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Solo Fingerpicking: "Golden Valley" (#509)
by Mark Hanson (62)
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'Golden Valley' is an acoustic solo from Mark Hanson's book, "The Art of Solo Fingerpicking", and features a beautiful melody over jazz-influenced chords.
Intermediate · 271482 Hits · 3.95 / 5 (429 ratings) · Last Modified: 12/21/99
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Basic Fingerpicking Patterns (#204)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Get a handle on fingerpicking patterns and use them to play through your favorite tunes. There's lots of examples with explanations of the technique used for each.
Beginner · 910911 Hits · 4.47 / 5 (1088 ratings) · Last Modified: 7/26/01
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Magic Chord Transformation pt. 2 (#318)
by Jeremy Cotton (7647)
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More fretboard mastery material for beginners (this is part 2; see part 1 first)
Beginner · 356986 Hits · 4.09 / 5 (296 ratings) · Last Modified: 1/18/05
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Adding Hammer-Ons to Your Strumming (#39)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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One way to add interest to your strumming is to use hammer-ons while the chord is ringing. Here are a few examples using your basic open major chords with hammer-ons thrown in.
Beginner · 265619 Hits · 4.09 / 5 (274 ratings) · Last Modified: 6/6/99
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Blackbird Fingerpicking (#341)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Let's play a nice little fingerpicking thing using a pattern like "Blackbird" by the Beatles. We'll learn the tune and then break down the patterns and the harmony...
Intermediate · 219011 Hits · 4.27 / 5 (192 ratings) · Last Modified: 10/14/99
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A Fingerstyle Medley (#5038)
by Rom Tommy (420)
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Great sounding stuff I learned from watching one of my favorite fingerstyle players. Check out all the pages as I will be adding more to this.
Intermediate · 164211 Hits · 4.42 / 5 (286 ratings) · Last Modified: 4/25/03
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Maple Leaf Rag (#24)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Here is a fingerstyle arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, complete with alternating bass. The fingerings aren't too difficult and it sounds great when you really get it going.
Intermediate · 146262 Hits · 4.71 / 5 (234 ratings) · Last Modified: 5/28/99
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Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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Here are a few ideas about using inversions of major chords to create more interesting ways to play common chord progressions.
Intermediate · 125194 Hits · 4.13 / 5 (134 ratings) · Last Modified: 5/23/99
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Adding Suspensions to Your Strumming (#71)
by Christopher Sung (9297)
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A good way to add interest to your strumming is to use suspensions to give your major chords some nice flavor. Here are a few examples using your basic open major chords with suspensions thrown in.
Beginner · 119754 Hits · 4.35 / 5 (128 ratings) · Last Modified: 6/22/99
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A Descent Chord Sequence (#1573)
by Rick Payman (9224)
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A slow, descending fingerpicked chord sequence.
Updated - added Chord charts.
Intermediate · 101743 Hits · 4.14 / 5 (72 ratings) · Last Modified: 9/4/02 |
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