Learn Fingerpicking Basics with the Malagueña - Easy Spanish Guitar Lesson for Beginners

Learn the hand mechanics of the fingerpicking pattern known as Ayudado, and apply it to the famous theme from Malagueña! This lesson covers the two strokes of fingerpicking known as Rest Stroke and Free Stroke. Learn how using this thumb-index alternation will prepare your hand for more complex fingerpicking patterns! Played on a Cordoba GK Studio Negra with Savarez strings Chapters 0:00 Malaguena Demo 0:17 Introduction 0:30 Rest Stroke and Free Stroke 0:58 Rest Stroke Technique 3:02 Free Stroke Technique 4:41 Ayudado Technique (Alternating Thumb/Index Strokes) 5:58 Ayudado Closeup 7:06 Malaguena Introduction and Tips for Ayudado Phrases 8:02 Malaguena Notes 11:47 Combining Ayudado with Malaguena Notes 12:52 Malaguena Play-Along #Malagueña #Ayudado #Fingerpicking