unit lI

month four

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 UNIT ll finger picking style
Month 4 - Week One

unit one revision

finger picking . two or three stings
It is not uncommon to play two or three notes at once when finger picking. This can be
done by simply picking the two strings at the same time with different fingers. We can
show this in the finger picking pattern like this
PIM
Here you can see the index and middle fingers both play strings at the same time.

exercise 1 P IM IM
C Dm
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
2 0
3 0

G7 C
1 1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 1

2 3 3
3

exercise 2 P I MA I
C Am
0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
2 2
3 0

Dm G7
1 1 1 1
3 3 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
0
0 2
3

C
0 0
1 1
0 0 0 0
2
3 3 3

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exercise 3 P IMA IMA
A7 A7
0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
2
0

D7 D7
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
0
0

G7 G7
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0
3

C E7
0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0
0 0 1 1
3 2

A7 A7
0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
2
0

D7 D7
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
0
0

G7 G7
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
2
3

C
0 0
1 1
0 0
3 3

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 Picking exercises
Exercise 1

P I MA I P I MA I
Dm Am C Dm
1 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 3 1 1 1 1 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0
0 0 3 3

F G Am Dm
1 1 3 3 0 0 1
1 1 3 3 1 1 3
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 5 5 0 0
0 0

Exercise 2 Medievil dance in 3/4 time

1 . 2 . 3 .
Dm G6 Am
1 0 0
3 3 3 3 1 0 1
2 0 2 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0
3

Dm G6 Am
1 0 0
3 3 3 3 1 1
2 0 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0
3

Dm G6 Am
1 0 0
3 3 3 3 1 0 1
2 0 2 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0
3

Am Em Am
0
1 3 0
2 0 0 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0 0
0

Am Em Am

1 0 0
2 2 0 0 2
2 2 2
0 0
0

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P I MA I MA I
F F C C
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
3 3

Dm Dm Am Am
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
0 0

F F C C
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
3 3

Dm Dm Dm Dm
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

F F C C
1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
3 3

Dm Dm Am Am
1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
0 0

F F C C
1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
3 3

Dm Dm Dm Dm
1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

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 tune
The beach - Sad Fantasy
D A G6 A D A D G A
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0
3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 2
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0
3 3

D A G6 A G6
2 0 2 0
3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 0 2 0 0
0 0 2 0 0
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

A D A G6
0 0 2 3 5 0 2 0
2 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3

D G A D A G6
2 3 5 3 0 2 3 5 0 2 0
3 3 0 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0
0 0
3 3

G6 A
0 2 0 0
3 3 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

D A G6 D A G5

2 2 2 2 2 3
3 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 0 2 2 0
0 2 0 0 2 0
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G A

3 3 0 0
0 0 2 3 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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D A G6 A D A D G A

2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0
3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 2
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
3 3

D A G6 A G6
2 0 2 0
3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 0 2 0 0
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

A D A G6
0 0 2 3 5 0 2 0
2 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3

D G A D A G6
2 3 5 3 0 2 3 5 0 2 0
3 3 0 2 3 3 2 3
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0
0 0
3 3 3

G6 A
0 2 0 0
3 3 2 2
0 0 2 2
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

D A G6 A D A D G
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3
3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0
2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0
3 3

A D

2 3 3
2 2 2
2 0 0
0

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Month 4 - Week Two
tune
The Jazz man - Sad Fantasy

C7 Dm7
6 6 5
5 5 5 6 6
5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 7 7
5

A7 Dm7
5 5
5 8 8 6 6
6 6 5 5
5 5 7 7
7 7 5

Em7 Dm7
7 5
8 8 8 6 6 6
7 7 7 5 5 5
9 9 7 7
7 7 5 5

A7 Dm7
5 5
5 8 6 6
6 6 5 5
5 5 7 7
5
5 5

Em7 Dm7
7 5
8 8 8 6 6 6
7 7 7 5 5 5
9 9 7 7
7 7 7 5 5 5

A7 Dm7
5
5 8 8 6 6
6 6 6 5 5
5 5 7 7
5 5
5 5

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 The Jazz man notes
C7 Dm7 Am7 Am7
X X X
Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 3
1 1 1 1
fret 5 fret 5 fret 5
2 2 2 2

3 3 3

Revise rhythms

one beat one beat half beat two half beats two beats
staccato

Reading rhythm
4 beats
1 semibreve

2 beats
2 minim

1 beat
4 crotchet

1/2 beat
8 quaver

1/4 beat
16 semiquaver

1/8 beat
32 demisemiquaver

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The verse of this tune is played finger style because it makes a good exercise, however if you
want to practise it with a plectrum you should do so. The original song was played plectrum
style, so to stay true to the song you can practise your plectrum style and plectrum accuracy.

iM P P iM P P
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0

tune
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
verse
E5
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0

E5 x4 times
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2

0 0 0
0 0 0

4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2

chorus
E5 A5 B5 x4 times

2 2 4 4
2 2 2 2 4 4 6
2 2 0 0 2 2 4 6
0 0 4

7 9
5 7

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bridge 1
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5

4 2 2 4 2 2
2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2
2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0

