It's Easy to Play Fingerstyle Guitar: 10 Essential Patterns

00:00 Hi
01:14 Basic fingerstyle technique
02:16 Pattern 1
05:34 Pattern 2
06:35 Pattern 3
08:05 Pattern 4
09:37 Pattern 5
11:06 Pattern 6
12:40 Pattern 7
14:50 Pattern 8
16:11 Pattern 9
18:07 Pattern 10
19:54 My guitar
20:18 Bye

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[CC-qbsm]

“And it’s easily six months of work contained within this video” - it’s always good to understand context and set expectations accordingly, thanks for that Adrian. Great lesson.

[neilsaunders]

Solid playing and solid instruction with neither pretension nor needless self display.

[RebelTheUncanny]

Thank you! Hope you and yours are safe and well over there, Little Brother.

[paulcote]

Thank you for the wonderful lessons and for sharing them with all of us who aspire to play Fingerstyle guitar.

[doloresneilson]

Thank you so much for demonstrating SLOWLY the sequence of finger picking! Other teachers go so fast and fingers are too close to strings you have no idea which string is being "struck". Thank you for patience and keeping it simple.

[Cristina-qrud]

Omg you saved me from selling my classical guitar! I am just a beginner and used an acoustic to learn the simple common songs. I just got myself a classical one to do more notes and melodies but I felt helpless. Now after watching this I have faith again and no way I’ll give away such a jewel of an instrument. Thank u so so much. U are a great teacher.

[reckless-ramblers]

Adrian is the best. Not only does this lesson show the patterns, it show in real time playing chords and melody, rather than rote exercises with no real time playing. Check out his Robert Johnson video, nails it. Plus Adrian has the "Robert Johnson" long skinny fingers, the real deal. I'm a decent guitar player and Adrian has helped me so much, never stop learning and improving.

[boomerdell]

I love the way you present your lessons, Adrian! Thanks so much. Very nicely done.

[jochenbecht]

Thanks man. Very helpfull to learn to play guitar. Take care and god bless.

[TwoHandsGuitar]

Great video! Not many people teach fingerstyle guitar, and not many people of these not many people teach it as amazingly as you just did!

[apinantpongsupaht]

Someone once said "Those you can, DO, those who can't, TEACH! But, Adrian, you are good at both. I have enjoyed and learned a lot from your teaching. Keep it up my young friend. Best wishes from a 74 years old ex teacher.

[jonmaclennan]

Great lesson! I love playing fingerstyle guitar, it unlocks such a full sound when playing alone. Nice Martin too!

[Andrew-culf]

AWESOME Thank you so much!
I have been searching for a while now for a video exactly like this but have been unsuccessful. Most beginner picking videos just show you one or two patterns. This video is really great because I can see how the more complex patterns are extensions of simpler ones. Lots to chew on here. :)

[miralikhan]

Cheers from Canada.... lots of patience needed 😢😢😢 as used a Pick for 40 years!!!

[plev]

Wow, this is opening up a whole new world of playing! I'm going to start my 6 month training today. Hopefully I'll be an expert when this damn pandemic is over. Thanks Adrian!!

[smalljohansson]

This is a great introduction, and more. A tip for those who have started getting a hang of these patterns is to check out Billy Strings cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t think twice”. It’s incredibly hard - because it’s Billy Strings - but in his version there are at least four different patterns of fingerpicking. I have practiced four over a month now, maybe two, finally I am getting close to play it through. Here is my point. I put that project a side for a bit, and realized that I suddenly started to learn other songs way quicker. Hard work that payed off!

[jackpot]

Thank you for this tutorial, it was quite amazing, and so well illustrated. Top marks ☘️😎

[ButterFly-cwsj]

You are a great teacher!!! I love the way you explain and demonstrate the lesson . Thank you so

[LesThomas]

Absolutely love how you cut to the chase, Adrian. Beautiful Martin too. Thank you!

[johnhart]

Can’t start practicing until I get back home. But rest assured your folk finger style pattern lesson will get the attention it deserves. Thank you Adrian.