Each Beatle played a range of acoustics. Paul used an Epiphone Texan and a Martin D-28; early on John had a Gibson J160-E, for nylon works a Ramirez A-1, a Framus for 12-string and later a Martin D-28; George also used J160-E and a Ramirez, and on later albums a Gibson J-200. I used a Nick Benjamin jumbo throughout. The above settings are a guide for when using acoustic amps.
[Bar 1]This is a study in intervals of 10ths (a third plus an octave) which gave Paul a distinctive, almost baroque sound. The fingerpicking technique allows you to pluck the bass and treble strings together and Paul would often also employ a down and upstroke strum with the picking-hand first finger.