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== Bluesy Beating == | == Bluesy Beating == | ||
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| + | == Chicken Pickin == | ||
| + | <u>Chicken Pickin'</u> is a technique where you use the plectrum to pick the lower note of a double or triple stop, while using the middle or ring finger of the picking hand to pick the higher note(s). This is helpful for many reasons: | ||
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| + | * If the strings are not adjacent, you don't have to worry about muting the strings in between. | ||
| + | * When doing runs of double-stops, it's easier and faster to pluck the correct strings. | ||
| + | * The tone of the pick and fingers are slightly different, allowing greater expression. | ||
| + | * The finger can be used to quickly mute and pluck the string, allowing easy bluesy double-stops. | ||
== Homework == | == Homework == | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 26 December 2014
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Bluesy Beating
Chicken Pickin
Chicken Pickin' is a technique where you use the plectrum to pick the lower note of a double or triple stop, while using the middle or ring finger of the picking hand to pick the higher note(s). This is helpful for many reasons:
- If the strings are not adjacent, you don't have to worry about muting the strings in between.
- When doing runs of double-stops, it's easier and faster to pluck the correct strings.
- The tone of the pick and fingers are slightly different, allowing greater expression.
- The finger can be used to quickly mute and pluck the string, allowing easy bluesy double-stops.