finger pickin (Page 1 of 2)

I will Thanks!!

THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!!!

I did not even know arpeggios existed. Looked them up and printed some out.

Are there arpeggio charts? (like chord charts)

Blackbird and Here comes the sun are great songs to start off basic finger picking as you should probably know what they sound like so with a little trial and error it shouldn't take to long to learn them.

The problem there is that Paul McCartney still freely admits that he can't fingerpick 'properly'. What you really ought to do, if you want to do some non-Beatles stuff, is learn to Travis pick- just Google that and there ought to be a few how-to's. Once you can do that and keep your time, you can start to experiment and make it sound much more modern.

I cant finger pick either really.

well I try but I guess it is not "real" finger picking whatever the hell that is meant to be. I tihnk if yer not strumming and using yer fingers and picking it IS finger picking whether correct way or wrong way to some people.

My wife can finger pick fantastically, each finger to a string.

I randomly finger pluck. I hold on the chord and let two or three fingers wander over the strings, and it seems to work most times. I have even been complimented on my style so for this finger picking properly crrap ( sorry to whoever said this by the way) ye can think again.

Because one person can do something much better and make it sound better it doesnt make it proper.

Saying that, lol, if you can get a finger to a string and play the way my wife plays, it does sound much better than me,lol

you dont have to follow in line to everyone, choose your own style and stick wit hit until you master it or at least make it sound passable, if yer not getting paid for playing the guitar then why worry

Byefurthenoo

Ken

I have rested my little finger for years and tried to use it often, it usually strikes the 1st string before or straight after the ring finger and can be useful for Pull offs, it sometimes is good for a small strum behind a fingerpick that is using the other fingers. Do you use it sometimes?<img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_cool.gif" border=0 alt="Cool">

Finger-picking is simple if you OWN the music in you.. if you don't.. DRopp it.

Of course you cam do other things than finger-pick, but that's not the subjeck. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy"> what you can do.. is finding a nice clam song to begin with. First You play it normal as you use to do. Then you try to strum over the strings only with your fingers.

The thumb goes for the base, index-finger goes for the next string and like that it goes on.  The reason that girls often are good of finger-pick.. is because they have nails.. good luck <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">

<font color="darkblue"></font>Yes, but in the future you are at the same stage as you are now when it comes to picking. A lot of practise means good skills=) I play 5 hours a day.. =P <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">

<font color="darkblue"></font> hehe..  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">  I see.. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz"> the point is.. if you like music, then you spend time on it=)

Hi there,

I tend to finger pick a lot and i suggest you start by; if you have not already done so; designating fingers to certain strings. your right hand should be designated so that your thumb only ever plays the top 3 strings (E, A and D) and then your first finger should only ever play the G string, second finger only ever play the B and the third finger only ever play the high E.

I found to avoid using my little finger, i place my little finger down on the guitar all the time, so i am not tempted to use it.

a good exercise of this finger designation with basic fingerpicking is 'house of the rising sun' by the animals. if you e-mail me on <a href="mailto:blindacre&#64;hotmail.com" target="_blank">blindacre&#64;hotmail.com</a>, i'd be happy to send you some finger pick songs, or house of the rising sun chords.

once house of the rising sun is mastered, you should be fairly confident on finger designations on the strings and can move on to a working clawhammer pick (again, e-mail me if you'd like me to send you this pick pattern)

hope this has helped

Chris

hi! do you or anyone have some tracy chapman tabs ?