Touch, Dynamics, and Accents

All over the internet, whenever someone asks how to sound like some famous artist, you'll read "Tone is in the fingers." It's true. There's more to playing than putting your fingers on the right frets and plucking the right strings. We already covered how to cleanly fret and play notes in Basic Technique. Other technique lessons on legato, bending, and vibrato will help add flair to notes. We also alluded to good right hand technique and the various methods to alter tone and dynamics in picking. Here we will expound upon right hand technique.

This is mainly designed for single note or small chord playing - generally riffing or lead. This is less important for strumming chords, which is more focused on rhythm.

Recap on Picking Technique

Let's start with a recap on picking. The pick should be pointing towards the face of the guitar