ripock
Well-known member
I've been listening to some John Fahey guitar CD's and watching Justin Johnson on youtube, and I want their ability to play a droning bass line with the thumb whilst picking with the other fingers.
But how does one go about that?
I've looked at a few things and the advice is to practice. However that's pointless. It is like saying, "you want to beat Lebron James? Just score more points than him." The goal is obvious but the problem involves how do you achieve that goal? In terms of the droning bass line, the goal is obvious: the player just keeps it going while he or she plays the melody. Easy Peasy, right? However, what steps does one take to approach that goal?
To that end, has anyone run across a systematic approach to teach the thumb to just keep on keeping on while the other fingers pick the melody?
But how does one go about that?
I've looked at a few things and the advice is to practice. However that's pointless. It is like saying, "you want to beat Lebron James? Just score more points than him." The goal is obvious but the problem involves how do you achieve that goal? In terms of the droning bass line, the goal is obvious: the player just keeps it going while he or she plays the melody. Easy Peasy, right? However, what steps does one take to approach that goal?
To that end, has anyone run across a systematic approach to teach the thumb to just keep on keeping on while the other fingers pick the melody?