How to Fingerpick in 3/4 Time! Featuring Amazing Grace & John Prine's Paradise

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Howdy, friends! A new fingerstyle lesson today, where I'll answer an audience question about fingerpicking (using Travis style) in 3/4 time. Steve wrote in asking about Paradise by John Prine, and how to go about playing it fingerstyle, given its waltz rhythm. In my video lesson, I give my answer - and also show how you can use these same techniques to play Amazing Grace using fingerstyle - the tabs for which are included in my 6-page practice sheet (PDF) for this lesson. Enjoy!
0:00 Lesson Overview
2:21 What Makes 3/4 Time Tricky
6:19 D Riff w/ Basic Pattern
7:56 D Riff w/ Complex Pattern #1
10:29 D Riff w/ Complex Pattern #2
12:15 Preview of Part 2 (Amazing Grace)
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TRAVIS PICKING RIFFS, EXERCISES, AND TECHNIQUES
Travis Picking vs. "Normal" Fingerstyle
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Adding Melodic Licks & Fills to a Fingerstyle Groove (Key of G)
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Chord & Fingerstyle Guide for "Landslide"
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Travis Picking Improv over C-G-Am-F
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F Major Chord with Wrapped Left Thumb (for Fingerstyle & Travis Picking)
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Colter Wall-Inspired Fingerpicking Groove
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Travis Picking Fun Inspired by Rex's Blues
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Travis Picking Fun Inspired by Long Black Veil
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Travis Picking with an Anchored Left-Pinky Finger
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How I Learned to Travis Pick with "Clay Pigeons"
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How I Composed an Original Song Using Travis Picking
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TRAVIS PICKING SONG TUTORIALS
In Spite of Ourselves by John Prine
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Souvenirs by John Prine
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Don't Think Twice It's All Right by Bob Dylan
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Hello in There by John Prine
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Clay Pigeons by John Prine
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My Old Kentucky Home by John Prine
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Let Him Roll by Guy Clark
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Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
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[@mcross681]

Best instructor, couldn’t of turned the corner without your well balanced breakdowns. Finally nailed “Fire and Rain”.. Never thought I’d play that in a million years! Perfect approach, dialogue, and execution of materials. Much appreciated!! Please keep up your great work!!

[@MrA1582000]

Thanks once again. Really needed this as been trying to get this down. Great lesson

[@lindaolliver7857]

Very informative. I personally like the longer explanation. For people new to FP it’s necessary. Well done!

[@williamswain9549]

Thanks

[@helencarson4680]

Great lesson thanks David😊

[@SCMatthews]

Excellent lesson David! Thank you!

[@d.l.huntministries8131]

Thank you, I am interested in fingerpicking. you explain very well.

[@jimdawson5299]

I need this!

[@𣸯]

Wow! When *Paradise* is played in fingerpicking style, its semblance to another John Prine song, *Sleepy Eyed Boy*, is uncanny. The latter also reminds me of Townes van Zandt's *Pueblo Waltz*. My favorite tunes to fingerpick in waltz timing (3/4 time) are *Home on the Range*, *Daisy Bell*, and *Silent Night*.

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

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As always another Awesome and Helpful video.
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[@100perdido]

Oh, I can see clearly now. You use 1 2 3 4 for the down beats and add a + sign to denote (pun intended) the note on the off beat.

[@onetheon4292]

very good bro😷✌

[@wadedeeds1738]

It's all good but way to much explanation. Just show explain little. If someone is read for finger picking. They don't need so much talk. Its nerve racking. Js..