Landslide Guitar Lesson (Fleetwood Mac)

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Today, I wanted to address an obstacle many players have about fingerpicking.

If you’ve been playing guitar for a bit. But are not yet an experienced fingerpicker.

You may be wondering, “What should I do?”

Or you might have thought, “I play with a pick and that’s just a completely different style.”

So you cancel it off your list.

Well, I’ve got to tell you, that’s just not true. I know because I used to think that.

Did you know I played with a flatpick for over two decades before I started learning fingerstyle?

One of the things that helped me get started with fingerpicking. And still continues to level up my chops, is simple fingerpicking patterns.

Just learning them, and then practicing them.

So today I've got a song for you to do just that.

You'll learn some “Travis” picking inspired patterns from the great Lyndsey Buckingham.

Simply trying these patterns can help get you unstuck with fingerpicking.

And open the door to a whole new sound for you.

Who wrote Landslide?
"Landslide" is a hauntingly beautiful song written by Stevie Nicks. It first appeared on Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 1975 album, recorded at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles.

Despite not being released as a single initially, "Landslide" resonated deeply with listeners and has become a fan favorite.

Some of its credits include

Reaching No. 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1998.
Ranking No. 89 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
Being covered by numerous artists, including Smashing Pumpkins, Cyndi Lauper, and the Dixie Chicks.
Landslide Guitar Lesson Chords
To play the guitar part and chords for “Landslide” we’ll use a capo on the 3rd fret. I will be saying the capo chords below. If you do not have a capo. You can still play the part. It’s just going to sound slightly lower in pitch. So you won’t be able to play along with the original recording. But you can still play the patterns and chords. (More on that below.)

Lindsey Buckingham’s fingerpicking style in this song draws inspiration from “Travis” picking, and banjo/folk style.

But Buckingham puts his own spin on these classic styles.

The main guitar part for the verse only uses 3 chords C, G/B, and Am7.

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