7 Easy Steps to Arranging Your First Song for Fingerstyle Guitar

[@salvationcity3942]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏. You changed my life today. Uche from Nigeria

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're very welcome!

[@UlyssesAlexandreAlves]

It´s always rewarding to listen to the finished arrangement and know that it was arranged by us. No matter how simple the song may be, the end result is just beautiful.

[@SamGriffinGuitar]

Preach, dude! That's the beauty of arranging - it's your creation, your interpretation. And the end result, no matter how simple the song, is always something to be proud of

[@paraskaith5027]

Omg this is such a awesome coincidence, I've been looking at tutorials on this topic since yesterday non stop and now you upload about it xD

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

That's great! I hope it helps you out.

[@darkjord5823]

what a kawinkiedink

[@moodywoood]

Thankyou soo much... This helped me a lot❤

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're very welcome

[@mayanksrivastava7062]

I love you man, I have been looking for exactly this. Somehow, have been trying to understand this for almost 9 years now and always gave up on it. It scared me always. No one(and trust me I have seen infinite number of videos) explained it better than you for me. You have given me new hope. Thanks again. You are wonderful. Subscribed. I am coming back for every single one of your uploads.

[@SamGriffinGuitar]

So with you, bro! Understanding guitar arranging can be a beast, but once it clicks, it's totally worth it. And it's really a lot simpler than people think at the onset.

[@allentaylor3325]

Awesome in every way. I'm signing up for your mailing list today!

[@ugocurrao9045]

Bravo sei capace di far capire molte cose grazie

[@GauravShaktiGautamOfficial]

Thank you so much

[@nizz_in_action]

the most understandable fingerstyle lesson in the youtube.. Keep up the good work

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it

[@ayushmahadule9210]

Thankyou so much for this amazing lesson....

[@The_Nirvana_guy]

Thanks sir love you ❤ 8:32

[@sujitoct]

Simple and easy to follow Thank you so much

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks a lot.

[@ii-jz5sz]

Awesome, really love your teaching.

[@judyh3017]

Who knew Twinkle Twinkle Little Star could sound so good! Very inspiring lesson for this newby! Thank you!

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

right, when he moved it an octave higher, it became a chord melody. 1 , 4 as major 7ths, and the rest dominant 7ths or flat 7ths. i didnt see any fingerstyle in the last example.

[@ShamrockNRoller]

I think I'm a really good fingerpicking guitarist, but I still watch every single one of these videos because they're entertaining, and there's always a chance to learn something new or from a different perspective. I agree 100% that training your ear is way better than going to a tab site for every single song. I also agree that once you learn fingerstyle, you'll be hooked. I started out playing with a pick about 20 years ago (I'm 35), but moved to fingerpicking around age 20, and I never went back. Great video, as always!

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Yeah, there's something really special about fingerstyle, the possibilities are completely endless. Certainly once I'd arranged my first song I was totally hooked. I always thought it was way beyond my abilities.

[@1974xaviers]

Thank you so much..much appreciated for your video lesson

[@michaelmoskal4971]

Great tutorial. Thank you

[@highconnery472]

I don't understand how someone can figure out melodies and chords just by listening.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Like everything else it's just practice. I can't encourage you enough to start making ear training part of your regular practice routine. Do it for just ten minutes a day for a year. It would likely be the best investment you could make in your playing.

[@highconnery472]

@@SixStringFingerpicking Thanks man, will try my best.

[@MOON-gf4tl]

@@SixStringFingerpicking sir how to do ear training????

[@ellainemichelleolpindo6670]

getting the melody is lil easy... for the chords and the filler notes... it's kinda hard

[@ian7287]

@@highconnery472 I would usually just try imagine what the song would sound like fingerstyle and go from there lol. Playing around with the notes until you can kinda hear the melody coming together also works.

[@botanicheaven9644]

Thanks for your tips

[@jhavytxu]

very good lesson!

[@theoderfuf]

The best tutorial

[@cicolusnage2349]

Thank you. You're doing great work.

