Tapping into Creative Fingerstyle

Music should be fun and free, especially during the creative process! The goal of this course is to help you deviate from the norm to tap into your creativity. Oddly, it takes courage to take your guitar out of standard tuning. By using open tunings, you’re able to really express the feelings, thoughts, and emotions that you experiencing without the thought of chords.

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Tapping into Creative Fingerstyle

About this course

Music should be fun and free, especially during the creative process! The goal of this course is to help you deviate from the norm to tap into your creativity. Oddly, it takes courage to take your guitar out of standard tuning. By using open tunings, you’re able to really express the feelings, thoughts, and emotions that you experiencing without the thought of chords.

What you'll learn

  • Execute slap harmonics in different regions of the soundhole
  • Perform double-tap percussion while maintaining guitar control
  • Maintain steady tempo at 85 BPM with metronome
  • Properly position and use a partial (banjo) capo
  • Develop independent fretting hand technique for bass patterns
Release date: 10/08/2019 • 8h 24m runtime
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Sample lessons
Hammer Ons and Harmonics
Hammer Ons and Harmonics
Lesson
Give It a Pulse
Give It a Pulse
Lesson
Using a Banjo Capo
Using a Banjo Capo
Lesson
Adding More Percussive Elements
Adding More Percussive Elements
Lesson

What's included

59 lessons • 29 charts

Series Introduction: Tapping Into Creativity
Amber Russell introduces us to her fingerstyle course where we will learn different technical elements that will help us tap into our creativity.
Beginner's Mind, Even for Experts!
Amber jumps right in encouraging us to think differently than we normally do about the guitar. Using a section of her song, 'Obstacles of Inspiration', we start off in DADGAD tuning with some overhand tapping!
Beginner's Mind, Even for Experts!
Amber jumps right in encouraging us to think differently than we normally do about the guitar. Using a section of her song, 'Obstacles of Inspiration', we start off in DADGAD tuning with some overhand tapping!
Get Sloppy With it, Clean it up Later!
Playing fingerstyle requires the ability to play different techniques at the same time. This of course, is not always an easy endeavor! Amber gets us started on this path by having us use overhand tapping and strumming.
Get Sloppy With it, Clean it up Later!
Playing fingerstyle requires the ability to play different techniques at the same time. This of course, is not always an easy endeavor! Amber gets us started on this path by having us use overhand tapping and strumming.
Cut to the Chase, Let's Talk Harmonics
Harmonics are a trademark technique when it comes to fingerstyle guitar. In this lesson, Amber not only explores a myriad of harmonic techniques, she shows us a new tuning!
Cut to the Chase, Let's Talk Harmonics
Harmonics are a trademark technique when it comes to fingerstyle guitar. In this lesson, Amber not only explores a myriad of harmonic techniques, she shows us a new tuning!

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Reviews

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Matt G.

12/15/24

Step outside & find yourself

Whether you are chasing your own unique sound, or looking for some unusual tools to add to your kit, you'll find something in this course. I stumbled across Amber's music when hearing 'Battle for the Innocent' and was captivated by a guitar sound that was new to me. I then searched for the song & artist, and bought her album Metanoia, which has given me many hours of listening pleasure. I was stoked to see her course hit Jamplay and bought it as a target to aim for in guitar. You won't be disappointed with this course.

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