Is fingerstyle harder than picking?
Strumming is easier than Fingerstyle because you play all the notes relevant to that chord. Fingerstyle is harder than strumming because you are picking individual notes and this requires greater finger dexterity.
Can beginners play fingerstyle?
To get started playing fingerstyle guitar, you can start getting your picking hand fingers used to playing the open strings using some simple exercises. ... So these could easily be the very first things you ever play on guitar, and you'll be on the right path to becoming a fingerstyle master!