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    Fingerpicking Guitar
    Fingerpicking Guitar
    Fingerpicking Guitar
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    Fingerpicking Guitar

    By Rick McKeon

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    Have you ever wondered how the old blues guys got that hard-driving bluesy, ragtime sound? Well, it's all about a solid alternating bass with a syncopated melody on top. With this book and the online video lessons, I will teach you how to play like that!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRick McKeon
    Release dateAug 12, 2020
    ISBN9781393297635
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      Fingerpicking Guitar - Rick McKeon

      Welcome!

      Hi, I'm Rick McKeon, and I would like to welcome you to this exciting program about how to play the alternating thumb style of fingerpicking guitar!

      Have you ever wondered how the old blues guys got that hard-driving bluesy, ragtime sound? Well, it's all about a solid alternating bass with a syncopated melody on top. With this book and the online video lessons, I will teach you how to play like that!

      Here's what you will learn:

      The right and left-hand techniques that will enable you to produce a great guitar sound

      Basic exercises to help you develop the automatic thumb

      A few easy songs that will reinforce your fingerpicking technique

      A few amazing fingerpicking arrangements that sound a lot more complex than they really are

      Does that sound like a lot? Well, it is! But we'll take it one little step at a time with plenty of play-along examples for you to practice with. I'm sure you are going to find this course easy, informative, and stress free!

      All of the exercises and songs can be found as MP4 video files at: https://rickmckeon.com/fingerpicking-guitar.html

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      Note: This is NOT a songbook with

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