that's sick music! you should keep making covers and other stuff like that, they are amazing... and ofc they will make you be 10 times more... or even 100 times more popular!
Amazing work and awesome tone! I would encourage you to use both your right index finger (called '''i') and your middle finger (called 'm'') as a standard way to pluck the strings in fingerstyle. Playing like this increases the flow of playing as it halves the energy required to pluck two notes after each other. It then allows for a smooth transition between notes. It would be impossible playing three or four strings with only thumb (called 'p') and i. Eventually you will also make use of your right ring finger (called 'r''), though rarely your pinky. There is a technique called tremolo which utilizes 2 or 3 fingers rapidly playing the same note creating the illusion of a sustained upper line, whilst the thumb plays the main melody. This technique only works with flow, and playing with more fingers then just p and i will make the world of difference. See John Williams play a popular tremolo piece 'recuerdos de la alhambra' here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zYq2yTISd28.html&ab_channel=Tremolo234 Look around for other people playing it, im sure theres better recordings out there audio-quality wise. There are heaps of exercises and studies for playing with more then p and i, a solid one is just running up and down scales, shifting the scale one fret right until you reach the twelfth fret, then going down. For example, every first note you play with i, then every second you use m. Then you might use m and r. Then you might use p and r. These will feel uncomfortable but if you stick to it and utilize it effectively, playing this way will become effortless. Due to the many nuances and intricacies of playing fingerstyle guitar, there are many traps and so called 'bad habits' that everyone falls into. These habits always take more energy to repair then the energy spent initially learning the bad habits, and will increase in difficulty as you play more. I'm sure you have heard of Julian Bream, he is an amazing classical guitarist who unfortunately passed 2020. He said in an interview that his left hand would sometimes completely paralyze and stop functioning - as you can imagine this is quite a scary thing to happen. He saw many physical therapists before he realised he had been playing the guitar wrong for 30 years, his poor technique at guitar had made him loose function of his left hand. These bad habits are unfortunately common for self-taught guitarists as they have nobody to correct them. I hope this helps you, your tone is phenomenal and you should always be happy at your ability; this encourages and motivates growth. One more piece of advice is to stop resting your unused right fingers on the body of your guitar, this restricts movement per finger, and the whole hands ability to move closer to the bridge (called 'ponticello'') for a metallic tone; and closer to the fretboard (called 'tasto') for a sweeter tone. Trust me, EVERYONE falls into these habits (especially not using all your right hand fingers), and are very common, so don't beat yourself up over it. Overall, well done!
Hi! I just now saw this comment and wanted to say thank you so much for the extensive information and critique! I’ve since attended and graduated with a BA in comp with classical guitar as my instrument of choice. My professors definitely fixed a ton of my poor habits, such as the poor right hand usage, the bending of my wrist, etc. hopefully I find the time to record some of the new pieces I’ve worked on. Currently trying to nail tango en Skai’s crazy arpeggios
