The following finger picking patterns are variations of 4/4 time. One note per beat. All of the following patterns are using a G chord. You can use any chord you like.

P I M A
     p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a 
E-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
P A M I
     p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i 
E-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
P A M I P I M A
     p  a  m  i    p  i  m  a    p  a  m  i    p  i  m  i 
E-------3-------------------3-------3------------------3-----
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G-------------0-------0-------------------0--------0---------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
P I M P I M P M
     p  i  m  p  i  m  p  m   
E-----------------------------
B----------3--------3-----3---
G-------0--------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E----3--------3--------3------
P M I M A M I M
     p  m  i  m  a  m  i  m   
E----------------3------------
B-------3-----3-----3-----3---
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E----3------------------------
P I M P I M A M
     p  i  m  p  i  m  a  m   
E----------------------3------
B----------3--------3-----3---
G-------0--------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E----3--------3---------------
P I M I A I M I
     p  i  m  i  a  i  m  i   
E----------------3--------3---
B----------3-----------3------
G-------0-----0-----0---------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E----3------------------------
Travis Picking
   m                 m                 m                 m               
   p   p i p m p i   p   p i p m p i   p   p i p m p i   p   p i p m p i
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--1---------1-------1---------1-------1---------1-------1----------1---
G--------0-------0---------0-------0---------0-------0---------0-------0
D------2-------2---------2-------2---------2-------2---------2-------2--
A--3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
P I P M – Inside Outside
     p  i  p  m  p  i  p  m   
E-----------------------------
B-------------3-----------3---
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A----2-----------2------------
E----------3-----------3------
P M P I – Outside Inside
     p  m  p  i  p  m  p  i   
E-----------------------------
B-------3-----------3---------
G-------------0-----------0---
D-----------------------------
A----------2-----------2------
E----3-----------3------------
P I M A M I P I
     p  i  m  a  m  i  p  i   
E-------------3---------------
B----------3-----3------------
G-------0-----------0-----0---
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----3------------------------
P M I M A M I M
     p  m  i  m  a  m  i  m   
E----------------3------------
B-------3-----3-----3-----3---
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E----3------------------------
P I M A M I A M P I M A M I M I
     p  i  m  a  m  i  a  m  p  i  m  a  m  i  m  i  
E-------------3--------3--------------3---------------
B----------3-----3--------3--------3-----3-----3------
G-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----0---
D-----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------2------------------------
E----3------------------------------------------------
P I M I
     p  i  m  i  p  i  m  i 
E-----------------------------
B----------3-----------3------
G-------0-----0-----0-----0---
D-----------------------------
A----------------2------------
E----3------------------------
P I M P I M P A
     p  i  m  p  i  m  p  a
E-------------------------3---
B----------3--------3---------
G-------0--------0------------
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----3--------3---------------
P I A M
     p  i  a  m  p  i  a  m 
E----------3-----------3------
B-------------3-----------3---
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A----------------2------------
E----3------------------------
P M I A
     p  m  i  a  p  m  i  a 
E-------------3-----------3---
B-------3-----------3---------
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A----------------2------------
E----3------------------------
P M A I
     p  m  a  i  p  m  a  i 
E----------3-----------3------
B-------3-----------3---------
G-------------0-----------0---
D-----------------------------
A----------------2------------
E----3------------------------
P A I M
     p  a  i  m  p  a  i  m 
E-------3-----------3---------
B-------------3-----------3---
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A----------------2------------
E----3------------------------
I P M A
     i  p  m  a  i  p  m  a 
E-------------3-----------3---
B----------3-----------3------
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
I P A M
     i  p  a  m  i  p  a  m 
E----------3-----------3------
B-------------3-----------3---
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
I M P A
     i  m  p  a  i  m  p  a  
E-------------3-----------3---
B-------3-----------3---------
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----------3------------------
I M A P
     i  m  a  p  i  m  a  p  
E----------3-----------3------
B-------3-----------3---------
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
I A P M
     i  a  p  m  i  a  p  m 
E-------3-----------3---------
B-------------3-----------3---
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----------3------------------
I A M P
     i  a  m  p  i  a  m  p 
E-------3-----------3---------
B----------3-----------3------
G----0-----------0------------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
M P I A
     m  p  i  a  m  p  i  a 
E-------------3-----------3---
B----3-----------3------------
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
M P A I
     m  p  a  i  m  p  a  i 
E----------3-----------3------
B----3-----------3------------
G-------------0-----------0---
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
M I P A
     m  i  p  a  m  i  p  a  
E-------------3-----------3---
B----3-----------3------------
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----------3------------------
M I A P
     m  i  a  p  m  i  a  p 
E----------3-----------3------
B----3-----------3------------
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
M A P I
     m  a  p  i  m  a  p  i 
E-------3-----------3---------
B----3-----------3------------
G-------------0-----------0---
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----------3------------------
M A I P
     m  a  i  p  m  a  i  p 
E-------3-----------3---------
B----3-----------3------------
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
A P I M
     a  p  i  m  a  p  i  m 
E----3-----------3------------
B-------------3-----------3---
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
A P M I
     a  p  m  i  a  p  m  i 
E----3-----------3------------
B-------------3-----------3---
G----------0-----------0------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------2---------
E-------3---------------------
A I P M
     a  i  p  m  a  i  p  m 
E----3-----------3------------
B-------------3-----------3---
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E----------3------------------
A I M P
     a  i  m  p  a  i  m  p
E----3-----------3------------
B----------3-----------3------
G-------0-----------0---------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
A M P I
     a  m  p  i  a  m  p  i
E----3-----------3------------
B-------3-----------3---------
G-------------0-----------0---
D-----------------------------
A----------------------2------
E---------3-------------------
A M A P
     a  m  a  p  a  m  a  p
E----3-----3-----3-----3------
B-------3-----------3---------
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-------------------------2---
E-------------3---------------
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