classical gas

[Macht]

um... for actual finger picking..

E pinky
B ring
G middle
D index
A thumb/index
E thumb

that will make you hella fast with picking. thats how i learned

[MWR]

Not saying you cant do it that way but the more traditional/classical way is:

E Ring
B Middle
G Index
D Thumb
A Thumb
E Thumb

I deviate from this quite a bit but I consider it home base.

For runs I generally alternate between index and middle.

[Jer1400]

I'm not too sure if this is any better, but some really good finger-pickers (Dykes, Atkins, etc.) do this:

1 Index
2 Middle
3 Ring
4 Thumb
5 Thumb
6 Thumb

[MWR]

I'm not too sure if this is any better, but some really good finger-pickers (Dykes, Atkins, etc.) do this:

1 Index
2 Middle
3 Ring
4 Thumb
5 Thumb
6 Thumb

Yep. Lots of options to choose from and experiment with.

[two_stepper10]

Not saying you cant do it that way but the more traditional/classical way is:

E Ring
B Middle
G Index
D Thumb
A Thumb
E Thumb

I deviate from this quite a bit but I consider it home base.

For runs I generally alternate between index and middle.

This is the general "proper" technique of fingerpicking. Lots of artists who fingerpick usually use this kind of "chart" that they pick by. Not saying its the only way b/c there are many variations but it seems as this one is rather common.

[Ryeguy]

The hardest thing about this song i find is its hard to remember..I can play it straight through with the music in front of me.. But i can't remember it for the life of me.

[deceptivehero]

I'm not too sure if this is any better, but some really good finger-pickers (Dykes, Atkins, etc.) do this:

1 Index
2 Middle
3 Ring
4 Thumb
5 Thumb
6 Thumb

Yes this is pretty much the proper classical fingerstyle way to play, it's referred to as PIMA where P is the thumb, I is the index, etc. This is how I learned Classical gas with that particular fingering style. It make sme laugh how you guys talk about Classical Gas (I learned it for a project at school) because I would rather play Dave but since I learned mostly fingerstyle early on Im just now getting the whole strum, slap, mute, singing deal, and well it's hard.

[i-am-me]

can someone help me figure out this part? it's the lead up to the main melody of the song. maybe a slowed down version. i just can't hear all these notes at all.

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  4.                                                  2/4     4/4
   Am      G         Am      G       C       Am        Em      F    Am
E|-----------------|---------------|-0---------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3---|---1---3-1---3---|--1--0-|-------------|
G|-----2-----0-----|---2-----0-----|-----0-----2-----|-------|-2--0-2-2--0-|
D|---2-------------|---------------|---------------2-|-------|-3-----------|
A|-0---------------|-0-----2-----2-|-3-------0-------|-------|------0------|
E|---------3-------|---------------|-----------------|-------|-------------|





                                   6/4                       3/4
   Am      G         Am    G        C     F     D7*   G       E
E|-----------------|--------------|-0-----1-----2-----3-----|-4---5---7---|
B|-------0-----0-1-|-----1-----3--|---1-----1-----1-----3---|---0---0---0-|
G|-2---2-----0-----|---2-----0----|-----0-----2-----2-----0-|-------------|
D|---2-------------|--------------|-------------0-----------|-------------|
A|-0---------------|-0-----2----2-|-3-----0-----------2-----|-------------|
E|---------3-------|--------------|-------------------------|-0---0---0---|

* Can also play a D instead of D7

[i-am-me]

anyone?