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Fingerpicking on Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style
PUBLISHED: Jul 15, 2013 UPDATED: Jan 23, 2020 • VIEWS: 24 • LESSON CODE: UL112t •
Instruments: ukulele Subjects: beginner • advanced • intermediate • technique • fingerpicking
Fingerpicking on Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style
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Alternating Thumb Fingerpicking Style on Ukulele - Foundation
The foundation of the Alternating Thumb style is - naturally the alternating thumb. This lesson demonstrates the alternating thumb on string four and three.
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Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style, 2nd Edition
Updated: Nov 15, 2019
Fingerstyle or Fingerpicking is the technique of playing by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or fingerpicks. Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style focuses on the alternating thumb fingerpicking style through a series of graduated lessons-chapters incorporating your index and middle fingers with the alternating thumb. NEW 2nd Edition
Alternating Thumb Fingerpicking on Ukulele Updated: Jan 1, 2003
This is the common alternating thumb and two finger strumming style utilizing the thumb, index and middle fingers. Commonly called “Travis” picking in the guitar world. This series of lessons explores and adapts this style to ukulele. Travis Picking is a finger-style made famous by Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. This style is commonly played on steel string acoustic guitars.
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