16 Legendary Fingerpicking Patterns

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1. michael says

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   cool, good stuff (also for guitarstudents)

2. Klaus Crow says

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   Hi Michael,

   Indeed great for students and a good post for teachers as well. :-)

   Good luck with it!

   Klaus Crow

3. Vincent says

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   This is it Klaus!
   Great post, I believe it’s exactly what people need to do in order to improve!

4. Phil says

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   This is an excellent jumping point for someone who’s been wanting to dabble in fingerpicking but never knew a good place to start. Guitarhabits has been a worthwhile addition to my online activities. Thanks a bunch!

5. Klaus Crow says

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   Hi Vincent,

   Thanks mate.
   I think these are good exercises to improve and expand your fingerpicking vocabulary.

   Klaus Crow

6. Klaus Crow says

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   Hi Phil,

   I’m really happy to hear that.
   If you got any questions about the patterns or anything else let me know.

   Thanks for turning to Guitarhabits.

   Klaus Crow

7. mark dean says

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   # 16 leaves me wanting more!!!think i’ll and my own end to it!….Love your site Klaus,your a good man,its easy to see…

8. giovanni pradetto says

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   mi piace mi sembra efficente

9. pate says

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   all such additions are gratefuly accepted thank you

10. Neva says

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    Hey Thanks so much for this! The exercises are great and it’s set up so nicely with the audio examples. I’ve been wanting to expand my picking skills and this makes it very easy. Thanks again…we appreciate it!

11. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Neva,

    Glad you like it. Keep on improving those skills, it’ll pay off!

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

12. Ben says

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    How do you read these tabs?

13. Trevor says

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    Great stuff,much appreciated

14. Annie says

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    Thanks so much for this, very helpful with the audio. It has gone a long way in helping my fingerpicking skills, and I try to run through one of these a day as part of my practise. Much appreciated!

15. Mark says

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    Any ideas for songs that match up well with a some of these patterns?

16. Arlen says

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    This is an awesome list. I’ve been trying to improve my finger picking a lot lately and this is a huge help. To anyone else trying to learn to finger pick, I would suggest you learn the song Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton. It has been a huge help in getting my right hand fingers used their string assignments.

17. Yo-ko-Oh-No! says

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    Answer to mark, (8th of jan, 2012). From the 12th to the end you will find it in songs like:
    -Helplessly hoping – CSN. You can find the tabs almost anywhere in tablature sites in the net.

    -Check some mississippi John Hurt songs beautiful picking. Be patient!!

    -Bron-yr-yaur -Led Zep. It is an arpeggio very nice but at the beggining it´s quite tricky. U´ll find the tab in lots of sites. The problem is u´ll find a little bit lost as it is a funny tunning invented by Page in a sort C!

    -Some country and rockabilly songs have patterns like that, check Merle Travis, like “9 pounds hammer” which is not really tough.

    -Beatles, Dear Prudence. It is drop D. Very beautiful and easy. Try with Blackbird as well. Very helpful.
    Good luck mate

18. John says

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    Really interesting and useful information. It would be an additional help if the appropriate time signature had been provided against each pattern. A further bonus would be the actual musical score in conventional notation. This would help me to practice when I don’t have access to the Web.

    Many Thanks

19. Mateusz says

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    Thanks a lot brother – this is just wonderful to have all those patterns collected in one place – and including the soundclips is just great idea – cause sometimes it’s really hard to get the style of playing just reading the tabs. Once again THANK YOU !!

20. margie says

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    Can I ask a dumb question. Just learning here. what do the numbers refer to? I understand PIMA but am lost here. Thanks for any help.

21. margie says

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    I’m just learning and am lost. How do you read these things. I know PIMA but what do the numbers apply to.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks.

22. Edwin says

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    Margie,

    If I understand your question correctly the answer is:
    The numbers stand for the guitar fred.

    When I look at the first pattern it starts with the A cord. That is 3 fingers on the second fred on the strings DGB. You only pick the A, G, B, e string. therefore you see 0 2 2 0 2 2

    Hope this helps.

23. Priyantha says

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    Dear Sir,,,

    I really appreciate your work. These patterns are really matching with our songs.
    If you have any lessons about hammer on and finch off etc. pls send me

    God bless you.

