How To Get The PERFECT Picking HAND Position For FINGERSTYLE Guitar

[@jeffrey3498]

Excellent lesson! This is a challenge all finger players have to address, sooner or later. Thank you!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@jeffrey3498, you are veyr welcome! And yes, the sooner the better :)

[@shredco1498]

Great video! I'm so glad I did this from the get go! 😁

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@shredco1498, glad you liked the video :)

[@michealbiagioni7860]

Could you let ne know the model of the Guild guitar you played in this lesson. It looks a bit smaller than standard and just what I'm looking for. Great lesson by the way. I've subscribed. Thanks

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@michealbiagioni7860, glad you liked the lesson and thanks for the sub, much appreciated! The guitar is a Guild S4CE :)

[@treelaxing6761]

Hey, I’ve got a question. How am I supposed to pick the D string with the index finger? Am I allowed to, because there’s this song I’m learning that requires me to play in an ascending order from the E string to the B string, do I just shift my Index finger, Middle finger, & ring finger upwards?

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@treelaxing6761, in short, there are no rules, just guidelines :) You can pick the D string with any finger, it comes down to the context. This video is more about getting your hand in the right position over finger choice, although you can use it as a starting point to jump off from regarding finger choice. You can shift the index, middle, and ring fingers up and down the strings to suit, but again, it's hard to suggest a fingering for your situation because I don't have any context.

[@treelaxing6761]

@@acousticguitarlessons Thanks for replying, will try it later today.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@treelaxing6761 you are welcome!

[@rouleslite5312]

Great instruction for me. But why don't we use the full fingers like classic.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@rouleslite5312, can you clarify what you mean by "full fingers?"

[@Youreout]

I like it. Many thanks!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@Youreout, you are very welcome! :)

[@jimmunro2136]

I only use 2 fingers... Is that OK.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@jimmunro2136, yes. I prefer to have my ring finger on hand (no pun intended), but there are plenty of incredible fingerpickers who only use the thumb and 2 fingers :)

[@jimmunro2136]

@acousticguitarlessons I am a 76 year old "relearner." I used to accompany my wife at folks festivals etc. I held down a full-time job as an underground miner and that allowed flexibility with time to play at these events. I used a folk/classic type picking e.g. thumb and three fingers. My guitar was stolen 25 years ago, and life kinda took over, and my wife bought me a new guitar last year and I have been working on travis style picking and got into the habit of just using 2 fingers.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@jimmunro2136 great you are back to your guitar playing. Let me know how you get on with it :)