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Workshop: The Right Hand. What’s an intermediate?. Beginner Intermediate Expert. What do you use?. Finger downstrum , all beats ? Thumb downstrum ? Felt pick down? Felt pick down and up ? Fingernails down, thumbnail up? Wrist swivel or all from the elbow?
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What’s an intermediate? Beginner Intermediate Expert
What do you use? • Finger downstrum, all beats? • Thumb downstrum? • Felt pick down? • Felt pick down and up? • Fingernails down, thumbnail up? • Wrist swivel or all from the elbow? • T, 1, 2 on individual strings?
Coverage Strum options Patterns Partials (note-chording)
Three-finger grab • Pull out on all 4 beats • Thumb, then 3-grab for 3/4
Three-Finger Grab C Where it began,F I can't begin to knowC G7 But then I know it's growing strong .
C Was in the springF And spring became the summerC G7 Who'd have believed you'd come along
C Am Hands, touchin' handsG7 F G7 Reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you
C F Sweet Caroline G7 Good times never seemed so goodC F I've been inclined G7 To believe they never would F C Oh now, Sweet Caroline
Three learnable techniques The Grab Thumb, then grab The Pattern—or Roll
A pattern: T-2-T-1, outside in T T 1 2 Picking pattern: T1T2
A pattern: T-2-T-1, outside in T T 1 2 Prop your pinkie!
Partials (note-chording) • You’re playing two notes of the chord • Simultaneously (a grab), or • Consecutively (a tickle) • Handy for running to next chord • Good for endings • In group play, decide who’s doing what to avoid clashing.
Grab run (f to f) baritone (c to c) 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 Tickle it—good for endings
grab run (C to F) baritone (g to c) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2
grab run (F to C) baritone (c to g) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2
grab run (G7 to C) 1 2 1 2 3 2 >C 3 2
grab run (C to A7) baritone (g to e7) 1 1 2 1 2 1 2