Beginner Exercise 5

In Exercise 4, we worked on basic fingerstyle lead in conjunction with the use of PIMA. Now we’re going to work with a very unique lead pattern that uses only P and I. This one should give you a little challenge.

PIMA Legend

Part I

As already mentioned, this is when you really just need to know which overall fingers go where in a given passage. I did not duplicate the I’s because it would really muddy up the tablature.

Part II

The same applies in the passage below. All I’s except when noted by a P.

Part III

I really let this measure run, because most of it is repetitive.

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Part I

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Part III

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