Creating a Fingerpicking Solo

June 25, 2015 by Michael Christiansen

Have you ever wondered how to go about combining a melody with a fingerpicked chordal accompaniment to create a solo guitar arrangement? If you don’t know the process it can seem like an insurmountable feat, well beyond the reach of the average guitarist.

In this week’s Expert Tips video blog entry Mike Christiansen will demonstrate a simple method that you can use to create solo arrangements for your own pleasure and to play for your students in classroom instruction.
All you’ll need is knowledge of some basic chords and one or more of the fingerpicking patterns that are found in the Consonus Guitar Fundamentals Courses.

Watch the video and download the accompanying PDF file.

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