Fingerpicking by Morten Gjermundsen

Fingerpicking.

By Morten Gjermundsen (trollstjerne@yahoo.no)

In this lesson we will take a look at some basic fingerpicking exercises.In the beginning this technique can take some time to get used to,but with some practicing you will be able to play some really nice music. On all the examples you should use your thumb to pick the notes on the D string ,your index finger to pick the notes on the G string,use your middle finger to pick the notes on the B string and use your ring finger to pick the notes on the E string.

The first example is a thumb,index finger,middle finger,ring finger sequence.

Listen to the example


E||-----------5-----------5--|-------------8-------------8--|
B||--------5-----------5-----|----------8-------------8-----|
G||-----7-----------7--------|------10------------10--------|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
-----------3-----------3--|-----------66-------------8--||
--------3-----------3-----|--------6--------------8-----||
-----5-----------5--------|-----8-------------10--------||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

The next example is a thumb,middle finger,index finger,ring finger sequence.

Listen to the example

                                                             
E||-----------5-----------5--|-------------8-------------8--|
B||-----5-----------5--------|------8-------------8---------|
G||--------7-----------7-----|---------10------------10-----|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
-----------3-----------3--|-----------66-------------8--||
-----3-----------3--------|-----6-------------8---------||
--------5-----------5-----|--------8-------------10-----||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

The third example is a thumb,index finger,ring finger,middle finger sequence.

Listen to the example


E||--------5-----------5-----|----------8-------------8-----|
B||-----------5-----------5--|-------------8-------------8--|
G||-----7-----------7--------|------10------------10--------|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
--------3-----------3-----|--------6--------------8-----||
-----------3-----------3--|-----------66-------------8--||
-----5-----------5--------|-----8-------------10--------||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

The fourth example a thumb,ring finger,middle finger,index finger sequence.

Listen to the example


E||-----5-----------5--------|------8-------------8---------|
B||--------5-----------5-----|---------8-------------8------|
G||-----------7-----------7--|------------10------------10--|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
-----3-----------3--------|-----6-------------8---------||
--------3-----------3-----|--------6-------------8------||
-----------5-----------5--|-----------88------------10--||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

The fifth example is a thumb,ring finger,index finger,middle finger sequence.

Listen to the example.

                                                             
E||-----5-----------5--------|------8-------------8---------|
B||-----------5-----------5--|-------------8-------------8--|
G||--------7-----------7-----|---------10------------10-----|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
-----3-----------3--------|-----6-------------8---------||
-----------3-----------3--|-----------66-------------8--||
--------5-----------5-----|--------8-------------10-----||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

The last example is a thumb,middle finger,ring finger,index finger sequence.

Listen to the example.


E||--------5-----------5-----|---------8-------------8------|
B||-----5-----------5--------|------8-------------8---------|
G||-----------7-----------7--|------------10------------10--|
D||--7-----------7-----------|--10------------10------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------------|


                                                         
--------3-----------3-----|--------6-------------8------||
-----3-----------3--------|-----6-------------8---------||
-----------5-----------5--|-----------88------------10--||
--5-----------5-----------|--8------------10------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||
--------------------------|-----------------------------||

Hopefully this lesson will help you get started playing more with your right hand fingers.More fingerpicking lessons including whole songs will come soon.

Good luck!

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