Fingerstyle Guitar

Faded From The Winter
Our new favorite fingerstyle song by Iron and Wine!

Landslide
Folk fingerstyle song. Great for beginners, but fun for players of any skill level.

The Chain
by Fleetwood Mac

Dust In The Wind – by Kansas
Beginner friendly Travis picking song.

Just Breathe – Eddie Vedder
Travis picking study. Acoustic version from the soundtrack to Into The Wild.

Bloom – The Paper Kites
Another great Travis picking example.

Clay Pigeons
by John Prine

Summer’s End
by John Prine

Fish and Whistle
by John Prine

In Spite Of Ourselves
by John Prine

Boundless Love
by John Prine

Blackbird
A classic Beatles song, great for learning fingerstyle guitar.

The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel

Cotton & Sage – Ayla Nereo

Runaway – Aurora

Adventure – Coldplay Remix

Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Bob Dylan folk fingerstyle classic.

Freight Train
Intermediate level fingerpicking classic by Elizabeth Cotton.

St. Louis Blues
Fingerstyle blues guitar arrangement of W. C. Handy’s classic tune.

Green Green Rocky Road
as played by Dave Van Ronk

Stained Glass
by Danny Schmidt

Down in the Valley
by The Head and the Heart

Never Going Back Again
by Fleetwood Mac

Funeral
by Phoebe Bridgers

Nothing Else Matters
by Metallica

Back To The Old House
by The Smiths

 
 

Other fingerstyle song ideas:
– Blue Smoke – Merle Travis
– There But For Fortune – Joan Baez, Phil Ochs
– We Are Going To Be Friends – White Stripes
– Jolene – Dolly Parton
– Road Trippin’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
– Guaranteed – Eddie Vedder
– Windy & Warm – Chet Atkins
– Deep River Blues – Doc Watson
– Cannonball Rag – Merle Travis
– Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac