Justin thank you for all the knowledge you have shared over the years. I think have been following you since 2007! I JUST mustered up the courage to post my guitar playing and singing!

Off and on over the years with guitar. Took lessons but never really got into playing. Suddenly got the fever again. Making progress and have to agree with others that you have the perfect personality for teaching and your lessons are spot on. The days I don’t feel like practicing I watch one of your videos to get me in the mood. I’ve made more progress in the past 3 months than the previous 20 years Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm and talent with the rest of us mere mortals

I've been playing for 25 years but skipped a lot of the basics like this. Then I've tried many times to nail this strumming technique, but never really got it. Until now. Your video was the one that finally made it click. Thank you so much.

I've been practicing strumming with my fingers since last week and right when I decided to look for some expert advice to improve faster, Justin uploads this. Thank you so much, you're amazing 😭

This is exactly what I'm looking for. I don't know what it is about a pick, but I really just want to use my hand to strum. Thanks again Justin.

Please do more techniques and other timestamps for this ... It properly has changed my life ❤️

Just great stuff. Feels like you unlocked all the old be-bop songs from the fifties that were based out of country and western. It's like my guitar is a whole band on one set of strings!

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I love this video. I am in grade 1 but I have to keep it fun so I figure I can start practicing this lesson. Especially when my fretting fingers hurt to much to do song practice. I can just mute the strings and practice laying the foundation for this technique.

You are the best at what you do! Excellent content Justin

I like these picking hand lessons, for me its the "leg day" of guitar practice. Left to my own choice I seem to focus on fretting and chords and neglect my strumming hand. Thanks Justin.

Great lesson! Since you’re teaching something about playing with fingers, can you possibly do a video on getting started with Travis picking as well? I’ve been looking into it recently and I think I (and a lot of other people) would benefit from the way you explain things

This technique is gold. My approach was to upstroke with the thumb, until I learned ‘Stop this Train’ from gold ole Justin. Now I got both in the bag. Tho, need a refresh on this one ha.

Merci beaucoup Justin ! It's a real pleasure to follow your KZfaq channel 👋😊😊

Wonderful! Picked up the basics in a couple of minutes. But I'll have to cut my nails on my right hand. The upstrum sounds as bright as the downstrum.

Thanks!

You are a amazing guitarist I'm really glad that your channel on youtube 🎶🎶🎼✨

Very useful technique. Watched JJ Cale use this.

I love this! Not using a pick is more my style 😀 thank you!

If I spent as much time practicing as I do watching and enjoying these videos (with a big grin) I might actually be able to play a bit !

Thank you so much for your wonderful lessons Justin 🙏

Nice lesson on this technique. Riddy Arman uses this a lot, like on Old Maid's Draw, in a country context. I also think she adds a pinch with that bass note. Sounds great.

Love this technique! Thank you Justin! I’d love a lesson about another Justin (Townes Earle) RIP, to de-mystify his amazing right hand. I’ll use your link to make the suggestion

@JustinGuitar I really appreciate these new lessons. The old lessons were great and easy to understand. And I'm finding these ones doubly helpful. Appreciate all your efforts putting this together, and that you continue to improve on already amazing teaching!

With load shedding common here in South Africa these days, my acoustic guitar is seeing more action and loving it. Definitely going to give this a go!

Beautiful, always. I got a similar technique in my hands from before, but this video found a way to upgrade it.

Thank you Justin, you are a wonderful teacher!!!

Justin is the GOAT!

Justin’s flat cap = Bob Ross’s perm

JUST IN TIME! i was looking for something like this!!!

Justin thanks for the good information about the guitar 🎸.

Thank you!

I've basically deferred to this technique and fingerpicking only. Who needs a pick :)

Another Great lesson Justin. Thank you . This is a really fun technique. Very versatile for a variety of styles. Something you didn’t really mention but that you did periodically was vocalizing the beats. It’s excellent practice for translating the beat and groove from your head to your hands. Cheers!

Love this style, reminds of Justin Townes Earle in parts.

I was literally watching the blackbird video today and this pops up excellent timing😂 I think I need to adjust my bridge because my strings don’t hit the frets and get that percussive sound and I’m sure I’m hitting my strings hard enough🙈 my truss rod wont adjust any further either💀

always a pleasure

Great lesson, Justin. So many uses, across many styles. Elliott Smith used a variety of related techniques to great effect.

A follow up lesson on melody would be great. This is very good.

Justin ur great.

Great lesson Justin, simple and so effective. Works great with the new Black Mountain thumb picks too.

