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Fingerstyle guitar

Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (plucking individual notes with a single plectrum, commonly called a "pick"). The term "fingerstyle" is something of a misnomer, since it is present in several…

North American tradition, Other acoustic styles & Electric guitar

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North American tradition

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Other acoustic styles

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Electric guitar

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Fingerstyle guitar → technique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips

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Fingerstyle guitaris atechnique of playing the guitar or bass guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips0.90text
the banjo.Music arranged for fingerstyle playing can include chordsinstance ofare also applied to similar string instruments0.80text
arpeggiosinstance ofare also applied to similar string instruments0.80text
dropped D are common.NotationFingerings for both hands are often given in detail in classical guitar music notationinstance ofaltered tunings0.80text
although players are also free to add to or depart from them as part of their own interpretationinstance ofaltered tunings0.80text
Ainstance ofFlamenco guitarists prefer keys0.80text
E that allow the use of open stringsinstance ofFlamenco guitarists prefer keys0.80text
and typically employ capos where a departure is required.Some specialized techniques includeinstance ofFlamenco guitarists prefer keys0.80text
Blind Blakeinstance ofThe first recorded examples were by players0.80text
Big Bill Broonzyinstance ofThe first recorded examples were by players0.80text
Skip Jamesinstance ofThe first recorded examples were by players0.80text
Blind Willie McTellinstance ofThe first recorded examples were by players0.80text

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