There’s something hypnotic and soothing about playing fingerpicking songs. Beautiful melodies and harmonies are all integrated in fingerstyle arrangements. Once you’re in the flow of fingerpicking you can play on and on and on. A perfect moment to forget about everything and just be one with your guitar.

Of course, in order to get there you first have to practice. But also practicing in itself is a joy. Overcoming the obstacles and challenges in a fingerpicking song can be really exhilarating. The hard work pays off and gives you a song to play for the rest of your life.

Guitar playing is a win-win situation. You play for yourself but you also make other people happy if you play for them. Fingerpicking is just magical.

If you’re a beginner, here’s a Top 20 Easy Guitar Fingerpicking Songs For Beginners.

But today we have 30 beautiful fingerpicking songs for the intermediate guitar player. From pop fingerpicking hits to classics and golden oldies.

Each song title contains a YouTube link to the original song. The “TABS” and “ORIGINAL TABS” will give you the tablature notation for the song.

Pick one and start your practice session now :)

Enjoy!

1 – Blackbird – Paul McCartney – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

2 – The boxer – Simon and Garfunkel – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

3 – Tears in heaven – Eric Clapton – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

4 – Every breath you take – The Police – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

5 – Never going back again – Fleetwoodmac – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

6 – Dust in the wind – Kansas – TABS

7 – More than words – Extreme – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

8 – Landslide – Fleetwoodmac – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

9 – Good Riddance – Greenday – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

10 – Fire and rain – James Taylor – TABS – ORIGINAL TAB

11 – Let it go – James Bay – TABS

12 – Stop this train – John Mayer – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

13 – Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

14 – Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

15 – Bloom – The Paperkites – TABS

16 – Nothing else matters – Metallica TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

17 – Just Breathe – Pearl Jam – TABS

18 – Safe and sound – Taylor Swift ftr. The Civil Wars – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

19 – Tenerife sea – Ed Sheeran – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

20 – Street spirit – Radiohead – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

21 – Road trippin’ – Red hot chili peppers – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

22 – Homeward bound – Simon and Garfunkel – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

23 – Shape of my heart – Sting – TABS

24 – Yesterday – The Beatles – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

25 – I won’t give up – Jason Mraz – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

26 – Let her go – Passenger – TABS

27 – Classical Gas – Mason William – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

28 – Silent Lucidity – Queensryche TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

29 – You’ve got a friend – James Taylor – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS

30 – I see fire – Ed Sheeran – TABS – ORIGINAL TABS