MODULE 3 - Lesson 5A Playing a Song - House of the Rising Sun
 
Playing a Song - House of the Rising Sun
5a - First The Thumb Pick
First:
A quick note about the Thumb Pick, you will see I am using a thumb pick in the videos.  
You can get one at any good music store or on-line

The Thumb Pick is a very useful tool for guitarists

With it you can play most styles of music, it is not as limiting as the
ordinary flat pick (plectrum)

If you are using a thumb pick, only use the tip of it, they can take a bit of
time to feel comfortable with,  See Video
VIDEO 2a -

Memorise the six strings on the Guitar


Every Australian Day Gets Bright Eventually
VIDEO 2a
Thumb Pick picture example
VIDEO Using a Thumb Pick
5b - The Pick Pattern for the House of the Rising Sun
If you use a thumb pick practise this and the other picking
patterns thoroughly to get used to the thumb pick,
practise with all the different chords you have learned here too  
And again remember this specially condensed course is
structured in such a way that if you do everything shown
here you are virtually guaranteed to succeed
VIDEO Practise This Picking Pattern shown In the video