Electric Fingerstyle Guitar

By Steve Herberman

#3

Descending sweep
i
i
p

F7

C-7

#2

Ascending Roll

III

i m

F-7

#1

Bbma7

Using index and thumb

*
i p
p i p

IV

III

p i p
p* i p
p*

i p

IV

p i p

* at faster tempos these notes can be slurred instead of plucked

Bb7

#4

p i p

33

i
p

VI
Descending Roll
m
i p

i p m
i p m
i p
m
i p i
m

#5

#6

IV

II

F-

Diatonic triads up the neck

Eb

Db

C-

Db
m

m p i
m p i
p i

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
C-

Bbp

Eb

m
i

Reach Music 2008

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Diatonic 7ths chords up the neck

F-7 i p i m i
i p i

p i m i

i
p
i

#7

Bb-

Dbma7

C-7

m i

i
p i m

G-7b5

Eb7 i

i m i

i
i Abma7

i
p
i
m

#8 Bebop Dorian Scale

D-7

i m i m i m
i
m i
i m
i
i

i p i p i m

#9

In Position

Bbma7

i
m

m i
i m
i
m i m

#10

Approach note pattern up the neck- target notes C and F

II

#11

IV

VII

Chromaticism and consecutive picking with index

Bb

m
i
i
i
i
i
m
i
i

III

#12

Bebop Cliche- using a first finger slide makes the picking more manageable at faster tempos

m
i
m
p
i
m
i
m
p
i
m
i
m
p
p i

Diminished or Dom.7b9 scale

#13

C13b9

i m

#15i

#16

Articulated triplet
p
i 3
m
i

#14

i i

Descending sweep, asc. roll on articulated triplets

i
i
p
p
i
m

Whole Tone Scale

m i
m
i
p m
i
p i
i
p
i
p

i p
i

p
i
i

i m
i p i m

p
i m
p

Diminished (pattern is perfect 4ths ascending in minor 3rds)

#17

simile

p simile

let ring

Pattern Picking- chord shape taken diatonically down the C major scale
a
a
m
i
m
p
i
simile

#18

i m

simile
m

#19 Open Diatonic Triads up the neck

4

E-

A-

Bi

F#0

#20 Major Triads down the neck

* m i
*
*

p i m i m i p i m i m i p i

Eb

* For faster tempos instead of picking these notes hammer on with left hand