I seem to struggle with a pick for some reason, my whole wrist seems too tight maybe gripping pick too tightly so doesn’t seem to rotate and pick drags under the strings on upstroke. I will keep practicing.
I’m a long-time primarily pick player, and I’ve found that strumming without a pick is a nice option in smaller intimate sessions when I want less volume. I like to strum downstrokes with the fingernails of all four non-thumb fingers and upstrokes with the fingernail of my thumb. Sometimes, when I want a very mellow sound, I like to strum both down and upstrokes with the pad of my thumb a la Wes Montgomery. There really are a lot of possibilities for different kinds of tones to be had.
Super cool, thanks!! One thing I struggle a bit with is my pick sonetimes spinning/rotating a bit after strumming a while, and I have to stop and reorient it in my hand. Anyone have tips to help with that?
I'm a complete beginner and I've never had a pick fly out of my hands, is it really that common because half the video is about picks flying out of the hand
I somehow developed a weird habit of strumming as if I’m holding a pick by pinching my index and thumb together. Do you think I need to correct this as a bad technique?
I seem to struggle with a pick for some reason, my whole wrist seems too tight maybe gripping pick too tightly so doesn’t seem to rotate and pick drags under the strings on upstroke. I will keep practicing.
Thanks for sharing the tip on using the pick and finger at the same time. Love it!
you're welcome! Hope you can use it
awesome help Jonathan. This will take some practice of course but I appreciate the lesson
you're welcome! Glad it was helpful for you!
I’m a long-time primarily pick player, and I’ve found that strumming without a pick is a nice option in smaller intimate sessions when I want less volume. I like to strum downstrokes with the fingernails of all four non-thumb fingers and upstrokes with the fingernail of my thumb. Sometimes, when I want a very mellow sound, I like to strum both down and upstrokes with the pad of my thumb a la Wes Montgomery. There really are a lot of possibilities for different kinds of tones to be had.
Loved this Lesson! Thank you Coach!
You're so welcome!
Thank u Jonathan for this. Brilliant xx
you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed
using a finger and a pick produce totally different sounds so maybe it depends on the song you are playing that determines which you use?
true. Yes the song and style have a lot to do with the choice you make
Excellent! Thank you.
You are welcome!
Super cool, thanks!!
One thing I struggle a bit with is my pick sonetimes spinning/rotating a bit after strumming a while, and I have to stop and reorient it in my hand. Anyone have tips to help with that?
you're welcome. They make picks with grip pads on them. Maybe that would help you
I'm a complete beginner and I've never had a pick fly out of my hands, is it really that common because half the video is about picks flying out of the hand
thank u!!!
I somehow developed a weird habit of strumming as if I’m holding a pick by pinching my index and thumb together. Do you think I need to correct this as a bad technique?
No, I don't think that's a bad habit. If it works for you, there's nothing wrong with that
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