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| JoeGamo05 |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 9:05:58 PM
does he use his pinky while fingerpicking? i've tried but i have a hard enough time tryin to incorperate my third finger into playing... sry for the spelling errors |
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| James M. |
Posted - 04/06/2004 : 3:01:45 PM
i try to incorporate every finger whenever i finger pick...might as well use what ive got... |
| Jamie M |
Posted - 04/05/2004 : 3:12:15 PM
I've tried that once in a while.. sometimes it's just convenient when you've got a base note and then four strings after to play the fourth with a pinky.. but I find it's too short to stay fluent, so generally I avoid it altogether. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 04/04/2004 : 3:57:49 PM
for picking? weird. |
| James M. |
Posted - 04/04/2004 : 1:16:04 PM
i find that i use my pinky every now and again... |
| dan p. |
Posted - 03/27/2004 : 5:29:11 PM
it's also useful to pick a chord and arpeggiate it with all three fingers. you can do it while you're watching tv or whatever. i've noticed it's actually a lot easier if you don't plant your pinky anywhere. |
| Jamie M |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 9:46:11 PM
I'm fairly positive he never does. Occasionally he uses the pinky to brace his hand above the strings, but that's it.
I know it can look like he's using it, but if you wiggle your first 3 fingers you should see your pinky wiggle too, try it.
If you're working on getting the third finger in practice, what I always used to do is hold a pencil upright on a table by pushing down on the top with your thumb, then spin the pencil with your 3 fingers. It was great in class, cause I didn't need a guitar with me. Give that a try. |
