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Guitar Fingerstyle

Want to learn how to play guitar fingerstyle? No problem! Instructor Muriel Anderson explains the basics of fingerstyle guitar playing: from producing tone using your fingers, to creating full-fledged fingerstyle musical pieces.

3.4 Hours

47 Lessons

Taught by

Muriel Anderson

Course Content

All Topics

Intro & Basics

Finger Picking Exercises

Fingerstyle Accompaniment & Soloing

Topic1

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Introduction and Basics

00:00:0000:07:42

Introduction and Overview

Buying a Classical Guitar

Holding Position

Practice Tips

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Tone Production

00:00:0000:13:39

Introduction

Right Hand Nail

Right Hand Position and Strokes

Using Thumb

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Alternate Bass

00:00:0000:13:03

Alternate Bass and Overview

Alternate Muffled Bass

Alternate Bassline Example

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Finger Picking Exercises and Key of C

00:00:0000:18:03

Introduction to Finger picking Exercises and Patterns

Key of C 5-2-4-3 Pattern

Adding Variations

6-2-4-3 Pattern and Alternating Strings

Feeling Groovy

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Finger Picking Exercises and Key of E

00:00:0000:13:08

Basic Patterns and Exercises in the Key of E

More Patterns and Variations in the Key of E

Deep River Blues

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Finger Picking Exercises and Keys of A and D

00:00:0000:23:08

Key of A

Key of D

Patterns in the Key of D

Difficulty

Completed

Topic7

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Fingerstyle Accompaniment

00:00:0000:18:38

Introduction

Main Pattern

Double Rotating Bass

Arpeggios

Creating Own Patterns

Difficulty

Completed

Topic8

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Song - Mr. Bojangles

00:00:0000:51:17

Introduction

Section A - Part 1

Section A - Part 2

Section B

Turnaround Variation

Variation

Conclusion

Difficulty

Completed

Topic9

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Solo Fingerstyle-Part 1 (Intro and Stretching Exercises)

00:00:0000:04:41

Introduction to Solo Fingerstyle

Stretching Exercises

Stretching Exercises on Guitar

Difficulty

Completed

Topic10

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Solo Fingerstyle-Part 2 (Key of C)

00:00:0000:24:12

Key of C-Ideas on Soloing

Key of C-Song Simple Gifts

Key of C-Embellishing Simple Gifts

Key of C-Advanced Song-Memphis Blues

Difficulty

Completed

Topic11

Muriel Anderson

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Guitar Fingerstyle

Solo Fingerstyle-Part 3

00:00:0000:18:53

Blues Style in the Key of E

Chicago Blues Style in E

Key of A-I Will See You Someday Demo

Key of A- I Will See You Someday Arrangement

Key of A- I Will See You Someday Demo and Conclusion

Difficulty

Completed

What you’ll learn

Learn the art of fingerstyle guitar from scratch with instructor Muriel Anderson.

Master the fundamentals, from producing rich tones with your fingers to crafting intricate fingerstyle compositions.

By the end of this course, you'll have the skills to play full-fledged fingerstyle pieces with confidence and expression.

By the end:

Confidently play and switch between chords and songs!

Guitar Fingerstyle

All Topics

Intro & Basics

Finger Picking Exercises

Fingerstyle Accompaniment & Soloing

Introduction and Overview

Buying a Classical Guitar

Holding Position

Practice Tips

Introduction

Right Hand Nail

Right Hand Position and Strokes

Using Thumb

Alternate Bass and Overview

Alternate Muffled Bass

Alternate Bassline Example

Introduction to Finger picking Exercises and Patterns

Key of C 5-2-4-3 Pattern

Adding Variations

6-2-4-3 Pattern and Alternating Strings

Feeling Groovy

Basic Patterns and Exercises in the Key of E

More Patterns and Variations in the Key of E

Deep River Blues

Key of A

Key of D

Patterns in the Key of D

Introduction

Main Pattern

Double Rotating Bass

Arpeggios

Creating Own Patterns

Introduction

Section A - Part 1

Section A - Part 2

Section B

Turnaround Variation

Variation

Tag

Conclusion

Introduction to Solo Fingerstyle

Stretching Exercises

Stretching Exercises on Guitar

Key of C-Ideas on Soloing

Key of C-Song Simple Gifts

Key of C-Embellishing Simple Gifts

Key of C-Advanced Song-Memphis Blues

Blues Style in the Key of E

Chicago Blues Style in E

Key of A-I Will See You Someday Demo

Key of A- I Will See You Someday Arrangement

Key of A- I Will See You Someday Demo and Conclusion

Guitar Fingerstyle

All Topics

Intro & Basics

Finger Picking Exercises

Fingerstyle Accompaniment & Soloing

Introduction and Overview

Buying a Classical Guitar

Holding Position

Practice Tips

Introduction

Right Hand Nail

Right Hand Position and Strokes

Using Thumb

Alternate Bass and Overview

Alternate Muffled Bass

Alternate Bassline Example

Introduction to Finger picking Exercises and Patterns

Key of C 5-2-4-3 Pattern

Adding Variations

6-2-4-3 Pattern and Alternating Strings

Feeling Groovy

Basic Patterns and Exercises in the Key of E

More Patterns and Variations in the Key of E

Deep River Blues

Key of A

Key of D

Patterns in the Key of D

Introduction