Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons - Beginner Fingerpicking

Name: Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons - Beginner Fingerpicking
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Beginner Guitar Fingerpicking. A complete guide from beginner to intermediate for Acoustic & Electric Fingerstyle guitar

Created byMarc Barnacle

Last updated 3/2022

English

What you'll learn

Fingerstyle Guitar
Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques
Guitar Chords
A mix of fun, creative and challenging guitar riffs and songs
Timing
Beginner to intermediate guitar progression
A range of guitar techniques
An encouragement for your own creative expression
An introduction to classical guitar

Course content

6 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 20m total length

Introduction1:23
Numbering & Positioning3:58
We start with essential information that will make sure we are approaching the Fingerstyle technique, with all the correct playing and positioning knowledge in place. I have also placed a link to a free tuning app in the resources section, in case you need some assistance with tuning the guitar.
Acoustic & Electric Difference2:59
A quick run through the difference in tone, approach and playing positions for acoustic and electric guitars.

First Exercise9:37
Our first playing exercise, that will lay the foundations for a solid and well rounded Fingerpicking technique.
Timing2:31
Here we discuss timing and the importance of understanding this area, as it plays a huge part in helping to develop your overall musicianship.
Moving Between Chords4:40
Your playing ability will take a big step forward, as we gradually introduce chords and start to combine them and their transitions, alongside our fingerpicking technique.

R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts5:16
A great first song to cover! A beginner friendly picking riff, that also contains some tricker parts as the track progresses, which will really help your development.
Radiohead - Street Spirit8:28
This track acts as a nice progression from the previous one. You will be implementing the techniques we have covered earlier on, and you will start to notice how much your ability and understanding is beginning to develop.

Travis Picking7:58
If you have ever researched fingerpicking, then you will have probably seen this term appear. It's one of the most essential and well used techniques - and this lesson will get you comfortable and confident with the style.
Pinching5:10
A technique that will add further variety and overall progression to your playing ability.
Song: The Beatles - In My Life6:04
This song utilises the previous technique and provides a great opportunity to put it in to action! I have also included a document to assist with the 'hammer-on' technique that is discussed in this lesson.
Strum & Pick3:36
One more technique before we move in to the final section. All of these will help improve your overall musicianship, but also provide you with a ton of choices, when it comes to thinking about composing your own music, as you will have a wide variety of techniques and approaches available to you.

Song: Dean Lewis - Be Alright11:29
One more song to have fun with, incorporate a mix of techniques and continue your playing development. I have included a link in the resources section for the piece of equipment we discuss and use for this track - a 'capo'.
Classical Introduction4:45
Fingerstyle is an essential part of the classical guitar world - and this lesson aims to provide more information on what it entails. I will cover some of the equipment used, the approaches taken and give a quick example of how a piece would be played. I plan to cover classical guitar in greater detail in another course in the future - but for now, here is some brief information in case you wish to start looking in to this area further.

Conclusion3:05
A recap of everything we have worked on, with some extra final thoughts to send you forward and leave you feeling confident in your ability.
Links to all equipment and some helpful software can be found in the resources section. In addition, I have mentioned that I will add some extra songs for you to challenge yourself with. I have attached PDF's of these to this lecture and there are further links within the resources section to help you reference how the tracks sound. The link to the website 'Ultimate Guitar' is a great place to discover tabs to more of your favourite songs, which will help keep your learning journey moving forward. Check it out.

Requirements

Acoustic or electric guitar
Available for all ages and abilities
No experience necessary

Description

This fingerpicking guitar course covers everything you need to play fingerstyle on the guitar. It’s suitable for the complete beginner and works up to an intermediate fingerstyle level - on both acoustic and electric guitars.

Fingerpicking is a highly valuable technique to develop and will put you in great shape as you progress through your learning journey. This fingerstyle technique crosses many genres and enables a great level of diversity to your guitar playing. It helps improve finger strength and independence - develops ability in both hands - creates access to a wider mix of musical styles and adds extra possibilities to your own creative expression.

We begin with simple picking patterns, which will progress to enabling you to tackle some well known songs. Along the way, we learn a range of fingerpicking techniques and I will encourage you to begin to think about how you could implement these in to your own compositions. I believe that encouraging a student to find their creative voice, is a great approach for further developing confidence and awareness of your own individual and unique musical output.

I will also link you to guitar recording and music production software and mention some tips for these areas along the way.

There are various chords used throughout, so if you are completely new to the guitar, you may also wish to checkout my first class: ‘Beginner Guitar Lessons: Learn Guitar - The Complete Guide', which you can find on Udemy by searching that title or clicking on my teacher profile. The class covers every essential topic you need to get up and running on the guitar and has a large emphasis on helping you to develop your own - unique - creative ability.

Resources: Lots of PDF’s are attached to this course, that contain the tab for each song that we work on - with some extra ones thrown in too, so that you can challenge yourself and continue your learning journey, after working through each lesson that I provide. I've also included documents explaining finger positions and other techniques we cover throughout the class.

I am available for any questions or comments you might have, so please feel free to message me at any point. I login everyday and am always keen to help students wherever possible.

I wish you all the best with your guitar journey!

Good luck!

Who this course is for:

Guitar Players
Beginner Guitar Players
Beginner Fingerstyle Guitar Players
Beginner Fingerpicking Guitar Players
Musicians

Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons - Beginner Fingerpicking

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Course content

Introduction & Getting Started3 lectures • 8min

Exercises, Timing & Chord Changes3 lectures • 17min

Fingerpicking Songs2 lectures • 14min

Technique Development4 lectures • 23min

Final Song & Classical Introduction2 lectures • 16min

Conclusion & Final Thoughts1 lecture • 3min

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