Fingerstyle Guitar Explained

If you're curious about fingerstyle guitar but aren't sure where to begin, you can call off the hunt. This guitar video course will take you from the very beginning with basic technique all the way through different techniques like block chord style, arpeggios, Travis picking, classical style, and more. Before you know it, you'll be able to play along with fingerstyle favorites like "Dust in the Wind" (Kansas), "More Than Words" (Extreme), "Country Roads" (John Denver), "Blackbird" (The Beatles), and others.

Videos

• Fingerstyle Basics (08:52) - Get an introduction to the fingerpicking technique in this first video. You'll learn proper technique and get introduced to several useful styles and patterns that will serve you well throughout your career.

• Acoustic Fingerpicking Styles (08:49) - Discover some more specific fingerpicking styles, such as Travis picking, block chords, bass lines, and more.

• Travis Picking (08:26) - This lesson is all about the namesake technique of country legend Merle Travis. His technique has been adopted and assimilated by many other players over the years, creating a vast wealth of options when it comes to accompanying singers or arranging songs for solo guitar.

• 12-String Guitar (14:11) - Explore the shimmering lush sounds of the 12-string in this lesson and learn how to adopt your fingerstyle technique to this unique instrument.

• Classical Guitar 1 (09:14) - Get an introduction to the world of classical guitar in this video. You'll learn essential concepts like playing position (using a foot stool), right-hand fingering and position, rest strokes/free strokes, and more.

• Classical Guitar 2 (08:01) - Continue your classical studies in this lesson by learning how to play chords with proper thumb/finger synchronization and use ascending and descending slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs). Finish off with a full arrangement of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" to bring it all together.

• Classical Guitar 3 (06:28) - Start getting into the finer elements of the classical style in this final lesson, including arpeggios, barres, vibrato, and more.