fingerstyle
No pick needed
Fingerstyle is a guitar technique where the strings are plucked directly with the fingernails or fingertips rather than with a pick.
The approach allows playing melody, harmony, and bass lines simultaneously, making it essential for classical guitar and common in folk, blues, and acoustic arrangements: He learned fingerstyle to play Travis picking patterns.
Removing by tugging
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- thumbpickingGuitar technique using digit
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- tappingRepeated light striking
harmonics · tremolo · hammer-on · pull-off · legato · staccato · dynamics · polyphony
Synthetic textile polymer
- acousticRelating to sound
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
saddle · nut · mahogany · rosewood · spruce · cedar · luthier · cutaway
Stressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
upbeat · cadence · pulse · swing · shuffle · rubato · polyrhythm · phrasing
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- warmthHeat you feel
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- clarityState of being understandable
articulation · timbre · attack · decay · overtones · woody · mellow · crisp
Open-handed blow
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- knockStrike-produced sound
- body percussionSounds from striking oneself
- ghost notesSofter notes between accents
plucking
Removing by tugging
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- thumbpickingGuitar technique using digit
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
tapping · harmonics · tremolo · hammer-on · pull-off · legato · staccato · dynamics · polyphony · counterpoint
nylon
Synthetic textile polymer
- acousticRelating to sound
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
bridge · saddle · nut · mahogany · rosewood · spruce · cedar · luthier · cutaway · parlor
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
downbeat · upbeat · cadence · pulse · swing · shuffle · rubato · polyrhythm · phrasing · timing
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- warmthHeat you feel
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
clarity · articulation · timbre · attack · decay · overtones · woody · mellow · crisp · rich
slap
Open-handed blow
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- knockStrike-produced sound
- body percussionSounds from striking oneself
ghost notes · muting · palm mute · thump · snap · beat · soundboard
- acoustic musicfolk, acoustic guitar, acoustic set, bluegrass, unplugged set
- guitar techniquesshredding, fingerpicking, bends, arpeggios, hammer-on
- playing techniquespicking, arpeggiated, fingerpicking, spiccato, block chords
- bass techniqueswalking bass, slap bass, pizzicato, arco, plucking
- fingerstyle guitarfingerpicking, thumbpick, thumb picks, arpeggio, arpeggios
- Guitarelectric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, guitar string, guitar strap
fingerstyleflatpicking
Individual notes via pick
strumming · power chords · rhythm guitar · chunking · shredding
style, finger, fingers, fingerprint, stylist, fingernail, fingered, stylus, fingerprints