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My Finger Picking Style
I explain a little bit about how I approach finger picking in this video.
I hope this helps someone.
MG 😀
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Hi @MikeGaurnier and thanks for posting your right hand strumming and finger picking analysis. It is a great hybrid approach. I use something similar in some songs. I posted a song in the Play for Us forum that uses a form of this hybrid called Drop D Improv Exploration. My aim is usually to emulate the beat and cadence of the song I am playing. Sometimes successfully and sometimes not! 😂.
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Wow- thanks for sharing that!
It reminds me- (and it should)- how much I don’t know.
Your video/post has a great “one-to-one” feeling about it– the kind of stuff that **really** gets the point(s) across, but in a laid-back sort-of style.
(You may be onto somethin’ there🤔).
I’m gonna watch-thru it again– with guitar in hand.
Thanks again
mark
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THanks Mike, I love that song! And appreciate your experimentation. I also dont like to use a pick. But I’m new to TAC and I’m going to give it a go anyway . Nice to be here.
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Hey @Namarran , I used a pick for the first 1 1/2 to 2 years. I have now gone a years without using a pick for any of the lessons. I think I’m going to start using a pick again just for variety. It’s a journey and there is no right or wrong way to do it. Besides which, if I don’t use a pick how can I “keep pickin’?” 😅
MG 😀
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Thanks @Marty69
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I too dont like flat picks much even though now I am learning Billy in the Lowground with one.I use my thumb for the top 3 strings and my I,M,A fingers for the bottom ones. Although I am opening up now by trying to learn flatpick, I still dont like strumming and probably. never will. Keep on pickin’
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Yep, you sound just like me, @Mrfredsporty . It’s important to feel free to follow the direction you chose to go. Don’t let yourself be pressed into any style or technique because it is common or popular. The other side of the coin, our guitar journey is long and we reach plateaus. We no longer have to get into ruts, but plateaus, yeah. So keep an open mind. You may choose to explore strumming in the future. But for now, you don’t have to.
MG 😀
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ty, MG. btw if you are into british sports cars Im one of the few people that knows what MG stands for : Morris Garages. so now you can amaze your friends
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Oh, that’s disappointing, @Mrfredsporty . I thought they named the MGs after me. 🤣
Morris Garages. That is interesting and cool. Yeah, I always liked MGs because those are my initials. I guess that was easy to figure out.
MG 😀
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Booker T and the MGs. I liked them back in the day
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I never heard of Booker T and MGs, but I looked them up. Here’s an old video of them opening for Fogerty and CCR back in 1970. It’s totally fascinating how they could take this little melodic motif and turn it into a 5 minute song that doesn’t even have lyrics. And it looks like they are still together. Thanks again for another great tip.
Well, it looks like I have to edit what I said. First, though I never heard the name, I have heard their music literally thousands of times. Another example of studio musicians who created a certain sound that was associated with a recording studio. Also, the members have gotten together a number of times over the years, but they didn’t really “stay together” per se.
MG 😀
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@MikeGaurnier Good Job on the video and giving some insight on how you accomplish so much on your guitar. Thank you for sharing it with us.,
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You’re very welcome @Cadgirl . It is very helpful to see how others go about making the guitar sing. 😎
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