Fingerpicking lessons
I want to start to learn to finger pick (for both acoustic and electric). I'd prefer to follow a plan instead of jumping from a youtube lesson to another.
Any recommendations?
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Sounds like you want some kind of 'method' book...I never followed one studiously - rather, I used it to supplement my approach to tunes/pieces that I found interesting.
(I actually disappeared off to learn classical for a few years before bringing it back and applying bits to steel string acoustic and electric...but even the classical stuff was piece-lead)
(I actually disappeared off to learn classical for a few years before bringing it back and applying bits to steel string acoustic and electric...but even the classical stuff was piece-lead)
Yes, I need method otherwise I loose focus. A step by step set of lessons would be ideal.
It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
Noted, will check him out. Thanks.
You could not pick a better teacher. Doesn't matter if you aren't a blues player, the things you learn apply just as well to any style of music.Kilgore said:It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
Take a look at Mark Hanson's book, the Art of Contemporary Travis Picking. Very approachable and taught me a great deal when I first started out with finger picking.
Take a look at Mark Hanson's book, the Art of Contemporary Travis Picking. Very approachable and taught me a great deal when I first started out with finger picking.
Nothing wKilgore said:
Nothing wrong with the blues, it's probably what I will it use more actually.It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
Thanks, will look into him as well although Travis picking seems to be more advanced.tomjax said:Take a look at Mark Hanson's book, the Art of Contemporary Travis Picking. Very approachable and taught me a great deal when I first started out with finger picking.
I’d start with a different Mark Hanson book, “Beyond Basics: Fingerstyle Guitar”
A few face to face classical lessons might be beneficial. It gets you using all of your right hand fingers and then once you have a few skills you can adapt it to anything really - REM Everybody Hurts for example (which is the same RH arpeggio pattern as many a classical study).
Hard for me to get face to face lessons. Busy life and very few quality tutors around where I live.
Have a look at Joe McMurray on you tube. He reviews virtually every fingerpicking book there is. Truefire is fantastic. You could do one course and have the fundamentals down then decide where you want to go next.
Yip ! 100% this is the way to go !!Kilgore said:It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
I'd have no beef with him.Kilgore said:It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
He’s not one to mince his words.guitarjack66 said:I'd have no beef with him.Kilgore said:It's primarily blues but you could give David Hamburger (Fretboard Confidential) a try.
Tommy emmanuel's fingerstyle milestones? Its truefire and you could do worse.
What about Paul Davids? Acoustic Adventure - Paul Davids Acoustic Guitar Course
Tommy Emanuel is a good shout. I've tried Paul Davids Next Level Playing, some good contents but for some reason I didn't really engage. Thanks all for the suggestions, will have a look at all of them.
I teach a fingerstyle foundation course that is designed to go for beginner to intermediate level, and build a solid/varied repertoire of fun and recognisable pieces in a structured and efficient way. I teach this through music that is predominantly popular rock and pop riffs/pieces, blues & ragtime, some folk and a couple of choice classical and Latin pieces. From the get go I am teaching music, rather than lots of mindless exercises. So for example More Than Words is a block chord study, Stairway to Heaven is an ascending arpeggio piece and so on.
Mechanically it follows a logical and structured progression that starts with single line melodies using the thumb, to thumb + block chords to broken chords (arpeggios) to alternating thumb and finger patterns. In terms of technique I introduce pedagogical concepts from classical guitar (eg finger block and sequential preparation for arpeggios to build security on the strings), how to bring out the melody in a piece that has accompaniment etc, as well as techniques/approaches that are appropriate to other styles (eg Travis picking using a thumbpick, palm muting the bass, etc). Its based mainly around acoustic guitar although I cover fingerpicking on electric (eg Mark Knopler style) later.
I give lessons online as well as in person, PM me if you want to know more.
FWIW I am a fan of Tommy Emmanuel's and play a few of his pieces, but would not recommend him to someone starting out. Fantastic player but not so great teacher IMO, takes a lot for granted and moves things far to fast, even when he's demonstrating 'slowly'.
Mechanically it follows a logical and structured progression that starts with single line melodies using the thumb, to thumb + block chords to broken chords (arpeggios) to alternating thumb and finger patterns. In terms of technique I introduce pedagogical concepts from classical guitar (eg finger block and sequential preparation for arpeggios to build security on the strings), how to bring out the melody in a piece that has accompaniment etc, as well as techniques/approaches that are appropriate to other styles (eg Travis picking using a thumbpick, palm muting the bass, etc). Its based mainly around acoustic guitar although I cover fingerpicking on electric (eg Mark Knopler style) later.
I give lessons online as well as in person, PM me if you want to know more.
FWIW I am a fan of Tommy Emmanuel's and play a few of his pieces, but would not recommend him to someone starting out. Fantastic player but not so great teacher IMO, takes a lot for granted and moves things far to fast, even when he's demonstrating 'slowly'.
120 right-hand studies by Mauro Giuliani for solo Guitar.
You can get this as a standalone book, or get Pumping Nylon by scott Tennant which include the 120 studies, comes in Tab and notaion.
Youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_REOO27YBYU&list=PLpmfzXf4Yy3huzfLCKoEmQxbT6Scf-faJ&index=1
Thisbermudianbrit said:Tommy emmanuel's fingerstyle milestones? Its truefire and you could do worse.
I learnt how to play fingerpicking by following Justin Johnson's courses: Fingerpicking Foundations and Intermediate Fingerpicking. He sells both of them on his website. He also has a brand new platform (subscription based) which features all his old courses + brand new ones, including new courses around fingerpicking with a selection of great blues songs. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
I'd also suggest to find something that you are really excited about, something from your favourite players and musicians that you really want to learn. That helps a lot on staying motivated and keeping practicing no matter what.
I'd also suggest to find something that you are really excited about, something from your favourite players and musicians that you really want to learn. That helps a lot on staying motivated and keeping practicing no matter what.