Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson 3 - by Gary Shepherd

Lesson 3 in a series of fingerstyle guitar lessons. This lesson completes the basic run-through of Shallow Creek Blues. Stay tuned for further lessons.

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[Beyonder1881]

Hi Gary - thanks for the good lessons, I am practicing the picking technique and the chord shifts you introduce - gotto get a hang of it at some stage to pepper up my blues scales. Good on ya' mate!

[number1guitarplayer]

@Beyonder1881 Thanks very much for the nice words. It's always a thrill for me to hear that the lessons are helping players.

[brkcn1581]

Oh really nice blues Gary thanks so much when i saw this video i realized im going to learn such nice tricks from you..

[number1guitarplayer]

@brkcn1581 You are welcome. Glad you like the videos.

Cheers,

Gary

[DirkLind]

These are really great. I've been playing guitar for over 25 years, and I do a lot of fingerpicking. However, I taught myself, and as a result I use only my thumb, index and middle fingers. I'm going through your lessons because I want to incorporate my ring finger. I can do some nice stuff using two fingers, but I feel a bit limited! Thanks so much for these.

[number1guitarplayer]

@DirkLind Thanks a lot. It means a lot to me to hear that my lessons are helping people improve their playing. Keep in touch and let me know how you get on as you progress through all the lessons.

Cheers,

Gary

[number1guitarplayer]

@The1RedG Hey, that does sound like a dog howl. I've never noticed that before. That'll be my Kelpie.

[number1guitarplayer]

@The1RedG Could be a dog??? Could be just my crappy videoing :-)

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm really glad to hear that my videos have inspired you to pick up fingerstyle again. I've spent a lot of years trying to come up with a 'painless' method of teaching fingerstyle, and comments such as yours give me hope that I'm on the right track.

Cheers,

Gary

[The1RedG]

Was that a dog howl at 3:33 mark? LOL

Your instruction is so easy to follow. I'm getting excited about fingerstyle guitar again.

[number1guitarplayer]

@ShadowedAce Thanks for the nice comments. I'm not a fan of TABS so I haven't looked at any software for making them , but I know there are programs available. I only find TABS useful for single note lines. Problem is TABS don't give you the feel. As for songs to learn, I'd suggest you practice using some of the chord progressions contained in songs of people like Dylan, Paul Simon, Don McLean. That'll get your hands working well. I'm working on some follow-up clips with specific solo tunes.