    Priyantha – Sri Lanka

24. Vin says

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    That’s some nice patterns

    Loved it!!!

25. onegoodmule says

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    Can you list other chord combinations that sound as nice? I love the E & A, but it would be nice to practice with other combos as well.

26. Anna says

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    I am teaching myself to play guitar, so this is a big help!! Thanks!

27. Kim Forcade says

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    These 16 patterns are helping me with my fingerpicking.

    Can you tell me what songs are played with each of the different patterns.

    Thank you

28. Esther says

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    Great patterns. Thanks for posting them.

29. Bob says

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    Thank you for the array of different patterns. These offer some new ones that go beyond many of the book patterns out there and offer a good challenge. See, who says you can’t get decent information on the net?

30. Chris says

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    Hi great lesson mate just wandering about my right hand.What fingers should pluck what strings?

31. Paul says

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    Klaus,

    Thanks! This is exactly what I have been looking for. I am beginner to intermediate level, and wanted a place where I could find some common picking patterns. I recognize a few patterns from some Jack Johnson songs I know. Are you familiar with John Prine and know which patterns he favors?

32. Chris says

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    PATTERN #12 is sooooo Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits!

33. dave says

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    Does anyone know the fingerpicking pattern for Mary Gauthier’s Mercy Now?

34. chris k says

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    Exactly what I was looking for to jump start my fingerpicking lessons. I am a beginner about 9 months in and felt it was time to try some different approaches to playing. This is a great training tool that I come back to all the time. Thanks so much!

35. Georgie says

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    #12 is my favorite! Awesome website, very helpful.

    :)

36. Chris says

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    Hey, Georgie, I mentioned it before but if you like #12, definitely check out the song Romeo and Juliette by Dire Straits. Exact same pattern and amazing voice!!

37. Timo says

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    Coolest thing ever man, thanx a mill

38. Emily says

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    I actually use #14 all the time (figuring it out after a bit of playing around), and didn’t realise it was so popular. :)
    Will definitely be checking the rest of these out more thoroughly.

39. zack says

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    thanks, been playing with a pick for too long and want to get used to fingerpicking. Trying to take it slow. Can anyone tell me some songs that use the first 5 so I can play along?

40. Chris says

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    Nothing else matters kinda uses a variation of the first 5. There’s just a bunch of fills and stuff though.

41. Chris says

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    Another great song to learn fingerpicking is Broken by Seether. I don’t really know if it’s based on any of these styles but there’s some pretty straight forward tabs. Make sure to tune a half step down. Especially if you’re trying the one with Amy Lee.

42. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Chris,

    Amy Lee definitely brings an amazing flavor to the song. Love it!

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

43. robert says

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    to play music is a wounderful gift but to give freely of skill knowledge and the ability to teach and to reach people in this process
    is honorable. from this 78 yr old guy to a young guy THANK YOU

    i have just started on this musical journey and your gift to us on
    this site sure has taken alot of the bumps out of the road for me

    my learning is much more fun now sounds lot better to

    THANK YOU YOUNG MAN

44. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Robert,

    Thank you for your kind words. Hearing that you enjoy your musical journey like this keeps me writing posts on guitarhabits.

    Thank you I really appreciate it.

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

45. joe de la Garza says

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    Travis picking style is my passion, and I hope to master the pattern. And I’m looking for G maj., F , Bminor , B minor 7. thanks for your music.

46. Animesh Sinha says

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    Its a pleasure to play all these and equally soothing to hear them.

    Thanks Klaus for the patterns!!!

47. Emer says

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    Dear Klaus, I agree with Robert that it is extremely generous of you to take the time to share all this information with us. Many thanks. I have a question: when you play #1 with an Em chord all the strings that you pluck are in fact open – is that just part and parcel of the method? It still sounds great to me as you move through a succession of chords but I was wondering if I am doing something wrong? Regards Emer.

48. Kurt says

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    Hi Klaus,

    I just found this page while doing a search. Great resource for finger-picking! It’s great to have the tabs & the audio of the pattern to verify that you’re playing it correctly when doing new patterns.

    I will have to spend some time browsing the rest of the site.
    Thanks!

