Hey everyone! Have you ever listened to someone playing jazz guitar and thought, I'd love to be able to play something like that, but it sounds far too complicated? I think a lot of guitarists feel that way. Jazz has a bit of a reputation for difficult chords, complicated music theory and strange finger positions. But here's the good news. You don't need to understand all that to start adding some lovely jazzy sounds to your playing. I've just released a new video tutorial where I'll show you five easy jazz fingerstyle arpeggios that sound much more complicated than they actually are. We'll start by looking at a few simple chord shapes, then work through five different fingerpicking patterns. And I promise, you don't need to be an advanced guitarist to give these a go. 🎥 Watch the Free Lesson Here 🎸 Want to Actually Learn These Patterns? Watching a video is a great place to start, but if you're serious about improving your guitar playing, I'd really recommend having the actual tabs in front of you. Being able to slow things down, follow the notes and practise each pattern at your own pace makes a big difference. That's why I've put together PDF and Guitar Pro downloads for all five exercises. You'll find them inside my Fingerstyle Guitar School, along with over 400 song arrangements, complete beginner courses, hundreds of exercises and three new video lessons every week. The idea isn't just to give you more things to play. It's to help you become a better fingerstyle guitarist, one small step at a time. And you can try the whole school free for 7 days. 👉 https://www.skool.com/fingerstyleguitarschool/about So have a watch of the lesson, give the patterns a try, and let me know how you get on. You might be surprised at how quickly you can start making your guitar sound a little more jazzy. Jack 🎸

Hey everyone! I know it's only the beginning of November, and some of you probably don't want to hear Christmas music just yet! But here's the thing... If you want to be playing your favourite Christmas songs by Christmas Day, now is the perfect time to start learning them! 🎸 And I've put together a brand-new collection to help you do exactly that. 🎄 40 Christmas Classics – Something for Everyone! My new Christmas Fingerstyle Guitar Collection features 40 festive favourites, including: 🎵 White Christmas 🎵 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 🎵 Jingle Bell Rock 🎵 Last Christmas 🎵 Fairytale of New York 🎵 Silent Night 🎵 O Holy Night 🎵 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 🎵 All I Want for Christmas Is You 🎵 Carol of the Bells Plus another 30 Christmas favourites, covering everything from traditional carols to modern classics. 🎸 Every Song Comes in THREE Difficulty Levels This is what makes the collection particularly useful. Rather than giving you one arrangement that might be too difficult, I've created three versions of every song. 🟢 Very Easy – For Complete Beginners Simple, single-note melodies that let you start playing recognisable Christmas songs without worrying about complicated fingerpicking patterns. 🟡 Easy – For Improving Guitarists These arrangements introduce bass notes and harmony, helping you develop your coordination while keeping the music manageable. 🔴 Full – For More Confident Fingerstyle Players Complete solo fingerstyle arrangements that combine melody, bass and harmony for a richer, more developed sound. The real benefit is that you can grow with each song. Start with the Very Easy version, move on to Easy when you're comfortable, and gradually work towards the Full arrangement. So you're not just learning Christmas songs. You're building your fingerstyle skills along the way! 🎁 120 Fingerstyle Tabs for Just $27! With 40 songs at three difficulty levels, you're getting 120 individual arrangements.

One thing I often notice with beginner fingerstyle guitar players is that their picking fingers move much further away from the strings than they need to. After plucking a string, the fingers sometimes straighten out or move several centimetres away from the guitar before returning to play the next note. It might not seem like a big deal, but all that extra movement can make your playing less efficient, particularly when you're trying to increase your speed or play more complicated patterns. Here's something to try next time you practise. Choose a simple arpeggio pattern using your thumb, index, middle and ring fingers. Play it slowly and pay attention to what your picking fingers are doing. - Are your fingers moving a long way from the strings after each note? - Is there any unnecessary tension in your hand? - Can you make the same pattern work with smaller, more relaxed movements? The aim isn't to keep your fingers completely still or force them into position. Just try to avoid unnecessary movement and allow your fingers to return naturally towards the strings. A useful little exercise: Play the same pattern for one minute, concentrating entirely on keeping your movements small and relaxed rather than worrying about speed. You might find that the pattern starts to feel easier and more controlled. It's a small adjustment, but one that can make a real difference as your fingerstyle playing develops. Something I'm curious about: When you're practising, do you pay much attention to your picking hand, or are you usually concentrating on what your fretting hand is doing? Speak soon Jack

Hey everyone! This week's free fingerstyle tab is More Than a Feeling by Boston, a classic rock favourite from the 1970s. It's one of those songs that sounds great on acoustic guitar, and I've arranged it so you can play the melody, bass and harmony together. You can download the Full arrangement completely free this week, in both PDF and Guitar Pro formats. Just head over to the Classroom and look for this week's Free Tab Bundle. And remember, the free song changes every Monday, but anything you download is yours to keep forever. 🎵 Want the Rest of This Week's Bundle? Alongside the free tab, I've put together a few more arrangements and exercises: - More Than a Feeling – Boston: Full and Easy versions - Puff the Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul and Mary: Full and Easy versions - 10 Jazz Fingerstyle Arpeggios: A collection of exercises to add some interesting new sounds to your playing. - You can get the complete weekly bundle through my Fingerstyle Tab Club, available in the Classroom. It's $10 per month or $69 per year, and you can download and keep each week's bundle forever. 🎸 Looking for Lessons as Well as Tabs? If you'd like to take your fingerstyle playing further, there's also my Fingerstyle Guitar School. Alongside 400+ fingerstyle arrangements, you'll find complete beginner courses, hundreds of exercises and three weekly video lessons covering songs, technique and practical music theory. It's designed to help you make steady progress rather than simply collecting more tabs. And you can try everything free for 7 days. 👉 https://www.skool.com/fingerstyleguitarschool/about Whether you're here for the free weekly tab, the Tab Club or the full school, I hope you find something that helps you enjoy your guitar playing a little more. Have a good week, everyone! Jack 🎸

Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that today is your last chance to download this week's free fingerstyle arrangement of With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles. Tomorrow, I'll be replacing it with a new song. If you've been meaning to download it but haven't got around to it yet, now's a good time. It's a lovely song to play on fingerstyle guitar, with a melody that most people will recognise straight away. And the nice thing about playing songs like this is that you don't need anyone singing along. By combining the melody with the bass and harmony, you can create a complete arrangement on just one guitar. The Full arrangement is completely free to download today, and you'll get both the PDF and Guitar Pro files. You'll find it in the Classroom under the weekly free tab section. And remember, once you've downloaded it, it's yours to keep forever, even after the free song changes tomorrow. 🎸 Want to Take Your Fingerstyle Playing Further? One thing I hear quite often from guitarists is that they have plenty of tabs, but they're not always sure how to improve their playing. It's easy to jump from one song to another without feeling like you're making much progress. That's one of the reasons I created the Fingerstyle Guitar School. Alongside more than 400 fingerstyle arrangements, you'll find complete beginner courses, hundreds of exercises and three new video lessons every week covering songs, technique and practical music theory. The idea is simple: to give you somewhere you can enjoy learning your favourite songs while steadily becoming a better fingerstyle guitarist. And you don't have to commit to anything to see whether it's right for you. You can try the entire Fingerstyle Guitar School free for 7 days. 👉 https://www.skool.com/fingerstyleguitarschool/about But first, make sure you grab this week's free Beatles tab before it's gone. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! Jack 🎸