[peterml]

When I play acustic guitar I very seldom use a pick. What I do instead is that I alternate between plucking ( ? ) chords with all my four right hand fingers and strum them with almost my entire hand. Clapton uses a very similar technique when he plays key to the highway. Have you got any idea of what it`s called?

cheers

Peter

[lyra14]

Good question, not so sure myself. Sounds nice, doesn't it?

[peterml]

Good question, not so sure myself. Sounds nice, doesn't it?

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yeah

[RICH.J]

I alternate between plucking ( ? ) chords with all my four right hand fingers

Do you mean getting your nails right underneath the strings, and sort of rotating your handupwards? Each string pings back one at a time?

I want to know what it's called too.

[wannalearn01]

Combo of travis picking(more than one string at a time) then just strumming. It can add a good rhytme...try tying the timing of the plucked chords with the beat, even add a little slap with the finger...its nice not to need a drum to keep a rhytme.

There is one that clapton does that looks like his hand "splashes" on the strings...can't rememeber the name, but his he flicks all four of his fingers forward, or down, using yout nail for a very bright tone...when you finger pick/strum...you can make things sound a lot better in my honest opinion. Just b.c if you barely miss a chord, it will sound half way okay, but with a pick...it'll just sound bad.

[nightnday]

that's a classical Spanish way of playing. If you were playing Flamingo (or is it flamenco?) you would use it. Sorry can't help with the name but that's the style.

[dadfad]

that's a classical Spanish way of playing. If you were playing Flamingo (or is it  flamenco?) you would use it. Sorry can't help with the name but that's the style.

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It's also an old-time Appalachian playing techniques called "clawhammer" or "flailing" (frequently used in old-time banjo as well).

[nightnday]

that's a classical Spanish way of playing. If you were playing Flamingo (or is it  flamenco?) you would use it. Sorry can't help with the name but that's the style.

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It's also an old-time Appalachian playing techniques called "clawhammer" or "flailing" (frequently used in old-time banjo as well).

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Hmmm... interesting.

[improviduto]

i just call it "that thing i learned when i was in that hispanic band"

you lead with your pinky going down and up. the practice technique (that doesn't require a guitar is this)

make a fist
stick out your pinky
stick you your ring finger (w/pinky still out)
stick out your middle finger (w/pinky & ring still out)
stick out your index finger and retract middle, ring, and pinky at the same time
stick out pinky and retract index at the same time
repeat

eventually you'll learn to make a wave with your fingers, all lead by the pinky. when you downstrum, you push your fingers out and move your hand down. when you upstrum, you pull up an sort of curl your hand up. it makes more sense if you mount your thumb on the soundboard for use as an axis. should give you the general idea.

i should get my buddy to video record me because i'm asked how to do this all the time.