How To Simplify Your Fingerpicking And Become Better At It - The Power Of 3
by Simon Candy
In this video, I show you the key to fingerpicking any pattern you like on guitar.
There are thousands of fingerpicking patterns out there, however there are only 3 actual approaches to fingerpicking.
By focusing on each of these approaches you gain the technique required to fingerpick any pattern you like. Reducing fingerpicking down to its most basic form helps you see the simplicity, making things easier to learn.
• Fingerpicking Pattern Approach 1: Single Notes
This first approach is centred around patterns that involve plucking individual strings, one at a time.
You learn some key patterns and an example of a fingerpicking progression using such patterns.
• Fingerpicking Pattern Approach 2: Notes Together
The second approach is centred around patterns that involve plucking multiple strings together.
You learn some key patterns and an example of a fingerpicking progression using such patterns.
• Fingerpicking Pattern Approach 3: Pinching
The third approach is centred around patterns that involve pinching two strings together.
For this approach you will use you thumb and one other finger. Once again, you learn some key patterns and an example of a fingerpicking progression using this technique.
Watch the video below to learn more:
Fingerpicking Approach 1: Single Note
• Single Note Pattern
The following is a typical single note fingerpicking pattern:
• Single Note Example
The following is an etude using the single note fingerpicking approach:
Fingerpicking Approach 2: Notes Together
• Note Together Pattern
The following are some typical ways to pluck notes together.
Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3:
• Note Together Example
The following is an etude using the note fingerpicking approach:
Fingerpicking Approach 3: Pinching
• Pinching Pattern
The following are some typical ways to pinch notes together:
• Pinching Example
The following is an etude using the pinching of notes together approach:
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