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Lesson 10 – Finger Patterns (Part One)

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This first pattern is demonstrated on the E major and A major chords, but as you’ll see it can be used over any chord combinations.

Lesson 9 – Demystifying Tablature

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When you first look at a piece of tablature, especially for fingerstyle, at first glance it looks like an impossible number of random notes that you somehow have to figure out a way to memorize.

Lesson 8 – The Main Elements of Picking

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Fingerpicking is not easy, it takes time and work to establish a solid technique. With that said, it’s also not as mystifying as it might first appear

Lesson 7 – Starting With The Thumb: Independence Exercises

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You will quickly come to find the most important foundation is a solid rhythm. The focus of these first lessons is traditional roots style music, and if you break it down two distinct profiles begin to emerge, Travis style and Alternating Bass. Both are equally valid and invaluable in the proper situation.

Lesson 6: Speed -vs- Accuracy

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Try to imagine the tonal differences between the wing flaps of a Sparrow and those of an Eagle. Quick, flighty and erratic or strong, confident and soaring.

Lesson 5 : The Space Between the Notes

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There is a lot of depth in the silence between the notes. Don’t overplay. You don’t need to emphasize every note of every song, just some notes play themselves. A strong rhythm hides a multitude of sins.