49. Rod says

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    Klaus,

    I am just learning to pick up a guitar and I frankly am not sure I understand how to read the patterns above. I am sure I sure I should understand. Can you give me a little guidance as to how to read so that I can try and learn to use the exersises.

    Thank you

50. Marc says

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    Hi Klaus-

    I’m really glad that I found your site. I’ve been looking at your 16 picking styles. Is it possible to get the tabs for each of these – in a larger format. The ones accompanying your videos are a bit too narrow and the spacing makes pinches look like sequences and visa versa.

    Marc

51. Klaus Crow says

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    Hey Marc,

    Try to zoom in or out on the page. Maybe that helps.

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

52. Magnus says

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    Really great stuff, Claus! This site would be really top notch if you also would give some examples of songs to apply the picking patterns to.

    As the tabs concerns, change the font to “Courier new” and the picking patterns 2 – 16 will be as neat as pattern no.1! =)

    //Magnus, Sweden

53. Marc says

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    Thanks, Magnus. I don’t know how to make that change on the web page itself but by copying and pasting onto Word, it automatically cleaned up the spacing problem. I also agree that it would be great to have some examples of what songs apply to the patterns.

54. david stanford says

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    I am 72 years old. I’ve been a painter photographer and film director most of my life. I have filmed and photographed some of the biggest rock stars. I have just decided to teach myself guitar and you are an inspiration…The gentle approach to teaching you take is great …Many thanks…Maybe we will meet one day…Thanks…Keep up the good work!!
    David

55. Stuart says

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    Just stumbled across this wee page, can’t wait to get home a give this a go, I know a few of these already… Ps… Magnus… It’s up to you now to find what works with what songs… But you will have lots of fun trying it out..

56. Peran says

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    i enjoy picking alot more than strumming and this helped me learn alot, thank you :)

57. Tony says

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    I haven’t played (strummed) a guitar since I was at school 30-some years ago and last week,I decided to buy a good quality guitar to learn to play finger-style i.e. properly!

    Because of your well constructed tutorials and delivery, you have taught me so much in such a short space of time.

    Klaus, you are brilliant!

    Thank you, Sir

58. Chris says

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    Hey thanks so much for setting this out so clearly. Anyone got tips to fast track your brain into making your fingers follow a pattern please help!
    What would take this even further is maybe ten popular songs alongside each pattern to help us learn but hey we always will want more!
    Thanks again.:)

59. Marc says

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    I agree with Chris. Having even one or two iconic songs tied to each pattern would make it much more useful than trying out all 16 styles for any new song, particularly when we are not as versed in the finger picking as Klaus.

    marc

60. edel says

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    hey I have been playing guitar for twenty years now only playing rhythm on a 12 string, I decided I wanted to start learning how to pick and didnt know were to start, I came across your page the other day and you have helped me heaps. Thank you so much for making this amasing page.

61. Ted Lonnberg says

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    Just wanted to express my gratitude and say thank you for sharing so many great lessons. This site is a great resource!

62. Hans says

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    Thanks Klaus
    This is great – I even find some of the patterns I use :-) but there are also some that are new to me and require practice

63. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Hans,

    Enjoy the new fingerstyle patterns and incorporate them into your songs. That’s the best way to memorize them.

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

64. Gene Pindser says

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    Hey Klaus,
    I’m 77 years old, and four months ago, decided to learn guitar. So far, I’m doing that “three chords and the truth” thing pretty good. Actually have about 15 chords memorized, but the chief item on my “bucket list” is learning how to Travis Pick. I think your finger picking patterns are going to do the job for me. Currently beginning #4. Confidence is building. Thanks!
    I will keep posting as I progress.
    Gene

65. zorameagle says

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    thanks a a million ton.one of the best guitar tutorials in youtube

66. Gary Rice says

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    Klaus,

    Thanks for the 16 patterns- not only are they extremely well done, but you obviously thought about how to most effectively present them from the watcher/listener’s perspective…there’s a ton of junk out there, but this is really perfect….after hearing your comment at the outset, I jumped straight in at pattern number 12!

    One question- and it may well be on others’ minds as well…the D chord, with the root note on the D (4th) string. How do you play / modify a pattern when playing a D chord? That would help me a ton- I always struggle with that.

