Right Hand Fingerpicking Practice

Achieving Independent Fingers

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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
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3 3

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   
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
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0 0

3 3

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1b) Incorporating Accents:

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           
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
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0 0 0 0
0
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3 3

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         
   
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

      
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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

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0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
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