Fingerpicking Twelve Bar Blues I & II 


                       by PJVillanueva





     In these three examples I've used some pedal point 
     notes.(Here they are alternatively repeated with 
     chords, although this technique is also very often 
     used in flatpicking.)
     I think this fingerpicking use of pedal point must 
     have its origin in the piano style of playing. (The 
     same as walking bass).
     The best thing is to play the examples slow enough 
     at first so that you give some time to your neurons 
     to make new links. I've learned too that isolating 
     difficulties helps a lot in making things finally 
     work. Don't think this is too hard a job at all, 
     even if you are just beginning. Learning to play 
     things like these has been very rewarding to me and 
     I hope you will enjoy the experience too.   







     Fingerpicking Twelve Bar Blues I
     


   
  
     *                                
     E7 (I)                      A7 (IV)

     1
     |----0- ----0- ----0- ----0-|----0- ----0- ----0- ----0-|
     |---------------------------|---------------------------|
    0H1------2------3------4-----|6------7------8------9-----|
     |---------------------------|---------------------------|
     |---------------------------|---------------------------|
     |0------2------3------4-----|5------7------8------9-----|


   
     E7 (I)

     3
     |----0- ----0- ----0- ----0-|----0- ------ ----0- ------|
     |---------------------------|-------3------3------1-H-2-|
    0H1------2------3------4-----|1----------1---------1-----|
     |---------------------------|---------------------0-----|
     |---------------------------|-------2-------------------|
     |0------2------3------4-----|0-------------0------------|



     A7 (IV)

     5
     |------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ----0- ------|
     |----4-/5------4-/-5---