Fretting-Hand Technique, Part 1

from: Advanced Flatpicking Guitar with Scott Nygaard

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Fretting-Hand Technique

Fretting-Hand Technique, Part 1

Fretting-Hand Technique, Part 2

Fretting-Hand Technique, Part 1

When working on playing cleaner and faster, flatpickers tend to focus on picking-hand technique rather than fretting-hand technique, but they are equally important. In this lesson, Scott gives you advice and some exercises on developing efficient fretting-hand technique, in particular on “finger planting” and keeping your hand in position above the frets.

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