Right Hand Dexterity and Technique

Hopefully you’ve already read the “GUITAR PICKS” article, because we’re going to begin this lesson with picking.

Q: “What’s the best way to hold your pick?”

A: The ideal way would be to hold it between your index and thumb, with the point of the pick aiming at the body.

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* try holding the pick in the center-it’ll give you more control.

Your picking hand should be “anchored” when playing scales and single-note passages. This just means that your hand should be sitting on the bridge (or Low E string) of the guitar. Don’t try using your pinky to hold up your picking hand. It’s just plain wrong and other guitar players will point at you and laugh.

And NEVER try to play single note runs using what I call the “Claw Machine” technique. This is when a guitarist tries to play with their hand suspended in mid-air.

When strumming chords, your hand should move freely across the strings.

holding the pick, fingerstyle, “clawing”, RH tapping. pinch harmonics? CAR PICKUP SUV!!!!

downstrokes, up strokes, down up/up down, alternate picking, try playing each note 3X dud/udu

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