How to Pluck the Strings Smoothly in Three Steps

Hey guys, welcome to another fingerstyle lesson!

Today I am going to show you how to pluck the strings smoothly in three steps.

I am actually answering a question from one of my Patrons. Pam asked me why her plucking sounds more “staccato” (detached) than mine.

She’s also pointed out few things about the way I position my fingers so I thought it would be nice to make a lesson to help not only Pam but as many guitar players as possible.

In this lesson I am going to talk to you about the three most important aspects of fingerstyle plucking and I am going to share with you few tools that I use so that you should be able to learn how to pluck the strings smoothly.

How to effectively pluck the strings and how to finally get rid of the awful staccato/detached plucking.
The difference between plucking chords and plucking a melody and how to position the plucking hand based on what you are playing.
How to achieve a beautiful tone and a precise plucking technique with the “sweet plucking spot” and the “45 degree angle rule”.

This is not just a guitar lesson for beginners.

If you have been playing for a while and you feel you are stuck in a guitar rot chances are that you are probably plucking the strings incorrectly.

I hope this video answer your questions.