Lesson 4

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TITLE="Lessons"><B>HOME</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="lesson_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 1">Lesson 1</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 2">Lesson 2</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 3">Lesson 3</A>   |   <B>Lesson 4</B>   |   <A HREF="lesson_5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 5">Lesson 5</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 6">Lesson 6</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Lesson 4</B></div> <div> Learn Some Fingerpicking</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.1</B><B> </B><B>Introduction</B></div> <bR> <div> There are three great things about fingerpicking. One: it sounds great, and much better than just strumming the strings with a flat pick or one of your fingers. Two: when you play fingerpicking, you made it to the less than 5% guitarists who master this technique, and three: fingerpicking really isn't that hard! When you do the exercises below, you'll be well on your way at the end of this lesson. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.2</B><B> </B><B>Let's go!</B></div> <bR> <div> No lengthy theories this time, let's start right away! Get your guitar, and lay the fingers of your <I>right </I>hand like this:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">thumb on the A string;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">index finger on the G string;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">middle finger on the B string;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ring finger on the high E string. </div> <bR> <div> See photograph below. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0a8f0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Basic finger positions</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> It is considered a good habit to rest your little finger on the top of the guitar, acting as an anchor to support your hand and increase stability. It will not be used to pluck any string. Your thumb will play all three bass strings, E, A and D. Sometimes you may feel that using different fingers to play certain strings works better for you, but don't do it yet<I>. </I>In the begining, try stick to the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Verdana" >Golden Fingerpicking Rule</FONT>:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="202" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 110 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Thumb on E, A, or D</B></div> <div> <B>Index finger on G</B></div> <div> <B>Middle finger on B</B></div> <div> <B>Ring finger on high E</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> As a first exercise, play a C chord, put the fingers of your right hand as indicated above (thumb on A string) and pluck all strings simultaneously. Click on the movie link below to see and hear what I mean (you need a Media Player version that supports the *.wmf file format for movies). </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-1566/Pluck.WMV" target="_blank"><img src="HTMLobj-1566/Video2.gif" height="99" width="100"></a>  </div> <bR> <div> This WMV file is 70.4 kbyte, </div> <div> and takes 12 seconds to download at 56.5 kbit/s</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Practice this simple 'pluck' until you feel comfortable, and until you can lay your fingers correctly on the strings in one smooth move. This pluck is also a good test to see if your fingernails are long enough and in good condition (see <A HREF="lesson_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 1">lesson 1</A>).</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.3</B><B> </B><B>The basic C-roll</B></div> <bR> <div> The first 'roll' we will learn, is what I call the <I>basic C-roll</I>. This is an extremely important roll, and a major step towards learning fingerpicking guitar. You can hear this roll, e.g., played by Paul Simon in "The Boxer" on the Simon & Garfunkel album <I>Bridge Over Troubled Water</I>. The basic C-roll is played as follows:</div> <bR> <div> Play the C chord with your left hand:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="090b4d70.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>E A D G B E</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ... and pluck the strings in the following order:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800bfbf00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play A string (with thumb)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play B string (with middle finger)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play D string (with thumb)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play G string (with index finger </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800bf0000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play low E string (with thumb)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play B string (with middle finger)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play D string (with thumb)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c880ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">play G string (with index finger </div> <bR> <div> I used colors and open lines in order to clarify the internal structure of this roll. Actually it's twice a middle finger - thumb on D - index finger roll, once preceded by your thumb on the A string, and once by your thumb on the low E string. Then the roll is repeated, and played continuously. </div> <bR> <div> In case you get confused by the instructions here, have a look at this movie by clicking on the image below. Here I play one single basic C-roll. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-1567/roll2.WMV" target="_blank"><img src="HTMLobj-1567/Video2.gif" height="99" width="100"></a>  </B></div> <div> This WMV file is 61.5 kbyte, </div> <div> and takes 11 seconds to download at 56.5 kbit/s</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Note that the ring finger is not used in the basic C-roll, and if you watch the video closely, you'll see that I leave it on the high E string, in order to give more stability to my right hand. </div> <bR> <div> As I said before, the basic C roll is extremely important and you should practice it until you can play it for minutes without mistakes, and without thinking. That may take you several days or even several weeks. Just sit down regularly with your guitar, and play, play, play and play. When your family members start shouting at you (they will, believe me!), you may play the A or Am chord in stead, to ease their nerves a little. The roll stays the same. Or try to play the G or F and see what happens. </div> <bR> <div> By the time you can play the basic C-roll at this speed for about half a minute:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-1568/basic_C_roll.mp3" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <div> ... it's time for you to come back here and go to the next section. Enjoy!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.4</B><B> </B><B>Tablature</B></div> <bR> <div> Welcome back! Now that you master the basic C-roll, it's time to learn more basic rolls. Before we continue, however, have a look at the following diagram and try to figure out what it represents. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0aaaf730.