Steal This Video: Capos, Arpeggiation and The Rhythm Stroke

Absent Mind wrote: Nice vid pick, good to see you back! Are the 'Shred Masterclasses' continuing at the same time? 'Cos they're freakin awesome too :P

The next shred masterclasslesson was uploaded last week but I can't tell when it will go live...

Hi everyone! Im new here. Im looking for a very nice free lesson. And i think Pick has shared a lot of things.. Many thanks in advance!

yes! steal this video, long time no see..
downloading now..
it could be nice if a 'pratice' video appeared some time in the future, with some suggestions of what to practice to be a overall good guitarist, like Pick

Awesome video as always, we miss you Pick, quit leavin us!

YES!

STV is back, ive been waiting for soo long, but we've had kris to entertain us.

GJ pick on this one, keep it up.

Awesome !!!

I missed you, Pick! Glad that you're back!

yeah!!! Kris is great, but it's awesome to have pick for other techniques and styles

YEs Steal this video! Ive been waiting for your return. Welcome back Pick!

Yes, i've been greatly looking forward to another Pick-vid! I'm still pretty much a n00b, but Pick's lessons are always so interesting (more so than Chris' who are a tad to specialised for me).

Finally! No offence to Kris, but this IMO is way better

WOOOOO!!! Been waiting, I'm glad we have two great teachers.

Great lesson Pick! Your illustrations sounded so cool that I couldn't help but recording landslide and start doing some improvisations with it.

If you guys want try that - use E minor/aeolian over lanslide (with capo on third fret - play G minor instead).

Otherwise don't bother - just play the tune and enjoy a great chord progression! (Don't ruin something good with a lot of notes...)

/Kris

YEAH finally...THANKS PICK!
can we maybe do some harder songs because i learned all of those in like 3 minutes...

Awesome, I love the STVs!!!!!

Ah, felt so good when I heard that "It's Guitar Time!"

cool didnt think Id see this again

can someone tell me the name of the song where it's capo 8? thanks

^^ here comes the sun- beatles

Heh heh, Zappp posted it early this weekend! It's fun to watch the comments come in. Thanks for the tip Kris! You rock!
-Pick

nice

sweet i just bought a capo

Arpeggio...I'd really want to learn that...thanks!

Aaaah Pick, it's nice to know your still making these and contributing amazingly to UG.

we need more of these great things is all i can say keep em up

Woohoo! Pick!

Awsome video, Ill have to use your trick and learn "Big Yellow Taxi" for my parents, they love that song

I'm a relatively new guitar player and your lessons are killer along with Kris's vids. The way I see it, we all benefit from different perspectives and methods. Keep on rockin on UG!

I actually discovered these techniques on my own, but I think that is the best wasy I've ever heard it taught to anyone, great video!!

i actaully dont think these lessons are all that great compared to Kris's lessons...just my oppinion

Wooooo! I hope this isn't just an encore :P, Welcome back!

XD he's back

Yes! PnG is back!

YES! NEW PnG VIDEO!

WOW! Great a new Pick vid! We love you pick! I cant download cause I have a crappy uni connection but it will be the first thing I do when I get back home! Yesssss!

omg this made my day.....
thanks pick u're my hero.

Excellent video, but I think "genre" is pronounced "john-rah" (with a soft j in the beginning), and not "jenn-air". But hey, other than that, awesome job.

Great lesson Pick. I love all of your videos. I think they're great for beginners as well as someone with more experience.
I don't want to nit-pick but I think theres just a small error in your listing of the "magic E" chord and the Em(maj7) chord. Fortunately I knew what you meant, but I just wanted to mention it so some others might not be confused!
Again, great work, keep it up, I always look forward to your stuff. Keep on Rockin!

This lesson was great, it had lots of useful ideas ant tips to use. Keep on rockin', Pick!

this is probably the best vid yet!

pick, i gotta tell you that that was one hell of a lesson and i seriously picked up a few new acoustic guitar tricks! please, please, pleasekeep the videos coming in!! 5 stars!

^

You're making yourself look like an isolated idiot since everyone else seems to be enjoying the video, including myself.

Great work, mr pick

^ well said. Even Kris liked it.

one of the best vids yet mr pick.

pick ;DDDDD

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im sure people who are into acoustic stuff appreciate these videos more...

Think joeyo doesn't understand the concept of having a bit of variation in your playing. Besides you've gotta start somewhere and Pick is building a foundation for more advanced techniques like Kris's. Just coz u don't appreciate it doesn't mean it's shit.

Love the vid. Think I'll watch it again later.

Pick, been waiting for you next video, this was a great one, thank you. Don't pay any attention to these jerk offs, their opinion don't mean shit. Opinions are like, wait a minute, their just ass holes!!

