Fingerpicking also referred to as fingerstyle, is one of the many guitar techniques that is incredibly fun to learn. Usually the fingerpicking pattern is also part of the intro of the song which makes the tune easy to recognise.
If you aren’t familiar with fingerpicking yet, you should check out 16 Legendary Fingerpicking Patterns.
Today you can immerse yourself in 20 easy fingerpicking tunes that are all lovely to play. Some are real easy and other a bit more challenging depending on your skill level. I really tried to keep it at beginners level. Make sure you know how to play your basic chords before you dive into this.
Each song title contains a Youtube link. The “Tab” or “Video lesson” will show you how to play the song and “More Tabs” will show you the official transcribed tablature if you’re ready for more tabs of the same artist.
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Enjoy!
1 – Everybody hurts – REM – Video lesson – More Tabs
2 – Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Withers – Video lesson
3 – Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley / Leonard Cohen – Video lesson – More Tabs
4 – We’re going to be friends – White stripes – Tabs – More Tabs
5 – Are you with me – Eastin Corbin – Tabs
6 – Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton – Tabs – More Tabs
7 – Fast car – Tracy Chapman – Tabs
8 – House of the rising sun – The Animals – Tabs – More Tabs
9 – Wherever you will go – The Calling – Tabs
10 – Lost – Anouk – Tabs
11 – Every breath you take – Sting – Tabs – More Tabs
12 – If – Pink Floyd – Tabs – More Tabs
13 – Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s – Tabs – More Tabs
14 – Behind blue eyes – The Who / Limp bizkit – Tabs – More Tabs
15 – The animals are gone – Damien Rice – Tabs – More Tabs
16 – Wreck of the Day – Anna Nalick – Tabs
17 – No surprises – Radiohead – Tabs – More Tabs
18 – Don’t cry – Guns ‘n Roses – Tabs – More Tabs
19 – Love Yourself – Justin Bieber – Tabs
20 – Fluff – Black Sabbath – Tabs – More Tabs
Do you know any easy fingerpicking songs for beginners, please share them in the comments. I appreciate it!
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YESTERDAY
one of my favorites
Hi Buddy,
That’s a great one.
Thanks for sharing!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
we don’t talk anymore by Charlie pith and Selena Gomez is a good one
Hi Camryn,
Indeed, a nice sounding fingerpicking pattern, but I think it’s a little fast for the absolute beginner.
I enjoy to listen Music. I have just started to playing guitar. Thanks for giving a such information for beginners.
Klaus could you do city of new Orleans finger picking style.. thanks
I think this guy created a whole bunch of accounts and praised him self. Camryn says “I enjoy listen music” no “ing”? What’s up with that?
Little things by Anushka Manchanda..
My all time favourite
Thanks for the info. Im right at the beginning; still looking for a guitar, and feel inspired reading this.
Appreciate you putting all this info out there
The first song I learned was Blackbird by The Beatles, I found it to be the right amount of challenging as a beginner. I don’t know that I would call it easy, but it’s a song I love and it didn’t take me long to get it down since it has a relatively simple picking pattern.
I realy miss Skin and Bones from the Foo Fighters, an easy and fun song!
Ed Sheeran I see fire is the first song I learnt its pretty easy
Nice list
Try ‘Count On Me’ by Bruno Mars, I have been learning it and I am a beginner.
I am 47, I received my 1st guitar less than a week ago..30 minimum .i suspect i have Played /practiced…laied my head on it and just listened. To the beautiful, angelic sounds that im able to create just by strumming. Im in love. I don’t want to put it down. It has been a dream of mine to conect to others thru melody and song….and even if i never get so good that i could play for others, just listening in private to my own inexperienced, uneducated strumming i feel god has blessed me with perfect appreciation. Thank you for sharing this information and giving a little hope to a dream ……
would tennessee valentine (amy levere) or I’ll cone back (k.t. oslin) be overwhelming for someone with my limitted experience?
Thanks again! Much love!