What is the name of this picking technique?

[pcf]

chicken picken

 

[skyinthecity]

I used to do the standard 'one finger per string' technique for fingerpicking. Recently, I started doing this alternating picking with only the thumb and forefinger for single line riffs. It is has a similar feel to alternating up and down strokes with a plectrum and I seem to be able to pick single lines faster this way.

Please comment and share your thoughts!



-Yukio

Thats how I play single note stuff too! I don’t know if it has a name or not..

 

[Yukio]

chicken picken

That's what I wanted to call it, too. But others seemed to differ. How can we know who is right?

 

[anthonyg]

Chicken picking, is where you hold a pick between your thumb and finger, and pick in both directions, PLUS, use a couple of fingers for the treble strings as well.
The picking in question from Yukio, kind of has a Chicken picking vibe, yet I believe what sets it apart from chicken picking is that he's not picking in both directions with his thumb.