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Play fingerstyle guitar with precision, clarity, and confidence.

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Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

by Jared Borkowski

A simple-to-advanced course on the fundamentals of solo guitar fingerpicking.

Designed both for newbies to fingerstyle
as well as experienced fingerpickers looking to get the fundamentals right from the ground up.

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Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar teaches the fundamentals of solo guitar fingerpicking by methodically walking through a series of unique technique and improvisation exercises that virtually guarantee the development of a clean, precise, and creative fingerpicking sound.

Here's what you get...

Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

$247

Here's what you get when you join:

  • Instant access
  • Lifetime access
  • Crystal clear exercise assignments
  • Full video course with exercise explanations, demonstrations, and easy-to-follow diagrams
  • Supplementary exercise e-book PDF
  • Ask questions inside the course and get direct answers from me (Jared)
  • Free access to all future add-ons and updates to the course
  • Access to three live masterclass recordings on creating your own solo guitar arrangements from simple, well-known melodies
  • Masterclass session recordings
  • PDF sheet music downloads of the melodies used in the masterclass sessions
  • Access to my 3-part fingerpicking mastery workshop series
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Here's what you'll learn...

  • The essential right hand techniques for a more secure, consistent, controlled, and expressive sound
  • Four of the most popular fingerpicking guitar patterns
  • A little known secret for how to transition between chords to make them clean and relaxed
  • How to play multiple parts at once on the guitar
  • How to practice fingerpicking patterns to hear the bass and melody as separate parts
  • How to play alternating bass lines while playing chords
  • How to think of chords in a unique way
  • How to improvise melodies while playing chords with fingerpicking patterns
  • How to improvise melodies while maintaining a constant bass line
  • A fancy chord progression that uses secondary dominant chords (and sounds awesome)
  • How to palm mute bass lines in a fingerpicking pattern
  • How to turn any song or melody into a solo fingerstyle guitar arrangement
  • And more!

 

PLUS access to:

• My 3-part fingerpicking mastery workshop series 

AND 

• Three live masterclass session recordings on creating your own solo guitar arrangements from simple, well-known melodies

 

Here's an outline of what's in the course...

Part 1

Welcome Section

3 videos + exercise book PDF download

  • START HERE: Welcome message & course interface walkthrough
  • Your PDF E-Book & Exercise Checklist
  • Introduction Video: Here’s what to expect

Part 2

3-Part Fingerpicking Mastery Workshop Series

Three step-by-step videos on how to become an advanced fingerstyle player

  • Audio Introduction for the 3-Part Fingerpicking Workshop Series
  • 3-Part Fingerpicking Workshop (Part 1) - My BEST Technique Advice
  • 3-Part Fingerpicking Workshop (Part 2) - Improvising Melody Over Bass
  • 3-Part Fingerpicking Workshop (Part 3) - Song Arranging Formula

Part 3

Main Curriculum

11 core lessons with exact exercise demonstrations

  • LESSON 1 - The Right Hand Classical Secret Weapon for Fingerstyle Guitar
  • LESSON 2 - The Solo Guitar Perspective When Playing Chords
  • LESSON 3 - Fingerpicking Pattern 1, The Outside-In Pattern
  • LESSON 4 - Fingerpicking Pattern 2, The Inside-Out Pattern
  • LESSON 5 - Fingerpicking Pattern 3, The Pinch Pattern
  • LESSON 6 - Fingerpicking Pattern 4, The Descending Arpeggio Pattern
  • LESSON 7 - The Left Hand Classical Secret Weapon for Fingerstyle Chord Transitions
  • LESSON 8 - Playing Alternating Bass Lines
  • LESSON 9 - Connecting Bass Lines
  • LESSON 10 - Adding Melodic Embellishments
  • LESSON 11 - How to Play Advanced Fingerpicking Melodies
  • Final core curriculum video - Congratulations: You Did it! (Watch this before you go)

Part 4

Live Masterclass Recordings + Arrangement Sheet Music

Creating your own solo guitar arrangements from simple, well-known melodies

  • Sheet Music Download for Masterclass #1
  • Solo Guitar Arrangement Presentation with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  • Arranging in Other Octaves and Other Keys
  • Q&A: How to work on finding voicings
  • Using Drills Musically (Impromptu lesson while waiting for more questions)
  • Q&A: Working with pain, injuries, arthritis, or any physical limitations (and the silver lining)
  • Can you watch TV while practicing? (and more about right-hand technique)
  • Sheet Music Download for Masterclass #2
  • Warmup reminders
  • My Approach to Arranging (Session #2 premise and overview)
  • Solo Guitar Arrangement Presentation with When the Saints Go Marching In
  • Arranging in Other Octaves and Other Keys
  • Q&A: What types of chords can you use to re-harmonize?
  • Q&A: How do you think of the melody numbers over different chords?
  • “Next Level Noodling” - Improvising melodies over root notes + changing chords
  • Reflections on the power of “Deliberate Practice” + session wrap-up
  • Sheet Music Download for Masterclass #3
  • Solo Guitar Arrangement Presentation with Home on the Range
  • Arranging in Other Octaves and Other Keys
  • Q&A: Is “Chords with Color” part of the course? + More advice on changing keys & finding melodies
  • Q&A: The benefits of reverse engineering & simplifying advanced arrangements
  • Q&A: Should the melody always be on the top strings?
  • Q&A: What if the melody doesn’t seem to fit over the chords? (Arranging The Girl From Ipanema)

Follow along easily with on-screen graphics and thorough demonstrations of each exercise at close up angles.

