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Root On Low E

 
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Now let's check out how to adapt our finger picking pattern to work with chords have the root note on the low E string, like E minor and G major for example.

A minor and C major both have their root note on the A string, so that's where we had our thumb. Now for E minor and G major we have our root note on the low E string. Now you're free to choose any of the remaining 5 notes for your index and middle finger, and they'll all sound good in different ways. Let's take a moment to explore all the options.

Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
Intro To Fingerpicking
Styles:
Any Style
Difficulty:
print notation download lesson open guitar tuner
Root On Low E song notation

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8 months ago
Hi This is good stuff I've been going through each lesson 3 or 4 times to get good anought so it feels OK how long would you guys recommend me staying on one lesson try to master each one or move on to the next lesson? Thanks I really Love Guitar tricks keep up the good videos
Mike Olekshy 8 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for the kind words and question! We recommend you only move to the next lesson once you can play the musical example slowly, and you fully understand the material presented in the lesson. It sounds like you're there - so you can move on to the next lesson!

1 year ago
Hello! Great lesson, just a thought though. If you do an E minor chord and play the strings E, G and B. Do you really have to do any chord with your left hand at all since your not actually touching the A and D string which the E minor chord is?
Mike Olekshy 1 year ago

Hello - thanks so much for your question! Technically - no you do not have to. But it's good practice to form the chord anyways. That way, if you happen to pick the wrong string, at least it won't jump out as a mistake, as you'll be picking a note that is in the chord. Hope this helps!!