Hey Justin, I think your tutorials are very good! Can you maybe do one on bitter creek by the eagles? There are not many great tutorials on that song, although I think it’s great. Thanks

Feels great, sounds great!

Justin a Big thanks ... This changed things a lot 🔥🔥. Could you do more strumming patterns for this

Great video Justin, thanks.

Thank you. You teach very well. Great lesson.

Great video justin, thankyou.

Fantastic lesson! Thank you.

That was megafun! Thank you

Great lesson. I'm stumped on this one, how hard are you hitting your guitar with your palm?? I feel like I have to smack the hell out of my guitar to get the clicking sound against the frets, and it's been professionally set up!

Great lesson!! Thanks a lot!!

Thanks for this as ever….

looking forward to trying this out, cheers justin

Hey , that’s great ! Thank you .

Brilliant! Thanks

Thanks 😊

I immediately thought of Paul McCartney when I saw the title 😄

Love the sweater !

Very helpful.Thank you Justin sir. Great respect. I'm from India.

Hey thanks for this Justin. I've been learning guitar strumming pickless for 2 years now, but have been unable to wrap my head around certain songs. This video explained it. I strum first down with my fingernails then up with the side of my thumb. I've been trying to learn your way for 2 days. I've just watched through your video for Deathcab for a Cutie, and now I can play that! Last week I had no idea how to play that song, always wanted to play it. This way is gonna help with strumming Ring Of Fire too. I've already been trying out combining this strum with my thumb strum, and I'm getting some nice effects.

I picked up this technique through learning Elliott Smith songs and now it's just how I always play haha

Hi Brother. I’m following you before 7 years. Ur amazing. 🤝

Awesome!

Great video. Thanks. Your vocal audio quality seems to have changed. Maybe some eq changes ?

Justin! Have you thought about playing John Mayer's neon the authentic way? As he shows in his tiktok? you can probably find his advice video on youtube. I bet you'd kill it with that style. Love your content.

Thank you Tommy Shelby

George Thorogood uses a similar style with his slide playing.

Thank you Justin! I've been using an anchor finger so far. Would you stop doing it in this case or can i stick to it? Thank you

Great stuff, as always your standard is high / amazing. Any list of songs you'd suggest this for ? Maybe some credence clearwater ones?

Good lesson. Really enjoyed it. What is the root note of a Fmaj7? Thanks Justin.

I have trouble getting a nice snare sound with the joint/palm section of my hand, but can do it really reliably using more of my thumb? Is that fine to do or should I try and mimic Justin's movement exactly? Love your stuff, teaching me a whole ass instrument. So cool ♥

Please upload a lesson on how to play Billy Idol - eyes without a face.

You covered weeks (months with my work schedule) worth of practice in this video? ‘Love of Mine” Death Cab for Cutie, great example, great tune. I think it uses that same progression you used, just capoed? As always, thank you for what you do!

done

Great lesson! What brand of guitar are you using?

Why dont you do any Bob Dylan songs? Please could you teach us how to play Run of the Mill (Demo) - George Harrison. Thanks Justin.

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We want Travis picking!

🎶 blackbird singing in the dead of night🎶

Ty 4 this mate, Is this something that ed sheeran does wen he is playing live acoustic, it looks very similar, Definitely something I wanna learn, 👍🍻

For me? This is very difficult. I'll check in, next week, to see if I got it. Cheers! (Yes, I am still playing.)

Justin ….best acoustic to by £300 any advice

On the palm mute, I keep muting all of the strings apart from the thinnest and it sounds a little off. Anyone got any technique tips?

Now make a video how to find motivation to learn and I'll be fulfilled. I can't get through chords changing and i lose motivation to even pick up guitar.

Hey Justin, how on earth does one finger pick a em chord?

Just to get in the groove... grabs guitar, puts Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater) on. 30 sec later guitar is torn to shreds 🤣

Does anyone know what strings are strummed with the down finger strum?

The accent with the palm doesn't work for me because my hand is too big and ends up muting all the strings on the 2nd and 4th beat. What should I do?

Sir, I am unable to strum, I have watched so many videos and also tried a lot. I don't know what to do. Please help me.

I don’t pick so I play this way and always thought I was cheating !!!

First! ish!

How do you protect your fingernails, Justin, from that level of abuse?

What is sound? What is music? What is chordophone? What is guitar? Why play guitar? Why music has abcdefg notes and not something else? What is 12 tone equal tempered scale? How to correctly change guitar strings? Why standard guitar is tuned a440 Or a5 pitch? Can you create 3 months video content 15 mins per day from absolute zero knowledge to expert level guitar lessons.

Wow, nice. But seems impossble with a pick. 😬