Intermediate
Fingerstyle: Intermediate (8 weeks)
Fingerpick progressions, play Travis-style melodies over an alternating bass, add bass runs and embellishments, and finish with Mark Knopfler-style lead. For players who know their open chords.
Week 1: Thumb and fingers
3 sessions
Week 1: Thumb and fingers
3 sessionsSession 129 min
- Pick through C and GC and G70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Thumb and fingers8 min
- Thumb alone: bass notes of C and GThumb and fingers60 bpm · 8 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers60 bpm · 8 min
Session 234 min
- Pick through C and GC and G75 bpm · 5 min
- Thumb alone: bass notes of C and GThumb and fingers70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Read: Arpeggio patterns7 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns60 bpm · 8 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers65 bpm · 7 min
Session 334 min
- Pick through C and GC and G80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns50 bpm · 8 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers75 bpm · 7 min
- Thumb alone: bass notes of C and GThumb and fingers80 bpm · 6 min
Week 2: Rolls and pinches
3 sessions
Week 2: Rolls and pinches
3 sessionsSession 135 min
- Thumb alone: bass notes of C and GThumb and fingers85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Pinch patterns7 min
- 🔒 Pinch bass and top note on beats 1 and 3Pinch patterns60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns55 bpm · 7 min
Session 235 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Pinch bass and top note on beats 1 and 3Pinch patterns70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pinches with a moving top note over C and AmPinch patterns60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns85 bpm · 6 min
Session 335 min
- Thumb alone: bass notes of C and GThumb and fingers90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Pinches with a moving top note over C and AmPinch patterns70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pinch bass and top note on beats 1 and 3Pinch patterns80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns90 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns65 bpm · 6 min
Week 3: Fingerpicking a progression
3 sessions
Week 3: Fingerpicking a progression
3 sessionsSession 135 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Fingerpicking a progression7 min
- 🔒 Bass and three-note pinch through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pinches with a moving top note over C and AmPinch patterns75 bpm · 7 min
Session 235 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Bass and three-note pinch through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pinch bass and top note on beats 1 and 3Pinch patterns90 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns70 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns95 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Bass and three-note pinch through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pinches with a moving top note over C and AmPinch patterns85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns75 bpm · 7 min
Week 4: The alternating bass
3 sessions
Week 4: The alternating bass
3 sessionsSession 135 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns100 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The alternating bass8 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass60 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression85 bpm · 6 min
Session 235 min
- Add i, m and a between the bass notesThumb and fingers95 bpm · 5 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass70 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Bass and three-note pinch through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Pinch bass and top note on beats 1 and 3Pinch patterns95 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- 🔒 Up and down p-i-m-a-m-i on Am and FArpeggio patterns75 bpm · 5 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass80 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression90 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Pinches with a moving top note over C and AmPinch patterns90 bpm · 7 min
Week 5: Melody over the bass
3 sessions
Week 5: Melody over the bass
3 sessionsSession 135 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass85 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Adding melody8 min
- 🔒 Melody over C and GAdding melody60 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression95 bpm · 6 min
Session 235 min
- 🔒 Forward roll p-i-m-a on Am and EmArpeggio patterns105 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Melody over C and GAdding melody65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-bar tune over C, G, Am, CAdding melody60 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass85 bpm · 7 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass90 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Four-bar tune over C, G, Am, CAdding melody70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Melody over C and GAdding melody75 bpm · 8 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass90 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bass and three-note pinch through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression90 bpm · 7 min
Week 6: Travis picking through changes
3 sessions
Week 6: Travis picking through changes
3 sessionsSession 135 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Travis over changes8 min
- 🔒 Thumb through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-bar tune over C, G, Am, CAdding melody75 bpm · 6 min
Session 235 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass95 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Thumb through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Melody over C and GAdding melody85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note pattern through C, Am, F, GFingerpicking a progression100 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass95 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Thumb through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-bar tune over C, G, Am, CAdding melody85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Melody over C and GAdding melody90 bpm · 7 min
Week 7: Bass runs and embellishments
3 sessions
Week 7: Bass runs and embellishments
3 sessionsSession 135 min
Session 235 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Dsus4 and Dsus2 resolving to DHammer-ons and sus chords70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Runs through G, Em, C, DBass runs between chords60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Hammer-ons through C, Am, G, DHammer-ons and sus chords70 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- 🔒 Thumb through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes90 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Runs up from G to C and back downBass runs between chords75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Runs through G, Em, C, DBass runs between chords70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Hammer-ons through C, Am, G, DHammer-ons and sus chords80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes85 bpm · 7 min
Week 8: Fingerstyle lead like Mark Knopfler
4 sessions
Week 8: Fingerstyle lead like Mark Knopfler
4 sessionsSession 128 min
- Thumb alternating on C and GThe alternating bass100 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Pinches and snaps7 min
- Thumb and finger pinchPinches and snaps60 bpm · 8 min
- Melody over an alternating bassPinches and snaps60 bpm · 8 min
Session 242 min
- Fingers on the off-beatsThe alternating bass100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Double-stop melodies7 min
- 🔒 Thirds on G and BDouble-stop melodies60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Sixths on D and BDouble-stop melodies60 bpm · 8 min
- Melody over an alternating bassPinches and snaps70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Full pattern through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes90 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- Thumb and finger pinchPinches and snaps80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Major-pentatonic hooks7 min
- 🔒 Hammer-on hookMajor-pentatonic hooks60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Hook with a bendMajor-pentatonic hooks60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-bar tune over C, G, Am, CAdding melody95 bpm · 7 min
Session 435 min
- 🔒 Thumb through C, A7, D7, G7Travis over changes100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Hammer-on hookMajor-pentatonic hooks75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Hook with a bendMajor-pentatonic hooks70 bpm · 7 min
- Melody over an alternating bassPinches and snaps80 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Runs through G, Em, C, DBass runs between chords80 bpm · 8 min