Lesson 1 - Blackbird by Paul McCartney
Blackbird is one of the first fingerstyle songs that my intermediate students learn. It’s one of those songs that looks harder that it actually is. Once you realise it’s a handful of “chord shapes” moved up and down the neck the song gets easier to understand and memorise.
While the fretting fingers I suggest in the lesson may seem challenging at first I think they’re the best choice. However if after a couple of practices you’re finding the middle pinky shape challenging you can use your index and ring finger.
The song has only 2 picking patterns. Both of which are summarised in the intro.
Enjoy and keep on playing.