    Cheers and thanks,
    Gary

67. Johnny says

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    Hi Klaus,
    Great tutorials, I`ve been strumming for a few years but have been trying fingerpicking and came across your site, some nice patterns and I like the way you teach, easy to listen to. are they all 4/4 time, or how do you work out what time Signature they are in.
    Many thanks again, Johnny.

68. Tony says

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    Dear Klaus
    First off I would like to thank you for putting up this great website which has helped me a lot with my guitar skills so thank you! Also I would like to ask of you a favor that if you could please go to this song on YouTube “Troublemaker”-by Gabriela Quevedo and help me figure out what finger picking pattern she uses it would mean a lot please and thank you! -tony

69. lm says

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    Dear Klaus,
    Very interesting and fruitful.
    Could you precise for each pattern whether it is a 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or 6/8 etc…?
    Thanks in advance.
    lm

70. Davin says

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    Thanks so much for posting this Klaus

71. Matt says

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    Wow. Endless thanks for explaining these 16 techniques!
    I have a question right off the bat: in #1, why bother to form the full E and A chords with the left hand, since few of those particular fingered strings are plucked? Just curious. It’s probably just a good habit to form the full chords.

    Thanks again.

72. Marc R says

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    Hi Klaus,

    Really useful video clips, I like your chilled-out style of teaching, really comprehensive and slow enough but not too slow, thanks!

    Marc.

73. I says

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    wow, super helpful! thank you so much–so easy to use and understand! I love it!! so fun!!

74. Agnelo says

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    Hello Klaus,
    Your tutorials of these fingerpicking patterns are simply superb. I have a question regarding pattern #12, what will be the pattern if the root note is on the 4th string, like a D chord ?. Thanks a lot… Take care.

75. Dee says

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    Great,Been wanting to know this. THANKS.

76. Akua Kamau says

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    Klaus, many many thanks for this man. I needed some new patterns and I got it right here. CHEERS brother.

77. Alison Hughes says

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    Klaus, this is a wonderful site, and I am so pleased to have found it. I’ve just started playing guitar, though I always wanted to learn. Turned 50 and figured it was a good time to begin! I love the intimacy of acoustic finger picking, and hadn’t been able to find much in the way of patterns to learn. This lesson is perfect! Thank you for sharing your skills, my friend. I shall bookmark this site and peruse more of your teachings. Kind regards, indeed.

78. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Alison,

    You’re never to late to learn.
    Maybe you like this post as well
    https://www.guitarhabits.com/10-reasons-why-you-are-never-too-late-to-learn/

    Thanks for your kind feedback.

    Kind regards,
    Klaus Crow

79. Scott van Heerden says

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    Cool list, nice exercises as a refresher or for beginners!

    I think there might be a mistake with Ex#8 though, there should be 6 notes per bar but there are 7. In the video I think you don’t play the A (4th string) in the A chord and the Bb in the E chord which works. It’s just the tab that has the mistake.

    Thanks a lot.

80. Scott van Heerden says

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    There’s a very similar mistake in the tab for Ex#10 as well. Not trying to be a complainer! Just trying to help out :)

    Kind regards.

81. Ismail H. - Sri Lanka says

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    Super stuff – I really like it !

82. Scott M says

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    I stumbled on your site looking for fingerpicking pattern so I am not just strumming the chords to a song. Some of these patterns seem better for 3/4 time vs 4/4, I.e. The number of notes in a pattern. Am I correct or just overthinking it.

83. naomi says

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    wow this is absolutely amazing!
    good stuff :)

84. William R. "Bill" Tallman says

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    I come from a background of drumming. Have recorded and six years ago decided to learn how to play the guitar. I DID NOT start playing guitar at six years old (I’m 58) but have gotten to this point http://www.soundcloud.com/wrtallman-1 I am concentrating on fingerpicking the 6 & 12 string guitars. My question is, Could you please tell me which pattern(s) John Prine uses? Thank You in advance and I sincerely like EVERYTHING you are doing here!!!

85. JK says

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    Most of these patterns are a total bore and sound almost identical.

