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Old 01-10-2010, 12:22 PM
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Please help fingerstyle technique

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Let me see how i explain this...

When i play fingerstyle and i start on the Top E string playing a chromatic scale going down i start

Index middle index middle etc..


But when i start at the bottom lets say G string i start Middle INdex..

THe opposite..

Does this matter?


It seems when i fret with my pinky on my left hand i automatically pluck with my middle finger always..


Does anyone understand what im saying?

As long as my techinque is consistent it shouldnt really matter if i change the motion ascending or descending right?
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Old 01-11-2010, 06:48 AM
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It doesn't really matter.

What matters is that "bottom" is the E string and you're "going up" to the G string, which is "top". Always speak with pitch in mind.
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Old 01-11-2010, 02:20 PM
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It doesn't really matter as long as your dynamics are coinsistant.

But ideally you ought to be able to start on either finger as a matter of deliberate choice.
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