Hey, I've been looking through the bios of people joining this group, and I've noticed something that comes up again and again... A lot of you used to play guitar, have fallen out of the habit, and now want to pick it up again and finally have a go at fingerstyle guitar. So I thought September would be the perfect time to do something about it! I'm starting a 3-Week Back to Guitar Challenge, with two completely FREE live guitar classes every week. The classes will take place on Zoom, so you'll be able to follow along with me from home. And don't worry — you don't need to turn your camera on, show your face or play guitar in front of anybody! You can simply grab your guitar, watch me and play along from the comfort of your own home. 🎸 What are we going to learn? We'll start right at the beginning and gradually work towards playing a proper fingerstyle arrangement. Lesson 1 — Get Your Fingers Moving Simple exercises to get your fingers working again, followed by something musical to put them into practice. Lesson 2 — Open Chords & Arpeggios Refresh your essential open chords and learn how to turn them into beautiful-sounding fingerstyle arpeggios. Lesson 3 — Famous Chord Progressions as Arpeggios We'll take some familiar chord progressions and use them to practise different fingerpicking patterns. Lesson 4 — Introduction to Travis Picking Learn the basics of alternating bass and start building that classic Travis picking sound. Lesson 5 — Easy Fingerstyle Melodies We'll move onto playing simple melodies and develop the control you need to play them cleanly. Lesson 6 — Turn a Simple Melody Into a Fingerstyle Arrangement Finally, we'll take an easy melody and gradually add bass notes, chords and fingerpicking until we've turned it into a complete solo fingerstyle arrangement. 🗓️ When are the classes? We'll meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:45pm Spain / Central European time for three weeks. 🇬🇧 3:45pm UK & Ireland 🇺🇸 10:45am Eastern 🇺🇸 9:45am Central

Hi, Welcome to the Fingerstyle Learners Group — it's great to have you here. This group was created to help beginner and intermediate players improve their fingerstyle guitar one step at a time, without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you're completely new to fingerstyle or returning to the guitar after a break, you're in the right place. 📚 Where To Start Head over to the Classroom tab at the top of the group. Inside you'll find: • This week's Tab Of The Week • This week's Exercise Of The Week • My collection of free learning materials • Beginner tips and tutorials My advice is simple: start with the Tab Of The Week and Exercise Of The Week. They're updated regularly and are the quickest way to start improving your fingerstyle playing. 🎥 Video Lessons You'll also find video lessons from my fingerstyle tab library. Many members use these videos alongside their tabs to help them learn songs faster, improve their technique and stay motivated. 💬 Get Involved One of the best things about this group is the community. Please introduce yourself and let me know: • Your current playing level • The songs you'd love to learn • What you're working on right now • Any questions you're stuck on Don't be afraid to ask beginner questions. If something doesn't make sense to you, there's a good chance other members are wondering the same thing. In fact, I've recently started creating regular Beginner Questions posts based on questions from members, so your question might end up helping dozens of other players too. 🎵 Want More Tabs Every Week? If you're enjoying the free materials, you might be interested in my new Fingerstyle Tab Club. I created it after speaking to members who wanted access to my new tabs and exercises each week but didn't necessarily need a full premium membership. For just $7 per month — less than $2 per week and about the price of a coffee — you'll get access to exclusive weekly tab bundles that include: • Full and Easy Versions of new songs • Beginner-friendly arrangements