I recently noticed that someone had come to this site via a search for the term “circle picking.” Circle picking is a technique I’ve heard of but it’s been something of a mystery for me. I set out to find out more and am glad I did. It’s a cool little technique I want to play…… Continue reading Two types of circle picking
<<<Part 1 Edge Picking How we position the pick in relation to the strings can have a big effect on how fluidly we can play. One option has the pick parallel to the guitar string, as seen here. (Note: In the above photo I don’t mean to imply that you move you pick in the…… Continue reading A Survey of Guitar Picking, part 2
(Note: clicking on any diagram in the posts goes to a larger version.) Click here for Part 2 Guitar picking is certainly an oft written about topic, usually with the goal of demonstrating how to play fast. I recently realized that I—closing in my 3rd decade playing guitar—still didn’t have a very good handle on…… Continue reading A Survey of Guitar Picking, part 1
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