"Picado" 2 (Picking) Tecnique. Lesson 5

Remember...


Instructions for "Picado" Techique

1 Place the right hand in the proper position with the fingers perpendicular to the guitar's sounding board. Extend the fingers and use the thumb to balance the hand.

2 Begin by alternating between the middle and index fingers with smooth, silky movements. Imagine the two fingers are in a dance and each step is a note.

3 Slide the flesh of the fingertip along the strings on the rest stroke. The resulting sound is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the picado technique.

4 Pluck with the nail. The flamenco guitar player's fingernails are used as finger picks.

5 Rest the finger on the next string to be played. Positioning the fingers in the blink of an eye is a prerequisite for any guitar playing style, but it is especially important in the energetic flamenco picado playing style.