A right hand showing proper finger picking guitar technique on classical guitar for playing fingerstyle

The Complete Guide To Fingerstyle Guitar Technique

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Resource Articles

Think your finger picking technique is terrible? That sucks! Fix it now with this guide.

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A Complete Introduction To Fingerstyle Guitar

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Resource Articles

Here's a complete introduction to fingerstyle, which is simply the best way to play acoustic guitar.

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An image of fingerpicking tabs with a pencil, showing the usefulness of this tool to learn your favourite songs.

How To Read Fingerstyle Guitar Tabs

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Resource Articles

If you're new to fingerstyle guitar, here's a guide to reading and understanding  fingerpicking guitar tabs.

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Brett wearing a grey sweater and smiling as he plays an electric guitar

9 Key Ways To Increase Your Fretting Hand Speed

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Fingerstyle Guitar

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

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Expert guitarist Brett Vachon playing a mean fingerstyle guitar in the park

5 Advanced Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques You Should Master

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Fingerstyle Guitar

If you want to move beyond the basics, here are the advanced techniques you need to know. 

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The right hand fingernails of a guitar player showing fairly long fingernails shaped exactly how it's shown in this article
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The Complete Guide To Fingernails for Fingerstyle Guitar

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Fingerstyle Guitar

Are you a guitarist confused about your nails? Here's the complete guide using fingernails to play fingerstyle guitar.

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A girl playing guitar and writing with a pencil in an effective guitar practice session.

5 Simple Tips to Practice Fingerstyle Guitar Effectively

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Resource Articles

Steal my best tricks to create an effective practice session and become a better fingerstyle guitar player.

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A set of Curt Mangan 80/20 acoustic guitar strings for fingerstyle guitar, one of the best for fingerpicking

The 5 Best Acoustic Guitar Strings for Fingerpicking

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Practice Guides

If you're a fingerstyle player and it's time for you to buy a new set of strings for your acoustic guitar, this is the guide for you.

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Hand writing music on a chalkboard including the treble clef, a key signature and some half notes

Understanding Strong And Weak Beats In Music

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Practice Guides

Here's a guide to understanding how beats are organized in music.

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5 Easy Fingerpicking Songs You Can Learn Fast on Guitar

Written by: Brett Vachon
Parent Category: Practice Guides

Here are some songs for fingerstyle guitar that you can actually learn in a short time period.

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About Brett Vachon

  • Brett holding a classical guitar wearing a green sweater and black tuque.

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

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