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GrandadRob
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GrandadRob
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Joined: 07/06/20
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03/07/2022 6:45 pm

Hi

Did Lisa Mcormack's lessons on fingerpicking which I enjoyed - but I'm a little confused. All of the different patterns she showed used thumb and 2 fingers - with the thumb mainly used on bottom 4 strings. Then I came across Caren Armstrong who was teaching fingerpicking using thumb and 3 fingers. I think I prefer the 3 finger approach but after learning with 2 fingers am struggling a little to train my old brain to learn the new way. My question is - is it worth the effort to change to 3 finger method or should I just stick on what I have already learnt.

As an aside - most instructors can be asked questions direct - wondered why Caren doesn't have her own place for forum questions

Regards

Rob