The Best Fingerpicked Songs Ever Recorded

Our recent post about the trick to learning to fingerpick got us started on a new playlist with our favorite fingerpicked songs of all time. In our opinion, these are some of the best songs ever recorded that have a prominent fingerpicked guitar part.

It's not like we're Pitchfork or something, so we wouldn't dare claim that our list is definitive. Think of this as more of a work in progress and tell us what we've forgotten. Send us an email and let's make this playlist even better!

Our Favorite Fingerpicked Tunes

• "These Days - Nico
• "Girl from the North Country" - Bob Dylan
• "Hellhound on My Trail" - Robert Johnson
• "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" - Mississippi John Hurt
• "Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt" - John Fahey
• "Road" - Nick Drake
• "Tale in Hard Time" - Fairport Convention
• "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds
• "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" - Bob Dylan
• "Souvenirs" - John Prine
• "The Fairest of the Seasons" - Nico
• "Lost Cause" - Beck
• "Which Will" - Nick Drake
• "Black Rain, Black Rain" - A.A. Bondy
• "The Shining" - Badly Drawn Boy
• "Thirteen" - Big Star
• "Gypsy" - Fleetwood Mac
• "Mister Sandman" - Chet Atkins
• "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" - Bob Dylan
• "500 Miles" - The Journeymen
• "Ambulance Blues" - Neil Young
• "Green, Green Rocky Road" - Dave Van Ronk
• "Baby's Arms" - Kurt Vile
• "Me and the Devil Blues" - Robert Johnson
• "I'm So Glad" - Skip James
• "16 Tons" - Merle Travis
• "Deep River Blues" - Doc Watson
• "April She Will Come" - Simon & Garfunkel
• "My Name Is Jonas" - Weezer
• "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" - Weezer
• "Fluffhead" - Phish
• "Freight Train" - Peter, Paul and Mary
• "Scythian Empires" - Andrew Bird
• "Never Going Back Again" - Fleetwood Mac
• "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
• "Girl in the War" - Josh Ritter
• "Dr. Strangeluv" - Blonde Redhead
• "Muzzle of Bees" - Wilco
• "Sittin on Top of the World" - Doc Watson
• "Stars and Stripes Forever" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" - Dave Van Ronk
• "Needle of Death" - Bert Jansch