Chords for Common Fingerpicking Patterns, Part 1
Tempo:
74.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Ab
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Eb] [G]
[D] [G] The [Ab] subject of these tutorials is common finger style patterns.
And we're going to be looking at some arpeggiation patterns in the right hand that you can apply
to any chord progression.
And this comes in really handy if you're writing songs and wanting to put some different rhythmic
feels with it.
Or if you're just reading a chord progression off of a chart and doing some accompaniment,
it's good to have a number of patterns in your head that you can just recall at any
time and apply as you see fit.
And so whether you use a real strict [G] classical right hand form where your [C] hand kind of [G] hovers
over the strings like this, or if you [Db] use more of a folk type of approach where your
hand has a [G] little bit flatter of a look, all these patterns should work regardless.
Some people also I should mention will play finger style with just their fingertips, [A] and
that sounds just fine, particularly on a steel string.
Or a lot of people, as I do, have some longer fingernails on their right hand to attack
the strings with.
And it really doesn't matter with these different shapes.
You can use them regardless.
So let's start out in this first segment with a very basic finger [Ab] style technique.
And as with most of these patterns, [G] we're going to assign fingers to the strings.
So your index finger's on the third string, middle finger's on the second string, and
ring finger's on the [Eb] first string.
And then your thumb will be going to whatever bass note that you're on.
So we'll look at this [G] pattern.
So it's a very simple pattern.
We start out with [Fm] the thumb on [G] the bass note, which in this case with a G major chord is
going to be on the sixth string.
The index finger will then hit on the third string, going to the middle finger on the
second string, back to the index finger on the third string, then hitting the ring finger
on the first string, and then back to the index on the third string, and then the middle
on the second, back to the index on the third.
So slowly.
And you can also use your thumb, if you're going to do that for more than one measure,
you can use your thumb to hit other notes, bass notes out of that chord.
So I can play the G and then go to the D for instance.
And then go and hit the B at some point as well.
So you can kind of play around with the bass [E] note that way.
And then applied to a progression, we're going to use that same pattern, and then put [Ab] the
thumb on the bass note of whatever chord we're going [G] to.
So in this case I'll go from a G to a C add 9 to a D and a D sus 4.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] And we'll look at some more patterns in our [Bm] next few segments.
[C] Hello, my name is Pierre Bensuson, I would like to play for you a tune that I wrote some years ago.
It's called the Alchemist.
[F] [A] And you are going to see also that in order to get there, you want to bend the ring [C] finger
towards the fourth fret
[G] [A] on the third bass string, but I decide to not play that third
bass string with my [C] thumb, but with my index.
[D]
[Eb] [G]
[D] [G] The [Ab] subject of these tutorials is common finger style patterns.
And we're going to be looking at some arpeggiation patterns in the right hand that you can apply
to any chord progression.
And this comes in really handy if you're writing songs and wanting to put some different rhythmic
feels with it.
Or if you're just reading a chord progression off of a chart and doing some accompaniment,
it's good to have a number of patterns in your head that you can just recall at any
time and apply as you see fit.
And so whether you use a real strict [G] classical right hand form where your [C] hand kind of [G] hovers
over the strings like this, or if you [Db] use more of a folk type of approach where your
hand has a [G] little bit flatter of a look, all these patterns should work regardless.
Some people also I should mention will play finger style with just their fingertips, [A] and
that sounds just fine, particularly on a steel string.
Or a lot of people, as I do, have some longer fingernails on their right hand to attack
the strings with.
And it really doesn't matter with these different shapes.
You can use them regardless.
So let's start out in this first segment with a very basic finger [Ab] style technique.
And as with most of these patterns, [G] we're going to assign fingers to the strings.
So your index finger's on the third string, middle finger's on the second string, and
ring finger's on the [Eb] first string.
And then your thumb will be going to whatever bass note that you're on.
So we'll look at this [G] pattern.
So it's a very simple pattern.
We start out with [Fm] the thumb on [G] the bass note, which in this case with a G major chord is
going to be on the sixth string.
The index finger will then hit on the third string, going to the middle finger on the
second string, back to the index finger on the third string, then hitting the ring finger
on the first string, and then back to the index on the third string, and then the middle
on the second, back to the index on the third.
So slowly.
And you can also use your thumb, if you're going to do that for more than one measure,
you can use your thumb to hit other notes, bass notes out of that chord.
So I can play the G and then go to the D for instance.
And then go and hit the B at some point as well.
So you can kind of play around with the bass [E] note that way.
And then applied to a progression, we're going to use that same pattern, and then put [Ab] the
thumb on the bass note of whatever chord we're going [G] to.
So in this case I'll go from a G to a C add 9 to a D and a D sus 4.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] And we'll look at some more patterns in our [Bm] next few segments.
[C] Hello, my name is Pierre Bensuson, I would like to play for you a tune that I wrote some years ago.
It's called the Alchemist.
[F] [A] And you are going to see also that in order to get there, you want to bend the ring [C] finger
towards the fourth fret
[G] [A] on the third bass string, but I decide to not play that third
bass string with my [C] thumb, but with my index.
