Percussive Acoustic Guitar lesson (Adding the Snare & Bass Drum)

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Here we learn how to replicate the sound of a bass and snare drum on the acoustic guitar. Tricky but a great techniques to master.
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@matthewbroussard4451 4 жыл бұрын

6:15 “it sounds alright.. but if you add the bass.” awesome.

@davidkennedy1945 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome - You taught us how to take a song from a single dimension to 3D

@mattlefler9854 4 жыл бұрын

4d chess!!!

@daallen7636 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattlefler9854 dead game

@eeeeerr4221 3 жыл бұрын

That’s such a Good way to put it man

@darrenwhite5995 2 жыл бұрын

@@daallen7636 9o3

@echoicaegon3613 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you finally hit 10k! Your so underrated in the guitar teaching community

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot.

@winklerrr 4 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringFingerpicking Please post the tabs :D great video, I love it! But I can't figure out how you play all of that, especially the part around 6:10

@dhrubachakrabortyofficial9787 4 жыл бұрын

great teaching quality

@ddavis4019 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, he's easily one of the better ones I've found..by a wide margin actually

@lincolnmatthew186 4 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOSH! BEST TEACHER ! ! 💙

@zenanzhuang5742 Жыл бұрын

omg u will make my acoustic guitar performance better nice

@chihiro____ Жыл бұрын

I've been having the *hardest* time trying to learn this technique, particularly the snare "slap" and strum at the same time. Either I mute the strings when I try to slap and strum or I don't get the slap right. I don't know how many tutorials I've watched over the last several months trying to learn this, but finally found yours and I think it's brought me the closest I've gotten! Thank you!! 🎉🎉 If you (or anyone) can give me any tips that help, I would love that. Cheers!

@LastGrlStanding Жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure this out? I still can’t do the snare at the same time as strumming

@Grumplefut 4 жыл бұрын

That thump slap is super awkward for my hands to do, you do it so smoothly, I'm gonna have to keep practicing this technique it'll be a long time before I have that much motion under control on my right hand

@ST-kp4qu 2 жыл бұрын

To me it's the wrist slap that is awkward

@sahilagarwal6601 2 жыл бұрын

@@ST-kp4qu what do u mean awkward?

@LastGrlStanding Жыл бұрын

I’m struggling with this, big time! I can do it on its own but not at the same time as strumming. I’m hoping it’ll just “click” someday but for now it’s super frustrating. I’ll keep on plucking (pun intended!)

@cronoxyde 5 жыл бұрын

Hey I just found your channel and its amazing! You are gonna grow big thats for sure, keep it up :).

@ericathlan3518 2 жыл бұрын

So many gems in this one lesson, this is pure gold, thank you so much !

@SixStringFingerpicking 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Éric

@YashGarg 4 жыл бұрын

Highly underrated channel, thanks a tonne for being A GREAT instructor for the guitar community worldwide.

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Yash.

@mariomansuelli8967 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson, and your playing is really fabulous.

@erike5066 4 жыл бұрын

it looks so easy when you do it

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

It will do for you too with enough practice.

@PascalsWager5 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. This is exactly what I hoped you would cover. Thankyou!

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

PascalsWager5 thanks, I’ll do more percussive style ones in the future.

@PascalsWager5 5 жыл бұрын

Six String Fingerpicking More! More! More! (Please) 👍

@doryjimchristenson2828 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great lesson Chris and its good to have you back with your instructional videos. I've learned a great deal from your lessons. Your instruction is easy to follow. Your easy-going demeanor also makes the lessons enjoyable. You deserve more subscribers. Please keep up the great work. Thanks again for everything.

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, really happy my lessons are helping you grow. There's going to be a huge amount of tutorials coming soon.

@nicolen.9642 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. I appreciate because I really have trouble with that...😕 You sound great!

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Nicole N. Yeah you’re not alone, it is really hard.

@leimaniax 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible lesson. Great technique, beautifully taught, excellently paced. Thank you for sharing! High five for a simply excellent lesson. Thank you thank you!

@giovanniguzzo2911 4 жыл бұрын

Una tecnica veramente straordinaria..... di sicuro effetto. Magnifica. Grazie Maestro.

@shonjibdas1480 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you borther

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

It'd s pleasure

@surangaabeysinghe2125 Жыл бұрын

One of the best guitar teaching channel on youtube🫡🫡 keep it up bro👊👊

@santhoshkumar6082 4 жыл бұрын

Simply awesome

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@haleyc138 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 10K!! You deserve so many more for the free content you provide. Thank you so much; your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed!

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Haley, means a lot.

@leahgodson2319 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant lesson; thank you.

@annaaccardo9988 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this lesson! Very clair , so i'll do it!

@northcountryhermit5057 4 жыл бұрын

Great!! As a beginner, I see a lot of more advanced players NEVER using these techniques! I'm determined to use them. Sure.. they might know 23 G chord shapes...but I know THIS! LMAO

@accoustic9887 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving such wonderful lesson and awesome lesson thank u so much

@larissaford7139 4 жыл бұрын

Great help, your a great teacher and I love your song btw can't wait to hear all! It's beautiful!

@samreza9045 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam

@Shoz3344 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson! I hope you'll do more of them! :)

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

I certainly will do!

@arifazan6295 4 жыл бұрын

A simple and effective method of teaching. I'm still a long way from being able to play like Kent Nishimura. Thank you so much for this lesson

@danieldesmarais6025 4 жыл бұрын

Just in time, needed some challenge and spicing up! ... Thank you

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure.

@frankielong3288 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@srqpdq6697 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@jessealford4889 5 жыл бұрын

Really good and easy to follow. Thanks.

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure

@Pete.Mike.W 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Helped a lot! :)

@pk5786 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, thank you!!

@kevinliu1912 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! As an intermediate player who’s been focused more on music theory, these new techniques really add a new layer to my playing thats also more noticeable in terms of progress!

@garytrent1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks great lesson.

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it

@gychang83 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this is the most helpful thing I ever watched to help my guitar playing...

@edgarortiz6553 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Im struggling with this and your ideas really made it easy for me to understand it. Gracias.

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Really happy to have helped you out.

@ME-lf7by 2 жыл бұрын

Great song! And a great channel. Love the lessons on percussive guitar

@Tenon96 4 жыл бұрын

4:40 quite groovy! Thank you for the video. nice technique!

@andrewfinnegan1245 4 жыл бұрын

So cool!!!

@donilewaherilla7236 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, I’ve been looking for this 😁

@Dutcharmytent 2 жыл бұрын

This has opened a whole new world for me. So glad I found your site.

@SixStringFingerpicking 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, glad you found my site too

@magic_guenni 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing! I love that stuff. Thank you very much! 🙏🏻

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Pleasure

@imaorkwilai6781 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is so useful to me.

@clairehoward6969 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much this helped me a ton!

@trisomy713 4 жыл бұрын

Thaanks bro, it's very helpful

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Pleasure

@relish1192 3 жыл бұрын

1:46 There's a thing about freshly tuned guitars, but usually it's hard to keep them in tune if you play for a while, and sometimes it sounds better or more original out of tune slightly. Theres also a tuning for standard where each string is slightly flat, but still the right note.

@daintylittleprincess Жыл бұрын

sounds amazing! Working on having it sound similarly good

@sims1518 Жыл бұрын

Amazing lesson dude, thank you so much!

@SixStringFingerpicking Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@VishalSharma-fn5oc 3 жыл бұрын

Sir i love your teaching technics... It helps me a lot... Thank u so much... From India 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

@MusicManFernando 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video lesson.

@jmehawk1988 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I just learned something cool.

@tessacanzona610 4 жыл бұрын

I will get this down one day!

@shivamroy04 5 жыл бұрын

Wow....amazing

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@goveriusmylliemumlongchann4207 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way you teach simple and clear. I Love it. I am learning percussion for some time but I face some problem with strumming. Fortunately, I find this video and now I know the problem I have faced will be solved.

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

That's great, really glad I could help you out.

@AmericanHinoki 4 жыл бұрын

Great technique and explaination - thanks!

@GUIDESPERSPECTIVE 2 ай бұрын

simple lesson and clean advice. Although I have to disagree with folks beating the crap out of the guitar. I think it rules. Mike Dawes, Marcin, these guys are insane. I am percussionists and drummer that plays guitar but mostly I play the guitar like a drum. I use rudiments and respect the discipline and how difficult it is to play the rythms that folks like Mike and many other mega talents that can still play guitar and get all those delicate and beautiful runs and embelishments. Most folks can accomplish what you taught in this video in a day, but the stuff like those guys that "beat the crap out of the guitar" Takes years or decades to master. Nothing but respect for those guys. Watch some of Mike Dawes stuff and then come back and tell me that is beating the crap out of the guitar and you don't like it.

