fingerpickings
Guitarists' digit technique
Fingerpickings are instances or styles of fingerpicking—a guitar technique where individual strings are plucked with the fingers rather than strummed with a pick.
The term often refers to specific passages or arrangements played this way: His fingerpickings on that folk album are intricate and beautiful.
The style is associated with folk, blues, and classical guitar traditions.
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- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
- thumbpickDigit-worn string striker
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
rolls · patterns · tremolo · hammer-ons · pull-offs · slap · muting · syncopation
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- balladNarrative poem or song
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
mandolin · Appalachian · Piedmont · ragtime · country blues · Celtic · troubadour · roots
Relating to sound
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- stringsThin flexible lines
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
resonator · parlor · dreadnought · fretboard · soundhole · saddle · fingerstyle · capo
Skillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
accuracy · control · independence · muscle memory · practice · fluency · touch · sensitivity
plucking
Removing by tugging
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
- thumbpickDigit-worn string striker
pinch · rolls · patterns · tremolo · hammer-ons · pull-offs · slap · muting · syncopation · independence
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- balladNarrative poem or song
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
fiddle · mandolin · Appalachian · Piedmont · ragtime · country blues · Celtic · troubadour · roots · traditional
acoustic
Relating to sound
classical · resonator · parlor · dreadnought · fretboard · soundhole · saddle · fingerstyle · capo · tuning
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
finesse · accuracy · control · independence · muscle memory · practice · fluency · touch · sensitivity · hand position
Joni Mitchell
fingerpickingsstrumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
flatpicking · strums · power chords · chunking · downstrokes