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As everyone has pointed out, fingerstyle requires closely clipped nails on your fingering hand, though it often helps to have long ones on the plucking hand. Fingering takes a while to learn; beginners seem content with just slapping the entire thing down, barre-style, but this isn't very delicate and the tone's not fabulous; careful and delicate fingering, good use of variety and techinques such as hammering on can all make a really effective sound. Don't forget to move the picking hand in circular fashions to make picking easier, too. Finally, a subtle touch of vibrato always comes in handy. Keep the fingering hand subtle and the wrist flexible, and you'll be fine. Hell, Django did it with only three fingers. |
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