@khiemo6822 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video =]

@user-tm1ux5lm3d 2 ай бұрын

Awesome Sharing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@SixStringFingerpicking 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@user-dee123 4 жыл бұрын

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@edwardcutler6263 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial Chris Many thanks 🙏

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Edward

@brittanyvillamil1292 4 жыл бұрын

So helpful!

@annikalyndgrun7595 Жыл бұрын

Danke!

@SixStringFingerpicking Жыл бұрын

Thanks Annika!

@RaviKumar-fe6or 2 жыл бұрын

Great

@nhproductions1895 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. Please do train to dusseldorf by Tommy Emmanuel.

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

That's a great song!

@nhproductions1895 5 жыл бұрын

IKR. It would be a perfect fingerstyle lesson!

@dreasey Жыл бұрын

Great video! Finally someone said it..forget all that fancy guitar banging lol

@rollinOnCode 2 жыл бұрын

this is pretty cool - i want to learn acoustic guitar. sounds fun

@michaelp8856 2 жыл бұрын

a guitar with a amp makes this much easier. note that with no amp, this tap is much harder and not as loud. the guitar pickup accentuates the thumb slap.

@xXNiKoYTXx 5 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel... you've got a new subscriber

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's great to have you onboard.

@justabeginning3796 5 жыл бұрын

Which guitar you are using ?

@spinnerone105 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!! Thank you!! Trying to get the hang of it by duplicating your chords. Are you using your left thumb to press on six string or just muting string or just resting thumb? Thank you!

@aidenmohrmann1850 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great and super helpful. You get plenty of views but your videos are still underrated

@SixStringFingerpicking 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Aiden

@daallen7636 3 жыл бұрын

i used palm bass on a brand new taylor $900 and broke it. it only had one layer of spruce top so now i use thumb or bridge slaps on the body

@AbrahamNixons 24 күн бұрын

I wish we could get another angle of the arm for the bass drum. I don't know if the action is too high on my guitar but I can't get my hand into a position where I can bump the guitar and pick the note at the same time without my hand flailing about like I'm drowning.

@svenja1337 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I got quite comfortable with it after a while. But my right arm gets tired afte few minutes because of the position you need to have for the drum sound. You have a tip for that?

@ermilu 4 жыл бұрын

Great technique, thanks a lot! I’m working on this, but I try to hold a pick while doing this... It’s even more tricky, at least for me. I couldn’t find a video with advices about how to make that bass drum sound while holding a pick. Have you done one on that subject ?

@dangriffiths7125 Жыл бұрын

Great lessons, Chris. Working on this skill, taking it nice and slow with the intention to apply it to an acoustic version of 'Purple Disco Machine, Sophie and the Giants - Hypnotized'. Maybe you could add it to your lesson list with the thousands of other suggestions lol. Keep at it, matey!

@djcj4232 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel and love your videos could you please do some more modern songs like Riptide by Vance Joy or perfect by ed Sheeran or A-team by ed Sheeran song like this would be really cool to learn as well.

@DavidChiriboga Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the crash course! Good stuff... So I'm coming from a Flamenco and Classical guitar techniques background, so is so different for me, but I would love to learn to integrate this. Great lesson, except for one thing I can't figure out. I need to have my right arm off the guitar to get the leverage to snap my wrist into it for the bass sound. But that would be impossible to sustain, as your shoulders have to much tension. How are you snapping it so well without separating your arm from the guitar? Wish I could see a side view of this, Any suggestions.. Thanks so much!

