thumbpick
Digit-worn guitar accessory
A thumbpick is a small plectrum that fits over the thumb, used by guitarists and banjo players to pluck strings.
Unlike a flat pick held between fingers, the thumbpick attaches securely, freeing other fingers for fingerpicking patterns: He switched to a thumbpick for the Travis-picking section.
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
autoharp · dulcimer · acoustic · ukulele · bass · lap steel · twelve-string · archtop
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
- rollList of names
fiddle · Appalachia · old-time · string band · forward roll · backward roll · drive · syncopation
Plucking strings directly
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
pinch · brush stroke · downstroke · attack · precision · dexterity · snap · muting
banjo
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
steel guitar · autoharp · dulcimer · acoustic · ukulele · bass · lap steel · twelve-string · archtop · dreadnought
banjo
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
roll · fiddle · Appalachia · old-time · string band · forward roll · backward roll · drive · syncopation · breakdown
fingerstyle
Plucking strings directly
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
clawhammer · pinch · brush stroke · downstroke · attack · precision · dexterity · snap · muting · dynamics
plectrum
String-plucking implement
- fingerpickString-plucking finger attachment
- capoString-shortening clamp device
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
tuner · metronome · case · slide · nails · grip · plastic · metal · celluloid · tortoiseshell
- Banjosbanjo, tenor banjo, five-string, four-string, open-back
- fingerstyle guitarfingerpicking, fingerstyle, fingerpicks, arpeggio, arpeggios
- plectrumsplectrum, flatpick, fingerpick
- slide guitarslap steel, resonator, slide guitar, steel guitar, pedal steel guitar