Try both methods and see what works best for you. You can either play this song with the thumb and index method or a classical fingerpicking method as explained earlier. You’ll see how alternate tunings can take your playing in interesting directions. If you enjoy playing this and want to experiment with other strange tunings, check out this Ultimate Guide to Alternate Guitar Tunings. I highly recommend you try this song out in the correct tuning. This is an odd tuning, but it gives you a glimpse of how alternate guitar tunings can take your playing in different directions. If you try to play it in standard tuning, it won’t sound right. To play this song, you need to tune your G string down to E. This song also uses a very odd tuning: E A D E B E. If you don’t have a capo and want to play songs by Ed Sheeran, I highly recommend you get one ( check out this guide to find the right capo for you). This song is played with a capo on the 4th fret at 90 bpm. This song is a bit more complicated than most of the other songs in this lesson, so if you’re only getting started with fingerpicking you may want to work on the easier songs first. If you have trouble pressing down on the strings or stretching out to play some chord shapes, check out these guitar finger exercises to build up strength and dexterity in your fingers. If you have trouble pressing your fingers down to play this chord properly, keep practicing the other chords until you build up your finger strength and control to properly play the chord. If you’re a beginner, this chord may take some time to get used to. The chord in bars 3-5 is a B minor chord. Take your time practicing the upward strum with your index finger as you want to make sure you only hit the two strings shown.
When you play it properly following this fingerpicking style, you will end up with a sound that matches what you hear in the song. Think of it as thumb ( down) index ( up) thumb ( down) index ( up). You play the single bass notes with your thumb and strum the higher notes together with your index finger in an upward direction. Unlike other fingerpicking songs where you would use two different fingers to play the two strings at the same time, this song only uses the thumb and index finger. If you can play the above song with ease, you should find this song fairly simple. I highly recommend you practice the above song before you attempt this one as it is slightly harder than the White Stripes song. It’s a simple song that uses a very basic fingerpicking pattern throughout the entire song. This song is played with fingerpicking in standard tuning at 100 bpm. I recommend you learn this song using both fingerpicking methods, but if you’re a beginner you may want to start with the thumb and index method to get you going. For songs that constantly bounce back and forth between low and high strings, this style of playing works really well. Thumb and index: use your thumb to play the lower notes and your index finger to play the higher notes.
There are a couple of ways you could play this song:Ĭlassical fingerstyle: use your thumb on the lower bass notes (low E, A, D strings), use your index finger on the G string, your middle finger on the B string, and your ring finger on the high E string. Make sure all the notes ring out clearly and continue to hold your finger down on any fretted note until you see it change to an open string or a different chord shape. It will explain everything you need to know to read Guitar TAB.
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Note: if you don’t know how to read the above TAB, read this Guide on How to Read Guitar TAB.
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It’s an incredibly simple fingerpicking song that only plays one note at a time with very simple open chord shapes.Ĭheck out the full song transcription in the White Blood Cells Guitar TAB book here. This song is played in standard tuning at 95 bpm. Practicing a mix of riff-based songs and fingerpicking-based songs is a great way to develop your skills as a guitarist.Ħ.1 Related Guides and Lessons: We’re Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes If you want to experiment with adding effects to any of these songs, check out my Guitar Effects & Tone Course to learn everything you would want to know about effects, pedals, amps, and tone.Īfter you learn these fingerpicking songs, check out this lesson on Easy Guitar Riff Songs. One of my students is a solo acoustic guitarist and when he performs gigs, he uses a multi-effects pedal to subtly enhance his acoustic tone with various effects.
If you play electric guitar or you have an acoustic guitar you can plug into an amp, you may even want to experiment with adding effects such as chorus, reverb or phaser to add something interesting to your tone.Īdding some subtle effects to fingerstyle songs can breathe new life into your sound. Many of these songs were written and played on acoustic guitar, but you can play these songs on an acoustic or electric guitar without any problems.
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