Guitar Techniques

IMPROVE YOUR HYBRID PICKING

“One of the main benefits of the hybrid style is that it saves a lot of work for the picking hand”

Hybrid picking is a very economical method of playing guitar, as it uses fingerstyle in combination with a plectrum. This approach allows guitarists to enjoy the best of both worlds: the ability to use the plectrum to play fast lines using alternate, economy and sweep picking, but leaving the remaining pickinghand fingers free to capitalise on the fluid string jumping of fingerstyle technique.

Although often associated with country and bluegrass music, hybrid picking has become popular within other genres, including jazz and fusion styles as well

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