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.
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Pick one and start your practice session now :)
Enjoy!
1 – Blackbird – Paul McCartney – TABS – Original Tabs on Amazon
2 – The boxer – Simon and Garfunkel – TABS
3 – Tears in heaven – Eric Clapton – TABS
4 – Every breath you take – The Police – TABS
5 – Never going back again – Fleetwoodmac – TABS
6 – Dust in the wind – Kansas – TABS
7 – More than words – Extreme – TABS
8 – Landslide – Fleetwoodmac – TABS
9 – Good Riddance – Greenday – TABS
10 – Fire and rain – James Taylor – TABS
11 – Let it go – James Bay – TABS
12 – Stop this train – John Mayer – TABS
13 – Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver – TABS
14 – Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin – TABS
15 – Bloom – The Paperkites – TABS
16 – Nothing else matters – Metallica TABS
17 – Just Breathe – Pearl Jam – TABS
18 – Safe and sound – Taylor Swift ftr. The Civil Wars – TABS
19 – Tenerife sea – Ed Sheeran – TABS
20 – Street spirit – Radiohead – TABS
21 – Road trippin’ – Red hot chili peppers – TABS
22 – Homeward bound – Simon and Garfunkel – TABS
23 – Shape of my heart – Sting – TABS
24 – Yesterday – The Beatles – TABS – Original Tabs on Amazon
25 – I won’t give up – Jason Mraz – TABS
26 – Let her go – Passenger – TABS
27 – Classical Gas – Mason William – TABS
28 – Silent Lucidity – Queensryche TABS
29 – You’ve got a friend – James Taylor – TABS
30 – I see fire – Ed Sheeran – TABS – Original Tabs on Amazon
Fingerpicking patterns make your chord progressions really come alive. It’s a beautiful musical element that can give a song just what it needs. The amount of fingerpicking patterns are infinite. If you are just starting out you might want to check out