    Do you have anymore spicy patterns? For instance from the department of Travis picking? How about the pattern from “In The Early Mornin’ Rain”? Then we’re talking.

86. Glenn says

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    Thanks for the humble donation of your time to put this on the web. Even though I use a gdae tuning I still find these patterns helpful. May God bless you.

87. Harlan says

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    Congratulations on a very professional website and sixteen wonderful patterns. One suggestion: consider developing an Air Guitar instructional website for visitors like JK who left that present last Christmas.

88. Simon T says

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    This is fantastic, very helpful. Could you just elaborate what to do with the D chord or chords with the D string as the root. Im not sure what to alternate bass wise.

89. Dev_D says

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    Great lesson, thank you for sharing! This is an area I have always struggled with. I can sweep arpeggios like nothing but for some reason my fingers can’t pick! These fingerpicking patterns will definitely help me develop my skills further. I especially like that you’ve included video AND TABS. Thanks for sharing!

90. Lani says

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    Thank you!!! I’ve been teaching myself guitar and have been wanting to figure out finger picking for a while now. I’m dyslexic and haven’t been able to understand any patterns the way they’re written for the longest time, so when you went slowly and talked about how to do it while you were playing…well, that made all the difference! It suddenly ‘clicked’ for me and now I can make the connection of the visual to the sound. :-) You’re awesome! Thank you!!!

91. gerald pugh-roberts says

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    thank you for the help with the finger picking patterns.I find them very helpful with my attempt to play Spanish guitar.about six months ago I bought a guitar at a boot fair and at the age of 79 I need to learn rapido.

92. coking says

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93. Priyantha says

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    pls what is the meaning of following tabs (within brackets)

    ———–1—-(0)——–
    —————2—–2—-(0)

    how to play notes in the brackets

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95. vraj sharma says

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    is this exercise can mak me the master of finger picking :-)

96. youpie says

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    Hello Klaus vertel my, is de guitar serie ’16 picking patterns te koop ???

97. Klaus Crow says

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    Hi Youpie,

    The lesson videos are for free as you can see along with the tablature provided.

    Best regards,
    Klaus Crow

98. Jamie says

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    This is awesome! How do you figure out which pattern to use though? I’m trying to learn Autumn to May by Peter Paul and Mary, do I use any pattern?

99. Bennie Trejo says

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    This site is really great!!! I’ve been playing for over 40 years and finally got the nerve to try to finger pick. I love the way you explain and show how to pick effectively especially for slow learners like me. I just started your tutorials yesterday and am already starting pattern #3. I want to thank you and I really appreciate your lessons and feel it will add another dimension to my guitar playing. Thanks a million!!!…

100. Steve Lucocq says

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     Thanks for this. I have been dropping into this page for a while and have found it a great help. I have been mixing and matching a few patterns and with different cords which can sound good. It would be helpfull if combination patterns and alterative cords were included as well as sone other more advanced patterns to allow progrestion( that is if u have the time? ) many thanks and this website has been a great help for me whilst struggling with a long term illness. Cheers

101. Will says

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     I agree that the Travis picking is (for me anyway) the most interesting
     pattern. With it you can then add melody notes and start playing Merle Travis tunes (or any tune come to that – even the Beatles) The other patterns are great finger exercises but really for accompaniment, in other words good for singing to, whilst the Travis picking you can be a virtual one-man band. Finger-picking can add a lot to your enjoyment than merely strumming. Make damn sure (as in these examples) you play the correct notes and in strict time. Speed up gradually and they sound fantastic (especially the Travis picking style)

102. Ray says

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     Thank you very much for giving us these patterns. Very useful.

103. brian says

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     Hello,
     Thank you for the great lessons. So far the easiest way for me to learn is when you describe each finger placement for each string. It had me playing along faster than any other teaching method.
     I have the same question as the post from September 3, 2013. I am wondering about the D and F chords and if all the 16 fingerpicking patterns can be applied when the root is on the 4th string. I have been double plucking the 4th string for some patterns and it sounds ok. But I am a bit perplexed for pattern #12.

     Thanks much!

104. Elisa Jean says

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     Hi.
     I really love these.
     As a elementary guitar student, tthese plucking styles make me more falling in love with guitar as well as music.
     Thanks for your teaching.

