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@Eduardo Do what works best for you. Nuances and techniques of finger style are scattered all over the board. Thumb and 1 finger, thumb and 2 fingers, along with the ‘standard’ thumb and 3 fingers have worked for many artists. I personally favor the ‘standard’ only to stabilize my right hand and allow me to focus on what the music is asking of me. A good example is an alternating base groove (with muted palm for that trademark thump) with a busy melody on finger style blues. So just enjoy the ride, Bryan

It never hurts to work on a technique that pushes you. I have explored some of the exercises myself. For myself I play a lot of fingerstyle which is mostly me winging it, and it still sounds great. On the other hand I would not call my technique precise. If you want just a certain sound you need be precise. If you want to play Stairway to Heaven then there is a very specific path to follow. I know because I have the Led Zeppelin Box Set Authentic Guitar Tab which shows the magic. I took the time to learn the fingerstyle for Stairway along with the 6 other sections, it was challenging and great fun to hear that sound come from my guitar. Steve taught me several other fingerstyle songs including If, Hallelujah, and Dust in the Wind. I play fingerstyle to change up song sections too. Have fun with it!