Riverman (Nick Drake) - Finger Picking Lesson

Hope this helps! Feel free to raise the capo up a few frets at first, just to make the chord stretches a tad easier before moving back down. The middle 8 section hammer on bit can be played slightly different whether just the 1st finger, 2nd, or both - it's up to you! See if you can figure out the ending on your own...

0:00 Intro
4:20 Finger Picking Pattern
8:41 Chords
11:23 Run Through
13:53 Bridge
15:50 Nuances
18:36 Outro/Streets Paved With Gold

My cover featuring Harry Fausing Smith on strings:    • Riverman - Nick Drake (feat. Harry Fausing...  

I'd recommend listening to Nick's John Peel session of Riverman to better hear what's going on in the guitar:    • Nick Drake - River Man (The John Peel Sess...  

Then go back to the album version for that pure string section lusciousness.

Realise I didn't explain the straight/swung thing very well, so I might do a video on that at some point. Basically straight you feel as march step '1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and'. Swung is a more skipping triplet feel as '1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a', emphasising the numbers and 'a'. But don't get too bogged down with that, get the fingers going first!

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