Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that today is your last chance to download my Full fingerstyle arrangement of Take It Easy by The Eagles completely free. As you know, I change the free tab each week to give everyone a chance to build up their own collection of fingerstyle arrangements. If you haven't downloaded it yet, head over to the Classroom and open the Free Weekly Fingerstyle Tab Bundle. You'll find the PDF and Guitar Pro files there, and remember, anything you download is yours to keep forever, even after I change the free tab. I'll be swapping it for a new arrangement tomorrow, so make sure you grab it while it's available! And just a little reminder: if you're enjoying the free tabs but would like a bit more structure to help improve your playing, you're very welcome to try my Fingerstyle Guitar School free for 7 days. Alongside hundreds of fingerstyle arrangements, you'll find two complete beginner video courses, progressive exercises and three weekly live lessons to help you develop your technique and confidence. There's absolutely no pressure to join. I'll continue sharing free tabs and lessons here every week, but if you'd like to explore everything inside the full school, you can do so here: 🎸 https://www.skool.com/fingerstyleguitarschool/about Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and keep an eye out for tomorrow's new tab! Jack 🎸

Hey everyone! I've got a lovely little fingerstyle piece for you to try this week, and I think it's particularly good for beginners. It's a beautiful, slightly sad melody, and here's the interesting part... You can play the entire piece using just ONE finger on your fretting hand! The melody is played entirely on the top three strings of the guitar, and I've broken it down into five short exercises to make it easier to learn. 🎸 Why Is This Such a Good Exercise for Beginners? One of the biggest challenges when you're learning fingerstyle is trying to do too many things at once. You're thinking about which fingers to use, which strings to pick, where to put your fretting fingers and how to keep everything in time! By using just one finger on your fretting hand, we can simplify things considerably. This allows you to concentrate on: - Picking accuracy – getting comfortable playing melodies across the top three strings. - Fretboard confidence – moving up and down the neck, all the way to the 12th fret. - Rhythm and timing – learning to play smoothly and keep a steady pulse. - Musical expression – focusing on making the melody sound beautiful rather than worrying about complicated finger positions. And because I've divided the piece into five exercises, you can learn a little at a time before putting everything together. 🎼 A Quick Introduction to 12/8 Time There's another useful lesson hidden in this piece. It's written in 12/8 time If you've mainly played songs in 4/4, this might look a little strange at first, but it's actually quite straightforward. In 12/8, we have 12 eighth notes in each bar, which we usually group into four beats, with three notes in each beat. Instead of counting: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & We count: 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a Try saying that out loud while tapping your foot on the numbers. The numbers are your four main beats, and the "+ a" gives you the two extra subdivisions between each beat. This creates a lovely rolling, flowing rhythm, which works particularly well for gentle fingerstyle pieces like this one.

Hey everyone! I've got something a little different for you this week! After years of arranging everything from The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel to blues, jazz and classical music, I think this might be my first ever punk rock fingerstyle arrangement. And what better song to start with than London Calling by The Clash! Released in 1979, London Calling is one of the most famous songs of the punk era, with its unmistakable bass line, driving rhythm and powerful vocals. It's certainly not the sort of song you'd normally associate with fingerstyle guitar, but that's part of the fun. One of my favourite things about fingerstyle is taking songs from completely different genres and seeing how they work on a single acoustic guitar. And I think this one has turned out rather well. 🎸 Have a Listen! I've created two arrangements: 🎵 Full Version – A complete solo fingerstyle arrangement, bringing together the melody, bass and harmony. 🎵 Easy Version – A more approachable arrangement if you're still developing your fingerpicking skills. I've attached both videos to this post, so have a listen and let me know what you think. 🎸 Fancy Having a Go Yourself? Both versions are available to download inside my Fingerstyle Guitar School, along with over 400 other fingerstyle arrangements. You'll also find my two complete beginner video courses, progressive exercises and three weekly live classes to help you develop your playing. If you'd like to explore what's available, you can try everything free for 7 days. 👉 https://www.skool.com/fingerstyleguitarschool/about But even if you're just here to enjoy the videos, I'd love to hear what you think of this one. Should I arrange more punk songs for fingerstyle guitar? And if so, which ones would you like to hear? Have a great weekend! Jack 🎸