This style is commonly played on steel string acoustic guitars. Pattern picking is the use of “preset right-hand pattern[s]” while fingerpicking, …
Category: Fingerstyle Basics
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P.I.M.A.- An Introduction
“PIMA” (or “TIMA”) PIMA is an acronym that stands for: P = Pulgar = Thumb I = Indice = Index …
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Fingerstyle Vs. Flatpicking
There is a major difference between using your fingers to pick and using an actual plectrum (pick) for many reasons. …
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Developing Your Picking Hand
Relaxed Control : A loose wrist serves better than a stiff forearm approach when using your picking hand for most …
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Slack Key
So what the heck is “slack key?” Slack-key guitar is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawaii. …
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What Is Alternating Bass or Alternate Bass?
In music, alternating bass, or alternate bass, is a performance technique on many instruments where the bass alternates between two …