How to learn fingerstyle guitar reddit

Learn beginner finger picking techniques and the song, House of the Rising Sun!

Objective

1. Learn how the fingers are named and abbreviated.
2. Learn the proper fingerstyle hand position.
3. Practice using the classical fingerstyle technique

Fingerstyle is the technique of plucking the strings with your fingers instead of a pick.

Picking Hand Finger Names

English	Spanish	Abbreviation	Strings Plucked
Thumb	Pulgar	p	4, 5, 6
Index	Indice	i	3
Middle	Medio	m	2
Ring	Anular	a	1
Pinky	Extremo	e or c	not used

In classical fingerpicking the thumb is used to play the bass strings (4, 5, and 6).

The index finger is used for the 3rd string. The middle finger is used for the 2nd string.

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The ring finger is used for the 1st string.

Hand Position

When playing fingerstyle, position your hand so the fingers are perpendicular to the strings so you can strike the stings easily. To do this, the thumb should be in-front of the fingers (closer to the headstock).

This hand positioning is very important for several fingerstyle techniques.

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