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Tutorial: Acoustic Fingerpicking for Beginners, Level 3

Tutorial: Acoustic Fingerpicking for Beginners, Level 3


Title: Acoustic Fingerpicking for Beginners, Level 3
Author: Lisa McCormick
Course: This tutorial is not part of a course.
Goal: By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to play this classic acoustic fingerpicking pattern, which serves as a building block to much folk, pop, blues, and country playing. You've heard this pattern before. Now, learn to play it yourself!
Difficulty: Easy
Style: Acoustic
Category: Technique
Pages: 6
Files: 6 Videos
6 Scores
6 Guitar Tabs
Description: This tutorial builds on the fingerpicking skills and concepts presented in Levels 1 and 2. In Level 3, you’ll learn an extremely versatile and popular variation of the Four Step Pattern, one which expands the pattern to a full measure. This pattern can be heard in acoustic folk, blues, country, rock, and pop music everywhere. Fans of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Indigo Girls, Gillian Welsh, and countless other fine acoustic players will hear a very familiar sound in this new skill, Variation #1.
Contents Super Great Variation #1
Super Great Variation #1, Playalong Drill
Variation #1: Speed Building Drill
Practice Song: Thyme
Variation #1: Syncopate!
Song Project: Make Me a Pallet


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