Beginner Fingerpicking Guitar Lesson - How to play Fingerstyle Guitar For a Beginner

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[jacques]

Marty likes to flex at the beginning of each lesson just so you know whose boss

[yannicat]

Marty, between you and Juno I'm actually learning how to play the electric guitar at 67 years of age while legally blind. I don't have an acoustic as yet but I follow along with your lessons on my 2 electric guitars. I've been playing now for 5 months and I have you and Juno to thank. God bless you both.

[endermaker]

Isn’t it crazy to thin a video you made 7 years ago still consistently helps thousands of people learn guitar 😊 you’re awesome man

[Gigusx]

00:00 - 05:00 Ah, nice and easy for a beginner! Let's try this!
05:08 - 05:15 DANGER. DANGER
05:15 - 06:05 SYSTEM OVERLOAD. ABORT MISSION. ABORT MISSION

[joshuahendrickson]

Hi Marty. Great video man!!! AS a blind guitar player this lesson is very useful. So many guitar lessons on youtube say things like as you can see in the video you do so and so, or put your fingers in a certain way. I really like that you tell exactly which string and which finger you should use for the different patterns. I've always been a huge fan of doc watson. I can see how much fun you could have once a pattern that you teach in this video could be easily moved from chord to chord. I know I will have a lot of fun with this video and learning how to finger pick.

[AuroraVibes]

10:00 ugh I'm getting a guitar soon and I can't wait to be able to play stuff like that

[Matthew_Robert_Hunt]

How funny would it be if after all these years, Marty has just been one episode ahead of us the entire time. Learning a new technique the day before teaching us.

[genuineinterest]

Me: *playing along slowly* okay i think im getting the hang of it
Marty: *immediately starts going faster*
Me: wait ill catch up in a sec
Marty: *starts flexing with different patterns*
Me:
Marty: *continues for a full minute lightning-fast*
Me:
Marty: :)
Me:

[zsaarmi]

Thanks Marty! Im a complete beginner in the age of 36, and it really helps! Appreciate!

[codycottle]

As a drummer, I find fingerstyle playing to be so satisfying. It’s like you’re turning the guitar into a percussive instrument. Thanks Marty! :)

[rutgervahl]

Remember that the slow ones now will later be fast.

[kingkang]

This is helpful bro!!!! 39 yrs old and still learning the proper basics. Make me excited to want to continue playing!

[jimmydominguez]

Love how you break this down.I was always scared of finger picking.Its a slow process but I can see how once it’s developed, it can be done without thinking.Its like training the brain, ear, and fingers together

[Chihusky]

I've just started two days and I so needed this as I sound crap when I strum with or without plectrum and is it just me but the plectrum keep flicking into the hole . I have about five in there . Geesh. It's hard work. ..
Thanks Marty. You are a great teacher .

[abetteryoutubehandle]

Been learning with ya for years, now.. It's time to go full FINGERSTYLE

[lilahkorkomaz]

5:17 reminded me of the game life is strange, my gosh. Simple little lessons like this create such amazing melodies just like that

[Hero]

I used to be a decent guitar player. I put it down one day after HS and just recently picked it back up at 38. Your videos have really helped me find what I lost. When I’m ready to move up to another technique I inevitably find you teaching it! You’re an awesome teacher because you keep it familiar and simple. It helps me feel confident in learning something new. Here goes nothing...

[sarahquist]

I absolutely love your lessons. I've had a guitar for 20yrs and never learnt anything. But in 3 weeks I've worked on several different songs. I knew nothing about how to play a guitar and now I'm singing along to what I play. Thank you your lessons are Easy and really clear to follow. The content is really interesting as well. Thank you.

[michellekennedy]

Thanks Marty... you really know how to teach and break everything down to knew beginners like me.. I am 50 years old and this is my new hobby you been helping me soo much
. Keep up the great videos and teaching .. very helpful

[richardrichard]

Starts at 3:00.

Great video, it's amazing just how musical one chord can sound picking. thanks Marty 😎

Bizarrely I find this easier than playing with a pick, probably because I'm a bass player learning guitar and used to finger picked a pick up before last week and I finding picking tough to pick that makes sense😉