These two finger picking patterns for the acoustic guitar are simple and universal, and if you’re goal is to play songs for fun with friends and family, it will probably be the only picking patterns you’ll ever need to learn. And, if you want to learn more in the future, these two will be a great launching point for you.
To find some of my song tutorials to use these patterns with, check out my song library and narrow down your search in the content category to the driving pattern & folk pattern for 4/4 time songs, and the swing and sway pattern for 3/4 time songs: https://simplifiedguitar.com/songlibrary/
0:00 – introduction
2:20 – pattern 1 explanation
4:15 – pattern 1 examples
5:34 – pattern 2 explanation
8:56 – pattern 2 examples
9:36 – how to practice
10:43 – outro
