Free online courseHow to play fingerstyle or fingerpicking Guitar Course
Duration of the online course: 20 hours and 32 minutes
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Learn fingerstyle guitar with the free 20-hour course from GCH Guitar Academy. Dive into techniques, songs, and exercises to master fingerpicking styles.
In this free course, learn about
- Fingerstyle Foundations and Core Technique
- Fingerstyle Songs and Time Signatures
- 6/8 Fingerstyle Studies and Articulation
- Arranging, Walking Bass and Harmonies
- Classical and Two-Finger Fingerstyle Development
Course Description
Discover the art of fingerstyle guitar with this comprehensive course from GCH Guitar Academy. Perfect for beginners and advanced players alike, this course guides you through a rich curriculum tailored to enhancing your fingerpicking techniques and understanding of classical guitar styles. With over 20 hours of engaging lessons, you'll explore a variety of songs and exercises designed to improve your skill set.
The course starts with fundamental lessons in fingerstyle technique, gradually increasing in complexity as you progress. You will learn to master classic tracks like Everybody Hurts by REM, House of the Rising Sun, and various Christmas carols, including Silent Night and The First Noel. The curriculum also includes unique compositions such as The Troubled Heart and Snowfall by Sad Fantasy, offering a well-rounded experience.
In addition to learning popular melodies, this course covers essential guitar concepts like time signatures, barre chords, and walking bass lines. Special attention is given to advanced topics such as natural harmonics for tuning and intonation, along with lessons on playing Etude in A minor by Dionisio Aguado y Garcia and Fernando Sor's Andante and Study in C. Each lesson is carefully structured to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of fingerstyle guitar playing.
Whether you're aspiring to perform solo or accompany other musicians, the comprehensive content provided will equip you with the skills to play any tune fingerpicking style confidently. Guided exercises and well-crafted lessons ensure you’ll enjoy a seamless learning journey, fostering both your technical proficiency and musical creativity.
Course content
- Video class: how to play fingerstyle guitar, lesson 1 (GCH Guitar Academy fingerpicking guitar course) 30m
- Exercise: In fingerstyle basics, what is the correct finger assignment and plucking direction for the pattern P I M I on open strings
- Video class: how to play fingerstyle guitar lesson 2 (GCH Guitar Academy fingerpicking guitar course) 39m
- Exercise: Which fingerpicking pattern is used consistently in the first half of the tune
- Video class: how to play fingerstyle guitar lesson 3 (GCH Guitar Academy fingerpicking guitar course) 38m
- Exercise: Which bass strings should the thumb play for E, A, and D chords in fingerstyle?
- Video class: Guitar Lesson 4, how to play fingerstyle guitar (fingerpicking guitar lesson) 29m
- Exercise: In the two-part fingerpicking exercise that uses PIMA then PAMI, how is the full sequence structured?
- Video class: fingerstyle guitar lesson 5, how to play fingerpicking guitar. Alternating, walking bass lines 43m
- Exercise: In fingerstyle guitar, what best describes an alternating bass line?
- Video class: Guitar Lesson 6. How to play Everybody hurts, by REM. (fingerstyle, fingerpicking guitar lesson) 32m
- Exercise: Primary finger placement when switching between D and G in the P I M A M I pattern
- Video class: Guitar lesson 8, fingerstyle or fingerpicking guitar lesson. (techniques and exercises) 27m
- Exercise: Which two fingers form the pinch on the C chord in the fingerpicking exercise?
- Video class: Guitar lesson 9, How to play The Troubled Heart. Fingerstyle or fingerpicking guitar lesson 41m
- Exercise: In the A minor shape where the first finger bars G, B, and high E at the 5th fret with an open A bass, which string should be avoided in the picking pattern?
- Video class: How to play the guitar fingerstyle or fingerpicking. Lesson 11 58m
- Exercise: Which finger leads the 4/4 fingerpicking pattern used in the tune and is considered slightly harder to start with?
