Acoustic Guitar Lesson: To Pick Or Not To Pick?


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The acoustic guitar is a truly beautiful instrument.  Whether you’re a child or adult and regardless of whether you have previous experience with a musical instrument or not, you can learn to play the acoustic guitar in no time at all.  If you’re just getting started with the guitar, the best idea is to take lessons.  You will quickly learn there are many different tips and strategies that can help you with playing the guitar.
This is a decision that most people are not sure about and find difficult to make.  It all depends on what type of guitar playing you’re interested in.  There are different styles of guitar playing and the sound of a guitar will change depending on the pick used.  Flamenco guitarists for instance will rarely use picks because it does not produce a sound suitable for their style of music.
On the other hand if you want to play fast leads or scales you’re going to want to use a pick because you wouldn’t be able to do so with just fingertips or hard fingernails because it would hurt your fingers.  You’re basically more limited if you’re not using a pick.  You’re a lot more limited when you’re not using a pick because there are only so many melodies that you can play.  The sound is much sharper when using a pick and again more than anything it depends on the speed you’ll be playing the guitar at.
Strumming slow acoustic songs is fine without a pick.  Choose the right songs when you’re not using a pick and you should be fine.  The material of a pick will result in a different sound.  Common materials for picks include plastic, nylon and tortex.

The acoustic guitar is a truly beautiful instrument.  Whether you’re a child or adult and regardless of whether you have previous experience with a musical instrument or not, you can learn to play the acoustic guitar in no time at all.  If you’re just getting started with the guitar, the best idea is to take lessons.  You will quickly learn there are many different tips and strategies that can help you with playing the guitar.

This is a decision that most people are not sure about and find difficult to make.  It all depends on what type of guitar playing you’re interested in.  There are different styles of guitar playing and the sound of a guitar will change depending on the pick used.  Flamenco guitarists for instance will rarely use picks because it does not produce a sound suitable for their style of music.

On the other hand if you want to play fast leads or scales you’re going to want to use a pick because you wouldn’t be able to do so with just fingertips or hard fingernails because it would hurt your fingers.  You’re basically more limited if you’re not using a pick.  You’re a lot more limited when you’re not using a pick because there are only so many melodies that you can play.  The sound is much sharper when using a pick and again more than anything it depends on the speed you’ll be playing the guitar at.

Strumming slow acoustic songs is fine without a pick.  Choose the right songs when you’re not using a pick and you should be fine.  The material of a pick will result in a different sound.  Common materials for picks include plastic, nylon and tortex.

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