flat-picked
Not finger-style playing
Flat-picked describes a style of playing stringed instruments, especially guitar or mandolin, using a flat pick (plectrum) rather than fingerpicking.
The technique produces a bright, percussive tone favored in bluegrass, country, and folk music: a flat-picked melody on acoustic guitar.
The verb is flat-pick.
Plucking strings by hand
- plectrumString-plucking implement
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
melodic lines · precision · articulation · speed · accuracy · fretboard · dexterity
Plucked eight-string lute descendant
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- jam sessionInformal improvisational music gathering
breakdown · hoedown · Appalachian · old-time · acoustic · dreadnought · Martin · rhythm guitar
Music without lyrics
- fiddle tunesTraditional string melodies
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
- jigsSpirited folk dances
- hornpipesBrisk nautical folk dances
breakdowns · melody · arrangement · improvisation · variation · backup · rhythm · solos
fingerpicking
Plucking strings by hand
- plectrumString-plucking implement
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
tremolo · melodic lines · precision · articulation · speed · accuracy · fretboard · dexterity
mandolin
Plucked eight-string lute descendant
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
jam session · breakdown · hoedown · Appalachian · old-time · acoustic · dreadnought · Martin · rhythm guitar · Nashville
instrumentals
Music without lyrics
- fiddle tunesTraditional string melodies
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
- jigsSpirited folk dances
hornpipes · breakdowns · melody · arrangement · improvisation · variation · backup · rhythm · solos · covers
flat-pickedfingerpicked
Played strings by hand
fingerstyle · classical style · clawhammer · strummed · bowed
flat, pick, picked, picking, picks, picker, pickers, flats, flatten