That's not unusual. Work on muting techniques. If you've got those strings muted, they won't sound. If you hear anything it will be a percussive sound that will sound cool anyway.
Does anyone have any tips when strumming? I have trouble struming only certain strings. Like in Nirvana's smells like teen spirit at one part you only strum strings A, D, G. But I keep hitting Low E too. Also at another part I am only supposed to strum E, A, D, but i keep hitting G too.
That's not unusual. Work on muting techniques. If you've got those strings muted, they won't sound. If you hear anything it will be a percussive sound that will sound cool anyway.
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It just comes with practice. Lot's of practice. I struggle with those issues as well. Just keep practicing, you will develop better picking accuracy. You recognize it is an issue, but don't fixate on it. Just play, play, play.
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You can wrap your thumb around, deaden it with your middle finger or try nudging it with your index. I do a mix of 1 and 3 depending on what my hands do. It alllllllllllll takes time though.
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Markb, u talking about Euclid because he said " There is no royal road to geometry"
I find my strumming to be more precise when I play without a pick. It's much simpler and more efficient when it comes to just hitting specific strings. As Hubert Sumlin said, "I don’t need a pick because I got five fingers. How can one pick compete?" He seemed to know what he was doing so I try to make it work for me.
I come from a bass playing background where I only used my fingers. Since taking up the guitar I also find I strum much better without a pick, I'm much more accurate and rhythmic using my index finger curled as if I'm holding a pick. Lead lines are a nightmare with a finger though! I can't place why but as soon as I use a pick to strum my accuracy goes out the window.
I'm sure I would probably still play bass better with a pick but I just don't get on with the sound. I love my bass to have that woody thump that I just can't seem to get with a pick.
I keep thinking I need to learn how to play guitar with a pick but I feel a bit better about it now I know I'm not the only one that finger strums.
Thx for the replies, I have been practicing and it has been getting easier to just pluck certain strings.
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Here's a useful picking lesson from Pebber Brown