Slash·Slash wrote: joeyo3 wrote: this sucks! this guy is an idiot! what he teaches people can learn on the street from a racoon! if u people say this is the best vid yet, i think ill' throw up when i see the worst! bring back kris dahl, he is the master and can do what pick n grin does with his eyes closed! all hail kris!joeyo3 wrote: bring back kris!joeyo3 wrote: kris 4ever!joeyo3 wrote: krises lessons r way more usefull than that old hags lessons , bring him back! lmao i agree....this shit can b learned not just from a racoon, but by a racooon, kris rocks, this guy can suck a lemon

Dude this guy puts his time into this. For you. For everyone here except himself. Cant you just appreciate that? I sure do. And mr Dahl demonstrates stuff thats not worse, or better, but different. Yeah thats right shred isnt better or worse its different than this.

No-ones forced you guys to watch this, have they? Who forced you to post here? This guys knowledge is a gift he gives to strangers: people hes never met and will probably never know. Thank god for people like that!

What's the fu*kin problem with some of you guys?! This guy puts his sparetime to this and for FREE! If you don't want to watch, DONT WATCH! And about kris; why would this stuff exclude that? If you don't like the stuff giv a tip or just shut up. I wouldn't be to happy if i heard that shit all the time... Anyways, thanks for a great lesson Pick!

Like always, this was awesome. Just downloaded this and the alternate tunings video. Man, you make your guitar sing. I noticed you had a 12 string on the stand in the background. Any chance of a video about playing a 12 string, de-tuning it and using a capo????

i love you dad

great job PIC keepem comin

Slash·Slash wrote: ...he still blows at guitar

Flaming is never good, and never really accomplishes anything. You aren't gonna convince people that Pick sucks at guitar, because he doesn't. You should be grateful that we get videos this good for free.

Thank you for the overwhelming support!
Don't worry about the couple of flames. Skilled accomplished musicians dont flame, they encourage. Flamming is typically the result of frustrations over their own ability. Just click on the user's name and you'll see what I mean. Please give this guy a break and let's move on.
-Pick

PS.
Thank you Kris for for offering 6 months of free lessons at your site as a reward to helpful users.
-Pick

Great video, Pick ... entertaining as always. If you ever want to get up to Kris' level though, you're gonna have to put away the microphone and do an inset dance for us. -heh heh- And yeah ... you knew you were all over it with that 'clip' of Here Comes the Sun ... I saw the 'grin' there, didn't I? Good to see your still hangin' with us. Thanks. :

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u know what PickNGrin.. i learn the foundation to shred from your video lead guitar part 1& part 2,before that i was clueless on how to play lead guitar... pickngrin lesson is important for us to build a strong foundation

Those chords seem pretty cool.

Wooooohooooo PICK IS BAAAAACK WOOOHOOOOO I was even thinking about sending you an email. "Pick.... where are the lossons"
Sweet Man. Downloading already. Peace

Sweet lesson bro as always.

Thanks for the video, Pick. I happen to love all the songs you used as illustrations, so for me this one was particularly fun to watch.
Keep them coming!

Just watched the video. Really great stuff yet again Pick! I never really understood about keys and stuff like that before but I have a much better idea now. I'll try and learn the songs tomorrow.

I have been playing for 1.5 years and still have trouble strumming!! I just don't seem to have a feel for it, my rhythm is all choppy. It doesn't seem to come natural to me. Can you help me with this Pick?

i love pick's picking style, it reminds me of marty friedman

Pick sweet lesson... i really hate people who just say something sucks because it's not hardcore shred... anyway kick ass. and i loved the use of the Woman From Tokyo outro, kick in some more Deep Purple please Pick

richardm80 wrote: Just watched the video. Really great stuff yet again Pick! I never really understood about keys and stuff like that before but I have a much better idea now. I'll try and learn the songs tomorrow. I have been playing for 1.5 years and still have trouble strumming!! I just don't seem to have a feel for it, my rhythm is all choppy. It doesn't seem to come natural to me. Can you help me with this Pick?

Choose a chord, and just strum it, dont worry about changes, just strum it, find something with some nice rhythm, and keep doing that pattern until you start getting some flowing pattern going on, then start changing chords, and such keeping that pattern.

Its kinda hard to address any problem without simply PRACTICING.

Pick! Great to have you back, I love your lessons! You are still my idol!

Pick, i just gotta say you are the perfect teacher for the over 40 crowd.

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Whooa!!
How wierd iv had my Capo on third fret all week, just trying out different stuff, and then i find this. Great work Pick,you and Kris have made a great difference to my guitar playing, great vid.

lambchop : man this guy doesn't know a guitar from a cock up his ass

And you do??

lambchop joined UG yesterday, he made 5 posts, and was banned today. Actually that's pretty funny
Great comments guys! Thanks for the support!
-Pick

Slash·Slash wrote: joeyo3 wrote: this sucks! this guy is an idiot! what he teaches people can learn on the street from a racoon! if u people say this is the best vid yet, i think ill' throw up when i see the worst! bring back kris dahl, he is the master and can do what pick n grin does with his eyes closed! all hail kris!joeyo3 wrote: bring back kris!joeyo3 wrote: kris 4ever!joeyo3 wrote: krises lessons r way more usefull than that old hags lessons , bring him back! lmao i agree....this shit can b learned not just from a racoon, but by a racooon, kris rocks, this guy can suck a lemon

You do not have my support for this pointless flaming. ON THE CONTARY, I will personally make sure you zappp banns you if this continues. My next video will address flaming.

