Simple Fingerpicking Pattern with Amazing Sounding Chords

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In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you a very simple fingerpicking pattern played with beautiful sounding chords. This is honestly one of my favorite practice because you can keep one element really simple, in this case, the right hand, but still, challenge the left hand with cool chords.

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Are you a full time YouTuber?

How long have you been playing guitar for?
I started playing guitar when I was 10 years old so it has been more than 20 years. I have always loved fingerpicking guitar so this is why all my tutorials focus on this topic.

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[jamesleon]

your style of playing best represents the way I want to play guitar. It feels really deep and beautiful.

[dandldoouu]

for absolute beginners that feel intimidated by this or other "easy/simple" stuff, there are few things u might have overlooked. keep in mind hands and fingers feel too smol bc u have no flexibility. start stretching your fingers regularly. a little warmup and stretching goes along way before playing
muting strings, is also correlated with not enough celluse (coral skin) on your fingertips, this will build the more u play, so does precision. in addition u will most likely press harder than needed, because its new movement and bc your fingers are too soft. with more coral skin, less pressure is needed, both contribute to more endurance and less pain.
u struggle with finger independence bc your brain needs to acquire muscle memory first.
do finger independence exercise regularly with or without the guitar.

do not play the guitar for at least 30 minutes after u shower; skin soaks up water resulting in a more likelyness to damage already built celluse and skin on your fingertips.
if your fingertips feel rly dry, have tears etc, apply vaseline.
avoid chewing or biting off loose skin on your finger tips, apply vaseline.


a better starting point imo would be "simple songs with standard chords". there are tons of great songs with just basic chords. ull build celluse, dexterity, endurance, finger independence and also train your ear. do that before u try more "random chords".


once u have a foundation, you will see that other "new" and "simple" chords will be way simpler to get into. dont get intimidated and put the guitar aside bc u dont feel like getting nowhere. analyse your weaknesses and built up your skill slowly, attentive and most importantly, be consistent about it.
20 mins a day will get u further than 4 hours streight once a week.


last but not least, the majority of learning doesnt happen during practise. about 70% is after practise, when your brain builds new connections and muscle memory. or simply repairs damaged muscle or skin to become more resistant to the stress u put on your body, just like when working out.
so picking up your guitar more frequently but for a shorter period of time will get u further than a long practise session with days or weeks of break inbetween.

[relaxingguitarmusic]

Dear those who are reading this message, if you are having a hard time, remember that you are not alone and never give up. I wish you health, success, love and happiness!

[MrJonpac]

Very very simple guys. He says.
Yeah right.
Sounds beautiful though.
One day I will be able to play this for my lady.

1 week up date for anyone that cares.
It's getting easier and Iam not to far away. Getting a bit sick of the sound now though 😂

16 week update.
Iam now playing this for my lady...
Things are looking good..

[FilinMXr]

Me, a beginner:
*Sees "simple" in the title*
*tries to pick the first chord*



*dies*

[ddogg]

my fingers are so fat and i end up muting strings

[BBQ]

Superb lesson and great chord picking progression. One issue? YouTubers who don’t speak Spanish might not get that PIMA is an acronym for: Pulgar (thumb), Índice (index finger), Medio (middle finger), Anular (ring finger).

[jeffreinhart]

This is so great Marco. I am in my mid 50's and have not been playing long. I have worked on this for 6 weeks and it's finally sounding pretty good. It takes practice for sure.

[smellybumfluff]

Sounds like something from the game The last of Us

[familyalicea]

For those of you guys having trouble with the first chord I did too at first but if you look closely his thumb is tucked behind the neck of the guitar. Some guitar players don't do that and there thumb is showing above their guitar neck, this doesn't allow you to stretch your hand that much. So try to move your thumb behind the guitar neck to give your fingers more room to stretch for the chord. Think about how when you hold your guitar the neck is horizontal and your fingers are vertical. The lower you move your thumb (tucked behind the neck) the more room you have, the higher your thumb is the less room you get. I hope this helps!

[fishnmusicn]

For someone like me who's been just strumming for years, this is cool stuff. I picked it up right away - simple fingerpicking patterns and great open sounding non traditional chords. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[sRin]

I'm a beginner, started in the beginning of April and have learned 2 songs so far (hanging tree & the last of us theme fingerstyle).
I started learning this one last night for about 2 hours and this morning I finally got every chord memorized and all i need now is practicing my awkward fingers. So we got this yall, just gotta practice and ger used to our finger positions, start of slowly and go faster when you feel comfortable and know you can do it. 👍

[ajoxtoby]

I hadn't played my guitar for well over 10 years. This beautifull short piece inspired me to play again. I now play everyday and have the calluses to prove it.
Thank you Marco.

[michael_caz_nyc]

That was absolutely gorgeous. Just the 1st 3 Chords blew-me-away. I love hypnotic & melodic fingerpicking. Enjoyed your lesson. Stay Safe everyone. oNe LovE from NYC

[richardxoxo]

2.7k people don't have E string.
(Updated haha)

[japslapr]

Love this!!! And I can actually do it!!!! Marty taught me my basics.. but this guy is teaching me to love the guitar again. Such beautiful arrangements.

[Jharoldb]

Great lesson! It took me a week and probably 12+ hours of practice but I finally got it down! Thank you, on to the next video!

[Shystar]

I am 2 weeks into my guitar and bumped into this. The first 3 chords are a serious challenge for my fingers. Not giving up. Love the sound these chords are producing.

[george_thesixth]

Who else notices how amazing this sounds? so simple yet so amazing and beautiful

[jessikeys]

This chord progression hit my soul👏👏👏😭👌. As a musical person, I applaud you Marco. This is what makes me wanna learnt guitar