Basic Fingerpicking Patterns Welcome to the Second Trevor Larkin lesson page. Tired of just strumming chords? Yeah, me too. So, why not get all those digits involved and give finger picking a try? Finger picking is a great way of expanding what’s sonically possible on the instrument: instead of one pick, you now have four! Take all the chords you know and breath new life into them by breaking them up into arpeggios and other melodic patterns. It’s fun. It’s exciting. A lot of your favorite bands use finger picking. So, here are a handful of patterns to get you started down the path. Enjoy! Click here to go back.