Fretting Hand Technique

In-depth tutorial articles on fretting hand technique for fingerstyle guitarists.

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Get my best tips to smooth legato playing on the acoustic guitar.

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Here are 9 things you can do right now to improve your fretting hand speed and fret the guitar faster.

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Hi, I’m Brett Vachon and my goal is to help you learn to play fingerstyle guitar.

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