http://www.guitarbeginners.com Guitar & music lessons for absolute beginners and beyond Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:52:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/the-guitarist-right-hand-how-to-use-a-pick-also-called-a-plectrum/ http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/the-guitarist-right-hand-how-to-use-a-pick-also-called-a-plectrum/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:43:12 +0000 Amar Guerfi http://www.guitarbeginners.com/?p=12 The pick (also called plectrum) is held between the thumb and the index finger of the right hand. It can play the guitar string(s) in two different ways: either down-stroke, from top to bottom (noted ^ at the top of the tablature), or upwards, up-stroke (noted v at the top of the tablature). It is necessary to alternate these two picking directions, although certain guitar parts are played only with down-strokes.]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/absolute-beginners/the-guitarist-right-hand-how-to-use-a-pick-also-called-a-plectrum/feed/ 0 http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/shuffle-boogie-to-be-played-with-a-pick-or-the-fingers-pima/ http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/shuffle-boogie-to-be-played-with-a-pick-or-the-fingers-pima/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:19:07 +0000 Amar Guerfi http://www.guitarbeginners.com/?p=17 There are two possibilities with regard to the technique used for the right hand: you can either use your thumb for the bass and your fore finger and middle finger for the treble strings, OR you can use the pick to play down strokes on the bass and up strokes on the treble. For the [...]]]> http://www.guitarbeginners.com/intermediate/shuffle-boogie-to-be-played-with-a-pick-or-the-fingers-pima/feed/ 0