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Pick & Hand Fundamentals

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Step 2 of 4 in Basic Right Hand

  1. 1 Guitar Pick Hand Study
  2. 2 Pick & Hand Fundamentals — you are here
  3. 3 Intro to Alternate Picking Up next
  4. 4 Pick Hand Exercise
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This is an oldie but a goodie! We'll discuss what type of flatpick to use and basic pick hand fundamentals to help with accuracy and speed!

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  1. SlowHandSteve ·

    Third time coming back to this lesson over two years. It's amazing what shows up when you're ready for it.

  2. Nate Overby ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  3. FifthStringFred ·

    Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.

  4. Wes Pittman ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  5. Curtis Rhodes ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  6. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

  7. Sam Whitlock ·

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

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