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Folk style finger-picking Guitar Course
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Folk style finger-picking Guitar Course

Folk Finger-picking styles such as the Travis pick, bass strum and claw hammer and explained in an easy way.
Created byDominic Finley
Last updated 9/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Folk finger-style/finger-picking guitar course
  • Learn how to finger pick. a variety of finger-picking styles.
  • Increase your guitar finger-picking skills in a folk/singer-songwriter style
  • Learn how to bass strum on your guitar (folk finger-picking)
  • Easy to follow guitar video lessons (in a folk finger-picking style)
  • Download free PDF guitar tab diagrams
  • Guitar course for beginners and intermediate

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 47m total length

  • Introduction2:32

    Finger-style guitar picking and styles such as the Travis pick, bass strum and claw hammer and explained in an easy way.

  • Lesson 12:48

    Right Hand finger allocation

  • Lesson 22:17

    Travis Pick with ‘A’ string root (see C Chord Diagram)

  • Lesson 32:42

    Travis Pick with ‘E’ string root (see G Chord Diagram)

  • Lesson 42:38

    Alternate between ‘E’ string and ‘A’ string root note picks

  • Lesson 52:20

    Travis Pick with ‘D’ string root’ (F Chord)

  • Lesson 63:26

    Lessons 4 and 5 put into practice (no diagram)

  • Lesson 72:43

    Alternate bass Travis Pick with ‘A’ string root (C Chord)

  • Lesson 83:15

    Alternate bass Travis Pick with ‘E’ string root (G Chord)

  • Lesson 91:42

    Alternate bass Travis Pick with ‘D’ string root (F Chord)

  • Lesson 103:22

    Lessons 7, 8, and 9 put into practice (no diagram)

  • Lesson 113:24

    Bass Strum with ‘A’, ‘E’ and ‘D’ string roots (C, G and D chords)

    Also covers incorporating Bass Strum and Travis Pick together in a song

  • Lesson 122:26

    Hammer ons added to bass strum (G Chord)

  • Lesson 134:35

    Adding melodic fills and melody (no diagram)

  • Lesson 144:02

    Claw Hammer with and without alternate bass (C Chord)


  • Lesson 153:24

    Claw Hammer with alternate bass ‘E’ and ‘D’ string roots (G and D Chords) Lesson also covers alternating between various techniques shown in this course

Requirements

  • You will need a guitar
  • You need to have beginner guitar knowledge
  • You will need to know basic guitar chords

Description

This course is ideal for the folk player and budding singer-songwriter looking to enrich their guitar playing vocabulary and play in a more interesting and dynamic way. Bite size 2 to 3 minute video lessons that build the foundations of folk finger style finger-picking on the guitar. Finger-picking styles such as the Travis pick, bass strum and claw hammer and explained and broken down in ways that are instantly usable in songs, and transferable to play in any key. Download this digestible and concise 15 lesson course today to pick up skills in the world of folk finger-style guitar finger-picking . The course also comes with a helpful PDF booklet containing diagrams.

The course is compiled and presented by British musician, Dominic Finley, who has performed solo, acoustic shows in theatres and folk clubs throughout Australia and Europe.

Dominic has put this course together from personal experience as a working musician and guitar tutor with many years experience. He was a member of Cutting Crew (known for their number 1 80’s hit ‘(I Just) died in your arms’).

He also toured as a sideman to Scottish hit-maker, Jim Diamond (‘I should have known better’), as well as working on various musical projects with members of 10cc and M People.


Who this course is for:

  • People who want to improve their guitar playing
  • People who wish to learn guitar finger picking
  • People who want to enhance their guitar playing in the style of folk music

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