FINGERSTYLE INSPIRED BY EP 366!!!

[Helen Lazaridou]

Hello my dearest AMers ♥️ 💖 💓
This is my first attempt on fingerstyle playing on the acoustic trying to keep a steady rhythm with the thumb!!😝😝 My goodness how difficult it is!!!and I absolutely can’t do the palm muting technique yet!So I decided to record it without managing this technique!And I didn’t play Brian ‘s version which is awesome!Check it out!!just played my improvising!
Thanks for watching ❣️ 💖 💕

[David L]

Oh my! This is fantastic! You keep improving on so many levels, and it is a joy to follow your evolution. I love everything about this – tone, technique and video elements. Wonderful! More, please!

[Dieter]

Excellent picking and great improvisation.

Dieter

[charjo]

That was really great, Helen. Sounded so bluesy, congrats on your progress.
John

[Geoff]

Superb Helen and I think it has a lot to do with you coming from a musical family. Very impressed that it is all your own improv. That’s what Brian’s lessons are for after all 😁. By the way , I absolutely loved your chords especially that suspended chord you threw in around the 34 second mark.

I have played fingerstyle all my life and I cannot palm mute either. Your right hand takes the classical position and the raised wrist does not really allow palm muting.

I think this is quite possibly the best I have heard from you. Maybe that guitar suits you or taking a break helped in some way 😎

[Michael Krailo]

I think we all play better when we play our notes that come out of our soul, and that is what Hellen did here. Great rhythm and ability to play music your way.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[AndréM]

Helen this is awesome on a first attempt.
Very nice improvisation.
Keep on finger picking you are great at it.

AndréM

AndréM

[JoeD1]

I never would have known that was your first attempt. You played it like you’ve been playing finger style for years.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Richard G]

Loved it Helen, just fabulous. You’ve cracked the hardest part of achieving the coordination between fingers and the steady thumb. Trust me, it’ll get easier from here and I’ll really look forward to your next exciting fingerstyle piece.

Richard

[San Luis Rey]

Well done Helen! You got this!

Mike

[Manfred M]

Wow, Helen, that sounds great. This steady thump keeps a perfect rhythm. It doesn’t sound like you just learned it. And your improvisation can easily stand alongside Brian’s lesson; both are really wonderful.
I think it’s really great that you’re now one of the fingerstyle guitarists, and I think it suits you so well.

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom.
The next Meetup will take place in March/April

There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum a few weeks before.

I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Garry]

I love the way you’re attacking those strings Helen. You’re playing with authority and confidence for sure. Excellent effort for your first finger style post. As members have said above, it’s not easy so this is a great achievement. Move over Tommy Emmanuel, here comes Helen! 👏👏👏 All the best! 😎🎸😎

[Clarke]

Helen,

That was awesome. That takes so much coordination and you absolutely did a fantastic job. I also think your guitar has a really really great tone and the notes you played rang out so clearly. Super Job.

Clarke

[Helen Lazaridou]

Thank you my dearest friends for your wonderful comments ❤️ 💕 They really motivate me!!!🥰🥰🥰

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