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Which of those two approaches would folks here recommend? My ultimate goal for finger style is mainly Travis picking. |
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Something like this? -------------| -------------| ----0-----0-| -------------| -3-----3----| -------------| That would be alternating bass for a C chord - thumb only. And would usually be represented by quarter notes. Personally I'm not a fan of starting with the thumb only (if that is indeed what you're describing). It's easy, but gives you a false sense of accomplishment. As soon as you try to incorporate a finger (let alone two), the thumb pattern typically disintegrates. So - for Travis picking (which I prefer to call "alternating bass" because Merle Travis didn't invent it ) - I recommend starting with a complete pattern, and working beat by beat, real slow. Thumb and one finger is enough. (Hey, if you are referring to Merle Travis, he used thumb and index only. So there. So - strictly speaking - if you use two or three fingers as most players do, you're not really "Travis picking". )) Something like the following (again on a C chord): Code:
1 2 & 3 & 4 |-0---------0-----| |-------1---------| |-----0-------0---| |-----------------| |-3-------3-------| |-----------------| F F F T T T T The process is to break it down into single beats: Beat 1 = thumb and finger together Beat 2 = thumb, followed by finger on the "and" Beat 3 = thumb, followed by finger on the "and" Beat 4 = thumb Play to a metronome and get the thumb on the click all the time. As slow as you need to to get the rhythm clean. It can help, if you're a real beginner, to set the metronome to the 8ths, to practice getting the finger(s) exactly in between the quarters. Obviously, as you get comfortable with the interlocking of thumb and fingers, you can speed up.
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The other thing that makes a world of difference in fingerstyle is efficiency of movement. Anticipating where a finger needs to go next and have it head in that direction while the other fingers are still doing other tasks. Then knowing when to leave out an extra note that you can dispense with in order to get the other fingers where they need to be in time so there is no thuddy tone (unless that is what you are aiming for) and only clean and clear notes. It was a revelation to me when a teacher had me practice keeping my fingers closer to the strings and fretboard as I was playing. I didn't realize that I was creating unnecessary space that was making it more difficult to reach other notes in the right timing. Once I cleaned that up a bit, it really helped my left hand relax more and that helped make for better sounding and more accurate playing.
So, yeah, a lot is going on when you play fingerstyle guitar. Best, Jayne |
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I completely missed that it was an old thread since the topic is always pretty relevant around here. Best, Jayne |
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Does that make sense? I really need to learn how to type out the fretboard like you did. Last edited by davidbeinct; 08-13-2019 at 09:16 AM. |
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Sorry I just noticed the forum software took out all my spaces. It’s a simple thumb finger alternating pattern though.
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I typed it in Notepad first, using courier to get the spacing right. But if you just copy to here it looks like this: 1 2 & 3 & 4 |-0---------0-----| |-------1---------| |-----0-------0---| |-----------------| |-3-------3-------| |-----------------| F F F T T T T So it doesn't read the multiple spaces. Courier New font spaces all the character proportionally, but won't preserve multiple spaces: 1 2 & 3 & 4 |-0---------0-----| |-------1---------| |-----0-------0---| |-----------------| |-3-------3-------| |-----------------| F F F T T T T So what you need is code tags: Code:
1 2 & 3 & 4 |-0---------0-----| |-------1---------| |-----0-------0---| |-----------------| |-3-------3-------| |-----------------| F F F T T T T Code:
1 2 & 3 & 4 |-0---------0-----| |-------1---------| |-----0-------0---| |-----------------| |-3-------3-------| |-----------------| F F F T T T T
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https://acousticguitar.com/lesson-le...ravis-picking/ |
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Good luck.
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Maybe I now have habits I wouldn't otherwise have had. I would have saved a lot of time if I'd had the right guitar, the discipline to follow a methodology and also, probably, been to lessons. There are some great resources now compared to when I was learning in the 80's. Good luck on your wonderful journey. You'll get there. |
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I never bothered to think in "patterns" for the right hand, I just learned the music on a song by song basis. Whatever the tune called for, I just learned. What's nice about Travis picking is that it is very easy to improvise with a few chords and people will actually think you know how to play This is a cool tune to try to learn. Its in 5 parts I believe on youtube. Don't get put off by the speed. Everything seems too fast at first.
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I started out finger picking and know exactly what you mean, though I did not experience a happy-go-lucky early period of strumming. I got my knocks from day one. It was demanding as I was determined not to be defeated by a musical instrument. Eventually I managed to develop the composure needed for the on-going challenge and credit it for keeping the dream alive and well.
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The Beatles ( and Queen ) Fingerstyle Guitar
Hi my name is Gavin Libotte and I am currently arranging every Beatles song for solo guitar.
ATM I am working my way through the White Album giving away my arrangements in notation/tab for FREE. My Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIk..._as=subscriber Here is my arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody Fingerstyle https://youtu.be/WDVfHciHoDU Last edited by Kerbie; 01-15-2020 at 06:09 PM. Reason: Not allowed. |
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