Basic Fingerpicking (for Banjitar or Guitar)

A short demo of basic fingerpicking. This is shown on a 6-string banjo, but it is tuned just like a guitar. If you are a guitar player, it’ll work for you, too.

[darz]

Tring to use a tubby, ringy 5 string banjo to play jazz is like driving a school bus in a Nascar race.

[RockStarOscarStern]

The 12 String Guitar can do it too, because wearing finger picks makes it easier to strike both strings per pair.

[JohnMolloy-nj]

I have been practicing the short drill you suggested in your video and have been trying to build in chord changes to avoid monotony. Which 4 strings do you pick for a C Chord?

[mayrmccheez]

Thanks, I have a 6 string, with in person lessons starting this month. This has been one of the best videos on learning picking I've seen

I see you're not using finger picks, is there a reason?

[JohnMolloy-nj]

Do you have a sequence in your videos that follow through after the basic finger picking video?