fingerstyle

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fingerstyle (plural fingerstyles)

(music) A style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.

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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips. Eric Clapton

An extraordinary bond is immediately apparent as two guitars merge into one acoustic wall of sound, and their innovative, percussive flat-picking and hybrid fingerstyle techniques leave even astute listeners wondering where the drummer is. Source: Internet

As Pass made the transition from ensemble to solo guitar performance, he preferred to abandon the pick altogether, and play fingerstyle. Source: Internet

Singer-songwriter Kaukonen, meanwhile, continues to be revered for his mastery of fingerstyle guitar, which he teaches at annual guitar camps on his rustic Ohio ranch. Source: Internet

Felt and rubber picks are used to emulate a fingerstyle tone. Source: Internet

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