Loraine
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@Happy-Jack Yes, there are a multitude of picking patterns. They define how a somg wiwll sound, and there are typically 1-3 patterns that might work for a particular somg.
PIMA is just the acronym for Thumb, Indes, Middle and Ring fingers. Most pick patterns will incorporate all four, but it is not uncommon to see a pick pattern that includes just PIM, Thumb, Index, Middle. It is just a preference, I think.
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@tommytheT Welcome to the TAC community. Is there some reason you don’t want to learn to play with a pick? Tony’s lessons cover the use of picks and fingerpicking, but he doesn’t really show finger strumming. There have been others that never played with a pick, but they stuck with TAC and learned the different skills. Why not expand your skill set and learn to play with a pick?
Tony monitors the forums, so he might read your post. You can message Support by clicking on the link at the bottom left, or add Victoria in support to your post/question by adding moniker @VictoriaTACTeam and ask your questions for Tony.
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@richs52yahoo-com It just comes with lots of practice, and I agree with slowing it down and having an open string strum while your fretting hand changes chords. There are drills you can do to make sure your landing all your fingers of a chord at the same time. Then there is minimal time needed to change chords, because you’ll have the muscle memory to land the chord in one shot.
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Sounded great. Nice harmonizing.
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@jackhey52gmail-com Welcome to the TAC community! You’re not missing anything, except the 3 videos that used to be part of the practice videos. TAC updated its site a while back, and they new site either didn’t allow for the 3 videos or it became unnecessary, because the videos have playback speeds now. At the bottom right of videos, you’ll see a 1x. This indicates that your video is playing at normal speed. You can slow it down or speed it up by clicking on the 1x and adjusting the playback speed.
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This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Loraine.
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I’ve heard good things about Zager, and there are several TACers that have purchased them. There is more space between strings, and that’s what makes them good finger style guitars. If you have specific questions about the guitar, you can always reach out directly to Zager too.
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@Moose408 Congrats on 25 days! That is a great win. I’m not sure what your travel entails, but if you’re unable to take your guitar with you, there are still practice that you can do without a guitar. Therefore, you could still continue your streak by logging in every day, and you can air guitar, watch some videos, read posts on the forum and provide some support to others, finger scales, study Fretboard Wizard if you own it, or Google some guitar theory.
If you choose to take the few days off, the guitar will understand and be there when you return. Have a good trip.
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If you can’t figure out the name of the lesson for last Wednesday let me know. I screenshot all the lessons. It probably wouldn’t be till tomorrow that I’d get it to you, because I’m at the Outlaw Music Fest right now.
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That’s great @LoveMyHoodie . I finally organized most of my papers and put them in binders. I do much better with paper copies than relying on the computer. I’m just old school like that.
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Love your positivity @LoveMyHoodie . I’ve had a rough week, and it was nice to read your post. Thank you.
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@LoveMyHoodie I thought you did a fabulous job playing this, and especially picking on a 12 string. Happy new guitar day too! Have you showed off the guitar on the forums? What make/model? Photos?
So, you’re a perfectionist and an innovator (picks from a plastic coffee can lid. Were you an engineer?
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Awesome win! Not an easy lesson because of the syncopation and timing.
As a side note, when we typically respond to a post or a comment made by you or someone else, we want to notify them that they’ve been mentioned or there’s an answer to a post . To do this, we use an ampersand and their screen name (I.e. @loraine). However, there can’t be any spaces in the screen name. For instance, there’s a space between Ed and M. To fix this, go to your profile page and change your screen name. You could put a dash or an underscore between them, or put the M after Ed without the space, or you could come up with any other unique screen name. When someone responds to you then, you’ll receive a bell notification (top right bell shape), and it will take you right to the topic and response when you click on it.
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@Moose408 I’m not a computer person, so I can’t directly answer your question. Your best bet is to send a message to Support and ask them. Their link is at the bottom left. It will open up and you’ll click on chat. A message will go to Beronica, and she should be able to help.
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Please see attached exercises.
Chord and Finger Independence Exercises (attachments)
– when doing these, it’s more important to be precise rather than fast
To build speed with chord changes, put a metronome on and alternate between two chords tons of times. Strum on beat 1 for each chord (counting to 4)
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Love the backstory! Now you’ve got enough for a whole lotta picks! Enjoy!