Hey everyone, This week’s new fingerstyle exercise is ready for you 👍 It’s an arpeggio routine inspired by Dreamboat Annie by Heart — a beautiful piece and perfect for developing your fingerpicking control. The good news is the chords are quite simple, so this is something everyone can have a go at. The challenge here isn’t the chords — it’s the speed and consistency. 👉 If you’re a beginner, don’t try to play it up to speed straight away 👉 Slow it right down and focus on keeping everything even and controlled A great tip is to use YouTube’s speed settings so you can hear how it sounds at a slower tempo.Just avoid going below 0.75x, as it can start to sound a bit unnatural. You’ll find the PDFs and everything you need inside the Classroom tab. Give it a try this week — and if you get stuck or have any questions, just drop a comment and I’ll help you out. Cheers, Jack

Hi everyone, Apologies for the new exercise being a day late this week — it’s been a hectic one. I'm currently writing my first Beginner Fingerstyle Blues Course Book and I thought I'd share a little preview from it. This week's lesson includes three beginner fingerstyle blues chord patterns in the key of A. They are all based around the classic 12-bar blues progression and are a great way to practise different fingerpicking styles. You can find the exercise and tabs in the Classroom section. 🎸 Beatles Fingerstyle Video Library I've also added all of my Beatles fingerstyle videos to the Classroom area. When I gathered them together I realised I'd actually arranged 50+ Beatles songs, each with a full version and an easier version. These are the videos only so you can easily listen to all the arrangements in one place. As you can probably appreciate, I can't give away all of my materials for free, but if you've purchased one of my bundles before this makes it much easier to find and watch the videos that go with the tabs you already own. If you do want the tabs (PDF + Guitar Pro files) I've added a purchase link at the top of the Beatles section. 📚 What's coming next Over the next few weeks I'm planning to move more of my content from YouTube into Skool, including: Songs Exercises Course books Practice materials My goal is to slowly build a proper fingerstyle learning library here inside the group. And if there's enough interest, I may also create a paid option where members can download the PDFs and tabs — almost like a "Netflix for fingerstyle guitar." Thanks Jack

I write a brand new fingerstyle tab every single week — and with 300+ arrangements already in the catalogue, I’m currently organising everything here on Skool so you can easily browse what’s available. Most of my arrangements focus on 60s, 70s and 80s classic rock — the big songs we all grew up with. But here’s the thing… I’m not just writing these for myself — I’m writing them for you. So in the comments below, tell me: 👉 Which song would you love to see arranged for fingerstyle guitar? I can’t promise I’ll be able to do every suggestion, but I’ll absolutely take a look. The more popular the song, the more likely it is to make the cut — so if you see a suggestion you like, hit “like” on that comment or reply to it so I know there’s demand. Your feedback genuinely shapes what I work on. Last week a member suggested “I Can See Clearly Now” — and I finished the arrangement this afternoon. So tell me… what should I work on next? 👇

One thing I noticed when teaching guitar lessons over the years is that weekly lessons helped many adults stay consistent — not just because of the lesson itself, but because someone was going to ask how their practice had gone. That little bit of accountability often made the difference between thinking about practising and actually doing it. So I’m going to try something new in the group — a simple weekly practice accountability thread. It’s completely optional, but if you’d like a bit of extra motivation, here’s how it works: 👇 In the comments, tell us: • How many times you plan to practise this week • What you’ll be working on For example:“Practising 4 times this week — working on Greensleeves and a fingerstyle exercise.” At the end of the week, I’ll come back to the thread and reply to your comment to see how your practice went. Consistent practice is the real key to progress, and sometimes just knowing someone will ask can be enough motivation to sit down and practise. As a general goal, something like 20 minutes of practice, 3–5 times per week can make a huge difference over time. 👉 So let’s hear your plan for the week — how many times will you practise and what are you working on?

Looking forward to this!