- Video class: Guitar lesson 12, how to play House of the rising sun fingerstyle guitar (fingerpicking) 59m
- Exercise: In 6/8 time, if your metronome shows crotchet = 50 BPM, what is the equivalent quaver BPM?
- Video class: Guitar lesson 14, how to play Silent night fingerstyle on the guitar (Christmas carols) 46m
- Exercise: What defines the pinching technique in fingerstyle guitar
- Video class: Guitar lesson 15, how to play Away in a manger fingerstyle on guitar (Christmas carols) 29m
- Exercise: Where does the first melody note enter in this 3/4 fingerstyle arrangement of Away in a Manger after a two bar count in?
- Video class: Guitar lesson 16, how to play The first noel fingerpicking style (Christmas carols) 36m
- Exercise: What two-pick pattern is practiced in the fingerpicking exercises?
- Video class: why you need to know time signatures - fingerpicking guitar lesson 16a 39m
- Exercise: Which note count fits a fingerpicking pattern in 4 4 using the multiple rule
- Video class: Fingerstyle guitar lesson 17 - How to play Snowfall by Sad Fantasy 40m
- Exercise: Building fingerpicking speed for a 6/8 pattern
- Video class: fingerstyle guitar lesson 17 (optional), How to play Snowfall guitar part 2 29m
- Exercise: Which right-hand approach should you use to get the intended sound in this fingerstyle part?
- Video class: How to play fingerstyle guitar, Lesson 18 - Medieval slow dance by Sad Fantasy 45m
- Exercise: Understanding blocking vs pinching in fingerstyle
- Video class: Guitar lesson 19 of the GCH Guitar Academy fingerstyle, fingerpicking course 57m
- Exercise: How do you create a clean staccato effect in fingerstyle when many open strings are ringing?
- Video class: Fingerstyle guitar lesson 20 - How to play any tune fingerpicking style 37m
- Exercise: Selecting the bass note in a 4/4 fingerstyle pattern
- Video class: Fingerstyle guitar lesson 21 - How to play any tune fingerpicking style, part 2 48m
- Exercise: Handling half bar chord changes in fingerstyle
- Video class: How to play natural harmonics and what are natural harmonics. 34m
- Exercise: Fingerstyle natural harmonics: where is the second harmonic played?
- Video class: using natural harmonics to tune and test intonation on a guitar - Fingerstyle lesson 22a 15m
- Exercise: Fingerstyle essentials: how do you tune the A string using natural harmonics after the low E is set?
- Video class: How to play Etude in A minor by Dionisio Aguado y Garcia. Fingerstyle guitar lesson 23 47m
- Exercise: How can you add tonal variety during repeated sections in a fingerstyle study?
- Video class: you can play barre chords - Lesson 24 of the how to play fingerstyle guitar course 29m
- Exercise: Where should you place the barre to play a G major using the E-string rooted shape?
- Video class: How to play fingerstyle guitar, lesson 25. Walking bass lines 57m
- Exercise: Identify the walking bass run that leads into G major in fingerstyle
- Video class: how to play study in C by Fernando Sor (Op. 31 No. 1) - Lesson 26. fingerstyle guitar 43m
- Exercise: In this etude, what is the recommended role of the thumb and what exception is noted?
- Video class: How to play fingerstyle guitar lesson 27. Toccata and Fugue guitar variation 46m
- Exercise: Which alternating finger pairs are practiced in the two-finger fingerstyle pattern to build thumb accuracy?
- Video class: Guitar lesson 28 pt.2, of the GCH Guitar Academy fingerstyle guitar course. Spanish guitar study 45m
- Exercise: Best approach to learn the two-finger fingerpicking pattern in the Spanish study
- Video class: How to play We're gonna to be friends, The White Stripes - fingerstyle guitar tutorial, lesson 29 54m
- Exercise: In the two-finger fingerpicking approach taught, how are the thumb and index timed?
- Video class: Finger style guitar lesson 30 - Andante by Fernando Sor (opus 35, no. 1) 44m
- Exercise: Which approach best develops expression in fingerstyle once you know the piece
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