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Basic C-roll, tablature</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> That was a no-brainer, as it's written below the image: The figure above shows the basic C-roll in <I>tablature</I>. Tablature is an incredible handy tool for fingerpickers. It is comparable to standard musical notation, but has some major advantages:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is very simple to learn (actually there is almost nothing to learn);</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It shows you exactly which finger goes where;</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899ffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Unlike standard notation, it also works for alternate tunings (more about that in lesson 5). </div> <bR> <div> The six horizontal lines represent the strings. The bottom line is the low E (or 6th) string. The '3' at the left, on the fifth line from the top, tells you to play the fifth string (A) at the third fret. You pluck it with your thumb. That is not written in the tablature, but that was the Golden Fingerpicking Rule, remember? Next, you pluck the B string (2nd string) at the first fret. You pluck it, as always, with your middle finger. The rest will be self-explanatory. Nevertheless, have another look at the diagram and make sure you get the drift. Ignore the bars connecting the numbers, all they say here is that the duration of all all notes is the same. </div> <bR> <div> As I said, tablature is extremely handy, yet very simple, and most song books for fingerpicking guitar use it. We will also use it to for the rest of the lessons on this web site. </div> <bR> <div> So, here is an 'embellished' version of the basic C-roll:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0acaf730.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="115" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>'Embellished' C-roll</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Note that you sometimes pluck two strings at the same time. That gives a nice effect, and it is done a lot by fingerpicking guitarists. It 'fills' the music much better than when you just play single notes all the time. Practice this new roll until you play it as easily as the previous one. Try to combine the two, or even try some slight variations if you feel like it. Leave out a note, switch two notes, whatever. There is an endless number of variations you can think of. If it sounds bad, forget it, but if you like it, write it down in tablature and keep it in your repertoire. Playing the variations is a good exercise anyway, as it teaches your brains how to control your fingers - and that's what fingerpicking is all about! </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.5</B><B> </B><B>More Rolls</B></div> <bR> <div> Now that you master these two basic C-rolls, let's do an experiment. Pick the basic C-roll pattern with your right hand, but switch from the C chord to the F chord every two rolls (see below). </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="090b4d70.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="09fb4d70.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><I> </I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="af12e640.png" border=0 width="558" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>This is what you should be playing. Don't be intimidated! </I></div> <div> <I>It's just the right hand picking pattern of the basic C-roll, </I></div> <div> <I>and switching from the C to the F chord with your left hand. </I></div> <bR> <div> Sounds funny? Very good! The problem is in the picking pattern for the F-chord. Although it is not 'wrong', it is much more common to play the <I>basic F-roll </I>this way:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0b4af640.png" border=0 width="175" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Basic F-roll</I></div> <bR> <div> Sounds better, right? Or at least more 'logical'. If you don't see what happens by looking at the diagram, play the basic C-roll again, slowly and continuously, and look at the fingers of your right hand. You will see that the basic C-roll consists of two elements: 1. a bass pattern, and 2. and an accompaniment. The bass pattern is made like this: </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0b28c640.png" border=0 width="140" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Bass pattern in C-roll</I></div> <bR> <div> ... and <I>after each bass note</I>, your index finger, thumb and middle finger play this:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0b356640.png" border=0 width="86" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Accompaniment pattern in C-roll</I></div> <bR> <div> It is important thay you understand what I mean, and that you see how the basic C-roll can be 'decomposed' into these basic elements. Take your time! Play the roll slowly, and look at your fingers. Now, what happens when we change from the C-roll to the F-roll? Almost nothing! For your right hand, the accompaniment part stays the same, however, the bass notes are reversed! This is very important. When you play the C-roll, you play the high bass first, and then the low bass. However, when you play the F-roll:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0b4af640.png" border=0 width="175" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Basic F-roll</I></div> <bR> <div> ...you play the <I>low</I> bass first, and <I>then </I>the high bass! </div> <bR> <div> Some people think that, when playing a bass line, the high note always comes first. Not true! Try it out for yourself. Here are the chords you learned that have the same picking pattern as the C-roll:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>C-roll picking: A, Am</B></div> <div> ...and these go with the G-roll </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>G-roll picking: F, Em</B></div> <bR> <div> And what about the D-chord? The D-chord has its own picking pattern, which is in fact a C-roll, however, with all the fingers of your right hand plucking the higher neighboring string. So the thumb could pluck the D- and A string, your index finger the B-string and your middle finger the high E. However, picking this way violates the Golden Fingerpicking Rule, so as long as you're learning, you should play the standard D-roll properly: </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0b5ac640.png" border=0 width="172" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Basic D-roll</I></div> <bR> <div> The D-roll is nasty when you just start, because you can't rest your ring finger on the high E-string to keep your hand steady, the way you can do it with the other rolls. Your entire right hand floats free in the air! If this bothers you, you may want to try and place your little finger on the top of the guitar, for stability. However, this will change the angle of your fingers, and if your little finger is relatively short, it may be a little cumbersome. Try it out, and whatever you prefer, keep practicing it until it all comes smoothly. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>4.6</B><B> </B><B>Excercise</B></div> <bR> <div> At this point, you should practice all the chords and rolls mentioned in the previous section and make sure you can to play them smoothy. You should also learn how to automatically select the correct bass pattern (high bass first or low bass first). Pick the following lines of chords, slowly and smoothly, until the members of your family recognize which song it is:</div> <bR> <div> C - F - C - Am </div> <div> C - F - G - G</div> <div> C - F - G - Am</div> <div> C - F - G - G</div> <div> F - G - C - Am</div> <div> F - G - C - (end with just the A string plucked, and fretted at the 3rd position)</div> <bR> <div> If you loose your inspiration, listen to the MP3 below. It's a new song I just composed, and I'll teach you how to play its basics in the next lesson!</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-1569/Cornerstone.mp3" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </B></div> <div> <B>Cornerstone.mp3</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="lesson_5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 5"><B>Lesson 5</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="lessons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lessons">HOME</A> | <A HREF="lesson_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 1">Lesson 1</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 2">Lesson 2</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 3">Lesson 3</A>   |   <B>Lesson 4</B>   |   <A HREF="lesson_5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 5">Lesson 5</A>   |   <A HREF="lesson_6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson 6">Lesson 6</A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>