The songs I like to listen to on youtube the most are the instrumentals showing off combinations of finger picking and strumming (sometimes plucking one string, sometimes multiples ones together, sometimes strumming a chord) - all blended together.
Is there a specific name for this style I don't know about (so I can google it).
Is it "finger picking" or "fingerpicking" ?!?
A couple of months ago, I looked up videos on how to strum and found many of them with different methods & different ways to learn to get nice clear strums. Now I'm looking up the same for finger picking, but the results I get are all beginner picking *patterns*.
I'm still struggling (still = 2-3 weeks of practice only) to get nice consistent same volume notes using all 4 fingers. I'm trying hovering my hand, balancing on my pinky... over the sound hole, over the fret board... using different parts of my fingers & fingertips.. I'm growing out my nails to see if that will help..
Anyone have specific video links that cover just "correct" ways to pluck notes?
Kind of hoping that if I keep playing I'll eventually hit something that works for me (kind of when it took me weeks to get a good Bb chord - I just bar everything with my index and have started holding my uke closer to the 45 degree angle on that one).
I tend to strum above the body on the neck (tenor uke), and pick on the bottom of the fret board. Picking over the next digs deep lines into my forearm & starts to hurt (and I'm using a strap too). Anyone have any experience with arm rests and if they make a difference?
Thanks for any help!
Is there a specific name for this style I don't know about (so I can google it).
Is it "finger picking" or "fingerpicking" ?!?
A couple of months ago, I looked up videos on how to strum and found many of them with different methods & different ways to learn to get nice clear strums. Now I'm looking up the same for finger picking, but the results I get are all beginner picking *patterns*.
I'm still struggling (still = 2-3 weeks of practice only) to get nice consistent same volume notes using all 4 fingers. I'm trying hovering my hand, balancing on my pinky... over the sound hole, over the fret board... using different parts of my fingers & fingertips.. I'm growing out my nails to see if that will help..
Anyone have specific video links that cover just "correct" ways to pluck notes?
Kind of hoping that if I keep playing I'll eventually hit something that works for me (kind of when it took me weeks to get a good Bb chord - I just bar everything with my index and have started holding my uke closer to the 45 degree angle on that one).
I tend to strum above the body on the neck (tenor uke), and pick on the bottom of the fret board. Picking over the next digs deep lines into my forearm & starts to hurt (and I'm using a strap too). Anyone have any experience with arm rests and if they make a difference?
Thanks for any help!