• The #1 skill that every fingerstyle guitarist needs… page 12
• 9 ideas to get you experimenting with your own style of fingerpicking! Page 31
• A simple trick to learn faster and have more fun doing so! Page 13
• Learn why fingerpicking transcends all styles of music… and why you should care! Pages 8-9
• Break free from rote repeating of the same old patterns, and get creative with your fingerpicking accompaniments! Pages 18, 22-23, 28, and 31
• The FASTEST and SIMPLEST way to get started fingerpicking… pages 13-14
• How to hold your hand in the ‘Spanish Position’ to improve how easily you play fingerstyle (I actually find it so restful that I leave my hand in this position every time I pick up the guitar – even if I’m not playing fingerstyle!) pages 13, 15, and 20
• Make ‘Travis picking’ your picking… pages 26-28
• Segovia once said that ‘the guitar is an orchestra’ – page 12 explains why
• The same ‘arpeggio’ style R.E.M. used in their biggest hit, Everybody Hurts – and how to make it your own! Pages 20-23
• How to make the music sound like it’s ‘rippling’ through your fingers. Pages 26-27
• Why every fingerpicking guitarist should thank Joan Baez… page. 25
• The difference between double-time and triple-time, and how to make that difference heard in your playing. Pages 12-16
• Why the secret to great fingerstyle is… the thumb. In my experience a lot of guitarists don’t focus on this enough, but I show you a simple trick to master it on pages 35-36