5 Helpful Chords for Fingerpickers + DETAILED EXAMPLES

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Tuesday Blues #235 - mybgi.net/2GTl0FX
Chords are chords, right?
Well sure they are but I find that a few chord shapes are super handy to a fingerpicker. Especially a blues player relying on that gritty dominant 7th chord sound.
In this lesson we dive into 5 great chord shapes that you need to know as a fingerpicker. The Big G covered in the lesson will give you a ton of options and the others are super useful because they can be moved all over the fretboard.
If you need help getting used to the Long A stretch, check this lesson out: mybgi.net/tb87
We’ll cover a few fingerpicking exercises that will help you put these shapes to use and see their real power.
Grab your guitar and let’s get pickin!
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Good luck and...
Play On!
John
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@kenanbanks2984 2 ай бұрын

Learned a few things, and the stuff I already knew took me years to collect painfully. Awesome and concise - natural teacher alert.

@EdTheFed77 14 күн бұрын

Beautiful Larrivee. I have the same one. Older model. Stunning guitar.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 14 күн бұрын

Thanks and glad you have one too, great guitar. Mine is a 2015 and I have a 2004 D-05 which is a great strummer.

@leimaniax 2 жыл бұрын

Such an excellent lesson for expanding sounds and using more of the fretboard! All these exercise are starting to get my fingers to behave and the good work is starting to pay off! I’m SO thankful for these, John. (Your premium membership is excellent and helps so much.) Thank you for making this possible for us.

@sjgfour 4 жыл бұрын

Natural born teacher. Thank you for your efforts- although you make it look so effortless! 👏🏼

@davegoodwin9580 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Great lesson. Very informative.

@deputytuhy211 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video thanks dude

@prashannadahal1624 2 жыл бұрын

Goldmine of blues lessons.

@Quintopia1 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!! You have me using my thumb now!

@wm2205 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best. John Ive been searching for Travis style chords for years. I'm 63 years old, and this will really help me enjoy my new Eastman ac322 thanks and blessings to you

@Ilikepicking 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson

@stevemactunes 4 жыл бұрын

You would be a asset to any trucking company. Good work.

@andrewbeattieRAB 4 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO WOW!!! 10 outta 10

@graemethorne4540 4 жыл бұрын

Gr8 lesson thank you

@davidcollinsfool 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson!!

@guitarjourneyguitar1215 2 жыл бұрын

this lesson opens up so much. suddenly everything makes sense. expertly taught priceless secrets. and the beauty of this knowledge is the mileage we can get out this information. quite possibly the best fingerpicking blues lesson i've ever seen. endless hours of fun usable practice, endless room to expand with your own ideas, great for solo pieces or jamming with others, and, i'd venture, once we have solidified the moves practically and theoretically, it will transfer to electric playing styles to brighten up and create new exciting options and paths there as well. long reply, but i had a lot of thanks to express. maybe most importantly, it makes you want to pick up your guitar ! thank you

@keithb549 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation well presented big thumbs up 👍

@Akumalive 2 жыл бұрын

Great Channel bro and thank you for share a lot with us !!

@wooggeek 5 жыл бұрын

Really great lesson. Opens to so much opportunity. Thank you.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Brad! Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it and glad to hear that this one helped! Play On!

@christiansandel1440 5 жыл бұрын

This lesson is going to motivate me to finally memorize the notes on my fretboard. Thanks for such effective way to utilize these chords.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Great! I highly recommend doing that, it opens up the fretboard will help you move these chords around a bit too. Thanks for the comment!

@heavymandrilrock 5 жыл бұрын

That´s what I was talking about!!! Thanks John!!!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Aaaadan! Thanks so much! Always good to see a comment from you friend!

@woodycrabtree5096 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant lesson,thank you

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Woody! Appreciate you watch and commenting.

@voivodOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking a long time for this kind of lesson/style. Thank you!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Voi Vod! Glad you found it :)

@prashannadahal1624 2 жыл бұрын

Same..found my channel. Thank you BGI😊

@ShaneOpeno 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent info! Thx!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Shane!

@gwag8410 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson as well as teaching, I love your style..

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Glen!

@bonethriller7047 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@janetfitzgerald9752 3 жыл бұрын

Invaluable tips.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@spinnerone105 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent eye opener! Thank you!!!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@voivodOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Strongly agree!

@danbgt 5 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you work this stuff out for me John. Those of us “older” guys (and gals) that have picked up guitar later in life and are just enjoying the journey are not really interested in digging deep and figuring this stuff out on our own. You make learning this stuff a joy. Anybody that is interested in acoustic blues or fingerpicking in general should join BGI!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much danbgt! Really appreciate that I'm glad to know that you're out there putting this stuff to use

@daletraylor8094 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@adelaidd194511 5 жыл бұрын

Спасибо Джон. Thank you for lesson. Alex from Russia

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, Alex! Thank you so much my friend. Always good to see a comment from you!

