INTERMEDIATE LESSONS
Intermediate Fingerpicking Guitar Lessons
Become a master of fingerstyle guitar with these resources
10 Intermediate Fingerpicking Exercises
A set of 10 intermediate fingerpicking exercises - increasing gently in difficulty with audio files (fast/slow)
The 3/2 Polyrhythm
If you want to add some interesting rhythms to your fingerpicking - count the same rhythm in “threes” and “twos” (with video)
The 3/2 Polyrhythm on 2 strings
Practice the 3/2 polyrhythm on 2 strings - mastering a rhythm on each string (with video)
The 3/2 Polyrhythm with Arpeggios
The final polyrhythm fingerpicking lesson - play arpeggios while maintaining a “three” and “two” count (with video)
Introduction to Travis Picking
Travis Picking gives you that real "two guitars playing at once" sound. This intro focuses on the thumb (with audio fast/slow)
Travis Picking Part 2
How to add melody parts to the Travis bassline to build a solid fingerpicking sound (with audio fast/slow)
Travis Picking Part 3
Layering more complex rhythm parts to your Travis Picking with audio (fasts/slow)
Boogie Woogie Bass
Learn a more complex bassline to feature more than alternate thumb bass to your blues fingerpicking