[@BBagsLish]

Thanks for the information, very helpful

[@anoopmp5188]

Very beautifully taught thank you so much, those tabs helped me to get out of my confusion.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks, you're very welcome

[@arbor5003]

"Ideally what you don't do is go to ultimate guitar" that killed me

[@soumyajitbasak2786]

Very thanks man. I was finding it for a long time.

[@NicoleLamadieu]

Yes

[@aashu5604]

Just keep making arrangements of songs you like and you will keep getting better.

[@littlefish734]

Thank you that was such a good tutorial.

[@nepkin2325]

Thanks man. It helps a lot

[@jo-annewykes2367]

Awesome explanation. Thank you

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're very welcome

[@fattyz1]

I looked a long time for this and I got pretty good at finger picking and spent covid lockdowns on my right hand and incorporating my ring finger. Now I want to accentuate the melody line. I’m already playing all the notes. I wish this had been my first lesson instead it’s 45 years and x number of guitar teachers later oh well.

[@YourBencho]

Amazing

[@sharifulshohag3705]

Finally found how this works. Thanks man. Tell me 1. the thing you played lastly with 7th chord. Is it possible to play this with suspended, diminished or any other type of chord? 2. I have some knowledge of Nashville number system. If G is the root note, so how can i use 7th chord with this system or any other type of harder chord without major or minor. Really i am stuck with this paradox. I am a KZbin learner. Hope you help me out.

[@swaroov9236]

It's late to answer,but 7th chords are extensions you can add 7th,9th ,13th to maj and min chords...yes it's possible with suspended chords but you can't omit the maj 3rd and min 3rd all the time.. suspended chords are basically omitting the 3rd and acts like power chord

[@kwinaois]

All diminished whether if it is in major/minor scale will have min7(b5) in it. So the 7th note of the root + min 7 + flat 5 = diminished chord. Hope this helps!

[@yinonhaddad3805]

Thank you so much!!

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

You're more than welcome

[@kiransansare683]

Great one 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@jmccormick1490]

This is great 👍

[@NoMeWithoutYou1]

Excellent lesson, mate! Thanks.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks, you're very welcome.

[@HueghMungus]

1. Chords 2. Melody 3. Just play the root/base of each chord. Work through the whole melody, hum along. 4. Play/Put the base with the melody (how would I find the melody notes?) (Just my mental notes when I rewatch this, I'm just a newbie :D haha)

[@ACHYUTSONOWAL-m4d]

You are the best

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thank you

[@ACHYUTSONOWAL-m4d]

Wlcm😁😁

[@abdulsaboor5117]

Thank you so much for this amazing video sir 🙏

[@soumyajitbasak2786]

Can i play any song's Background music by fingerstyle ? I wanna play chords of some songs in fingerstyle. Can i do it by practising ?

[@neel4062]

yeah that's how I started off actually

[@raiyantalukder6807]

All these Bengalis in the comments

[@go4manuujjwal]

Great tutorial! Would have loved to see a percussion step added towards the end ☺️...never can get picking and percussion right together

[@kunallakra9538]

How to play guitar like Andrew Foy plz make a VDO on this!!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@whitefox4297]

He actually has a video for that, link's down below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5DUc6t6i9iAlbs

[@johnpaulsagayadoro4255]

Awesome 👏

[@aishikchakraborty6816]

Very informative. Thank you. Subbed✌🏼

[@mdmahfuzurrahman7044]

Could U give private lesson?

[@carmencaiffa5693]

sei bravissimo,puoi inserire i sottotitoli in italiano?grazie

[@peanut1162]

why don't you have more views D:

[@MacoyRetirva]

Wow great tutorial man, i really want to learn fingerstyle but i don't know how to find the right note, I'm a beginner and a self learner, can i ask a question? Can i start learn fingerstyle without learning the basics of guitar like strumming scaling tablature etc? I know some chords btw...

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Hi, sure you can start but of course it's going to be a challenge but like anything it's practice. I'd recommend also putting time into getting all the fundamental stuff down as well. Cheers

[@MacoyRetirva]

@@SixStringFingerpicking Really Thank you so much❤️❤️

[@paraskaith5027]

Question- don't you need perfect pitch for figuring out chords by ear ?

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Absolutely not. Just start with really simple progressions and build up from there. Understanding harmony/chord theory will make it a bit easier but again it's not essential.

