Hi, I’m Brett Vachon and my goal is to help you learn to play fingerstyle guitar.
If you're here, you’re either a complete beginner or, you are looking for manageable, easy-to-follow steps to refine your skills.
On this site you will find resources to learn finger picking and courses to help you learn fingerstyle guitar.
- Master thumb and finger independence
- Discover how to do basic percussion
- Find out how to create fingerstyle arrangements
- Get started with advanced finger picking guitar
Back when I started learning guitar at the age of 8, my parents sent me to music lessons where I learned how to play Classical guitar, read music and learn music theory.
These lessons were great and gave me a solid understanding of guitar.
However, there was something missing.
Some guitarists seemed able to make the instrument or play music that I had never heard before in Classical Guitar.
There was a whole world of guitar music out there that I needed to explore but didn’t know how.
Players like Andy McKee who broke all the rules and did things like tune their guitar in strange tunings and whack on their instrument to produce percussive sounds.
I started researching fingerstyle arrangements on YouTube and eventually came across Tommy Emmanuel. Around this time I noticed comments from people who were asking for Fingerstyle Tutorials on certain Fingerstyle songs.
I found that with my experience composing and transcribing music, coupled with my knowledge of guitar technique, that I could help out other players master these fingerstyle guitar songs.
So I set out to create a transcription and then a tutorial video for “Pink Panther” by Tommy Emmanuel. It took me ages! But finally after three days of filming, I published my first tutorial video.
The next song that I tackled was “Riding a Bicycle” by Sungha Jung.
I immediately added this song to my repertoire. Here was a guitarist who managed to blend all the best parts of fingerstyle guitar without sounding too overwhelming.
I’ve kept going, and I became faster at transcribing, learning songs and creating videos.
One day while practicing I stared out the window and in a flash, got an idea to put all of this knowledge together in a single course. So I decided to create a course specifically for learning Fingerstyle Guitar.
My experience performing live has taught me what works and what doesn’t.
This course is not about finding a shortcut or the elusive "secret" to fingerstyle guitar. It’s about structured learning and practice that leads to real progress.
I know it can be daunting to start something new. But remember, every expert was once a beginner. This course is designed to be your PLAYBOOK, providing a structured plan for you to follow.
If you’re ready to transform your guitar playing and share your music with the world, then I invite you to join me.
You’ve taken a fantastic first step. Just remember, success isn’t something we achieve every now and then; it’s what we practice every single day. Keep that in mind when you are struggling.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Stay connected! While I may not know you personally yet, I’d love to hear about your progress.
-Brett