How to play guitar fingerstyle/fingerpicking techniques

Learn the techniques to be able to play the guitar fingerpicking/fingerstyle plucking the strings with your fingers.

What you'll learn

how to use your fingers to play notes and chords/arpeggios on the guitar
How to pluck the strings with correct right hand finger techniques
Fingerpicking patterns that can be used in any song
fingerpicking/fingerstyle techniques that can be personalised to create own patterns

Requirements

Some basic/beginner knowledge of open guitar chords and how to play and change between those chords (e.g. Em, G, C)

Description

In this course you will learn skills on how to fingerpick/play the guitar using the fingers of your right (plucking) hand. We will begin with learning how to effectively prepare the fingers on the strings and then go through a number of exercises that will further develop your skills.

There are backing tracks and TAB available for each study/exercise and at the end of this course you should be able to apply these skills to your playing of any song you wish. You can use the skills to create your own finger patterns and chord progressions or figure out songs you like and wish to play.

Who this course is for:

beginner and intermediate guitarists who would like to expand their skills on the guitar and learn how to play and create their own fingerpicking patterns
Guitarists who have always used a pick (plecktrum) and are interested in learning how to fingerpick