FINGERSTYLE GUITAR / Notes & Exercises

Here are a few pages of Notes and Exercises on FINGERSTYLE GUITAR technique.  If you have dabbled at fingerpicking or played Double-Stop notes before, this might come easier for you.  But whether you've had any experience or you're a novice, this will be a challenge well worth taking.   It will open up your playing options and make you a better guitar player.   These exercises are considered basic fingerstyle exercises.  There are other more advanced techniques and styles that we will cover later.  Hope you enjoy!

NOTE:  I may be able to put up some video examples of these exercises sometime.  But I'll definitely demonstrate them in class for you.

HERE ARE THE ACTUAL LINKS

• Intro to Fingerstyle Guitar

• To Pick or To Pluck

• Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques

• Doodling on Your Guitar

     NOTE :  I just wanted to add one small note to the above (Page 2).  I mentioned resting the PALM of your playing hand against the guitar, near the bridge.  You might ALSO wish to use the Pinky Finger of your hand as a support on the guitar to steady your hand and keep it from moving around too much.  You should be moving the fingers of your hand, and NOT the hand itself.    If you have any questions about this, please ask me.

   Just a note or suggestion :  Repeat ANY part(s) of these exercises.  Even take the BASIC exercise and feel free to CREATE your own exercises, based on these basics.   Use your own imagination and creativity to come up with your own original exercises.

These CLASS NOTES that are in the Archives (Older Posts) may also 
be of some benefit to you in learning Fingerstyle Guitar techniques.

WEEK 3 : Introduction to FIngerstyle Playing
http://bobsintermediatelessons.blogspot.com/2015/01/week-3-intermediate-guitar-class-notes.html

WEEK 4 : Freight Train : TAB & NOTES
http://bobsintermediatelessons.blogspot.com/2015/01/week-4-intermediate-guitar-class-notes.html

WEEK 5 : Notes on Fingerstyle Guitar
http://bobsintermediatelessons.blogspot.com/2015/01/week-5-intermediate-guitar-class-notes.html