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Originally Posted by Deliberate1
Friends, I have started learning some basic finger style technique. One of the early challenges is keeping my thumb “ahead” of my other fingers so that the fingers can pick “under” the thumb.
Thanks for any suggestions to train the digit.
David
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Position is everything. Is your neck level with the floor? Lift that neck. Even if you wrap your thumb. As you raise the neck away from your fret hand leg the natural attack angle of both your hands will allow you to keep both wrists straight and the result is your thumb will naturally move out away from your palm in the direction of the sound hole. Secondly dont be afraid to experiment with arm rests. We all naturally tend to lay our picking arms on our guitars. Arm rests are a great way to elevate your elbow. Once you train your brain on that angle of attack you will see yourself lifting your picking elbow off the guitar more and more.