Learn Guitar - Fingerstyle Blues

Learn Guitar : Country Blues Guitar : Learn Country Blues Style Guitar : Learn A Guitar Blues In E (Fingerstyle)

What you'll learn

Use finger and thumb to pick alternate guitar strings

Use finger and thumb to pinch two guitar strings

Read standard guitar tablature

Requirements

Students should be able to change chords fluently between C, F and G

Description

The course is designed to teach new guitarists how to advance from strumming to finger picking with the thumb and finger.The guitar tablature system is explained. This represents the finger movements in written form for easier learning. It is the basic necessity for advancing to more complex finger picking patterns.Basic guitar finger picking movements are taught using the chord progression C, F and G.Excercises are included for other chord progressions, and the student will be able to play a basic finger picking pattern at the end of the course.The course uses on-screen guitar tab overlays and PDF downloads for practice when away from the computer.The average student will be able to complete the course in and hour - further practice will provide the basis for more advanced finger picking study using the guitar tablature system demonstrated.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Guitar Tablature

Lecture 1 Introduction To The Blues In E - The Basic Structure

Lecture 2 Notation For Basic Finger and Thumb Strikes

Section 2: The Three Basic Finger Picking Movements

Lecture 3 The Finger and Thumb Pinch

Lecture 4 Separating The Finger and Thumb Strikes

Lecture 5 Adding The Separated Finger and Thumb Strike To The Pinch

Section 3: Further Exercises in Other Keys

Lecture 6 Using Chord Progression G, D and A

Lecture 7 Using Chord Progression G, C and D

Lecture 8 Finger Picks Or Bare Fingers?

Students will be new to the guitar and looking to learn more advanced right hand playing tehcniques