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jeezez
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jeezez
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04/25/2005 8:19 pm
Hey. I'm a medium/advanced player and I need help with the fingerpicking on Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin. Can anyone help me with links or explanations?

Another thing is; I always tap with my pick, but how does eddie van halen and kirk hammet do it with the finger?

tnx alot:-D
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R. Shackleferd
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R. Shackleferd
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04/26/2005 4:20 am
I've always played it with mostly my thumb, except for the last note of every chord form with my index, as it's chord shapes are all picked sequentially downward from low to high. I can use my other fingers well enough, and in some songs their absolutely necessary, but this isn't one of them. In my experience, trying to use them here makes it harder than it has to be.

So from the top it goes:
P=thumb I=index

....P...P..P...I......P..P...P....I....
E|----------0------------------|
B|-------------------------1---|
G|-------2-------------2-------|
D|----2-------------2----------|
A|-0-------------0-------------|
E|-----------------------------|

And so on for the rest of the chords.
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04/26/2005 4:45 pm
Originally Posted by: jeezezAnother thing is; I always tap with my pick, but how does eddie van halen and kirk hammet do it with the finger?

tnx alot:-D


Ask Shmange about that one... either that or check out his lesson section.
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