Re: [tablatures] [OT]Jazz solo guitar, finger picking

[Patrick Horgan <phorgan1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick Schmidt wrote:
> So you might have to switch positions of your right hand. I actually use r/a quite a lot, for example for tremolo picking or if the succession of fingers would be awkward. It's more natural to use the outer fingers for the upper strings. Sometimes it even sounds better to me to use the a finger. In Jazz your right hand technique depends on the number of fingers you got left.;-) (Some Jazz players are supposed to have adjusted their playing technique after burning or losing some fingers.)
You're talking about Django Reinhardt (I wish I could play like him), 
but it was his left hand.  He only had full mobility on two fingers, but 
he used all four as you can see in many pictures of him playing.

>  Some jazz players use some sort of classical technique. Some others use only pim/Tim. Some use T/p an awful lot. It depends on the strings you're playing on, the tempo of the piece and the sound you want to achieve.
>
> HTH,
> patrick
>   

I agree with everything everyone else says.  I'm a mediocre jazz 
guitarist that plays usually without a pick, but I know many good jazz 
guitarists many of whom play without picks.  They tend to be more 
flexible in which fingers play what string in what circumstance than 
classical guitarists, who follow methods when learning that spell out 
exactly what they should do.  Although the thumb tends to play the lower 
pitched three strings with the other fingers handling the lower three, 
that's just because there's more movement on the lower three.  When 
playing music with more movement in the  lower pitched strings, the  
fingers naturally move up.  The little finger is usually not used on the 
right hand (but I know one guy!)  Arpeggios in fours are tima, and 
arpeggios in threes are tim, blah, blah, blah.  If you do what feels 
right, you'll be fine.


Patrick who is not the other Patrick, but has the same cool name;)