ryanshanabarger
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Hello all,
I am still learning how to play, but I like the idea of finger picking little patterns. And Im going to have a 6-string ukulele. I know that typically these are used for strumming for volume/fullness etc.... But can anyone with a 6-string who DOES use it for fingerpicking talk to me about how they do it? I am not talking about fingerpicking melodies, just patterns.... Maybe it doesn't even need special attention for that.
Do you tune both strings to the same note? Or do you tune them an octave apart like normal but have a technique for fingerpicking?
For example, the kind of finger picking in this video, would it require some special technique to sound okay? Or is it going to be easy to play on a 6 string? As a worst case scenario I thought i could tune the two extra strings to the same note as it's twin, but then wouldn't the chords be kind of... unbalanced?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fomtyWQQkaU
Thanks for your help,
Ryan
I am still learning how to play, but I like the idea of finger picking little patterns. And Im going to have a 6-string ukulele. I know that typically these are used for strumming for volume/fullness etc.... But can anyone with a 6-string who DOES use it for fingerpicking talk to me about how they do it? I am not talking about fingerpicking melodies, just patterns.... Maybe it doesn't even need special attention for that.
Do you tune both strings to the same note? Or do you tune them an octave apart like normal but have a technique for fingerpicking?
For example, the kind of finger picking in this video, would it require some special technique to sound okay? Or is it going to be easy to play on a 6 string? As a worst case scenario I thought i could tune the two extra strings to the same note as it's twin, but then wouldn't the chords be kind of... unbalanced?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fomtyWQQkaU
Thanks for your help,
Ryan
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