complicated picking patterns

Triadobatrachus · #1 12-21-2010, 10:01 PM

Ive been playing for thirty years and decided to change to finger picking. I have my own ideas of what to practice. But i'm looking for suggestions on complicated picking patterns. What would you suggest?

voelker · #2 12-22-2010, 01:50 AM

I like to choose a pattern like 1,3,5,7 or 1,7,5,3 or 3,5,7,1 etc. and apply it to different chord or arpeggio inversions. It wont yield the funkiest sounds right off the bat, but you will be giving your fingers and your mind the agility to hit what ever note you want. When your tired of that, start adding half step approaches.

(ex.) for a dom7 chord, try approaching the 3rd from the b3rd... 1,b3,3,5,b7
or make the pattern longer by reversing it,
1,b3,3,5,b7,5,3,b3

monk · #3 12-22-2010, 02:13 AM

Guiliani's 120 Right Hand Studies should keep you busy for a while.

http://www.stormthecastle.com/classical_guitar/Collection/120studies-for-right-hand.pdf

Triadobatrachus · #4 12-22-2010, 02:36 AM

I left the word finger on accident as in finger picking patterns. Opps.

voelker · #5 12-22-2010, 02:49 AM

are talking about jazz or folk and country

markf · #6 12-22-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by monk

Guiliani's 120 Right Hand Studies should keep you busy for a while.

http://www.stormthecastle.com/classical_guitar/Collection/120studies-for-right-hand.pdf

thanks.

franco6719 · #7 12-22-2010, 08:25 AM

Rudy Guiliani classical studies? COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!

franco6719 · #8 12-22-2010, 08:26 AM

fingerpicking? It takes 9.000.00000000 years!!

FatJeff · #9 12-22-2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by franco6719

Rudy Guiliani classical studies? COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!

I take it you had trouble with these?

franco6719 · #10 12-22-2010, 08:44 AM

No, I didn't even try these actually. But I'm no fingerpicker. Almost certainly I would.

Dad3353 · #11 12-22-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FatJeff

I take it you had trouble with these?

Ok, but the OP asked for 'complicated picking patterns', not this beginner's stuff...

(Sorry, I'll get out of here now...)

Jazzpunk · #12 12-24-2010, 06:40 PM

Interesting thread.

docbop · #13 12-24-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by franco6719

Rudy Guiliani classical studies? COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!

Do em with pick and fingers and be a man!

franco6719 · #14 12-25-2010, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by docbop

Do em with pick and fingers and be a man!

Seriously, I have been considering taking the dive into fingerpicking since it seems almost essential to solo guitar playing. But I'm 43 years old and don't have a classical or acoustic guitar. Just a hollowbody. Is this a good starting place here or should I be looking for something more basic/more comprehensive? I could probably put one hour or a little more into a day.

franco6719 · #15 12-25-2010, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by docbop

Do em with pick and fingers and be a man!

Hmm...now that seems feasible as I look at them.

docbop · #16 12-25-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by franco6719

Hmm...now that seems feasible as I look at them.

Yes because he suggest the patterns be done starting with index finger, then start with middle finger. I grab a pick and it does the thumb parts and I use middle, ring finger.

I was never a finger picker, but I worked thru a few pages of the book both with fingers and pick and fingers and suddenly I got a reputation as a finger style rhythm guitarist and was picking up sessions and work due to it. I eventually worked thru the whole book. So it ends up being another tool in your guitarist toolbox.