Thats good. I don't like that style around here....

some of these guys so narrow minded. they think that speed and shredding is the only skill of guitar playing that matters and all other styles suck. great job pick, and of cos kris too...

Crap...

Our apologies for missing that bit of spam. That user has been warned.

Thank You- your neighbourhood column poop remover


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theguitarist m : Crap... Our apologies for missing that bit of spam. That user has been warned. Thank You- your neighbourhood column poop remover

LOL! -You Mods really deserve a shout out! You're doing a fine job! Thanks!
-Pick

We need a third teacher we have 2 practicle teachers but we dont have a theory one.

I'm behind on your lessons. I didn't know you were still doing them. Thanks Pick. Love ya like an uncle.

Pick and Kris should do their shows together IMO. Less flaming that way.

Cheesepuff wrote: Pick and Kris should do their shows together IMO. Less flaming that way.

LOL, they live hundreds of miles away and teach different stuff. People who flame should really just be ignored and/or banned. We all know it's totally immature and there is no need for it.

They'r just jealous cos they suck at guitar haha

sorry for what i had said earlier...i told my friend my password n he started to say stuff like that...sry...

Thanks for the effort Pick, the lessons are great as always.

Great to have you back again Pic! as always agreat lesson with that great Pic down to earth style. As for the nattering nabobs of negativism, well screw'em. You're a great teacher. Good to have you back!

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Nice vid pick, good to see you back!

Are the 'Shred Masterclasses' continuing at the same time? 'Cos they're freakin awesome too :P

wow i have to say at the end that was really gay and i already knew everything he said so this was a waste of time for me but i guess if u didnt know what a cape was its was descent
Pick uve made far better videos

So glad your still with us pick, thought you'd left us forever Cool video, don't really know how it was "gay" pffffft. Tbh theres not many topics left to make easy vids with.

Pick you are awesome. Peace out

wow the little public service announcement thing he did scared the crap outta me.

theses videos are extremely helpful. after being able to play the basic chords they tell one how to advance from basic strumming into producing nice archoustic sounds - just having started this summer i am now able to play "blackbird" or that neil young tune (rundowns lesson) - great!
thanks a lot!

Pick's videos are awesome, i'm deffinetly getting a capo today. I've been debating/considering it, and the various uses for it that he showed here comvinced me. It's also awesome to see he mentioned "metal" guitar playing, just shows that he's a great musician who knows about a lot of things, not just metal or not just blues, mad props Pick! (props are a good thing, and mad ones are even better)

also, Ovation should like sponsor him or something, because it's an awesome guitar and in the right hands it's... doubly(?) awesome. Thanks for the lessons Pick!

Thanks guys! The support keeps us coming back. It's good to know you have gained some skills. Kris has the next lesson uploaded and we expect UG to release it soon. I'm cooking up a new one. Kris and I are discusing doing a lesson together, if we can work it out long range...we live across the Atlantic from each other!

PickNGrin wrote: Kris and I are discusing doing a lesson together, if we can work it out long range...we live across the Atlantic from each other!

Whoa! That would be awesome!

Wow ive missed these videos pick.
One thing i dont miss is how much better you are then me... I thought i had "here comes the sun" down till i saw u play it totally different but way better.lol

Thanks for the vid though pick. workin on landslide now

ace lesson only found 1 mistake mate! here comes the sun should be capoed at the 7th fret not the 8th. hope to see some status quo soon eh???

gogo new lesson ;D

Nice video again Pick (especially the "Announcement made in public interest" :p)!!
You might not remember but I was working on this article in the contributions section trying to emphasize on the fact that the strumming hand should follow the rhythm without stopping... You had commented on it. Could never complete the article unfortunately. And now, I can't even find it!!

wow havent heard from u for a while Pick, my playing has gotten old and rusty! welcome back!

Mr Pick - Are you sure you weren't the real voice behind the Bee Gees? It sounded too much like them not to be them.
Yet one more great and groovy lesson. Keep 'em coming Man. You are doing a great job for all levels (including my "Begin - Again" beginner level)
Keep rocking .
JT (UK)

STV rocks!!

You're awesome dude, thanks for the help. I just started playing and I love ALL the videos! YOU ROCK!

THE BEST!!!

Nice Nice!!

absolute quality man av u thought about goin into comedy wid a guitar teechin theme the posibilitys r endless

ahahaha that was really cute!