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Fingerstyle Guitar For Beginners | STEP BY STEP Course
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Fingerstyle Guitar For Beginners | STEP BY STEP Course

Learn To Play Fingerstyle Guitar and Percussive Fingerstyle In A Simple Proven Way! You will play 20 awesome songs
Last updated 7/2020
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What you'll learn

  • You'll learn to play an easy fingesrtyle melodies that will motivate you to continue playing guitar.
  • You'll learn to play 20 awesome fingerstyle melodies and arrangements
  • You'll learn the best right and left hand techniques
  • You'll learn how to finger pick correctly, keeping fingers independent
  • You'll learn to play the percussive fingerstyle
  • You'll learn percussive “kick and slap” techniques to enhance your groove
  • You'll get my Top 9 fingerpicking exercises for the right and left hand
  • You'll get printable PDF Tabs and Guitar Pro files for each lesson
  • You'll get Play-Along videos for each lesson to make your practice more productive
  • You'll learn how to read Guitar Tabs
  • You'll learn easy way to play chords
  • You'll improve your fingerpicking skills and guitar technique

Course content

1 section53 lectures6h 6m total length
  • Introduction0:41

    Introduction. How to get the most out of this course

  • How to Tune Guitar5:21

    Before we start learning fingerstyle we need to make sure your guitar is in tune.

  • Exercise 17:33

    Beginner fingerstyle practice guides precise hand placement and arpeggios, using thumb on the sixth string and fingers on the third, second, and first strings to build clean fingerpicking.

  • Melody 17:29
  • Exercise 24:16
  • How to Read Guitar Tabs7:17

    Learn to read guitar tabs by identifying six strings, frets, and open notes, interpreting numbers and zeros, using fret markers for orientation, and playing notes singly or together, including slaps.

  • Feel Good Inc - Tutorial6:49

    Master a two-string fingerstyle pattern on the six and three strings using thumps and slaps, with open and fretted notes and quick finger transitions.

  • Feel Good Inc - Play-Along0:53
  • Sweet Dreams - Tutorial5:56

    beginner fingerstyle guitar with the sweet dreams tutorial, teaching thumb over the fifth string, index on the fourth string, and a slide from third to fifth fret.

  • Sweet Dreams - Play-Along0:43

    Learn beginner-friendly fingerstyle guitar through a step-by-step play-along of Sweet Dreams as part of the fingerstyle guitar for beginners course.

  • River Travel - Tutorial9:29
  • River Travel - Play-Along0:51

    master introductory fingerstyle guitar through a step-by-step play-along focused on river travel themes, guiding beginners to develop rhythm, fingerpicking patterns, and musical phrasing.

  • Capo1:11

    Why do you need a Capo

  • Faded - Tutorial10:15

    Learn beginner fingerstyle guitar through the faded tutorial, mastering a minor chord and transitions across frets, while coordinating thump, melody, and plucked notes.

  • Faded - Play-Along1:13
  • Speak Your Heart - Tutorial10:32

    Learn beginner fingerstyle technique with a capo on the fourth fret, practicing arpeggios in a minor chord, string-by-string thumb and finger patterns, and smooth transitions.

  • Speak Your Heart - Play-Along1:26
  • Shape of my Heart - Tutorial15:25

    Learn beginner-friendly fingerstyle guitar through a three-part shape of my heart tutorial, mastering arpeggios, string transitions, and precise finger placements.

  • Shape of my Heart - Play-Along1:18
  • House of the Rising Sun - Tutorial18:28
  • House of the Rising Sun - Play-Along0:48

    Master beginner fingerstyle guitar through a step-by-step play-along of House of the Rising Sun, building technique and confidence to play along.

  • Slap Melody 18:34
  • Slap Melody 1 - Play-Along1:10

    Master the slap melody technique in fingerstyle guitar through a guided play-along, designed for beginners in a step-by-step course.

  • Slap Melody 25:59
  • Slap Melody 2 - Play-Along1:10
  • Slap Melody 34:02

    Add kicks to the melody by striking the guitar near the body with a close right hand, then play six four three two together, kick, and slap the strings, repeating.

  • Slap Melody 3 - Play-Along1:10
  • Slap Melody 46:20
  • Slap Melody 4 - Play-Along1:10
  • All Slap Melodies - Play-Along2:27

    Master beginner-friendly fingerstyle guitar by practicing slap melodies through a guided play-along session, step by step.

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Tutorial - Part 118:14

    Learn the Boulevard of Broken Dreams intro and verse through step-by-step fingerstyle technique, practicing four chords including a minor and a major, with transitions between bars and repeated sections.

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Tutorial - Part 27:41

    Learn the boulevard of broken dreams chorus with a step-by-step fingerstyle approach. Apply precise fret fingerings, two-string combinations, and chord transitions toward the bridge and melody.

