How many fingers do you pick with?

[strings4him]

P.I.M.A (thumb and three fingers--no pinky)

[Bern]

Originally Posted by shawlie

I voted "two", but do use the third for chords in back-up type playing (is that really picking, though? - it's just a block of fingers moving together).

Maybe one day I'll try three, but it will have to be a really nice song... (but if it needs three fingers, it'll probably be too difficult in other ways for me to play anyway..!)

I'm sure you're able to adapt, Shawlie.

[johnny196775]

How many fingers i play with depends on the song i'm playing.

[clintj]

I forgot to add pizza as a choice, too. Sorry! The three-fingered crowd has really shown up of late, too.

I worked on the ring finger a little some more today, at a nice slow tempo. Still awkward, and I have to really concentrate, but I can play with it some. It's frustrating, but there are a couple of songs I have in my sights where having that third finger would be an asset so I keep after it.

[DupleMeter]

Hmm...I use all my fingers. No poll answer to cover thumb + 4.

[815C]

I use all 4.

[JonPR]

I might use all 4 for a rasgueado stroke, but otherwise 3 is more than enough. (Obviously not counting thumb!)
Even the most complex classical pieces require no more than p-i-m-a. (Unless anyone knows of one which requires pinky?)

[RoseAdi]

For the most part I use thumb, middle and ring. Self taught so I did what felt natural to me but have been working on getting the index finger more involved.

Hasn't been to tough although if I'm not concentrating on using the index, I tend to naturally go to middle and ring. It's coming along nicely though.