Intro to Fingerstyle: Percussive Picking
A course by Rahul Deo
You have reached the final boss of fingerstyle guitar picking! The lessons in this course are going to push your skills a lot, but once you master them, you've essentially unlocked the world of fingerstyle guitar. Master the patterns in this course, and everything else is going to be a cakewalk!
Before You Start
Basic knowledge of chords and scales are required. You should be able to play notes from basic C major or G major scales and shift chords (such as C, D, E, A, F, G, etc.) from one to another smoothly.
Lessons (5 lessons)
Welcome to the first stage of the KUSU picking progression! This lesson sets up the challenge, but here is the ultimate payoff: once you get this pattern under your fingers, almost any fingerstyle song you tackle next will feel like an absolute breeze. Take your time, and let's bring it all together.
In this lesson we will learn how to add a snare drum stroke to the 4/4 KUSU progression.
Welcome to the last piece of the KUSU puzzle. It’s definitely the trickiest part of the progression, so remember to be patient with your hands. The amazing news? Mastering this is your golden ticket—get this down, and you'll find that most other fingerstyle songs become incredibly easy to learn.
In this song we will apply the KUSU pattern in a popular Hindi song. Try it once you have practiced all the KUSU patterns that we showed before.
In this tutorial we will learn how to apply USUK fingerstyle strumming pattern on Ajeeb Dastan song
Is this course right for me?
If you are not sure if this course is suitable for you, you can always start with Gurukul. In Gurukul, the lessons are introduced in a step-by-step manner following a standard fingerstyle curriculum, so that you can learn the right techniques in the proper order.
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WhatsApp supportWhat You'll Learn
- Fingerstyle Picking
- KUSU Pattern
- Application of KUSU
- Fingerstyle Songs
Your Teacher
Rahul Deo
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