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Old 05-29-2015, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Random1643 View Post
I'm a barefingers picker for life so no dog in this fight, but have 2 thoughts:

1. Along the lines of Amy's post, one of the best pickers I've had the pleasure to be around was a buddy back in Wisconsin whose picking style I believe was what some call "blended." He'd keep a flatpick between thumb and forefinger and then use the other 3 fingers for fleshing out the chord structure and the melody. He's also a stellar lead player, so this approach allows him shift seamlessly into lead. Just a joy to watch/hear.

Hmm. One post featuring 3 buddies. ;-}
I tried this last night (just spent about 5 minutes to see what it felt like).

I think I can work with this. It gives me the the pick for E, A, D and my other three for the G, B, and e. I can see where the middle would need to cover the D occasionally but thanks, great call.

BTW, I have no idea if this is the right way to do this, but it felt good to me.
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