Three Four Time Signature
This is the three four time signature.
There are three quarter notes in one bar of ^ time.
Three four time is also known as waltz time.
Fingerpicking Pattern 3
This pattern occurs once in one bar of ^ time, so you can only alternate the bass notes (played by the thumb) if the chord is played for more than one bar.
Fingerpicking Pattern 3
In this chord progression the thumb (p) plays the root note of each chord. Make use of pivot fingers when changing from C to Am and G7 to Dm.
Fingerpicking Pattern 3
This popular Christmas song is in ^ time in the key of C major. Bar 24 contains a whole rest, which indicates a whole bar of silence in ^ time. Use Fingerpicking Pattern 3 to accompany this song.
The Tie
A tie is a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch. It tells you to pick the first note only, and to hold it for the length of both notes.
Pick the D note and hold for six counts.
Fingerpicking Pattern 3
In this well known folk song a tie is used to connect the two dotted half notes in bars 11 and 12 and the last two bars. Once again, Fingerpicking Pattern 3 is used to accompany this song.