Learn the magic of solo fingerstyle guitar with this unique and efficient method.

This course walks you through getting a thorough understanding of what it takes to play solo fingerstyle guitar at a very high level.

The fundamentals are what separate the professionals from the amateurs. We could all learn how to play something by being told what notes to play, but this course shows you the core concepts and the underlying principles behind how to actually internalize and master fingerstyle playing. What you learn here will apply to every other fingerstyle or solo guitar piece of music you ever play!

The material in this course can't be found anywhere else. It's not from a book, it's not from a typical learning approach that you could stumble upon elsewhere. It's from teaching students in real life for over fifteen years and figuring out what works the best, how to teach someone effectively, and how to get exciting outcomes the fastest.

90-Day 100% Money-Back Guarantee

30 day return policies are everywhere, and 60 day guarantee's are common as well, but you have a full 90 DAYS to try this course out and decide if it's right for you. That's how confident I am about the program. 

That's right, signing up for Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar is totally risk free! 

I'm confident that this course will provide immense value for your guitar playing and musicianship. However, if you decide after enrolling that it's not the right fit for you, for any reason, just contact me within the first 90 days after your purchase and I'll give you a full refund with no hassle whatsoever :)

Even if you decide that you want your money back simply because you don't like the sound of my voice, that's no problem! Just email me within 90 days ([email protected]) and I'll gladly return every penny. 

Hi! I'm Jared.

I'm a guitarist from Seattle who has been teaching and playing professionally for twenty years.

Over the last two decades I’ve taught thousands of hours of lessons to hundreds of students while continuing to practice and learn diligently myself. Throughout this process I discovered a deep passion for creating unique approaches to attaining a high level of musicianship on the guitar. I learned firsthand that not all exercises are created equal. To attain any desired musical skill we must design a specific and thorough method that takes us straight to the center of our goal, leaving no gaps in our ability or knowledge. I’ve created, tested, and refined a multitude of these methods over the years and the curriculum presented in this course is one of them.

My goal is to help musicians everywhere find more fulfillment in their practicing by sharing approaches that really work. I put a great amount of thought and care into creating this course with the sole intention that it be truly valuable for you. I hope you find this to be the case and I look forward to creating more courses that help to deepen the level of joy we can experience through music.

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback any time by leaving a comment within the course, or just email me at [email protected]

Happy Practicing! :)

Jared Borkowski

Here's what you get...

Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

$247

Here's what you get when you join:

  • Instant access
  • Lifetime access
  • Crystal clear exercise assignments
  • Full video course with exercise explanations, demonstrations, and easy-to-follow diagrams
  • Supplementary exercise e-book PDF
  • Ask questions inside the course and get direct answers from me (Jared)
  • Free access to all future add-ons and updates to the course
  • Access to three live masterclass recordings on creating your own solo guitar arrangements from simple, well-known melodies
  • Masterclass session recordings
  • PDF sheet music downloads of the melodies used in the masterclass sessions
  • Access to my 3-part fingerpicking mastery workshop series
SIGN UP NOW
Try It Risk-Free | 90-Day 100% Money-Back Guarantee

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Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar


These are REAL comments left by members inside the course.

 

"I have been working on fingerpicking since 1997 and was still looking for an answer on how to put it all together — until I found this course. It's just a great program! Jared has answered all the questions that I’ve been asking since I started."

- John Berg (student in IFG)

 

"This has been a game-changing course on the theory and practice of fingerpicking. Clear progression and very well explained. Excellent Jared!"

-Graeme Rawlings (student in IFG)

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Here's what you get...

Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

$247

Here's what you get when you join:

  • Instant access
  • Lifetime access
  • Crystal clear exercise assignments
  • Full video course with exercise explanations, demonstrations, and easy-to-follow diagrams
  • Supplementary exercise e-book PDF
  • Ask questions inside the course and get direct answers from me (Jared)
  • Free access to all future add-ons and updates to the course
  • Access to three live masterclass recordings on creating your own solo guitar arrangements from simple, well-known melodies
  • Masterclass session recordings
  • PDF sheet music downloads of the melodies used in the masterclass sessions
  • Access to my 3-part fingerpicking mastery workshop series
SIGN UP NOW
Try It Risk-Free | 90-Day 100% Money-Back Guarantee

90-Day 100% Money-Back Guarantee

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