07 February 2010 ~ 0

The Art and Science of Picking for the Jazz Guitar

The Art and Science of Picking for the Jazz Guitar

Contrary to popular opinion, picking is the most difficult technical skill on the jazz guitar. Since the fingering hand is visually impressive, most guitar players think more and work harder on the fingering hand than they do on the picking hand.

Let’s break down picking into its most basic components. There are only 2 pick strokes [...]

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