Right Thumb and Fingers Together

Lesson 2/71 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Beginner Fingerpicking Guitar

Right Thumb and Fingers Together

In Lesson 7 you learned how to play notes simultaneously with the right hand fingers i m and a. It is also essential to be able to play notes simultaneously using the thumb (p) and one or more of the fingers. To begin with, the easiest way to develop this technique is to practice with the open strings. The photos below show the correct way of executing this technique.

Photo A
Prior to plucking $(p) and #(i).

Photo B
After plucking $(p) and #(i).

Photo C
After plucking $(p) and #(i).

Be sure to observe correct right hand position and allow p to come together lightly with i (Photo B) on adjacent strings, to form a cross as shown in Photo C.

It may take some time to develop good control of this technique. As you continue through the book, be sure to spend a few minutes each day with this exercise. In time, it will become automatic and you will be free to concentrate on the music.

This traditional beginner’s piano piece is excellent for practicing thumb and fingers together on the guitar.

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- Sharps and Flats 3- Three Four Time Signature 4- Picking Notes Together 5- More About Major Scales 6- The Major Scale 7- Scale Tone Chords 8- Fingerpicking Pattern 1 9- Fingerpicking Pattern 5 10- Minor Keys and Scales 11- LESSON TWELVE 12- Chords 13- Simple and Compound Time 14- Add Nine Chords 15- Fingerpicking 16- Right Thumb and Fingers Together 17- The Hammer-On 18- Blues Fingerpicking 19- The Shuffle Bass 20- Slash Chords 21- Adding Scale Tones to Chords 22- Natural Minor Scale 23- Clawhammer Style 24- Major Key Chord Pattern 25- The Pull-Off 26- Keys and Key Signatures 27- Twelve Bar Blues Progression 28- Adding Extra Bass Notes 29- Using the Compact Discs 30- Right Hand Finger Names 31- C Major Scale in Open Position 32- Alternating Bass Notes 33- The Chromatic Scale 34- C Major Chord 35- Picking with Your Right Hand Fingers 36- The Harmonic Minor Scale 37- Chord Chart 38- Fingering Numbers in Traditional Notation 39- Dropped D Tuning 40- Constant Bass Style 41- Transposing 42- Electronic Tuning 43- Putting it All Together 44- Sharp Key Signatures 45- Key of C Major 46- Bass Runs 47- The Slide 48- Harmonic Minor Scale Tone Chords 49- Tuning Your Guitar 50- Moveable Chord Shapes 51- Picking with Your Thumb 52- Fingerpicking Accompaniment 53- Flat Key Signatures 54- The Melodic Minor Scale 55- Primary Chords 56- Arpeggios 57- Melodic Minor Scale Tone Chords 58- Constant Bass and Melody 59- Harmonizing Melodies 60- Acoustic Guitars 61- Chord Progressions 62- Minor Key Scale Tone Triads 63- Strings 64- Common Progressions 65- Minor Arpeggios 66- Augmented and Diminished Chords 67- How to Read Music 68- Chord Diagrams 69- Music Notation 70- Note and Rest Values 71- Practice Position

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Right Thumb and Fingers Together