| Learning Guitar - Lesson Eight | |||||||||||
| Part 2: More Advanced Fingerpicking | |||||||||||
New Picking Pattern 
When playing the above exercise, it is important to hold down the chord shape in your fretting hand. For the first bar, hold down the Dmajor chord (xx0232), then move to Cadd9 (x30030), then finally to G6/B (x20030). The concept of the above pattern is the same as in the previous lesson - fingers one, two, and three play the top three strings, while the thumb "floats" to play notes on the fourth and fifth strings. The picking pattern has changed somewhat though - we're no longer playing the strings in order. Play the exercise slowly, making sure your hand position is good, and you're always using the correct finger to play the correct string. Another
New Picking Pattern 
This one shouldn't be too tough... your thumb doesn't need to move to cover other strings. Plus the only thing that changes from the Amin to the Fmaj7 chord is the note on the fourth string moves up a fret. To make switching chords as easy as possible, I suggest fretting the Aminor chord so your third finger is on the fourth string, your second finger is on the third string, and your first finger is on the second string. Again, practice this pattern slowly, and listen to the audio clip to make sure you're playing it correctly. Things to Know:
Now, let's move on to learning new strumming patterns. Next page > Strumming Patterns > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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