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Does Acoustic Blues Guitar Require Use of a Thumb Pick?
I've recently started going through some acoustic blues lessons at jamplay.com. The instructor plays with a thumb pick. I had gone through the first 8 lessons using a standard pick but the latest ...
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Beginning sweep picking exercises
What are some recommended easy exercises to start developing the sweep picking technique in guitar? And what advice would you give to someone who's just starting with this technique? I mean, what is ...
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What's the right way to hold a pick?
It there any difference between holding a pick in a fist like this
and with your fingers sticking out like this:
I've found that most online guitar lessons teach it the first way, but I've ...
Mark
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Should the picking hand little finger be resting on the guitar?
I notice I tend to rest the little finger of my picking hand on the body of my guitar, typically on the edge of the sound-hole, for greater accuracy and steadiness of the picking hand.
After extended ...
Mike Tomasello
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Is it possible to strum (with a pick) separated strings?
There is a song I am trying to learn and the problem is that the guitarist plays the first and fourth strings together. I know this is easily possible if you are finger picking, but I am not really a ...
Sean
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Fingerpicks - which styles are they used for?
I'm currently learning how to use fingerpicks, like these:
The exercises I found are all blues or bluegrass related. I really like the strong sound and speed potencial, but I am more into the ...
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What is tremolo picking?
Are you just picking the same note a bunch of times or are you picking a lot in general and kind of hammering on to hit the notes? What does it have to do with an actual tremolo (whammy bar)?
Joe
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Is there one or more "proper" finger picking styles/techniques?
Essentially, if there is some collection of proper techniques that have distinct rules or characteristics about them, that's what I'm looking for. There's not one particular artist or type of music I ...
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Where does picking speed come from? Forearm, hand, or bicep?
Where specifically on the arm/hand should rapid picking speed come from?
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How to hide a flat pick in the right hand when switching to finger picking, Warren Haynes style
Watch any Warren Haynes video on YouTube and you'll notice that he often likes to mix it up and play solos with a pick but mid-way switch to using his fingers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMxG90vP-...
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Pick weight - functional difference, or just personal preference?
I'm at the very beginning of learning to play guitar, and I recently needed to buy some more picks. This was more complex than I was expecting, since there are apparently many different weights of ...
Chad Birch