Dansm's Fingerpicking Songs

Dansm's Fingerpicking Songs

Here are a few songs which make extensive use of fingerpicking,
so try them out to hone your skills! Have fun, and don't forget those lessons!
Remember that the picking patterns shown on these pages are not absolute,
so please experiment and try new stuff. Good luck!

Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory
this page contains music theory lessons regarding guitar chords

Dansm's Guitar Scale Lessons
modes of the major, minor, and pentatonic scales and how to learn them

Dansm's Key to Chords
a list of common chords that I use in my songs

Dansm's Musical Notation for Guitar
if you don't understand tab notation, chord notation, or want to learn to read music the guitarist's way, visit this page!

Tablature Software
the software I use to create the tabs on all my tab pages (46K, PC only)

DISCLAIMER:
The tablature on this page is my own work and represents my interpretation of the song. The tablature on this site may be used only for private study, scholarship, or research. It may not be used in a commercial setting nor may it be reproduced or disseminated to others in any form, including printing this tablature or saving these files on your computer. These songs may not be performed for others without appropriate licensing from ASCAP/BMI.

Beginning Songs
Layla Eric Clapton Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Eric Clapton New York's Not My Home Jim Croce Annie's Song John Denver Back Home Again John Denver For Baby (For Bobbie) John Denver Goodbye Again John Denver Leaving on a Jet Plane John Denver Poems, Prayers, and Promises John Denver Starwood In Aspen John Denver Sunshine on my Shoulders John Denver		Landslide Fleetwood Mac Longer Dan Fogelberg Now and Forever Richard Marx 500 Miles Peter, Paul, and Mary Blowin' in the Wind Peter, Paul, and Mary April Come She Will Simon and Garfunkel Homeward Bound Simon and Garfunkel I Am a Rock Simon and Garfunkel The Sounds of Silence Simon and Garfunkel Shower the People James Taylor Fire and Rain James Taylor

Intermediate Songs
Song For Adam Jackson Browne Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin Change the World Eric Clapton Lonely Stranger Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton Malted Milk Eric Clapton I Got a Name Jim Croce I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song Jim Croce Lover's Cross Jim Croce Operator Jim Croce Follow Me John Denver Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver This Old Guitar John Denver More Than Words Extreme Make Love Stay Dan Fogelberg Power of Two Indigo Girls Dust in the Wind Kansas Going to California Led Zeppelin		Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Your Time is Gonna Come Led Zeppelin Poles Apart Pink Floyd Sleeping Beauty Tom Prasada-Rao The Gambler Kenny Rogers Glory Bound Martin Sexton The Way I Am Martin Sexton American Tune Simon and Garfunkel The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel Scarborough Fair Simon and Garfunkel Anywhere Like Heaven James Taylor Carolina in my Mind James Taylor Country Road James Taylor Long Ago and Far Away James Taylor Something in the Way She Moves James Taylor You Can Close Your Eyes James Taylor You've Got a Friend James Taylor Walking Man James Taylor

Advanced Songs
Signe Eric Clapton Photographs and Memories Jim Croce Time in a Bottle Jim Croce Rocky Mountain High John Denver Seven Bridges Road The Eagles Leader of the Band Dan Fogelberg Charlene Vance Gilbert Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin Satellite Dave Matthews Band		Trolley Car Ellis Paul Weightless Ellis Paul My Maria Martin Sexton Over My Head Martin Sexton A Heart in New York Simon and Garfunkel Old Friends Simon & Garfunkel Late Night Train Brooks Williams Nothing At All Brooks Williams

For many more Eagles songs, go to Dansm's Eagles Tabs

For tons more acoustic songs, check out my Acoustic Guitar Song Page

If there are any chords you aren't familiar with, check them out at my Key to Chords page.

For an explanation of tab notation, visit my Key to Tab Notation.

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