Intro to Fingerpicking
Unlike traditional strumming, fingerpicking guitar uses your fingers to pluck individual strings, giving you more control and versatility. Fingerstyle guitar lets you create intricate melodies and harmonies simultaneously, making your music sound rich and full. Imagine playing a bass line, harmony, and melody all at once – that's the magic of fingerpicking guitar! In this Collection we'll explore the basics and move towards more advanced techniques like Travis picking. We’ll also start you off with some easy fingerstyle guitar songs from greats such as Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to enhance your skills, learning fingerpicking techniques will add a personal touch to your music.
Major scales that relate to the major chords you already know are an important building block for making your playing more interesting and fun. Use the notes of these scales to work towards playing melody, riffs, and improvisations, right in the context of a song with chords. Expand your sound, big-time!
Mike will show you the two guitar parts that make up this classic early rock tune based on R&B and the blues. There is an electric guitar that plays one of the most iconic rock riffs of all time, as well as some cool R&B influenced rhythm guitar. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar that plays a steady strumming groove throughout.
