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4-finger picking

Discussion in 'Technique [BG]' started by The_Pope, Jul 21, 2003.

  1. Jul 21, 2003 #1
    The_Pope

    The_Pope

    Jul 21, 2003
    Dallas, Oregon, US
    Greetings forum! i was recommended to this site from another forum when i asked if anyone could recommend me to some 4-finger picking exercises. I can play pretty quick with my index and middle fingers but i cant quite pound out the 64th notes like Jaco or Myung, so could someone help me out here?
     
  2. Jul 21, 2003 #2
    Pacman

    Pacman Layin' Down Time Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Apr 1, 2000
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
    I can't give you any excercises, but I can tell you that Jaco played with strictly two fingers.

    Practice.
     
  3. Jul 21, 2003 #3
    Byron Santo

    Byron Santo ByronSanto.com

    Jul 8, 2003
    New Orleans, LA USA
    Start these 4 finger patterns on one string. Then, when somewhat developed, start skipping strings. Play each 4 finger pattern per string for starters. Once the fingers are developed then you can start playing using a pattern to play over multiple strings.

    1/16 or 1/32 note patterns
    i-m-a-c
    c-m-a-i

    1/16 note triplet patterns
    i-m-a-c-m-a
    c-a-m-i-m-a

    To help develop a&c fingers you can also try these finger patterns

    i-a
    i-c
    m-a
    m-c
    a-c

    Try doing 1/4 or 1/8 notes on one string.

    Also check out my free lesson on Truefire.com on resistive practicing. This approach can really speed up you development.

    http://www.truefire.com/list.html?s...rby=x4y3&offset=0&item=4632&query=byron+santo

    Hope this Helps,
     
  4. Jul 21, 2003 #4
    jive1

    jive1 Commercial User

    Jan 16, 2003
    Alexandria,VA
    Owner/Retailer: Jive Sound
    Do you mean picking with thumb,index,middle,ring or index,middle,ring,pinky?
     
  5. Jul 21, 2003 #5
    Davehenning

    Davehenning

    Aug 9, 2001
    Los Angeles
    I have been studying with Matt Garrison and he has the 4-finger thing down cold. He also has a book coming out sometime in the fall that completely covers the 4-finger technique.
    He showed it to me and I must say, it looks pretty in-depth. Check his site for updates.



    His technique seems to generally (but not all the time) involve:

    Thumb-1st-2nd-3rd then repeat

    Hope this helpswww.garrisonjazz.com