105. JINGLES says

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     REALLY NICE!! I LIKE IT.. EASY TO FOLLOW

106. Everett Bonds says

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     Hello All,
     I think these patterns are perfect for the beginner guitarist who is just now learning to finger pick. You need to begin with the easy ones in order to progress to more difficult or you will get discouraged. Please learn easy first. You must learn the easy ones so well, that you can do them without thinking…they have to go into your long-term memory in order to do that. Once that happens, you can learn another, slightly more difficult pattern. This pattern took me 6 months to learn and I do not recommend that you try unless you have already learned all the rest. You will be frustrated, if you try to skip easier ones, not being ready for it. It is difficult and your fingers won’t be ready, accustomed. T6-3-T4-1-T5-2-T4-1. T stands for Thumb and number next to T, as in T6, means strike string 6. Good luck. Later on, you will be able to add Melody. Much later. For now, go slowly and in 6 months, if you work on this every day, for the next 6 months, for an hour a day, it should go into your long-term memory. Good luck. You will need it. A tough pattern. Just don’t give up. It will make you a better guitar player.

107. Everett Bonds says

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     Oops, I forgot, use an E chord with that pattern. or F, or G. Do not use an A chord, B7 or C chord. This is for chords where the root of the chord is on the E string, string (6). The pattern changes very slightly for other chords when the root moves to other strings. If you get this pattern down perfectly, the changes are a piece of cake to learn.

108. Lars says

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     It would be very helpful if somebody would tell the rhythm counting in each pattern ex whats in 3/4 4/4 6/8 ?
     Pattern 12? is it sixteenth notes? please help

109. Ysmael says

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     Very big thanks to you

110. Ren Mendoza says

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     Thank you for all of this. I’m taking easy spanish learning at http://preply.com/en/spanish-by-skype and also learn guitar at the same time so I can practice your patterns.

111. Paul Soloslow says

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     These are very good with good instruction to establish time sigs… To make them brilliant you need to inc a song with each pattern.
     Cheers Soloslow

112. Nicolle says

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     thank you so much . I just believed I can actually play , seems a lot easier with all info I found here .
     bless !
     cheers mate

113. Guido says

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     Dear Klaus,

     Can you(or other readers:D) please post an example of 1 song in which each fingerpicking pattern is used(like ”house of the rising sun” in pattern 8)?
     That would really help me a lot to practice them.

     keep up the good work!

114. Martin says

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     Hi Klaus,

     I’ve just seen the question before but I haven’t seen the answer… What should we play the pattern 12 with a D chord? If you get down all the notes… what become the low E-string at the third time? I got the same question with other patterns… Thanks a lot if you can help me.
     I’ve told you before but I’m gonna repeat once again: your site is very helpful! Really great work.
     Martin

115. De says

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     If one measure has 4 beats (4/4) and I use pattern 1 (above) then how many time of pattern 1 I need to play? (4 times?)
     If so then the P finger will land on the beat?
     Thanks for your help in advance.

116. Willie says

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     Asked but not answered, do you ship to Puerto Rico ? Alot of companys don’t.
     Like to order 50 blues licks.

117. Klaus Crow says

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     Hi Willie,
     The 50 Cool Blues licks is a downloadable guitar course. It doesn’t need to be shipped. You can download it instantly.

     Best regards,
     Klaus Crow

118. Anna says

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     Thank you so much. What a good guitar teacher you are.

119. Kevin says

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     This is exactly the shot in the arm my songwriting chops needs. I’m fairly proficient at a handful of fingerpicking patterns. However, when I play around with new chord structures, I mindlessly seem to fall back on those same patterns I learned in the first couple years of playing. I just subbed your youtube channel. Thanks!

120. Nikko says

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     Really nice! Do you also have references to songs that uses the different patterns?

121. Matt says

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     Fantastic! So helpful. Thanks.

122. Pierre says

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     Getting into Travis picking, thank you for all these variations

123. Husayn says

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     Hi Klaus
     Nice work. Wondering if u knew the finger picking for Don Williams. You r my best friend. I would love to know. That u so much in advance

124. Ofelia says

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     Hi Klaus,
     Thanks a lot for these plucking patterns! I can’t wait to learn all of them. More power to you. I am still figuring out how to read tabs though!

