I am currently looking for songs recommendations which involves a lot of picking (with a pick!). I am quite proficient with fingerstyle but I am pretty sloppy with using a pick since I’ve never really dedicated an extended period of time to learning to use the pick. I am wondering if there are any acoustic guitar songs that use a lot of picking. Some songs I am working through includes Paint it Black, Californication, as well as Behind Blue Eyes.
Hi Martin, I’m not yet proficient with finger style, though I am better with it than I am with a pick. I’ve also been working on my picking…a song to add to your list is Everybody Hurts. Justin’s lesson is finger style, but I’m fairly sure Peter Buck played it with a pick.
Billy in the Lowground - Trad … A Bluegrass flatpicking tune that will get your alternate picking accuracy up to speed, (plenty on YT but this one will get you started on basics of the tune).
Some great suggestions here, I second Good Riddance and Everybody Hurts as good ones and I’ll add Unintended by Muse which also contains a pretty challenging (for me) picked introduction.
Actually, several of Justin’s lessons of Beatles’ songs involve picking out some melody and strumming, too. Some are played on electric, but I expect they sound pretty good on acoustic, too. Check out: In My Life, I Feel Fine, Day Tripper, Something. Oh, and I completely forgot Norwegian Wood, which is sort of a standard in this style. Check 'em out.