E5 B5 A5

4 2 2
2 2 4 2 2 6
2 2 2 0 0 4 6 7 9
0 0 4 5 7

bridge 2
E5 A5 B5 x4 times
pm

2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 6
0 0 0 0 4

7 9
5 7
outro
E5 B5 E5 A5

4 4 2 2
2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0

E5 B5 E5 A5

4 4 2
2 2 4 4 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 4 2 4 2

E5

2 2
2 2
0 0
Arrangement
verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge 1 - verse - bridge 2 - bridge 1 - outro
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Month 4 - Week Three
tune
316 - Van Halen
sl.
let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2 2
2 2 2 4 2 2
2 4 4 6 2 2
0 0 0

sl. sl.
let ring let ring

3 3 5 2 2 3 3 5 2 2
2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2
4 4 6 2 2 4 4 6 2 2
0 0 0

let ring let ring

3 2 0 0 0 2
2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0
2 2 2

sl.
sl. let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2 2
0 2 2 2 2 4 2 2
0 2 2 4 4 6 2 2
0 0 0 0
2 3 2 0

H P let ring let ring

3 2 3 2 0 0 0 2
2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0
2 2 2

sl.
sl. let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2 2
0 2 2 2 2 4 2 2
0 2 2 4 4 6 2 2
0 0 0 0
2 3 2 0

let ring let ring

3 2 0 0 0 2
2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0
2 2 2

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sl. let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2
0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0
0 2 2 4 4 6 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
2 3 2 0

(0) 5 5 5 5
(2) 4 4 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

sl.
1/4 let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2
(5) 2 2 2 4 2 0 0
(3) 2 2 4 4 6 2 2 2
0 3 3 0 0 0 0

(0) 5 5 5 5
(2) 4 4 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

sl.
1/4 let ring let ring

2 3 3 5 2 2
(5) 2 2 2 4 2 2
(3) 2 2 4 4 6 2 2
0 3 3 0 0 0 0

let ring let ring

3 2 0 0 0 2
2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0
2 2 2

sl.

0 2
0 2
0
2 3 2 0

chord fingering
Bm7 C#m7
X Bar 2 X
Bar 1 X X
A
played, but 1
fret 2
1
it is fingered slide
anyway. 2

3 1
fret 4
2

3
fret 6

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Month 4 - Week Four
tune
Gymnopedie #1 - Erik Satie
bar 1 bar 2
4 4 4 4
5 4 5 4
6 4 6 4
0 0
0 0

4 7 5 4 4
5 4 4 4 5 4
6 4 6 6 4
0 0
0 0

4 4 4 4
5 4 5 4
6 4 6 4
0 0
0 0

4 7 5 4 4
5 4 4 4 5 4
6 4 6 6 4
0 0
0 0

bar 17 bar 18 bar 20

4 2
4 5 2 5
4 6 2 2
6
4
4 2 2

0
0 2 3 7 5 5 3 2
0 4 4 6 6 4
2
0 0 0

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bar 25
2 3 5 7
5 5 3 5
4 4 4
5 5
0 0 0 0

5
7 5 5 5 2
6 6 4 4 2
5 5
0 0 0 2

bar 35 bar 36
4 2 2
4 4 5 4 5
4 6 4 6
6 4 4
4
4 2 2

bar 37 first time second time

2 4 10 12 12
5 7 9 12
7 9 12
4
2 7 0 12

chord fingering

Bar 1 Bar 2 Bar 17 Bar 18

X X X X

1 1 1 1
fret 4 fret 4 fret 4
2 2

3 3 3

Bar 20 Bar 25 Bar 35 -37

X X 1 1
1
fret 2 fret 2

1 3 4 3
fret 4
4 2 3 4
fret 5

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 tune
California King Bed (part 1) - Rihanna

intro
G5 Cadd9 G5 Cadd9 G5 Cadd9 G5 Dsus2
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
2 3 2 3 2 3
3 2

verse
G5 Cadd9
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
3 3
0 0
2 3
G5 Cadd9 G5 Cadd9 G5 Cadd9
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
M M M M
M 3 3 M 3 3 M 3 3 M
M 0 0 M 0 0 M 0 0 M
M M M M
M 2 3 M 2 3 M M
M M M 3 2 M

Em7 G6 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 G6 G5 G6/A

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 0
0 3 0 3

chorus
G D Em C

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
3 3 3 33 33 30 2 2 2 22 22 20 0 0 0 00 00 00 0 0 0 00 00 00
0 0 0 00 00 00 3 3 3 33 33 30 0 0 0 00 00 00 1 1 1 11 11 10
0 0 0 00 00 00 2 2 2 22 22 20 0 0 0 00 00 00 0 0 0 00 00 00
0 0 0 00 00 00 0 0 0 00 00 00 2 2 2 22 22 2 2 2 2 22 22 2
2 2 2 22 22 2 2 2 2 22 22 2 3 3 3 33 33 3
3 3 3 33 33 3 0 0 0 00 00 0

G
3
0
0 M = mute the string strongly
0
2 grey notes = optional (ghost notes)
3

arrangement
intro - verse - chorus - verse - chorus - >

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