beginner trying to learn fingerpicking

[jlee762000]

hey ya'll I am trying to fingure out a way to learn finger picking. any suggestions I really would appreciate any and all help you could give me. Any good website to teach a beginner finger picking? JON

[fatjack]

the way i learned to fingerpick was to find out a picking pattern that felt natural to my fingers (for some reason the pattern to dust in the wind came naturally). when you find that pattern work from there. more difficult songs like fleetwood mac's big love use a style that combines a bass a lead part that are separate. to master these songs you have to be able to see where notes from the lines come together (it really helps if you have the actual music). i would have to say that fingerpicking songs require more practice than any other type of song. just don't get frustrated when you first start out!

[heathcliff]

fatjack has a good point, try to find a lesson on "Travis picking" on the internet. You can use it and variations of it in a lot of songs.

If you can't find, let me know maybe I can dig out the one I have somewhere.

[i-am-me]

The song that helped me the most with finger picking was blackbird by the beatles.

[isaac]

the way i learned to fingerpick was to find out a picking pattern that felt natural to my fingers

couldn't have said it better. just try out different, relatively easy fingerpicking songs and find one which suits you, then when you do, start doing some variations of it and messing around.

i can't give you much advice otherwise...the christmas i got my first guitar fingerpicking came naturally, and i fumbled so much when trying to use a pick. so i guess i worked backwards, eh? ah well. i still don't use a pick...but anyway, random tangent!

best of luck with learning fingerpicking...quite fun stuff.