fingerpicking
fingerpicking — noun
1. a way of playing the guitar by plucking the strings one at a time with the finge
a way of playing the guitar by plucking the strings one at a time with the fingertips and thumb, instead of using a pick
Valentina practised fingerpicking every evening until her fingertips grew sore.
Henry played a fingerpicking version of the lullaby that made his baby sister smile.
fingerpicking + version/arrangement of [song]
Kofi's fingerpicking teacher told him to relax his wrist and breathe slowly.
Kabir recorded a short fingerpicking piece and sent it to his grandmother in Mumbai.
Eve found that fingerpicking hurt less than holding a flat pick for hours.
- fingerstyle
broadly interchangeable; fingerstyle can also refer to classical guitar techniques beyond folk and country patterns
- Travis picking
a specific alternating-bass fingerpicking pattern named after Merle Travis, not a general synonym
- flatpicking
playing with a flat pick held between thumb and fingers instead of plucking directly with the fingertips
- strumming
brushing across several strings at once to produce chords, rather than plucking individual strings
用法筆記
Often used as a modifier before nouns like pattern, style, technique, or arrangement. Contrast with flatpicking, where the musician holds a thin pick between thumb and fingers to strike individual strings rather than plucking them directly.