Music Theory

Get 35 Detailed Fingerstyle Tutorials

Learn to play advanced fingerstyle songs with step-by-step & in-depth tutorials

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Learn and understand music theory for fingerstyle guitarists.

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 07 November 2024

Find out if you should learn standard notation or just tabs when learning fingerstyle guitar.

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: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 06 November 2024

If you are looking to transcribe music that is written for the guitar, here are the steps you can take.

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Hi, I’m Brett Vachon and my goal is to help you learn to play fingerstyle guitar.

Get 23 Essential Fingerstyle Exercises

PDF contains 6 pages chock-full of the best technique workouts for acoustic guitar

Discover fingerpicking patterns used by singer songwriters like Bob Dylan
Learn the 'spider' exercises that will improve your finger synchronization (saves years of practice)
Master the little-known 'contrary motion' way of playing fingerstyle scales (works even if you're a beginner)

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