• From: Madeira Beach, Florida
  • Registered: 2007-12-05
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Topic: Fingerpicking resources?

I’m trying to teach myself to be proficient (or decent anyways) in figerpicking. Any chordians out there have recommended  lessons, links, exercises, or just beginner song suggestions that you think might assist me? I’ve been through the JamPlay intro that focuses on the D chords, as well as other simple exercises I found on the net, but I need to take it a step further. Thanks for any help.

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  • From: Orpington London
  • Registered: 2006-10-22
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Re: Fingerpicking resources?

Not sure what sort of fingerpicking you're into (folk, country, classical)

I play rock music but am trying to incorporate some arppegios - although the sound that comes out is different from traditional fingerstyle,  the techniques I use draw on folk (english) and country (american)   

I do use fingerstyle but am also messing around with hybrid picking (pick and fingers) 

My favorite "book" for beginners is one that I picked up years ago (The complete guitarist). it teaches a variety of styles including various arppegios and bass strum   

These sites give some tips on fingerstyle but are not wholly dedicated to that

http://www.guitarnoise.com/authors.php?id=3

http://www.wholenote.com/default.asp?iT … D1%26a%3D0

http://www.activeguitar.com/lessons/

Hope that useful

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  • From: Renfrewshire, Scotland
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Fingerpicking resources?

Check out Justin Sandercoe here, the guy is a hero.

http://www.justinguitar.com/html/techni … style.html

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Re: Fingerpicking resources?

"You Can Teach Yourself Fingerpick Guitar" by Tommy Flint.  It's a book, not a site.

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  • From: sand lake michigan
  • Registered: 2007-03-25
  • Posts: 85

Re: Fingerpicking resources?

check out this site

http://acousticdt.best-guitar-tools.com

he uses an awsome two camera method for instruction
and has some free downloads

always pickin someting

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