Getting Started With Guitar

with Lisa McCormick

Free Sample Lesson: Intro to Acoustic Fingerpicking

Give me 3 Minutes, and I’ll Teach You How to Fingerpick!
Try it Now!

This EASY four-step fingerpicking pattern is a POWERFUL BUILDING BLOCK for fingerstyle guitar.

Learn it now, learn it right, and get ready to take off into the world of Acoustic Fingerpicking.

Here it is, in 4 easy steps:

STEP 1: Play the sixth string (Low E) with a downward pluck of your thumb.

STEP 2: Pluck upwards on the first string (high E string) with your middle finger.

STEP 3: Pluck downwards on the third string (G string) with your thumb.

STEP 4: Pluck upwards on the second string (B string) with your index finger.

That’s it!

Repeat this pattern twice to complete one measure of music in 4.4 time.
As you get more comfortable with this, try gradually building up your speed and adding in some chord changes.

Congratulations!
You are Fingerpicking!

READY TO LEARN MORE?
This free video lesson is the first in a comprehensive course on Acoustic Fingerpicking for Beginners.
This 9-Level course is designed to be followed sequentially, with new skills and practice exercises building one upon the next.

ABSOLUTELY BEGINNER-FRIENDLY!
This Acoustic Fingerpicking Course builds sequentially from Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) to Level 9 (Intermediate). If you are new to fingerpicking, this series will start you with the fundamental basics.

GREAT NEW IDEAS and TRICKS for INTERMEDIATES
If you have some fingerpicking experience, you may find your starting point and take the course all the way through to the tasty James-Taylor-Style tricks and goodies in the final levels.

BULLET-PROOF YOUR SKILLS
Beginning players will learn solid foundational fingerpicking skills that will set you up to learn quickly and go far with this fun and beautiful style of guitar playing.
Experienced fingerstyle players can use this course to do an essential skills-check, to make sure you have not developed any bad habits that may be getting in your way and holding you back.

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