@davidmacleod9313 3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to learn that comp. My right hand only knows maybe 4 different comps but this one your playing sounds fantastic! I’ll keep a tryin’. Lol (Thanks!)

@littleduckable Жыл бұрын

Very interesting lesson. So far I have been able to use my thumb and index finger. I have Parkinson's disease and deal with my hands shaking a lot. My 3rd and 4th fingers are very stiff. They are almost useless most of the time. I will learn the two finger style for sure, I might take me a little longer than the average picker but I will learn to finger pick. i really like the way you lay out the lessons. do you have instructions on Mississippi country Blues. I heard one of those songs and it really caught my attention

@patwilton4968 2 жыл бұрын

nice one mate!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@quentinlargcoie 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant lesson and cool accent

@tonykula 3 жыл бұрын

thanks man very usefull

@BluesGuitarInstitute 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. Cheers!

@cryptoskywalker1714 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, buddy. I was looking for some simple fingerpicking exercises. These are perfect for working on your speed and precision, and for just warming up your fingers. Jimmy Page uses that A shape in the Stairway intro, and also the F Major 7, but this group of chords are nice, easy movable shapes for simple repetition. And they sound good too. Obviously you can make a 12 Bar song from them, but I like simple exercises that have musicality. It makes it much easier to practice for extended periods of time. If exercises aren't particularly musical, it's can be difficult to play for more than a few minutes. But one could fool around with these for hours, especially if you mix and match them where possible.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, coyote mangan! I'm on board with you, I do play some exercises that aren't musical but they feel like a chore and I enjoy ones that sound like something I'd listen to. Thanks for taking the time to comment! Cheers!

@stevedouglas7375 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson John. I honestly don't know why instructors/books teach that first G shape you show instead of the G shape you accurately demonstrate and suggest as an alternative. The one you use and that all finger pickers should use makes so much more sense. Thanks.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It took me a while to unlearn that common shape and I guess it works in certain situations but as a fingerpicker it is more limiting than anything. Thanks as always, Steve!

@stevedouglas7375 5 жыл бұрын

@@BluesGuitarInstitute Cool. Thanks John.

@philtittlemusic 5 жыл бұрын

Bill Paxton - you are a damn fine picker sir.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@vultureegg9548 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Loving these... What are your thoughts on anchoring your pinky or other fingers?

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm completely fine with it. I don't unless I switch to a thumb + 2 picking style but if it helps you get good clear notes then I say go for it.

@vultureegg9548 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Looking forward to working through the courses on your website.

@MakingPlasticModels 5 жыл бұрын

Best channel on yt!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Josh!! That's awesome man!

@mdhonze 5 жыл бұрын

what model guitar is that...looks like a real nice one!

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

Hey MD it's a Larrivee OM-09. I really dig it. They make great guitars IMO.

@sambodutch5433 5 жыл бұрын

Haters , there's always gotta be one doesn't there? Anyway thanks for teaching us man well done.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 5 жыл бұрын

The Paxton comment? I get that all the time....could be much worse! I kinda enjoy it. Thanks for watching, Sambo!!!

@johnpicton4306 2 жыл бұрын

I realy thought this was a beginner lesson, but obviously it's not, because even thou your trying to explain the cords which I find difficult in paying especially Bar cords, and also you need to tell us what the fingerpicking sequence is to.

@ohalmu9216 3 жыл бұрын

Good job, very helpfull, but what about the right hand, I can't handle it sorry

@davidmacleod9313 4 жыл бұрын

You’re one of these guys that don’t anchor your pinky whilst you fingerpick! Show off? Lol Nicely done

@BluesGuitarInstitute 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's just preference really. Tommy Emmanuel anchors and he referenced Chet Atkins for his reason to anchor. Hmmm...now I'm thinking maybe I should! 😆

@bobgreen8142 3 жыл бұрын

@@BluesGuitarInstitute So many people say it's necessary to anchor, but I don't - I have smallish hands and my pinky fingers turn in slightly which makes anchoring feel uncomfortable and unnatural and limits my right hand movement. For the same reason I find Long A difficult, but now I have a shorter scale parlour guitar I'm getting there with it. Thanks a lot for your lessons, they are really helping to fill in the gaps in what I have taught myself.

@BluesGuitarInstitute 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobgreen8142 That's great to hear Bob and I understand about not anchoring. Play On!