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Ryan Inglis Guitar & Ukulele Lessons/(B) GUITAR - Beginner - Fingerpicking - Level 1
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Guitar Beginner - Fingerpicking Level 1

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  • 89 Lessons

Learn the first fingerpicking patterns all professionals use. Organized in a structured and systematic way made simple for beginners.

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Contents

Week 1

Learn all the patterns the professionals use. You will learn more than 20 full songs over 8 weeks as the difficulty slowly rises week by week to push your playing to the next level. 
What is P.I.M.A?
P & I
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chasing Cars - Demonstration
Are You With Me - Easton Corbin
Are You With Me - Demonstration
All Of Me - John Legend
All Of Me - Demonstration
Play With Fire - Nico Santos
Play With Fire - Demonstration

Week 2

P, I & M
Stitches - Shawn Mendes
Stitches - Demonstration
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine - Demonstration
I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
I Gotta Feeling - Demonstration
Say Something - A Great Big World (Verse)
Say Something - Verse - Demonstration
Say Something - A Great Big World (Chorus)
Say Something - Chorus - Demonstration

Week 3

P, I, M & A
Basic Arpeggio Practice
Basic Arpeggio Practice - Demonstration
E Natural Minor Scale
E Natural Minor Scale - Demonstration
Romanza - Spanish Guitar
Romanza - Demonstration
Cuatro Vientos - Danit
Cuatro Vientos
L'Amour Toujours - Sagi Rei
L'Amour Toujours - Demonstration

Week 4

Malaguena (Audio)
Malaguena (Excerpt)
Malaguena (Full TAB)
Malaguena | Demonstration
No Surprises (Intro & Verse)
No Surprises | Intro | Demonstration
No Surprises | Verse | Demonstration
No Surprises | All Parts TAB
Fur Elise | Part 1
Fur Elise | Demonstration

Week 5

Now we've got all your fingers working let's try out a cool pattern and some new chords
The 'Wave' Pattern
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Animals Were Gone - Damien Rice
The Animals Were Gone - Demonstration
Lost - Anouk
Lost - Demonstration (Intro)
Lost - TAB (PDF Download)
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis (Page 1)
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis (Page 2)
Can't Help Falling In Love - Demonstration (Verse)
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis (Melody)
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (Page 1)
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (Page 2)
Hallelujah - Demonstration (Intro)
Hallelujah - Songsheet

Week 6

The 'ZigZag' Pattern
Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
Tom Dooley - Demonstration
Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Naked As We Came - Demonstration
Can't Catch Me Now - Olivia Rodriguez
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Landslide - Demonstration (Intro)

Week 7

Travis Picking
Dust In The Wind - Kansas (Intro)
Dust In The Wind - FULL TAB
Hero - Family Of The Year
Hero – Songsheet
G Major Scale + 3rds
Travis Picking - Variation

Week 8

Try these songs that have something a little different in terms of timings or coordination. Some involve fingers playing at different speeds, one counts in 5's while others add extra beats that can be hard to count or switch between

Greensleeves - Traditional
When Your Minds Made Up - Glen Hansard
The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (Page 1)
The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (Page 2)

Week 8 - Is There Anybody Out There?

Taking all the skills you learned so far let's navigate through this great instrumental piece by Pink Floyd with a few different challenges. Here we go!
Double Thumbing?
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (Page 1)
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (Page 2)
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (Page 3)
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (Page 4)

Week 1 - Bonus Songs

You Be Love - Billy Raffoul
Waves - Dean Lewis
Waves - (FULL TAB)

Week 2 - Bonus Songs

Try these examples if you're already up for an extra challenge
Clocks - Coldplay
Havana - Camila Cabello

Week 3 - Bonus Songs

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult