There are a couple of ways you could play this song:Ĭlassical fingerstyle: use your thumb on the lower bass notes (low E, A, D strings), use your index finger on the G string, your middle finger on the B string, and your ring finger on the high E string. Make sure all the notes ring out clearly and continue to hold your finger down on any fretted note until you see it change to an open string or a different chord shape. It will explain everything you need to know to read Guitar TAB. Note: if you don’t know how to read the above TAB, read this Guide on How to Read Guitar TAB. It’s an incredibly simple fingerpicking song that only plays one note at a time with very simple open chord shapes.Ĭheck out the full song transcription in the White Blood Cells Guitar TAB book here. This song is played in standard tuning at 95 bpm. Practicing a mix of riff-based songs and fingerpicking-based songs is a great way to develop your skills as a guitarist.Ħ.1 Related Guides and Lessons: We’re Going to Be Friends by The White Stripes If you want to experiment with adding effects to any of these songs, check out my Guitar Effects & Tone Course to learn everything you would want to know about effects, pedals, amps, and tone.Īfter you learn these fingerpicking songs, check out this lesson on Easy Guitar Riff Songs. One of my students is a solo acoustic guitarist and when he performs gigs, he uses a multi-effects pedal to subtly enhance his acoustic tone with various effects.

If you play electric guitar or you have an acoustic guitar you can plug into an amp, you may even want to experiment with adding effects such as chorus, reverb or phaser to add something interesting to your tone.Īdding some subtle effects to fingerstyle songs can breathe new life into your sound. Many of these songs were written and played on acoustic guitar, but you can play these songs on an acoustic or electric guitar without any problems.

Hallelujah on guitar fingerstyle