[D]
Key:
G
D
C
Ab
A
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ The [Ab] subject of these tutorials is common finger style patterns.
And we're going to be looking at some arpeggiation patterns in the right hand that you can apply
to any chord progression.
And this comes in really handy if you're writing songs and wanting to put some different rhythmic
feels with it.
Or if you're just reading a chord progression off of a chart and doing some accompaniment,
it's good to have a number of patterns in your head that you can just recall at any
time and apply as you see fit.
And so whether you use a real strict [G] classical right hand form where your [C] hand kind of [G] hovers
over the strings like this, or if you [Db] use more of a folk type of approach where your
hand has a [G] little bit flatter of a look, _ _ all these patterns should work regardless.
Some people also I should mention will play finger style with just their fingertips, [A] and
that sounds just fine, particularly on a steel string.
Or a lot of people, as I do, have some longer fingernails on their right hand to attack
the strings with.
And it really doesn't matter with these different shapes.
You can use them regardless.
So let's start out in this first segment with a very basic finger [Ab] style technique.
And as with most of these patterns, [G] we're going to assign fingers to the strings.
So your index finger's on the third string, middle finger's on the second string, and
ring finger's on the [Eb] first string.
And then your thumb will be going to whatever bass note that you're on.
So we'll look at this [G] pattern. _ _
_ _ _ _ So it's a very simple pattern.
We start out with [Fm] the thumb on [G] the bass note, which in this case with a G major chord is
going to be on the sixth string.
The index finger will then hit on the third string, going to the middle finger on the
second string, back to the index finger on the third string, then hitting the ring finger
on the first string, and then back to the index on the third string, and then the middle
on the second, back to the index on the third.
So slowly.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And you can also use your thumb, if you're going to do that for more than one measure,
you can use your thumb to hit other notes, bass notes out of that chord.
So I can play the G and then go to the D for instance. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then go and hit the B at some point as well. _ _ _ _ _ _
So you can kind of play around with the bass [E] note that way.
And then applied to a progression, we're going to use that same pattern, and then put [Ab] the
thumb on the bass note of whatever chord we're going [G] to.
So in this case I'll go from a G to a C add 9 to a D and a D sus 4.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ And we'll look at some more patterns in our [Bm] next few segments. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Hello, my name is Pierre Bensuson, I would like to play for you a tune that I wrote some years ago.
It's called the Alchemist.
_ _ _ [F] [A] And you are going to see also that in order to get there, you want to bend the ring [C] finger
towards the fourth fret _
[G] _ [A] on the third bass string, but I decide to not play that third
bass string with my [C] thumb, _ but with my index.
_ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ The [Ab] subject of these tutorials is common finger style patterns.
And we're going to be looking at some arpeggiation patterns in the right hand that you can apply
to any chord progression.
And this comes in really handy if you're writing songs and wanting to put some different rhythmic
feels with it.
Or if you're just reading a chord progression off of a chart and doing some accompaniment,
it's good to have a number of patterns in your head that you can just recall at any
time and apply as you see fit.
And so whether you use a real strict [G] classical right hand form where your [C] hand kind of [G] hovers
over the strings like this, or if you [Db] use more of a folk type of approach where your
hand has a [G] little bit flatter of a look, _ _ all these patterns should work regardless.
Some people also I should mention will play finger style with just their fingertips, [A] and
that sounds just fine, particularly on a steel string.
Or a lot of people, as I do, have some longer fingernails on their right hand to attack
the strings with.
And it really doesn't matter with these different shapes.
You can use them regardless.
So let's start out in this first segment with a very basic finger [Ab] style technique.
And as with most of these patterns, [G] we're going to assign fingers to the strings.
So your index finger's on the third string, middle finger's on the second string, and
ring finger's on the [Eb] first string.
And then your thumb will be going to whatever bass note that you're on.
So we'll look at this [G] pattern. _ _
_ _ _ _ So it's a very simple pattern.
We start out with [Fm] the thumb on [G] the bass note, which in this case with a G major chord is
going to be on the sixth string.
The index finger will then hit on the third string, going to the middle finger on the
second string, back to the index finger on the third string, then hitting the ring finger
on the first string, and then back to the index on the third string, and then the middle
on the second, back to the index on the third.
So slowly.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And you can also use your thumb, if you're going to do that for more than one measure,
you can use your thumb to hit other notes, bass notes out of that chord.
So I can play the G and then go to the D for instance. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then go and hit the B at some point as well. _ _ _ _ _ _
So you can kind of play around with the bass [E] note that way.
And then applied to a progression, we're going to use that same pattern, and then put [Ab] the
thumb on the bass note of whatever chord we're going [G] to.
So in this case I'll go from a G to a C add 9 to a D and a D sus 4.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ And we'll look at some more patterns in our [Bm] next few segments. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Hello, my name is Pierre Bensuson, I would like to play for you a tune that I wrote some years ago.
It's called the Alchemist.
_ _ _ [F] [A] And you are going to see also that in order to get there, you want to bend the ring [C] finger
towards the fourth fret _
[G] _ [A] on the third bass string, but I decide to not play that third
bass string with my [C] thumb, _ but with my index.
_ [D] _ _