Rock in D minor (variant) — alternating bass fingerstyle

Level 5 rock fingerstyle

On this grid, F is the only chord offering a genuine alternating-bass option (both the low E and A strings are playable); Dm, Am and C each have only one bass string. This is the reverse of the catalogue's most common case: it's the barre chord that carries the real alternation, not an open one.

Tips

On F only, consciously work the alternation between the two bass strings, on top of holding the barre.
On Dm, Am and C, don't look for an alternation that doesn't exist: the thumb stays on its single available string.
Compare with the catalogue's other grids, where it's usually the open chords that offer the real alternation: here, it's the exception.

Chord progression — Dm

Bar 1 Dm i
Bar 2 F III
Bar 3 Am v
Bar 4 C VII

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