mikelz777
Well-known member
I learned to chunk (somewhat) by accident while practicing chord progressions. I was able to reproduce the effect practicing chords but have yet to be able to successfully use it in a song where it sounds nice rather than forced, halting and clunky.
While playing around earlier today, I was strumming with my index finger as usual and holding my thumb in the same position as if I was holding a pick. I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing and my strumming hand started rolling inward so my thumb was hitting the strings as I strummed giving it a chunking sound. Does anyone out there chunk with their thumb rather than with the pad of their hand? Is this chunking or some other technique? I'll have to play around with it some more but it seems to come to me more naturally than using the pad of my hand.
While playing around earlier today, I was strumming with my index finger as usual and holding my thumb in the same position as if I was holding a pick. I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing and my strumming hand started rolling inward so my thumb was hitting the strings as I strummed giving it a chunking sound. Does anyone out there chunk with their thumb rather than with the pad of their hand? Is this chunking or some other technique? I'll have to play around with it some more but it seems to come to me more naturally than using the pad of my hand.