Right Hand Fingerpicking Exercises
Right Hand Fingerpicking Exercises
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Exercise #1 (Practicing 'walking fingers' with a G Major chord):
p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
3 3
3 p a m p a m p a m p a m p a m p a m p a m p a m
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
3 3
1b) Incorporating Accents:
5 p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
3 3
7 p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i p m i
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
3 3
Now try switching your right hand to: thumb, ring and middle fingers (P, a, m) with accents in the same places
a m i a m i a a m i
Exercise #2 (Chord Arpeggios & Moving Bass Notes:
m
9 m i
p i m p i m p i m i p
Em B7 D
0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
0
2
0 0