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Of all the bad habits I have , I was able to break using my pinky to rest against the pickguard . It took quite a bit to unlearn it . Now my right hand floats and I use all of my fingers. I had to start out slowly and use a metronome, but it paid off.
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My bad playing habit is not using the metronome. I will get back to trying it again soon. When I first used it and played my playing sounded too mechanical. I'm more relaxed in my playing now so it should hopefully work out better.
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I routinely use a thumb to pick up the F# for D chords while playing, except for Zeppelin's Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. For whatever reason, I use my pinky automatically to get that note in D7/F#. Just the way I learned that one song, and I actually stumble if I try to use my thumb for it.
My bad habit I'm trying to break is playing the D chord with a half barre. It works, but it does give me problems in some songs so I am trying to relearn it.
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Okay, help me here. I am just this year changing from a self-taught fingerstyle that uses all 4 fingers and the thumb (thumb on 6, index on 5 and 4, rest get a string). Great for arpeggiated things or flourishes, but not good for alt. bass. So, I've learned thumb-index-middle Travis picking, and really like it--my rhythm is much better even after 2 months. Now, adding ring finger to get extra notes when needed (it's already a decent finger, from my other style).
Anyway, the question is: is planting the pinkie a bad habit? I am deliberately learning it that way, to stabilize my hand. What's the harm? Position issue, or dampening the top? |
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Lots of people (probably most) play with "bad" techniques. There's some merit to the idea that "if it's stupid, but it works; it ain't stupid", and the idea that we don't need to be so rigid in technique. I see no reason not to wrap the thumb for certain bass notes, for example. I've discovered that some of my "bad" habits (like pinky resting) impose limitations. It's easier to learn a "better" way than to unlearn bad habits. |
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OK, I've gotta cop to that, too. Still ... maybe later.
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Maybe so! I concentrate on the fretting hand leaving the picking to take care of itself on a sort of 'auto' - I guess, apart from positioning, tone desired, etc. If I overthink the picking I get into difficulties.
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I almost always "push-off" on the B and G strings istead of pulling-off. Which kind of bends the strings and isn't nearly as clear or strong as it should be, I don't think. So I usually don't play a lot of pull-offs, if I can avoid them. Never really learned how to do it right (having taught myself and rushing about it probabaly).
Things like thumb-fretting and pinky-resting - I do both, never really thought of them as bad habits, just perhaps a bit limiting for some things (which depends on the kind of music you might want to play). About pinky-anchoring: Quote:
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I only use my thumb and two fingers too. The good thing is outside of complex jazz and classical for 98% of the songs that may be all you need. But at least we use two fingers some of the hacks around here use one one finger and there thumb. |
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According to a lot of these self proclaimed "bad habits", this guy is failing miserably while playing! Thumb and index alone can create some pretty sweet sounding stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLFi2cFxzo I am a three digit fingerpicker (thumb, index, middle) and can make it work for me. Bad habit? Naw; granted I would love to turn back time and force myself to use my ring finger and not plant it with the pinky - but I have progressed and will continue progressing with the three finger salute. |