Put It All Together

Now for the fun part. You’re going to play each chord two times then change to the next chord. Here’s what one time looks like: thumb, first finger, middle finger and ring finger. That’s four guitar notes. Do this motion two times, then move to the next chord.

Okay, here goes.

  1. Place your left hand on the C chord and your right-hand in position. Remember the thumb goes on the fifth string for the C chord.
  2. Pluck all four notes, replace the fingers and pluck all four notes again.
  3. Now change the left hand to form the G chord. Place your right-hand in position with the thumb on the six string.
  4. Pluck all four notes, replace the fingers and pluck all four notes again.
  5. Rinse And Repeat. Go back to the C chord and repeat the process.

fingerpicking-exercise-lesson-1 (1) In the above diagram I’m using both standard music notation and tablature. If you’re unfamiliar with tablature this lesson I created in the resource section maybe just what you need.

 

Resources:

The Skinny On Tablature