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Simple exercise to help you with pick use. Form an basic A minor chord – index on B/1(B string 1st fret), ring finger on G/2(G string 2nd fret) and middle finger on D/2(d string 2nd fret). Then with picking hand Down stroke D string, upstroke G string, Down stroke D string, upstroke B string, then stum the chord with an up and down stroke. Change/rotate your picking pattern on the 3 fretted notes and do your basic up and down strum again. Do the same thing in other chords in the key of C using the B,G, and D string for fretted notes.- 3 note F chord, open note G chord, 3 string C chord. Some times you will need to use the pinky on the treble E string, usually at the 3rd fret G note on this exercise. You can walk this 3 string fret positions on up the neck and practice your picking and strumming patterns at different fret board positions or put a capo on every 2 frets or so to repeat the pattern. Enjoy