no it doesnt help. i am just looking for his basic 5 note picking pattern and i will apply the proper chords to go with it. i read music and am 50 yrs old. meaning i dont want to learn all the notes to the song. iwas taking lessons and i gave my teacher the cd and what i wanted to learn. instead he was showing me barr chords but not how to shift easily from 1 to another. very discouraging