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Can anyone help with out with some beginner fingerpicking techniques?
This will probably sound stupid because I've been playing basically everyday for 9 months now, but for the most part have stuck to strumming and picking just with the guitar pick.
But when I try to pick with my fingers, the noise is just reminiscent of nails on a chalkboard, it doesn't sound correct at all...am I just supposed to be using the flesh of my fingers? |
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Flesh works, but it's a different tone than nails.
Fingerpicking is much more difficult than strumming IMO. I've been at it for about 18 months now, and I still have much to learn. The first "satisfying" thing for me was pattern picking. I learned a simplified version of Rev Gary Davis' Candy Man. Then comes the Independent Thumb. That took months. Basically, the idea is to be able to maintain an alternating bass pattern with your thumb while playing an independent melody with your fingers. Syncopated, unsyncopated, slightly off-beat. Tons of fun, but not easy.
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Check out this video, and watch his finger motion carefully: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9IbxIlFuo
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http://www.accentonmusic.com/book_detail.asp?qID=5 |
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Whether you're using nails or flesh, that sound shouldn't be there. Good luck with your fingerpicking. |
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Molnar --
A simple, but satisfying exercise for cleaning up your technique. Try Paul Simon's "Bookends". Just 2-finger plucking, but hard to play clean at first. |
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cheers, andrew
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+1 on the "Art of Temporary Travis Picking" by Mark Hanson...
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I get a lot of good tips from youtube guitar lessons. Also be sure to visit justinguitar.com , he was born to teach others, very good guitar player.
I have always prefered to use my fingers instead of pick, but I do play with pick as well. I play with flesh, no nails in my technique. Practice, practice, practice. Keep slow pace and build speed from there.
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In a bit of a hurry, BB?
I agree with the suggestion of Hanson's The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking. Just don't get in a hurry. Get each pattern down well before moving to the next, and then keep practicing what you learn. It takes time and practice. Bill |
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I've been playing for some time and I still sound a little like "nails on a chalkboard" - can be a little scratchy. Like others have already written, try playing more towards 90 degrees if you can. At one point I figured I might as well give up, I hated the sound so much. But I am glad I didn't, of course. I still don't play without a little scratch, but it's a lot better than it was and I still keep working on it. Don't let it get you down too much - even just practice and experience might help make the sound better.
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