Write something again for everyone. If you are new to fingerstyle, you may have many questions and be confused about the direction. I hope that what I have written can reduce some of your questions.
To learn fingerstyle, you must first understand what fingerstyle is.
Finger-style, literally understood as fingerstyle style.
In fact, the scope of fingerstyle is very wide, including Country, blure, jazz, ragtime, celtic, new age and many other styles!
I personally believe that fingerstyle promotes a free spirit that blends many elements without being limited.
Fingerstyle is mainly based on finger playing. Of course You can also wear fingertips on your thumb, just like the master Tommy.
Fingerpicking is a similar style, not a technique. According to the playing method, it can be roughly divided into two schools. , in fact, there is no clear boundary.
Modern fingerstyle: the left and right hands have similar tapping and strumming movements, and the left hand can be turned back to the fingerboard to play, plus the richness of the overtone technique , you can even imitate the effect of a band on a box piano
Representative figures: Andy Mckee, Oshio, etc...
Representative works: Wings-you are the Hero
Classical fingerstyle: basically styles like bluse, jazz, ragtime.
Representative figure: Tommy
Representative works: Classical Gas, etc. .
Next, let’s start with the specific steps to learn fingerstyle.
Find a target
As mentioned before, fingerstyle is a kind of freedom Spirit. Therefore, the practice method is not fixed, and there is no dogmatic, step-by-step progression process. You can contact us at will. What I said is for reference only.
First of all, you must have I have a GTP, Guitar Pro. Now I heard that it has been released to 5.2. I am still using 5.0, and the download address cannot be verified... So, I have to trouble everyone to download it by yourself.
Then, you should find some trial fingerstyle songs on forums or other places, and find a song you like. Don’t consider the difficulty first, because interest is the key to success. You can play any song, as long as you can Once you practice and master the skills, you will have no problem playing anything. Don’t be intimidated by the score. The more you look at it, the harder it will be.
Because most of the forum audio addresses have expired. So I will give you a few The address of the video collection.
Kotaro Oshio Oshio-san [Japan] fingerstyle video collection
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Chinese guitar netizens play by themselves Collection of fingerstyle video vlogs
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You can go and listen to what music the fans are playing.
After you find your favorite song, the next step is to find the music score and practice.
As for the music score, there are only two ways to find it:
First, as the old saying goes, go to the forum Search online. Just enter the name of the song. Search carefully and you will definitely be able to find it. I can say with certainty that the required sheet music is already available on the forum. If the attachment has expired, you can contact the original poster.
Second, go buy books. If you can’t buy it, go to mail order. If you can’t buy it yet, I can only say wait. There is definitely no one who can play this song now. If others have bought it, but you haven’t, that’s it. That’s your question.
(I would like to say a few more words here. Regarding asking for tabs, you can go to Guitar Tab World to ask for tabs. The fingerstyle version prohibits asking for tabs. If no one responds there, then It is also normal. If there is it on the forum, there is no need for people to waste time looking for the score to package and send it to you, and it will occupy the forum resources. If it is not available, and people buy it, they are not obligated to share it, and if they do not publish it, it also means that they are violating the master's copyright. A kind of respect. Some conditions are also limited. Not everyone has a scanner.)
If you are still afraid that the music played by others is too difficult for you to play, or it doesn’t sound good, then I will give it to you. You recommend a few songs, which are packaged and posted in the attachment below.
If you still can’t play the above, you can take a look at this
The elementary etude released by moderator wangyue1983, by blueslife has been converted into Word format
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About the difficulties in learning.
Fingerplaying is actually very free, rowing fingers, Finger shapes, etc., can be arbitrary, depending on your own comfort.
If you feel that you don’t understand a certain part of the song, you can check out the fingerstyle video played by Chinese guitar netizens posted above. vlog summary>, take a look at how other forum members play, and you can get inspiration from it.
If you don’t know about the score, you can read another post I wrote
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It’s mainly about tailing, but other music scores should also be used
If you don’t know the technique, you can see what moderator wangyue1983 recorded Video tutorial
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If you still don’t understand, go to the forum and search. Finally, post for help.
Because You always have to wait for help, and I believe that the time you wait is enough for you to figure out a technology.
Besides, you rely on others for everything, and there is no process of using your own brain. You can never learn. Got something.
About the improvement of the song.
Through the above method, you can play a song.
But, you only know how to play it. Just playing it does not mean that you have played it well. At this time, you should listen to the master's original music, compare and study repeatedly, and bring out the taste of the music. In the meantime, it is recommended to read this article
Taste may only be the patent of a few people/thread-233605-1-5.html
At this point, a song is completely completed.
About daily life Practice.
For daily practice, I mainly focus on playing music, and also practice climbing grids.
You can practice like this, or practice the etudes posted above .
If you have the energy, I highly recommend practicing some good etudes, such as Calcassi.
It will be of great help to your future guitar development. Help.
My ability is limited, so I’ll just write it here. Finally, I wish everyone can have fun and succeed in their guitar careers