YUNI
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Hey y'all, so when I started fingerpicking on the ukulele I would do it over the soundhole area, but in videos I've seen people kind of fingerpicking up along the neck so I decided to try that.
After a while, I found that I can play faster fingerpicking over the neck, and I think it's because when I play over the soundhole, there is more space under the strings so my fingers tend to "hook" more around each one, if that makes sense
Maybe because I have super short nails (basically no nails, haha) on my right hand so I pluck with too much of the whole fingerpad/top of the finger area?
Anyway, when I play over the neck, the space under the string is more shallow so my fingers just brush the wood instead of hooking under the string. It feels like it requires less effort to play each note, and allows me to move more quickly without my fingers tiring out or feeling like they are getting stuck in the strings. The best way I can describe it is like the feeling of wading through mud vs wading through shallow water.
Has anyone else had this experience or does this sound weird. Maybe it comes down to playing with a lighter touch?
After a while, I found that I can play faster fingerpicking over the neck, and I think it's because when I play over the soundhole, there is more space under the strings so my fingers tend to "hook" more around each one, if that makes sense
Maybe because I have super short nails (basically no nails, haha) on my right hand so I pluck with too much of the whole fingerpad/top of the finger area?
Anyway, when I play over the neck, the space under the string is more shallow so my fingers just brush the wood instead of hooking under the string. It feels like it requires less effort to play each note, and allows me to move more quickly without my fingers tiring out or feeling like they are getting stuck in the strings. The best way I can describe it is like the feeling of wading through mud vs wading through shallow water.
Has anyone else had this experience or does this sound weird. Maybe it comes down to playing with a lighter touch?