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Finger Picking Acoustic Guitar

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Finger picking is not as hard to learn as it looks. But if you develop a little expertise in finger picking acoustic guitar you will open up a whole new world of guitar playing.

So lets just break guitar finger picking into two basic areas of songs and artists. Some of the favorite guitar finger picking songs in recent years were not meant to be finger picking songs at all, they just sound so good.

Some people go for classical guitar because they really enjoy the feeling of finger picking and plucking. There are many classical guitar pieces that anybody would enjoy learning to play but there is a growing repertoire of modern songs arranged for classical guitar. it’s really worth checking out.

Here is a short list of songs that a dedicated student of finger picking guitar could learn: Street Spirit and Paranoid Android by Radiohead, Dust In The Wind by Kansas, Roulette by System Of A Down and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. You could also try Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

You will find books with finger picking arrangements of songs by The Beatles. Blackbird is a favorite with a wide range of audiences but When I’m Sixty-Four and Revolution are good too.

If you don’t know which finger picking guitar players to listen to, start with Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Bert Jansch, John Martyn and Leo Kottke. You would be also doing yourself a favor by going into the songs of Simon And Garfunkel, like Kathy’s Song, Feelin’ Groovy, The Boxer, Duncan and April Come She Will.

Many of the songs you will find if you follow the list I’ve supplied will just be variations of Travis picking. You can fid plenty of basic finger picking guitar patterns in books and on the internet. Go to YouTube and get the feel of how they sound and how you could use these songs.

There are a number of different sounds you can play around with in guitar finger picking, pinching and strumming with the fingers being two prominent ones. One of picking notes that is used on a variety of guitar styles is to put your thumb and forefinger together as if you were holding a plectrum. Use both these fingernails to play up and down strokes. If you pinch chords you can use any combination of strings to play which gives you an infinite range of sounds.

Here’s an interesting video lesson on the guitar music genres that use fingerpicking:


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One Response to “Finger Picking Acoustic Guitar”

  1. Acoustic Guitar Market
    May 21st, 2009 @ 9:30 pm

    Nice intor to Finger Picking. The video with Steve makes it look real easy! Wish i could play like that… you’ve got me inspired!

    Check out My Site showcasing New & Used Acoustic Guitars.

    Cheers,

    Anthony.

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