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Top 30 Best Intermediate Guitar Fingerpicking Songs

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.

Intermediate Guitar Fingerpicking Songs

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

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

Now on the intermediate fingerstyle songs. Each song title contains a guitar video lesson. The “Chords” link shows you the chords and lyrics to the song and “Tabs” will give you the tablature notation for the song.

Pick one and start your practice session now. Enjoy!

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
1 Blackbird	Paul McCartney	Chords	Tabs
2 T he boxer	Simon and Garfunkel	Chords	Tabs
3 Tears in heaven	Eric Clapton	Chords	Tabs
4 Every breath you take	The Police	Chords	Tabs
5 Never going back again	Fleetwoodmac	Chord s	Tabs

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
6 Dust in the wind	Kansas	Chords	Tabs
7 More than words	Extreme	Chords	Tabs
8 Landslide	Fleetwoodmac	Chords	Tabs
9 Good Riddance	Greenday	Chords	Tabs
10 Fire and rain	James Taylor	Chords	Tabs

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
11 Let it go	James Bay	Chords	Tabs
12 Stop this trai n	John Mayer	Chords	Tab s
13 Leaving on a jet plane	John Denver	Chords	Tabs
14 Stairway to heaven	Led Zeppelin	Chords	Tabs
15 Bloo m	The paperkites	Chords	Tabs

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
16 Nothing else matters	Metallica	Chords	Tab s
17 Just Breathe	Pearl Jam	Chords	Tabs
18 Safe and soun d	Taylor Swift. ftr. The Civil Wars.	Chords	Tabs
19 Tenerife sea	Ed Sheeran	Chords	Tabs
20 Street spirit	Radiohead	Chords	Tabs

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
21 Road trippin	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Chords	Tabs
22 Homeward bound	Simon and Garfunkel	Chords	Tabs
23 Shape of my hear t	Sting	Chords	Tabs
24 Yesterda y	The Beatles	Chords	Tabs
25 I won’t give u p	Jason Mraz	Chords	Tabs

Video lesson	Artist	Chords	Tabs
26 Let her go	Passenger	Chords	Tabs
27 C lassical Gas	Mason William	Chords	Tabs
28 Silent Lucidity	Queenryche	Chords	Tabs
29 You’ve got a friend	James Taylor	Chords	Tabs
30 I see fire	Ed Sheeran	Chords	Tabs

How to Play Ain’t no Sunshine by Bill Withers

By Klaus Crow 9 Comments

Hi everyone, today I’ll show you how to play “Ain’t no sunshine” by Bill Withers.

It’s a simplified and easy version, using open chords which is perfect for beginners and people who like things easy :)

The sound and technique is pretty much the same. You’ll learn how to pluck several strings simultaneously while playing chords with the other hand. It’s a really nice guitar tune to practice, play and sing along to.

The song is split up in two parts (part I and II) to keep the whole thing clear and understandable. Both parts are in the video. Again everything is explained slowly and in close up.

Enjoy!

How to Play Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen Fingerpicking Style

By Klaus Crow 10 Comments

Today I’m gonna teach you a fingerpicking style version of the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. This song is covered by a lot of artists, which has made the song’s popularity increase. My number one favorite is Jeff Buckley’s cover, but also Damien Rice and Rufus Wainwright really know how to play this beautiful classic.

I’ve split up the song into the Intro, Verse part I, II, III, IV and the Chorus. They are all present in the video. Everything is explained slowly and in close up.

Have fun!

Easy Fingerpicking Pattern – Everybody Hurts by REM

By Klaus Crow 11 Comments

Today I’m gonna teach you a simplified guitar version of the song “Everybody Hurts” by REM. This fingering picking pattern is easier and more comfortable to play, which is great for beginners and it stills sounds great.

I’m gonna take you through it step by step, the chords, the pattern, the right fingering, finger placement, slow and in close up. The guitar lesson is divided up into 4 parts, all present in this video, to make sure the whole piece is easy to follow and understand.

Let’s dive in!