5 Easy Steps to Arranging Your First Song for Fingerstyle Guitar

[@selenajones657]

This was incredibly helpful, Chris! I've been learning how to play fingerstyle guitar for a little over three years now, but not as consistently as I'd like, and I really want to learn how to arrange songs and eventually write my own. I can't wait to try the tips and tricks you shared in this tutorial. Thank you for making this video!

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're very welcome and I'm sure you're going to love arranging/writing. Good luck with it all, let me know how you get on

[@mattretre]

Hi Chris, thx for your tutorial however what I am missing also from your paid course (on your website) is the following: - how do I find out the chords? i believe that you derive the chords from the melody and not otherwise. because how shall i know about the chords beforehand (if I am not allowed to look online) - the process how to create a music sheet. this is not straight forward. it would be very helpful to also have a tutorial on that - how do I know which tuning I do have to use? standard tuning or other tunings? would love to have some thoughts about this as well thanks for taking my comments into consideration

[@MarcAlmond-p8b]

Excellent Chris, thank you

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're welcome

[@munsonHOF]

Great lesson. This is so valuable for us beginner finger style players. I know you are right about trying to figure out the chords and melody by ear, but it is so hard! Lol. It seems even harder for the chords for me than for the melody. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into these lessons. You are bringing so much value to peoples lives.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're very welcome. Yeah it really is hard to work stuff out by ear but if you stick with it you'll probably be surprised how quickly you start to get it. Cheers

[@montecitoharve1]

Thanks!

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks so much, really appreciate it!

[@amoud2]

👍👍👍👍👍👍 please more lessons like this one thanks so much

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks, you're welcome

[@duckmaster5512]

Hey, how do I know when and where to put a capo

[@tomn4483]

fantastic video

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks a lot

[@WahrheitMachtFrei.]

4:55 The only caveat is that the melody should be the highest note (in pitch) and the filler notes lower in pitch.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

The vast majority of the time yes

[@hishammuhanna1747]

Супер!

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks

[@MarkStidham3141]

Great lesson! I am still working on the courses I bought from you last year; It's hard for me to justify additional material when I haven't finished what I have (I am a bit too puritanical!). But I wish you well and hope your business is thriving. You are the best.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thank you so much, all the very best to you too Mark!