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Percussive Slap Technique for Blues Fingerstyle (Easier Than Chet Atkins style) – Guitar Lesson – EP644

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a stand-alone Blues composition that is played fingerstyle (no pick). I call this “percussive fingerstyle” because it involves slapping the strings as opposed to playing an alternate bass line the way Chet Atkins would do it.

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  1. Michael Krailo says

    October 2, 2026 at 7:09 pm

    This is a heck of a composition that I might be able to do without getting frustrated with fingerstyle. It’s got some great parts and the whole vibe is surely going to be a standalone classic.

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  2. Kevin D says

    October 2, 2026 at 7:12 pm

    like it but not for me. flat picker here enjoy all you finger pickers

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  3. kennard r says

    October 2, 2026 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks, a new challenge for me!

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  4. Raymond P says

    October 2, 2026 at 7:43 pm

    Can you turn on the soundslice print function?

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