Fingerpicking

Have you mastered the basic guitar chords, learnt a few familiar riffs and started to wonder what you should tackle next? If you can play the fundamentals but are unsure how to develop your skills further, you are experiencing a common challenge faced by intermediate guitarists. At this stage, progress is not simply about learning more chords or playing faster. It involves connecting different techniques, maintaining a steady rhythm and developing a more expressive musical sound. Skills such as fingerpicking, barre chords, string muting, melodic embellishments and controlled string bends all contribute to more confident playing. Learning songs that incorporate these [...]