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Play-Along2:31
  • Nothing Else Matters - Tutorial20:21

    Learn fingerstyle techniques for nothing else matters, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and harmonics, through bar-by-bar patterns and melodic embellishments across multiple strings.

  • Nothing Else Matters - Play-Along1:03

    Practice a beginner-friendly fingerstyle guitar play-along using a simple one, two, three count to develop rhythm and timing.

  • Dust in the Wind - Tutorial - Part 116:49

    Dust in the wind fingerstyle tutorial teaches beginners to play arpeggios in C major with focused right-hand technique. Follow bar-by-bar cues on string pairs, chords, from intro to verse.

  • Dust in the Wind - Tutorial - Part 211:05

    Learn fingerstyle techniques for dust in the wind, including playing six strings together with bass notes, arpeggios, hammer-ons, and moving through chorus, verse, and outro in a guided step-by-step tutorial.

  • Dust in the Wind - Play-Along3:20
  • Percussion Exerise 16:33

    Learn step-by-step fingerstyle percussion through selective string slaps and precise plucking of the first three strings. Isolate each string and gradually connect slap with pluck to build rhythm.

  • Percussion Exercise 211:51

    Practice percussion-style fingerstyle with slap and string blocking, following step-by-step phrases across frets and strings, and complete the progressive exercises described in the lecture.

  • Percussion Exercise 2 - Play-Along1:09
  • Percussion Melody - Tutorial16:00
  • Percussion Melody - Play-Along1:21

    Explore percussion melody in fingerstyle guitar using a guided play-along, helping beginners develop rhythm and finger coordination.

  • Percussion Exercise 310:35

    Practice fingerstyle percussion by slapping and plucking the first, second, and third strings over a minor, C major, and G chords during a five minute exercise.

  • Prayer in C - Tutorial8:26
  • Prayer in C - Play-Along1:07
  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams + Percussion - Tutorial14:54
  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams + Percussion - Play-Along2:23
  • Right here Waiting - Tutorial27:49

    Master the right here waiting tutorial with step-by-step fingerstyle patterns, learning first-bar notes on multiple strings using index, middle, ring, and pinky, plus thumb plucks and open strings.

  • Let it Be - Tutorial - Part 116:29

    Learn to fingerpick let it be using G major, A minor, F major, and C. Follow Part I with picking patterns, hammer-ons, and slap hits across the verse.

  • Let it Be - Tutorial - Part 214:13
  • Let it Be - Play-Along1:52

    Practice beginner-friendly fingerstyle guitar techniques through a step-by-step let it be play-along lesson, building rhythm, accuracy, and musicality.

  • Ending1:07

    You are Awesome! Keep practice!

    Keep doing all exercises and you will definitely succeed!


    Now you are on a new guitar level. Please don't stop.

    Keep learning new guitar technics and new arrangements.

    Train at a slow pace and then gradually increase the tempo.


    If you enjoyed studying with me, please write your honest review!

    I will be very grateful for your feedback.


    And if you leave a review about my course, I will give you a Bonus - 5 tabs from my YouTube channel.


    Thank you very much for choosing me!

    See you in other courses! Goodbye!

Requirements

  • A guitar
  • No previous knowledge required

Description

Welcome to the Fingerstyle Guitar for Beginners - Step by Step course, where you will learn how to play awesome fingerstyle songs and well known melodies.


Hello! I'm Paul. And I'm from YouTube Channel Fingerstyle Club.


I'm here today to share with you everything I know about fingerstyle guitar playing and percussive fingerstyle.

By the end of this course, you will be able play 20 awesome fingerstyle songs and well-known melodies.


I'm gonna teach you how to play fingerstyle guitar with an easy and simple way.

Like in real private lessons, you will learn to play guitar and you will enjoy playing fingerstyle guitar.


After completing the course, You will sound like two guitarists are playing at the same time. You will be playing bass, melody, chords and percussive - all at the same time. And it's sounds good :)


First, we will begin to learn simple melodies, so that you immediately feel the result, and this will motivate you to continue learning and don't give it up.

Then we will gradually increase the difficulty of playing the guitar. And step by step We will improve our fingerpicking skills.

Then we're gonna learn percussive fingerstyle techniques like Kick and Slap - that take you to the next level of guitar playing.


All you need is a desire to learn, a guitar, and about 20 minutes a day practice.


You will sound like two guitarists are playing at the same time. Your friends and family - will be amazed when they hear and see your new guitar skills!


If you're confused - about taking the course or not, we have a 30 day 100 percent money back guarantee.


If you are ready to take your fingerstyle playing to the next level, and you want to improve your guitar skills and Percussive skills - You can Enroll in this course now!


I will help you achieve your dream!


Let's start!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to start playing fingerstyle guitar and percussive fingerstyle guitar
  • Intermediate players who know chords but want to get started with fingerpicking and fingerstyle
  • Singer songwriters who want to add some fingerpicking to their playing
  • Guitar players who want to improve their skills on acoustic guitar