuinely want to and enjoy passing along techniques and helpful tips and information. It’s amazing to see you work so hard to lift others up. THANK YOU!!! Cheers!

[gixerjas]

Using my thumb, or the palm of my hand under the first knuckle joint, as an anchor is a technique error I've been aware of for a while. Thanks for the reminder that I need to fix it! I've learnt so much from your Patreon content, keep up the excellent work 🤘

[carpplumber]

Bernth, I've been a mediocre player for 25 years (off and on) your videos are a HUGE inspiration and ive been practicing more now than when I had all the time in the world as a teenager. Keep em coming. Thanks

[mikem]

I’ve been working on the first two exercises the past few days and I already notice a huge difference - totally opened my fretting hand up. You rock Bernth 🤘🏻

[maidenfreak]

Man! It's just this tiny detail about the thumb and it makes it easier to sound fluid and tight. Thank you so much!

[braxal]

Bernth, thank you so much that you show the back of the neck for thumb placement and helping us not to do the grip death on the neck. I suffer from the death grip a ton and need major help.

[vicjames]

I’ve been locking my thumb all along going from low E to high E and vs versa. I’ll learn the method you have shown and it really makes sense to me now to move with my fingers.

[linkshield]

Thumb position has been a problem for me when doing exercises as it has killed me from doing long term progress since I would curl it and it would be slightly painful to continue so thank you for the wonderful advice. You really are one of the best teachers out their for self-taught users. 👍

[dhyde]

Your videos are amazing. I had surgery on my hand and these examples are really helping me get back into playing.

[godchickla]

Helpful, useful and fun as always! 🔥 ❤️

[beastbeatsgamers]

I just got my guitar a month and a half ago and your videos helps so much thanks man you’re the best

[slimcastillo]

Another informative lesson to add to My arsenal, thanks Bernth! You're simply amazing!

[dilipvivekrocks]

I instantly clicked by watching the thumbnail, I knew it was going to be helpful and as expected it was what I needed to see. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed.

[sonkegrewe]

Bernth du bist son Boss. Ich spiel seit 15 Jahren und trotzdem gewinnst du diese Wetten. Hab deinen Channel vor 3 Wochen entdeckt und hab in der Zeit so einen harten Boost bekommen wie schon lange nicht und mich wieder ganz neu in mein Instrument verliebt.

[painkiller]

I think this really made sense in my mind always, but I wasn't aware of what the solution was. Just the other day I was playing some patterns and noticed, as you, they were waaay easier on the lower strings. I've also noticed that I do this, but only sometimes on certain licks I don't for some reason, I tense up and grip the neck when I don't do it for most other licks. Gonna spam this now, thanks so much. The fact that this is free knowledge is why I love the internet.

[darthwoopv]

Well crap, I just realized the "snapping" of the pull offs with my fingers last night!! Now I have some exercises, thanks Teach!!! Early Axemas present!!

[brianmagana]

I don't know how many times I've come back to this video. I watch it and I practice for a week, focusing on hammer-on and pull-off clarity and accuracy, relaxing fingers and positioning thumb along with middle finger, shifting up and back down the fretboard, and I can't believe I've improved so much. I started playing guitar about 18-19 year ago and I NEVER got this technique down. As a result, I was never able to play any technical stuff, so I put the guitar down for years and rarely touched it.

I don't know why, but I decided to pick up my guitar recently, perhaps because it's still a fairly new year, and really practice and learn some good habits and techniques instead of just doodling or learning random songs. I came across your channel and for whatever reason, I thought: "yeah, let's try this stuff out, let's see if we can get somewhere in a week". I started seeing results within two-three days and I can't stop. I've been practicing consistently, everyday, for about three weeks now, and I've gotten to a point where I can actually focus on improving my speed instead of my note accuracy and clarity and basic stuff like that. It all seems so easy once your hands and fingers are strong, yet relaxed when you play.

It is so much easier to pick up new tidbits and get up to speed. I only wish I had sat down maybe 10 years ago and just focused on getting this down first instead of trying to jump into the impossible, failing, and giving up. When I watch other guitarists play, I don't feel intimidated anymore and discouraged, in fact, I feel inspired to get closer to their level of fluidity and play music as they do.

Oh man, you've been an absolute life-changer, Bernth. I can't thank you enough for your channel, for your content, and for your willingness to share what you know with the world. I wish you nothing but success and happiness and I thank you for reigniting my love for music and enthusiasm in playing guitar again.

[edthejester]

Finger.
Great lesson Bernth, thank you so.much! Petition to always show your thumb camera from now on haha!

[elpilloyelburro]

Damn man. Your videos are amazing helpful. I really love them, I can't get tired of watching you explaining how I can get better, you also motivated me. I'm really thankful.

[angeljavier]

You always giving work .. good details with the thumb excelent 🤩