125. Sepp says

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     Well done and much appreciated Klaus. What a great start for beginner players. Thanks

126. Robert Sorge says

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     Frustrating to me to not have time signature and note duration. 6/8, 4/4, ?

127. Greg says

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     Great stuff. Thanks.

128. Mike says

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     I am looking forward to practising these patterns but I don’t understand the tabs at all. Can you please explain more in depth on how to read them.

     Thank you

129. Caleb says

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     I’m loving these patterns, they’re so different from the usual boring ones I play (and more structured than the chaotic ones I attempt, haha)

     I have to agree with Robert though, having time signatures and note values would be very useful for them, that way I could use them without having to reference the videos every time.

130. Sen says

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     Hi,

     I’ve learn to play guitar for one week.

     Is it ok if I learn 50 blues cool licks? Or I need to play song?

     May I have your advise?

131. Sen says

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     I want to buy but the price has changed. I have to wait.

132. Sen says

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     Hi,

     I will make another card. I’ll try again on Friday.

     Best regards,

133. Sen says

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     Hi Klaus,

     After I bought your 50 Cool Blue Licks, I realised that you’re the best.

     Thanks so much,
     Sen

134. reverse phone says

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     Wonderful website. Lots of useful information here.
     I am sending it to several pals ans additionally sharing in delicious.
     And naturally, thank you on your effort!

135. Joe Spencer says

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     Hi Klaus,
     I’m picking up the guitar again after many years of not playing.
     I like picking pattern # 4. How do you use this pattern on the D chord?

     Thanks!
     Joe

136. Gregg T. says

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     Hi Klaus,
     Great forethought, patience, and detail. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I am looking forward to learning from them.

     Gregg

137. Bhagya Chandrasiri says

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     This enough for a lifetime!
     Thanks man!

138. Donald Smith says

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     I have been searching for a long time and have gone through no less then 15 videos.
     So far I haven’t found what I am looking for, even on many Chord Charts.
     I am looking for Chords that will go with Finger picking Cmadd9.
     All the Videos and Charts show the Wrong Shape for the Cmadd9 chord.
     The correct Fingerpicking Shape is
     Index Finger is on the 4th String and 2nd Fret.
     Middle Finger is on the 5th String and on the 3rd Fret.
     Ring Finger is on the 2rd String and on the 3rd Fret.

     The wrong shape,has a Pinky on the 1st string on the 3rd Fret.
     The correct Finger picking shape will not have the Pinky on the 1string on the 3rd Fret.

     Can you give me some Chords that will go with the correct Cmadd9?
     Donald Smith
     daysand2@ swbell.net

139. Marcel says

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     Best fingerstyle tutorial I found.
     Which guitar are you playing?

     Marcel

140. Klaus Crow says

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     Hi Marcel,
     It’s a Larrivee

     Best,
     Klaus

141. Geoffrey Zeigler says

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     I’ve been doing good on these but the D chord is confusing to me. How do you play a D chord in patterns where the 2nd pluck is on the D string? i.e. pattern 6.

142. Aaron says

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     Nice PIMA patterns. However, pattern 12 is NOT what Merle Travis played. I watched Travis almost every Friday night between 1954 and 1964. Start with the fact that Travis played with his thumb and index finger only! Tom Bresh, his son, plays with PIMA, but not Travis. Demo Cannonball Rag with your thumb and index only and then talk about Travis style. And don’t forget to use your left thumb to fret both the 6th and 5th strings.

143. Gilles says

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     Hi, I am having problems figuring out what the time signature for some of the patterns. Help please!

144. Klaus Crow says

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     Hi Gilles,
     If there are 4 or 8 notes in a bar then it’s a 4/4 time signature.
     If there are 6 notes in a bar/measure then it’s a 6/8 time signature.
     If there are any other examples you can’t figure out let me know.
     Give me the example number and I’ll explain.

     Best,
     Klaus Crow

145. Gilles says

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     Hi Klaus,

     Thank you so much for your reply and for posting these finger picking pattern videos. I will review patterns # 12 and #13 and get back to you if I am unable to figure them out. I still have so much to learn…..