Fingerstyle Guitar Exercise That Feels Wrong (But Works)

This dreamy fingerstyle guitar exercise for acoustic guitar players feels wrong but works—boost finger independence, rhythm, technique, creativity, and unique picking patterns across 4 bars. In this lesson, I’ll show you how to use a simple but unconventional guitar exercise to break old habits, improve right-hand control, and discover new sounds on acoustic guitar.

Whether you’re learning fingerstyle guitar for the first time or you’ve been playing for years, this acoustic guitar exercise will strengthen your fingerpicking technique and help you play with more confidence. You’ll learn how to repeat the picking pattern across multiple measures, unlock new ideas for practice, and bring out a more expressive, heartfelt sound.

If you want to improve your acoustic guitar skills, practice more effectively, and push your creativity, this fingerstyle lesson is for you.


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0:00 Playthrough with tab and notation
0:08 Welcome to TBDguitar, where we play guitar with purpose
1:04 Lesson begins
2:18 How to get good tone
2:50 Breaking the rules
6:00 Final playthrough
6:08 Tab and notation with right hand closeup