Fingerstyle Guitar does not just mean playing the guitar with your fingers. It is about separating the elements in music such as the melody, bass, chords, accompaniment, percussion and combining them all into one. It is about breaking ‘rules’ and reimagining how a guitar can be played by deconstructing the guitar and rethinking how different parts of the guitar can create unique sounds. The world of fingerstyle is exciting and incredibly diverse – limited only by one’s creativity. A simple youtube search will open up the world of fingerstyle to you if you have yet to stumble upon this ever-evolving art.
Some of the players that have influenced me and millions of others are Tommy Emmanuel, Andy Mckee, Sungha Jung, Mike Dawes, Masaaki Kishibe, Satoshi Gogo and many more. I urge you to search for some of these great players on youtube and discover how six strings on wood can be limitless.
