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Are you wondering why your fingerpicking is so quiet? Let's look at some tips and tricks for improving your fingerstyle guitar volume and get a louder fingerpicking sound from your acoustic guitar, even if you can't grow nails.
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Are you confused about fingernails and if you can play fingerstyle guitar with long, short, or even without nails? Here's the complete guide to understanding fingernails to play fingerstyle guitar.
Read more: Fingernails for Fingerstyle Guitar - The Ultimate Guide
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Would you like to better understand and unlock the secrets of guitar harmonics? We will discuss how to play harmonics on the acoustic guitar with this comprehensive guide to guitar harmonics.
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Are you wondering whether to choose flatpicking or fingerstyle? Let's earn about the unique advantages and disadvantages of flatpicking and fingerpicking guitar.
Read more: Flatpicking VS Fingerstyle Guitar - What's The Difference?
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Are you looking for the best way to play scales for fingerstyle guitar? Let's look at some common and some less-common scales as well as their fingerpicking patterns.
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Are you looking for the correct way to use your picking hand, so you can start fingerpicking like a pro? Here are the steps to achieve the perfect hand position for fingerpicking on guitar.
Read more: An In-Depth Guide to Proper Fingerstyle Guitar Technique
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Are you looking for ways to increase your fretting hand speed? Here are 9 things you can do right now to improve your fretting hand speed and fret the guitar faster.
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Looking for ways to to develop your fretting hand strength and agility? Here are four awesome left hand finger exercises for fingerstyle guitar to develop your dexterity and finger strength.
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To play fingerstyle guitar fluently, you must have precise coordination between the plucking hand and the fretting hand. Let's learn a simple yet effective exercise that will help improve your coordination.
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- Category: Music Theory
Are you interested in transcribing music for the guitar? Here is how to transcribe and arrange songs for fingerstyle guitar and when you should use a capo.
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Have you ever wondered how you should vary your finger picking in different time signatures? Here's how to ensure that your timing is correct when learning fingerstyle guitar.
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Are you looking to play fingerstyle guitar and wondering how to read guitar tabs for fingerstyle? Here's how to read fingerstyle guitar tabs for beginners.
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- Category: Practice
Are you finding it difficult to consistently practice fingerstyle guitar? Here are some methods that you can use to create a practice routine and be more consistent.
Read more: 4 Steps To Create An Effective Fingerstyle Guitar Practice Routine
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Are you having trouble memorizing guitar chords? If you get stuck at learning guitar chords because you can't remember where to put your fingers, here's a method you can try.
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If you are starting guitar and want to get into playing fingerstyle, you may wonder when you can start playing fingerstyle. Here is how I recommend you get started with fingerstyle guitar.
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Are you playing fingerstyle guitar and worried about carpal tunnel? Let's discuss tips and strategies for preventing carpal tunnel when practicing guitar.
Read more: 3 Tips To Avoid Carpal Tunnel Injury When Playing Guitar
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Are you struggling to choose between fingerstyle guitar and piano? Here you will discover the pros and cons of each instrument, and decide which is best for you.
Read more: Fingerstyle Guitar vs Piano - Which Is Better? (Pros and cons)
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If you are completely new to guitar playing, it might take some time to develop the techniques used in fingerstyle guitar. Fingerstyle guitar playing involves plucking the strings of a guitar with your fingers, rather than using a pick. Here are some tips and resources on how to learn fingerstyle guitar playing.
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- Category: Gear
As a fingerstyle guitarist, should you choose between nylon or steel strings, or are both OK? Let's look at the pros and cons of using nylon strings versus steel strings to play fingerstyle songs.
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- Category: Sungha Jung
Are you interested in learning about the types of guitars that Sungha Jung plays? I'm not much of a gear head myself, but when Sungha Jung showed us his extensive collection of acoustic guitars, I saw some surprises.
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Are you interested in understanding how Sungha Jung achieves his mastery of fingerstyle guitar? Here is what you need to know in order to play songs like Sungha Jung.
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Are you curious to know which Sungha Jung songs are the best? Here is my pick of the top 10 original songs by Sungha Jung that contain a lot of musical variety.
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- Category: Advanced Fingerstyle
Not sure how to change your guitar from standard tuning to an alternate tuning? This article shows you how to do that, as well as some common tunings you may come across in fingerstyle guitar.
Read more: The Ultimate Guide to Alternate Tunings in Fingerstyle Guitar
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Want to explore how to play fingerstyle guitar in DADGAD tuning? Here is how this alternate tuning differs from standard tuning, and how you can use it to create breathtaking music.
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A unique alternate tuning is the Open Low E major tuning. In this article we will show how to use this rich, full alternate tuning which Sungha Jung uses for certain songs.
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Are you looking to move beyond the basics? If you want to play more intricate and complex fingerstyle songs, here are the steps to do that.
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