Classical Melodies Fingerstyle Academy Is Live!
Finally: Become the Guitarist Who Plays Complete Fingerstyle Songs People Recognize the Second You Start Playing
You'll learn to play melody, harmony, and bass all at once without reading sheet music or figuring out what to practice on your own, even if you've never played a fingerstyle song before
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You've Watched the Tutorials and Practiced the Patterns but Fingerstyle Still Isn't Coming Together
Melody and bass won't come together
You try to play both lines at once. One hand does its job, the other falls apart. Hours go by and you're still stuck on the first few bars.
As soon as the pattern changes, everything crashes
You finally get a section down. Then the next bar introduces something different and you're back to square one. Nothing carries over.
Patterns without melody just sound like exercises
You can play arpeggios. You can do Travis picking drills. But none of it sounds like a song anyone would recognize.
Fingerstyle starts to feel impossible
You've put in the time. You've watched the tutorials. At some point you start wondering if you should just stick to strumming and forget about fingerstyle altogether.
Here's What Changes When Fingerstyle Finally Clicks
You don't need to sing for people to know what song it is
You play a whole song beginning to end without stopping or starting over
Someone hands you the guitar at a gathering and you actually have something ready
That voice saying "maybe fingerstyle isn't for me" goes quiet
Introducing…
Classic Melodies Fingerstyle Academy
Just Launched
My complete fingerstyle arrangements broken down note by note with practice tools built into every lesson
Every song has three parts:
1. Step-by-step tutorial
Two camera angles so you see exactly what both hands are doing. Every note explained, every finger placement shown.
2. Full playthrough
You watch the whole arrangement performed start to finish. You hear what you're working toward before you start learning it.
3. Interactive tab
Slow it down to any speed. Click and drag to loop the bars giving you trouble. Built-in metronome. The tab follows along in real time as the song plays.
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WHAT'S INSIDE
Everything You Need to Play Complete Fingerstyle Songs
10 Complete Fingerstyle Arrangements
10 Complete Fingerstyle Arrangements
Classic songs taught note by note with two camera angles so you see exactly what both hands are doing.
Classic songs taught note by note with two camera angles so you see exactly what both hands are doing.
Interactive Tabs You Control
Interactive Tabs You Control
Slow down any section. Loop the tricky parts. Built-in metronome. Practice at your own pace.
Slow down any section. Loop the tricky parts. Built-in metronome. Practice at your own pace.
4 Bonus Training Module
4 Bonus Training Module
Fingerstyle basics, fingerpicking drills, mindset, and practice strategies.
Fingerstyle basics, fingerpicking drills, mindset, and practice strategies.
The 10 Arrangements
Every song comes with a tutorial, playthrough, and interactive tab.
Happy Birthday, Loch Lomond, Auld Lang Syne, House Of The Rising Sun, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Canon In D, Amazing Grace, Greensleeves, Star Spangled Banner, Waltzing Matilda
Interactive Tabs
Every arrangement includes an interactive tab powered by Soundslice.
CUSTOM JAVASCRIPT / HTML
Slow it down to any speed until your fingers catch up.
Loop any section until it clicks.
Built-in metronome to lock in your timing.
Toggle between video and synth playback.
But you are also getting:
4 Special Bonuses
Bonus Module 1
Fingerstyle Core Basics
The difference between fingerstyle and fingerpicking, how to set up your picking hand, tone choices, and rhythm essentials. The technique foundation you'll use in every song.
Bonus Module 2
Fingerpicking Drills
Arpeggios, Travis picking, pinching, and melody movement. The patterns that train your fingers to work independently.
Bonus Module 3
Mindset & Habits For Guitar Success
Why habits beat motivation, how to think like a fingerstyle guitarist, and how to measure progress when it feels invisible.
Practical Practice Strategies For This Course
What to do when you sit down, what to do when you only have a few minutes, and how to know when you're ready to move on.
Here's What Other Guitar Players Are Saying About Dave's Courses
"From day 1 you can be playing songs"
ROWAN
"I genuinely wouldn't be playing guitar if Dave wasn't posting tutorials."
I genuinely wouldn't be playing guitar if Dave wasn't posting tutorials. There is so much versatility in these lessons, while the format remains easy and straightforward every time.
SARAH A.
LT
"Is just perfect."
The way Dave goes through each section of what he is teaching, be it songs, chords or theory and explains fully and generally in simple terms is just perfect.
JENNA
"Dave is an excellent teacher"
Dave is an excellent teacher that can really help you go from knowing nothing to playing competently. He did it for me.
D.N.
"Had really helped with my visual learning"
The way Dave breaks down a song, shows the fingerings on the side view had really helped with my visual learning.
SKIPPER H.
Classic Melodies Fingerstyle Academy
Everything You Get When You Join Today
What's included:
- 10 Complete Fingerstyle Arrangements ($197 value)
- Interactive Tab System with Soundslice ($97 value)
- 4 Bonus Training Modules with 18 Lessons ($97 value)
- Printable PDF Tabs for Every Song ($47 value)
- Guitar Pro Files ($27 value)
- Weekly Practice Planner ($17 value)
Total Value: $482
Your Price Now: $147
One time. Keep it forever.
