{"id":147952,"date":"2025-05-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=147952"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:52:05","slug":"scott-goldbaum-teaches-the-fingerstyle-technique-behind-taste-and-tame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/scott-goldbaum-teaches-the-fingerstyle-technique-behind-taste-and-tame\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Goldbaum Teaches the Fingerstyle Technique Behind \u201cTaste and Tame\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Scott Goldbaum Taste and Tame Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDb50TrIQDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Goldbaum is an in-demand session and performing guitarist who has collaborated with artists such as Sting, Dashboard Confessional, and Keith Urban. With <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1FcUyPclt7Wl13LHxIgdTI?si=0b2980158f3a49c7&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=37e58264dd1a40e4\">\u201cTaste and Tame,\u201d<\/a><\/strong> an ethereal acoustic rock original, Goldbaum employs a deft tremolo picking-inspired fingerstyle pattern that creates a quiet intensity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a challenging song, both technically and emotionally; Goldbaum composed the music and lyrics after he was diagnosed with a severe heart arrhythmia. \u201cDisguised as a love song, \u2018Taste and Tame\u2019 reflects on my relationship to mortality,\u201d he says.&nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s a mantra that begets forward motion instead of leaving life behind.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:40px\"><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1FcUyPclt7Wl13LHxIgdTI?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video lesson, the guitarist breaks down the tremolo picking-inspired fingerpicking pattern he employs on this original composition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"In this video lesson, the guitarist breaks down the tremolo picking-inspired fingerpicking pattern he employs on this original composition.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1654],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1542],"class_list":["post-147952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fingerstyle"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taste-and-Tame-Lesson.00_00_11_27.Still001-copy.jpg?fit=900%2C506&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":1542,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joeystringletter-com","display_name":"Joey Lusterman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d62788a8fb3719a625c95a649fc05b0d673d8921c9f2491f0a36cc588ee3c452?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Lusterman","first_name":"Joey","job_title":"","description":"Opinionated creative slash beginning guitarist. 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