Welcome to my World
Name : Michael Sachin
Place : India
DOB : 29th sep 1979
"Not in the clamor of the crowded street,
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng,
But in ourselves are triumph and defeat."
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Want to learn some Guitar Basics?? Read
on...
How to use a guitar pick
Learning to use a guitar pick can be extremely awkward. Here
are some guidelines to help you learn to use a pick easily and
effectively.
Difficulty
Level: easy Time Required: 10 minutes
Here's How:
Open your picking hand, and turn the palm to face you.
Close your hand to make a very loose fist. Your thumb should remain
beside your index finger.
Rotate your hand until you are looking at it's profile, with your
thumb's knuckle facing you.
With your other hand, slide your guitar pick between your thumb and
index finger. The pick should be approximately located behind the
knuckle of the thumb.
Be sure the pointed end of the pick is pointing directly away from
your fist, and is protruding by about a half an inch. Hold the pick
firmly.
Position your picking hand over the soundhole of your acoustic
guitar, or over the body of your electric guitar. Your picking hand,
with thumb knuckle still facing you, should hover over the strings.
Do not rest your picking hand on the strings or body of the guitar.
Using your wrist for motion (rather than your entire arm), strike
the sixth (lowest) string of your guitar in a downward motion. If the
string rattles excessively, try striking the string a bit softer, or
with less of the pick surface.
Now, pick the sixth string in an upwards motion.
Repeat the process several times. Try and minimize motion in your
picking hand: one short picking stroke downwards, then one short picking
stroke upwards. This process is referred to as "alternate picking"
Try the same exercise on the fifth, fourth, third, second, and first
strings. Play any scales you know using this alternate picking method
(down, up, down, up, etc.)
Tips:
Holding the pick in this manner will invariably feel awkward at
first. You will initially have to pay special attention to your picking
hand whenever you play guitar.
Try and create fluidity in your alternate picking. Your downstrokes
should sound virtually identical to your upstrokes.
Pay attention to the rhythm you are playing when picking. Are your
upstrokes and downstrokes identical rhythmically? Practice until they
are.