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** A single private guitar lesson costs $40-60. Learning one fingerstyle arrangement with a teacher would take 3-4 lessons minimum. That's $150 or more per song. For 10 songs, you'd be looking at $1,500.
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I want you to feel confident about this.
So here's the deal:
- Try the course for a full 30 days.
- Go through the tutorials. Use the interactive tabs. Start learning an arrangement or two. If you get inside and decide it's not for you, just send me an email. I'll refund every cent.
- No questions. No forms to fill out. No hoops to jump through.
I'm offering this because I know what's inside the course.
II've seen what happens when people follow the lessons and use the practice tools. It works.
But if for any reason it doesn't click for you, I don't want your money.
Here's What Changes Once You Join
Playing chords that could be a hundred different songs
Playing a song people recognize within the first few notes
Playing chords that could be a hundred different songs
Playing a song people recognize within the first few notes
Practicing for hours and nothing sticking
Knowing what to practice and building it together step by step
Practicing for hours and nothing sticking
Knowing what to practice and building it together step by step
Freezing when someone hands you the guitar
Having a complete song ready you can play start to finish
Freezing when someone hands you the guitar
Having a complete song ready you can play start to finish
Fingerpicking patterns that sound like exercises
Complete arrangements with melody, harmony, and bass
Fingerpicking patterns that sound like exercises
Complete arrangements with melody, harmony, and bass
Thinking about giving up on fingerstyle
Playing through a song everyone knows by heart
Thinking about giving up on fingerstyle
Playing through a song everyone knows by heart
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“I Can Only Practice 10-15 Minutes a Day. Is That Enough?”
and other frequently asked questions...
I can only practice 10-15 minutes a day. Is that enough?
Yes. This course is built for short sessions. 10 minutes done regularly will always beat an hour done once a week. Your picking hand improves through frequency, not marathon sessions. The course also includes two short drills you can do in under five minutes on days when you can't work on an arrangement. You have lifetime access, so there's no deadline and no pressure to finish on a schedule.
How is this different from your YouTube lessons?
My YouTube lessons teach individual songs one at a time. This course is structured around fingerstyle and every arrangement uses a three-part system. First, a full tutorial where I break down every note with two camera angles so you can see what both hands are doing. Then a playthrough where I perform the full arrangement so you hear what you're working toward. Then the interactive tab, where you slow the song down to any speed, loop the bars giving you trouble, and use a built-in metronome. You also get printable PDF tabs, downloadable tab files, and four bonus modules. YouTube gives you a lesson. This gives you a system to learn and practice the song.
What if I get stuck on a section or a song?
That's what the practice tools are built for. The interactive tab lets you slow any section down to whatever speed your fingers need. You can select one or two bars and loop them on repeat until the movement clicks. There's also a full module on practice strategies covering how to break songs into small sections and how to use looping. And you don't need to master every song. Each arrangement is its own project. If one feels too hard right now, switch to another. Skills you build on one song carry over to the others.
What level do I need to be at to start this course?
If you can play a few basic open chords, you're ready. You don't need any fingerstyle experience. The course includes four bonus modules that start from the assumption you've never fingerpicked before. They cover hand positioning, finger assignments, picking drills, and how to approach practice. If you already have some fingerpicking experience, skip straight into the arrangements. The songs start simple and get more challenging as you progress.
How long do I have access?
Forever. One-time payment. Lifetime access to all tutorials, playthroughs, interactive tabs, PDFs, tab files, and bonus modules. No subscription. Nothing expires.
I've bought guitar courses before and never finished them.
You don't need to finish this course to get value from it. There are 10 arrangements inside, each one a standalone project. You don't have to go in order. Pick the song you're most excited about and start there. Every arrangement you work on builds coordination, timing, and string targeting that carries into the next one. The interactive tab puts you in control of the pace. And the bonus modules on mindset and practice strategies exist because most people don't quit guitar from lack of ability. They quit because they expect too much too soon or don't know how to structure a practice session. This course handles both.
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Meet Your Instructor
I played in bands throughout my teens and twenties, writing and recording over 60 original songs across five releases.
When I discovered fingerstyle guitar, something changed…
I went from being the person who accompanies a singer to being the person playing the whole piece, front and centre. Melody, harmony, and bass, all from one guitar.
That feeling is what this course is built to give you.
For the past 10 years, I've taught over 1.7 million guitarists on YouTube.
I've seen thousands of players who can strum chords and fingerpick patterns, but freeze the moment they try to combine melody and bass into a complete arrangement.
I created this course to fix that. 10 classic songs, broken down note by note, with the tools to practice them at your own pace.
— Dave
10 Fingerstyle arrangements. Interactive tabs.Printable PDFs. 4 Bonus modules.One payment - Yours forever.
One payment - Yours forever.
10 Fingerstyle arrangements. Interactive tabs. Printable PDFS. 4 Bonus modules. One payment - Yours forever.
Your Price Now: $147
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee Available. Try the full course. If it's not for you, you get a full refund.
