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Thread #142200 Message #3276499
Posted By: Bobert
19-Dec-11 - 08:46 AM
Thread Name: Help with Townes Van Zandt Blues Playing
Subject: RE: Help with Townes Van Zandt Blues Playing
Sound like claw hammer picking with thumb and two fingers with the 2nd finger alternating... I play blues and his picking and mine are somewhat similar... I kinda trust my picking hand to figure it out and the involvement of the 2nd finger isn't all that mathematical and sometimes "Mr. Hand" will surprise me with throwing in a 3rd finger right behind the 2nd...
Don't confuse "claw hammer" geetar picking with banjo playing however because they are cousins rather than twins...