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1. Finger Familiarity and Technique (6 min) Lesson Video:
How to use your fingers when fingerpicking so you can become familiar with the strings and hit the correct one when playing. This lesson will familiarize your picking hand fingers with the strings. You will learn the “golden rule” of traditional fingerpicking, which finger is responsible for which string, as well as learn how to read fingerpicking notation on the tablature staff.
These are the easiest 6 fingerstyle/fingerpicking steps to playing your first fingerstyle song. When you complete these 6 fingerstyle guitar lessons you'll be prepared to play an easy beginner arrangement of Freight Train, probably the most popular and widely known classic fingerpicking songs ever!
So stick with me over the next 7 days. Take your time with these guitar lessons. Put in a few minutes each day, and play your first fingerstyle song by the end of the week. Lets go have some fun! – Tony
Lessons 1 through 6: