The Six String Fingerpicking Method: Grade Two

Take your fingerstyle to the next level as you develop greater confidence, technique, musicality and understanding of the guitar.

CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY TOWARDS FINGERSTYLE MASTERY

As you progress with fingerstyle guitar, you'll begin to discover just how much more there is to learn and, more importantly, how much more you're capable of playing.

The foundations you've worked hard to develop are beginning to fall into place. Your coordination is improving, you're becoming more comfortable with fingerpicking patterns and chord progressions, and you're starting to feel more confident with the instrument.

Now it's time to build on that progress.

Grade Two of The Six String Fingerpicking Method is designed to take your playing another step forward, introducing new techniques, developing your musical understanding and helping you become a more confident, capable and expressive fingerstyle guitarist.

Throughout the course, you'll expand your knowledge of chords and scales, learn new fingerpicking patterns and develop greater control as you apply them to increasingly interesting chord progressions.

You'll also begin incorporating techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides into your playing, helping you create smoother, more expressive and musical performances.

And, of course, you'll put everything you're learning into practice through carefully structured accompaniments and enjoyable solo fingerstyle pieces. As with every grade in the Method, each lesson builds naturally upon the last, ensuring you're always developing your skills in a logical, manageable and rewarding way.

By the end of Grade Two, you won't simply know more about fingerstyle guitar. You'll be able to do more with it, understand it more deeply and play with greater freedom and confidence.

More than just another online guitar course

By the end of the course you'll...

- Play with greater confidence, control and musical expression.
- Expand your chord vocabulary.
- Learn new fingerpicking patterns and apply them confidently to chord progressions.
- Develop smoother, more expressive playing using hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides.
- Improve your rhythm, timing and fingerpicking coordination.
- Become more comfortable playing complete fingerstyle accompaniments.
- Learn and perform carefully arranged solo fingerstyle pieces.
- Expand your knowledge of scales and the fretboard.
- Continue developing your musical ear and listening skills.
- Take another important step towards becoming a well-rounded, independent fingerstyle guitarist.

This course is perfect for you if...

- You have already completed Grade One of The Six String Fingerpicking Method and are ready for the next step.
- You already have a good understanding of basic fingerpicking techniques and want to develop them further.
- You want to learn new techniques that will make your playing more fluid and expressive.
- You want to expand your knowledge of chords, scales and fingerpicking patterns.
- You enjoy learning complete musical pieces and want to challenge yourself with more interesting arrangements.
- You want a clear, structured path to follow rather than jumping between unrelated lessons.
- You're serious about developing into a confident, capable and well-rounded fingerstyle guitarist.


Included in the Grade Two Course...

- Clear, step-by-step video lessons.
- Downloadable TAB and PDF course materials.
- On-screen TABs throughout the lessons.
- New fingerpicking patterns and structured exercises.
- Chord progressions to develop your musical application of fingerpicking.
- Two enjoyable fingerstyle accompaniment studies.
- Four carefully composed solo fingerstyle pieces.
- Lessons covering hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides.
- New chords, scales and fretboard knowledge exercises.
- Ear training and musical development.
- Optional personal performance assessment by Chris.
- Certificate of achievement upon successfully passing the assessment.
- Lifetime access to the course.

Your Instructor

Chris Murrin

The founder of Six String Fingerpicking, Chris, has dedicated his entire adult life to helping students master fingerstyle guitar. Now, he helps hundreds of thousands of subscribers on his YouTube channel and students at the Six String Fingerpicking Academy to reach their guitar goals every day.

He has a relaxed and supportive teaching style, putting students at ease. Learning new techniques and topics is broken down into bite-sized chunks, all with a logical progression so that the courses are easy to follow and students can learn at their own pace.

Get your playing assessed

One of the biggest reasons guitarists struggle to improve consistently is because it's all too easy to practise without any real direction or purpose.

That’s why each grade within The Six String Fingerpicking Method also has an optional performance assessment. By working towards a real musical goal, many students find themselves practising more consistently, staying more motivated and progressing far more confidently.

Upon completion you’ll receive a final grade, personalised feedback from Chris and an official Six String Fingerpicking certificate of achievement should you pass.

It’s not about perfection - it's about having a goal to steadily work towards, reassurance, confidence-building and encouragement.

Whether you choose to take the assessment or simply enjoy working through the course at your own pace, the goal remains the same: to help you become a better, more confident and more musical guitarist.

Turn your practice into real progress. Start today!

Grade Two 
(Without Assessment)

$59.00

Single Payment (or $19.67 for 3 months)

  • Instant lifetime access
  • Option to pay in instalments
  • Email support
  • 30 day money back guarantee

Grade Two
(with Assessment)

$108.00

Single Payment (or $36.00 for 3 months)

  • Instant lifetime access
  • Option to pay in instalments
  • Includes assessment by Chris
  • 30 day money back guarantee

Take the first 30 days to dive in, risk-free.

If you're not satisfied with the course, we'll refund your investment - no questions asked.  It's my commitment to your musical journey.

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Course Curriculum

What our students are saying

I have really been enjoying the grade one fingerpicking method, it was nice to get a sense of where I might be at in terms of skill level, and I am looking forward to the opportunity of have my playing assessed so that I can see the areas I need to work on to progress in the right way.

I really like the varied skills that are part of the course which makes a good start to develope the skills of a complete guitarist and musician.

The four musical pieces are a challenge but I have enjoyed learning to play them and a have a real sense of achievement at playing a full piece of music. I very much look forward to progressing through the grades over the coming years.

Lee

I recently joined Grade One and it has been an excellent tool for helping me in organising and improving my guitar practicing and learning approach.

The course is very well organised, progressive in nature, and I enjoyed playing the arpeggio (arpeggiated chords) patterns and the studies. The studies are in line with the technical work out of the course, and they are musically enjoyable to play (as opposed to boring exercises with little or no musicality).

I am looking forward to continuing this journey in the following grades to come. Making progress - that’s the point to me, and the Method is helping me, thanks Chris for that!

Rod

Having just finished The Six String Fingerpicking Method: Grade Two, I’d like to thank you for all the time and thought you’ve put into these courses.

Like Grade One, Grade Two progresses in a step-by-step manner with emphasis on technique, theory and musicianship.  I’ve found this to be particularly helpful in aiding me to assess where I am as a player and where I need to go. It’s good to have a plan!

Looking forward very much to Grade Three!

Alan

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Anyone who wants a clear and inspiring step-by-step path designed to develop fingerstyle technique alongside the fundamentals of general guitar playing. You can be at any level and find a suitable grade for your needs. If you have any questions about your specific circumstances the get in touch via hello@sixstringfingerpicking.com and we'll be more than happy to advise you on the best option for you.

You can start The Six String Fingerpicking Method with no experience of fingerpicking or guitar at all but you'll want to begin with the Preliminary Grade. To start with Grade Two, you'll need to understand the foundations of fingerpicking, and know your open major/ minor chords and dominant 7th chords. As a guide, if you can play Level 1 songs, then you're ready to join.

If you can already play guitar competently and now just want to learn fingerpicking, then I'd recommend you join the Complete Guide to Fingerstyle Guitar courses as these focus purely on the techniques of this style.

No. Course materials and on-screen written music is both in standard notation and guitar TAB. The course materials teach you how to read both at a level appropriate for this course. All pieces are also explained verbally so you will be able to follow along.

It's suitable for any age so long as you can guide yourself through the course.

It's never too late to start learning something new or to come back to it after many years away. Fingerstyle guitar is a skill that can absolutely be learnt at any age.

Grade Two is designed to gently continue developing your fingerstyle technique and musical understanding without feeling overwhelming. Everything is taught step-by-step and there are written course materials to work alongside the video lessons.

It's a perfect next step from Grade One or a good place to start if you're already confident with the foundations of fingerstyle guitar and feel comfortable with open major/minor chords and dominant 7th chords.

The Six String Fingerpicking Method is designed to go from Preliminary all the way to Grade 8 so they'll be a suitable place for you to join. Take a look at the overview of all the grades and if you need any advice, please do get in touch.

This is up to you - always go at your own pace and be realistic about the amount of time and practice you can commit daily/weekly. There's no time limit in which to take and complete the course.

If you're taking the assessment, please make sure you feel ready before triggering the start because this element is time limited.

The more you can practise, the better. However, everyone has other demands on their time so it's best to be realistic with how much practice you can do. As a minimum, for this grade, we would recommend at least four 30 to 40-minute practice sessions per week. It's always better to have this spread out across the week rather than in one two-hour block on the weekend to maximise your progress.

This course is designed for a steel strung acoustic guitar but everything contained in the course could be learnt on a nylon strung classical guitar if this is all you have available. However, this course will not teach you how to play classical guitar.

No you cannot download the courses (i.e. video lessons) but you can download a pdf of the course materials so you can work on that away from the computer.

You have two options. You can either do the Grade Two assessment to make sure that you've met the required standard, or you can move through the higher grades within The Six String Fingerpicking Method as they become available.

The course materials include a detailed description of how the assessment works and the criteria for achieving the best marks. In Grade Two, you'll need to play 5 chords, 1 scale study, 1 fingerpicking pattern over a chord progression, 2 short performance pieces, 1 accompaniment, and be tested on your ear training. But don't worry - all of this is taught clearly and concisely in the course. There's even an example assessment submission so you know how to film it.

Your video will be reviewed and assessed by Chris. You'll then receive your final score and the grade achieved (fail/pass/merit/distinction).

It's really important that you feel confident enough to take the assessment before submitting anything because there is no option to re-take without paying for a second assessment fee. Currently, for the Grade Two this is $49.

Yes you will receive a certificate when you pass the grade. The version of the course without being assessed will not issue a certificate.

When you enrol in the course you'll be able to set up your account and password. If you need any help, email hello@sixstringfingerpicking.com.

If you have a problem or any questions then just use the Support link at the bottom of the page or email hello@sixstringfingerpicking.com.

I hope you really enjoy my courses but if you find it's not right for you then I offer a 30 day money back guarantee. To request a refund use the 'Support' link at the bottom of the page or email hello@sixstringfingerpicking.com. Please note that if you buy the assessment and submit your video, you will not be eligible for a refund even if you are within the 30 days as you will be deemed to have been satisfied with the course.

No, purchasing a course does not include access to popular song TABS due to copyright. This is also why the song lessons do not include TABS but there are links on the song lesson pages so you can buy the tabs separately, which ensures that the royalties are paid to the rights holders. You can also get a discount on TABS with Musicnotes if you join my email newsletter.

Join today to continue your journey towards being a confident fingerstyle guitarist

Grade Two 
(Without Assessment)

$59.00

Single Payment (or $19.67 for 3 months)

  • Instant lifetime access
  • Option to pay in instalments
  • Email support
  • 30 day money back guarantee

Grade Two
(with Assessment)

$108.00

Single Payment (or $36.00 for 3 months)

  • Instant lifetime access
  • Option to pay in instalments
  • Includes assessment by Chris
  • 30 day money back guarantee

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