Fingerstyle guitarist

@derek80 The backing tracks should be visible! Are the backing tracks not visible to you now, or does it work again?
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@samuelfnilsson
Hi Samuel!
Thanks for asking about this, it's always exciting to get a new instrument but there's lots of things to think about before choosing "the one"! :)

For me, the Maton EBG808 artist has been the ideal instrument for fingerstyle guitar - but I do have other instruments that I love for fingerstyle playing too. The specs on the guitar:
Guitar Name: Maton EBG808 Artist
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Nut Width: 1.736" - 1 47/64"
14th Fret Width: 2.165" - 2 11/64

I also like guitars that have a little bit shorter scale as well.

But to answer your question - I don't actually think one spec is better than the next for fingerstyle guitar. I think everyone has their own favorites and it's difficult to give you a certain tip on what would work best for you. I would try as many guitars as I can in a store, and find out what you like the best. It takes awhile to find out what you like the best! :)

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@leslie-juhasz

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@jman89blue
I am thinking about making a free YouTube-lesson on that beatles-arrangement asap! So glad you liked "O Come All Ye Faithful" too!
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@ardee
Hi! Yes, we had a temporary problem with the TAB view not showing but should be up and running! Let us know if you discover any further problems,
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@ddpp52
Hi!
It was a temporary problem with the notation/TAB but all should be up and running! Thank you for letting us know! :)
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@ardee
Rodger,
Thank you for the way you introduced yourself on our forum! I'm really glad it's "guitar time" now!! :)

Thank you also for the kind words, I do my best to share what I know here on the site! We're glad to have you as part of our community, and I'm looking forward to hearing more from you!
Kind regards/Emil

@raf Hi!
What tab did you want to find?
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@alwayslearning

Andy, welcome to this learning platform!! So glad yo hear that you're learning a lot already! I'm always available here if you want to ask me (or any of the other guitarists here at the forum) any questions! :)

Really cool that you want to start writing out your own arrangements! For me, being able to write them out, and then "save" them is something that I've put a lot of effort into over the years, and it's actually a special feeling to see your music on the paper. :)

I started off using Sibelius, and I liked that software for music notation. However, even though I had bought the software (for around $600 way back), Avid (who owns Sibelius) started charging an expensive monthly fee even though I had already payed for the software. This made me (and many many others) switch from Sibelius to Dorico. I now use Dorico 5, and I really like the software - although it took me a couple of months to really get used to it after using Sibelius for years..

I should mention that I write out my arrangements using music notation (I do read notation even though I'm a guitarist, haha), and then I transfer the music notation to the TAB staff, and adjust what notes are played on what strings after that. I mention this because I think there are softwares that might be easier to use if you're writing TABs before the notation - but I'm not sure which ones are the best for that.

Let me know if you have any questions!!
Kind regards/Emil

@markblues
Thanks so much for sharing Mark! Sounds wonderful!! We need more tango on this platform!! :)
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