[@GodsBackBaby]

Twinkle twinkle little star how I wonder what you are One for the master, One for the dame & One for the little boy who lives down the Lane Now I know my ABC Won’t you come & learn with me🤯

[@imgay7317]

Dude that twinkle twinkle shit is good

[@crickygta7297]

I just can't understand how you got to the melody from the chords you found on ultimate guitar

[@michhr7340]

Can I make the fingerstyle on the key of C# major ??

[@stevefrench4139]

I bought some nursery rhyme books thinking that they will contain tablature on fingerstyle ... nope. One even has fingerstyle in the title, but only has sheet music in the pages and I can't read sheet music (yet), the other has the melodies and chord progressions so this video alone will work wonders for me!

[@vishy1992]

Hey! I really want to play a piece of piano music on a classical guitar, but I can only find piano sheet music for it. Any tips how I should be starting out? I literally find nothing on this subject

[@deannemiller891]

Exactly what he showed us here. The melody, then the cord progression, then get creative and make it your own.

[@ag_guitar3667]

Nice video 👍

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Thanks a lot

[@timie07]

I made an arrangement of A whole new world just by listening to Ralph Jay's music. Though we have the same tones. I completely just made it my own but still same chords and arrangement without literally looking at the video to copy it. So my problem is, this is the only song i've made myself but i dont know how i did it it just came through so i am having a problem on making another one

[@SamGriffinGuitar]

"Man, I totally feel you. It can be mystifying when you do something amazing and aren't quite sure how to replicate it. Don't worry, keep at it, explore more songs and with time, you'll start to recognize your own patterns and processes. Keep rippin : )

[@imdamood]

What's your guitar model??🎸🎸

[@josephsantana3094]

Would love if you could do a video on tips for writing original fingerstyle music from scratch.

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

I'd be very happy to at some point.

[@onlineurbx]

it’s the alphabet songs too!!

[@selftaughtentertainment1893]

Sir can you tell how long does it take to arrange a mediate song?

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

I really have no idea I'm afraid. Some musical wizards could do it in a few hours and others it may take a few years. You just have to stick at it and gets easier with time.

[@selftaughtentertainment1893]

Okay what about for advanced and pro who had developed their ears?

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

@@selftaughtentertainment1893 If you're ears/chord knowledge/general fretboard skills/techniques are good then not long I shouldn't think. It'll be reasonably intuitive.

[@vaibhavmandavgade3168]

Yamaha which model?

[@MOON-gf4tl]

How to do ear training

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Just start trying to work things out without using tabs. Start really easy, happy birthday for instance, and see if you can work it out by ear. Then learn the sounds of intervals, then simple chord progressions. Just make ear training part of your daily practice.

[@joaodocarmo5338]

Bommm.

[@joshuaquizon8256]

Do i realy need to study the music theory Is it gonna improve my skills

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

It's not essential for everyone but works for a lot of people.

[@joshuaquizon8256]

So i decided to study it

[@itsallaroundyou7085]

Jesus that's a sleek guitar

[@georgemichaelciroy8683]

I want to hear a story of a person who can't multitask and manage to play a finger style. 👊

[@vynx6787]

I can kinda do melodies but I can’t think of chords for songs

[@elkabong7631]

I usually try to find the key of the melody notes and build chords from that key

[@azmiarman]

The hardest part is finding the melody

[@MOON-gf4tl]

Reply

[@johnclarencecanja9127]

Am I the only one who finds it hard playing the melody? In my head, I know the melody very much but I just can't play it on the guitar. Maybe my ear is still not that good at recognizing notes :(

[@anneberkeley7411]

Only understood half of what you said. Try to speak more slowly and clearly if you want to reach the English-speaking listener.

[@JS-tp4hh]

He made it about as simple as you can. Just because you had a problem doesn't mean anyone else did lol...

[@anneberkeley7411]

@@JS-tp4hh I know that other ppl don't have a problem. Why ya gotta vaguely insult me? What drives people like you to say stuff like this? Look, if one person has a problem, that inevitably means others did too. Why not let just let it go? I guess some people are compelled to insult.

[@legend5618]

Thank you very much

[@SixStringFingerpicking]

Very welcome