Getting good at fingerstyle guitar

Try to implement each one into your playing where appropriate and your playing will sound slicker and more professional for it.

1. Keep your nails at a consistent length. ...
2. Highlight those bass notes. ...
3. Prioritise the melody notes. ...
4. Do not lose the groove. ...
5. Work on the picking hand's muscle memory. ...
6. Don't be afraid of rubato.

1. How long does it take to get good at fingerstyle guitar?
2. Is it hard to learn fingerstyle guitar?
3. Is fingerstyle guitar easier?

How long does it take to get good at fingerstyle guitar?

For basic competency, it will take a couple of months to develop technique and finger independence.

Is it hard to learn fingerstyle guitar?

It is a difficult style to learn, but one way that you can increase your ability to play more is to work on muscle memory in the picking hand. Your fretting hand will pick it up pretty quickly to learn all the chords, but you need to make sure the picking hand isn't being left behind.

Is fingerstyle guitar easier?

Fingerstyle guitar is easy if you have some experience with guitar (or other finger-picked instrument) and want to learn simpler material like folk or pop/rock patterns.