[nagukush]

Hi All

I want to request you all to Kindly suggest me a few Finger-Picking Patterns which I plan to practice everyday for a few Minutes. I plan to practice them with a Metronome, gradually increasing the speed, So that My Picking Hand would develope both "ACCURACY" and "SPEED"

If I may suggest and if you all agree, Can we make this thread a FINGER-PICKING PATTERNS Reference-Guide, like, where all the experienced players can post one or more Finger-Patterns (From Basic to Advanced), which I feel would be a great resource for us Beginners to refer to and do a few Warm-up and Building Exercises. I think a Short-Session like that, before we start Practicing the Songs would be a good idea.

Just a Suggestion, Sorry if my Idea is Bad

Kindest Regards
Kush

[USGold]

The ones I know are referred to as ---
PIMI
PIMA
PAMA
PAMI


fingers assigned as listed
P=Thumb
I=Index finger
M=Middle finger
A=Ring finger (third)--

interested to what anybody has to say about this.Scott

[nagukush]

Hi Scott !!!

Thanks for those Pal. I will start my practicing with the 4 you've given
I Plan to make the below as a Daily Routine (before starting actual practice)
I will use a Timer Combined Metronome (which I downloaded from http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/B...ome_Timer.html ) and will follow the below schedule I've made :

1. 10 Minutes of Various Chromatic Finger-Strength Exercises using a Flat-Pick (using alternate picking) - For developing the Fretting Hand.

2. 10 Minutes of Various Finger-Picking Patterns (open-strings, so that I can concentrate fully on the Picking-Hand)

3. And I'll repeat 1 & 2 again after a short rest.

I Plan to gradually increase the Tempo and possibly time too.

Any comments on this ? Sorry if I'm being very kiddish , but I thought it will be good to have more control over the instrument which would I guess make learning enjoyable !!!

Kindest Regards
Kush

[LeeB]

I did this every day for about a month and still do it about once per week... gives you the basics of fingerstyle including doing pinches with easy chords

http://www.playguitarmagazine.com/ar...,LESSONS-1.asp

[nagukush]

Originally Posted by LeeB

I did this every day for about a month and still do it about once per week... gives you the basics of fingerstyle including doing pinches with easy chords

http://www.playguitarmagazine.com/ar...,LESSONS-1.asp

Wonderful Resource !!! Thanks for sharing that Pal !!!