Scott Goldbaum is an in-demand session and performing guitarist who has collaborated with artists such as Sting, Dashboard Confessional, and Keith Urban. With “Taste and Tame,” an ethereal acoustic rock original, Goldbaum employs a deft tremolo picking-inspired fingerstyle pattern that creates a quiet intensity.
It’s a challenging song, both technically and emotionally; Goldbaum composed the music and lyrics after he was diagnosed with a severe heart arrhythmia. “Disguised as a love song, ‘Taste and Tame’ reflects on my relationship to mortality,” he says. “It’s a mantra that begets forward motion instead of leaving life behind.”
In this video, Goldbaum breaks down the fingerpicking pattern he employs on the tune. Dig into it slowly, and try applying the technique not only to this song, but your own compositions as well.
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