[subatomicsatan]

OK. Some questions first...I'll post fingerings when I get home and actually have a guitar in my hands.

Am I right to assume that your version of fingerstyle requires the use of a pick? If so, the pick must be held with the thumb and the index finger.

I nearly all cases, the bass note will be sounded with the pick (or the thumb if in true fingerstyle), and the upper notes will be sounded by your ring and middle fingers.

Try this: hold a standard open D chord: ---0232

Now, with your pick, sound the open D string (4th). Then, with your middle finger, sound the D in the chord (2nd string, 3rd fret), then the F# (1st string, 2nd fret) with your ring finger. Then with the pick (thumb) sound the A (3rd string, 2nd fret), then the D and F#. And repeat. See example one.

You don't want to get into a rut and you'll need to develop finger independence (on both hands, but let's focus on the right hand, first), so go to example 2 and keep an eye on the right hand fingering.

Example 3 adds melody and bass notes sounding at the same time.

Start slowly, focusing on getting a clean and consistent sound. Classical guitarists grow the fingernails on their right hand to facilitate picking as well as to be able to alter the dynamics of each picked note. You should consider doing this as well. They don't have to be very long...I tend to have mine a little bit longer than may be typical, but do what works for you.

T = Thumb
M = Middle
A = ring

Example 1:
     T  M  A  T  M  A  
E||--------2--------2--------
B||-----3--------3-----------
G||-----------2--------------
D||--0-----------------------
A||--------------------------
E||--------------------------


Example 2:
     T  A  M  T  A  M  
E||-----2--------2-----------
B||--------3--------3--------
G||-----------2--------------
D||--0-----------------------
A||--------------------------
E||--------------------------

Example 3:
     A        A        
     T  M  A  T  M  A  
E||--2-----3--2-----2--------
B||-----3--------3-----------
G||-----------2--------------
D||--0-----------------------
A||--------------------------
E||--------------------------

Note that the fingerings will be different if you are not using a pick!

Crap! Example 3 should be this:

Example 3:
     A        A        
     T  M  A  T  M  A  
E||--2-----2--2-----2--------
B||-----3--------3-----------
G||-----------2--------------
D||--0-----------------------
A||--------------------------
E||--------------------------