@rosanobel5878 Жыл бұрын

I have the same problem. Impossible for me

@meggiethesongwriter 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for presenting these techniques so clearly. I noticed when I play the kick, my shoulder ends up holding my arm so that less of its weight rests on the guitar. I also noticed that my shoulder moves a bit every time I play the kick. Is this part of the correct technique, or should I adjust so my shoulder stays more relaxed? Thanks again! Can’t wait to check out more videos, once I have the basics down. :)

@ryanh4975 3 жыл бұрын

Super trippy

@yerenpalacios8156 3 жыл бұрын

My guitar has the strings a bit more separated and it is so hard

@Sercappius 5 жыл бұрын

You should do some Gavin James songs, almost all of his songs are fingerstyle and almost none of them have tutorials or tabs on them so it’d be really helpful

@brittanyvillamil1292 4 жыл бұрын

That would be awesomeeee

@nachodelosriostormo4777 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful lesson, but I literally cannot play the first note! How can you thump the guitar with your wrist and at the same time pick the second string with your thumb? I would need an additional phalanx in my thumb... Or two! Could you kindly add a slow motion close up? Or do you have some advice? I hope it will click in sometime... Anyhow, thanks, it is so inspiring!

@sherimehmood 4 жыл бұрын

So I got a question I have been playing guitar for a while and wanted to learn percussive playing lately but I am afraid of damaging the guitar. I have seen some guitars pretty worn out by playing percussions on them and of sweat coming off the hands as well on the paint. Any tips around how to avoid/minimize that? Also some videos suggested installing an extra pick up in the guitar to get a more deeper bass and snare sound. I already have a piezo installed in my acoustic electric, where would this extra pick up go? and more over does it actually make that big of a difference while playing plugged into DI or a PA style amp for acoustic guitars?

@zacharyholtsbaum3698 5 жыл бұрын

Mate this is phenomenal, and you somewhat fixed the ear-piercing snare! You know of all the KZfaqrs I watch trying to learn new techniques like that base I didn't think it'd be you. Love your work!

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Zachery, glad you liked it. The mic thing is hit and miss, sometimes I get it right and others horribly wrong. I guess I'll just get better at it in time and practise.

@zacharyholtsbaum3698 5 жыл бұрын

Six String Fingerpicking yeah look it sounded better this time around for most of the lesson. But I can’t believe how much this tutorial has helped me pick up the technique. Took me 15 minutes to get the basic rhythm down and now I’m applying it to a bunch of other songs to give them some extra feel, like the James Bond theme. If you know it, I really recommend adding this technique. I’ve only been playing guitar for a year and a half, primarily fingerstyle, with no formal lessons, just learning songs from KZfaq, then some theory to compose my own and instrumental covers of songs I love. Now I’m getting into techniques and I thought this was a technique for gods who’ve been playing for 15+ years and that I’d have to wait forever, and if not for this lesson I think I might’ve put it off for a lot longer than what I did. All I’m saying is if you stick it out, guitarists will be swarming this channel. But seriously thank you so much for this. Um you wouldn’t by any chance know a good way to syncopate the beat would you :)

@proculusjulius7035 3 жыл бұрын

"the guitar is a little out of tune but we'll get over it " LMAO that killed me. 😂😂😂

@nicksilver_music 3 жыл бұрын

Im new here, and happy to be here, does anyone know the strings he is using? Sound just hums. Thx for the tips 👍

@julian27387 3 жыл бұрын

anyone know the tabs for the original piece at 6:20? :)

@remrus5031 4 жыл бұрын

How can i play bass note and snare?

@languidquid 2 жыл бұрын

The song you played at the end which you said you were working on, have you uploaded an instructional?

@SixStringFingerpicking 2 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid not Dave. I hope to at some point

@JohnTsiv 2 жыл бұрын

how do you dug dug and strum at the same time

@lmn6440 3 жыл бұрын

you have to pull the strings and push (slap) the guitar at the same time right? Thats hard

@pedrocartaya9622 Жыл бұрын

Buenas amigo que es recomendable guitarra de nylon o guitarra de acero

@josephs7278 4 ай бұрын

Hello great lesson,wondering about the model of the Yamaha?

@SixStringFingerpicking 4 ай бұрын

Cheers, it's a Yamaha CPX 500

@NoDoSwLa 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Video....might sound stupid. But I'm trying to play your little melody at 01:06 and get get it right. Any tipps or Tabs? :)

@ZAiN_JZ 3 жыл бұрын

tabs for the last song at 6:20 ?

@angelomarino6093 5 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson. Are your stings nylon?

@SixStringFingerpicking 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, no they're steel.

@roydonsoares2705 2 жыл бұрын

1:06 which chords ? Sounds cool...🔥