How to ACTUALLY HOLD A PLECTRUM or PICK - STOP DROPPING IT! Essential Guitar Teacher's guide!

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Do you keep dropping your plectrum or pick? Does strumming feel awkward and you don't know why?
This video is my Professional Guitar Teacher's Guide on to how to hold a plectrum or pick, based on 30 years teaching experience.
If you keep dropping the plectrum or pick, if it keeps moving in your hand or strumming just feels awkward or "wrong", this is the video for you!
I will cover the most common problems and provide solutions in this "must watch" plectrum or pick technique lesson.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Grip it gently
1:48 Tuck it in
2:50 Tip of the iceberg
3:20 Brush strings with finger and thumb nails
4:00 Up and down strums are different!
4:20 Get the angle right
4:45 Waving motion, practice without a plectrum
7:25 Summary 1
8:00 Practice tips
9:35 Final summary
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Thanks again
Chris
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 47

@quirkygreece 29 днів тому

How can something so simple have eluded me for so many years? A slight flick of the wrist and wave . . . brilliant! Thank you. You have a new subscriber.

@chrispidgeonmusician 29 днів тому

Glad it helped - thanks for watching

@johnwilliams6758 14 днів тому

Without doubt, one of the best (if not the best) tutorial on how to hold the plectrum correctly. You are a natural. Thank you.

@chrispidgeonmusician 14 днів тому

That’s great thanks for the kind words

@b.tilson5198 29 днів тому

This is amazing to me to watch. I have been trying to understand why my upstrokes sound so much higher/ more annoying than the songs I hear. I now understand that my angle is wrong on the upstroke. The sound is exactly the same when you show how to do it "wrong". This should be a game changer for me! Thanks so much for the tip!

@chrispidgeonmusician 29 днів тому

That’s great, and thanks for watching !

@99vkh 28 днів тому

Same with me too…now I understand why and where is the problem and how to solve it… really helpful tip!!

@jerryglade2441 28 днів тому

Chris, I've been playing off and on for years and this is the best instruction on how to hold a pick and strum. Very impressed and now a new Subscriber.

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

That’s great thanks for the comment

@blindsquirrel3123 26 днів тому

Dude, you’re f-ing brilliant!! Why have I never seen this before. Thank you 🙏🏻

@chrispidgeonmusician 26 днів тому

Awesome thanks for watching

@PeteCarlton 28 днів тому

Really helpful, Chris - thanks.

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Very welcome!

@99vkh 28 днів тому

I always wanted to strum both open and bar chords and play fast and smooth with different rhythms and changing different chords seamlessly… hope and really believe that it is you who will help and guide us in the forthcoming lessons… thanks a ton and looking forward to more such lessons and tips to enjoy this beautiful instrument guitar 🎸

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Thanks for watching 🤘

@thetransformationalbabyboomer 27 днів тому

Thanks for the tips Chris. Appreciate you. New subscriber.

@chrispidgeonmusician 27 днів тому

Thanks for the sub! And thanks for watching

@mattbarratt9688 28 днів тому

really helpful...thanks

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

@paulcote9988 16 днів тому

Thank you Chris very helpful

@chrispidgeonmusician 15 днів тому

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

@RickFisher-ho7kq 28 днів тому

Great lesson

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Great stuff thanks for watching

@user-ec9ut2qr2s 7 днів тому

Thanks Chris. Newbie. Not managed plectrum yet. Could not find strings. Fingers are fine to find strings. Will practise that. Cheers.

@chrispidgeonmusician 7 днів тому

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

@craigporter8601 26 днів тому

Thanks so much - this has plagued me for some time

@chrispidgeonmusician 26 днів тому

Glad I could help!

@billgrabbe9992 28 днів тому

Due to an injury, i have limited feeling in my thumb and it does not sweat. You'd be surprised how much that bit of sweat matters for purposes of surface tension. I tried picks with banjo-type clips and picks with holes in them, but I've pretty much given up guitar in favor of keys and finger-style bass. I'm better at those anyway.

@fistovuzi 28 днів тому

the plectrum is the least necessary guitar accessory in existence. quitting guitar because you can't use one properly is like quitting driving because you can't fill up the windshield wiper fluid.

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Thanks for watching

@1man1guitarletsgo Місяць тому

I agree with some of these points (e.g., don't grip too tightly), but see them as general guidelines, and not set-in-stone rules. Sometimes you want to strum hard, and sometimes soft. I don't think my fingers brush the strings, either. One of the most important factors is how easy the player finds holding a plectrum. I've always struggled, due to having very dry skin, and they just drop out of my hand. I tried sticking small pads of abrasive paper onto the sides, with limited success. The best solution I've found is Fender Mojo Grips (I reviewed them the other day: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aoReqIhtjHid2mw.html) which are effectively like "mobility aids" for people who can't hold picks. I saw a podcast in which Rhett Shull dismissed them as a beginner's toy, but he completely missed the point.

@chrispidgeonmusician Місяць тому

Great feedback thanks. And thanks for watching

@willcramer2877 8 днів тому

I’ve been a professional jazz guitarist for 42 years. I live in a dry climate and a few years ago started having trouble holding my pick. Fender Mojo grips saved the day 🤓

@euan724 28 днів тому

10 years ago a Jim Dunlop BIG stubby 3mm changed my life😁😁😁

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

I like those too!

@robertstan2349 29 днів тому

hold it however it works for you. it's not that important unless the way you're holding it prevents you from expressing yourself. worry more about your ear

@chrispidgeonmusician 29 днів тому

Thanks for watching 🤘

@TheFreedutch2008 29 днів тому

ok now play Ubangi Stomp on a Gretsch

@chrispidgeonmusician 29 днів тому

Setzer is great. Thanks for watching.

@lesd2633 28 днів тому

How to call it a Pick !

@EastOfGreenwich 27 днів тому

Take a soldering iron and make a hole dead center in all your plectrums. It will change your life. Send me your thanks if it works for you.

@chrispidgeonmusician 26 днів тому

I can see how that might work - thanks for watching

@michaelbevins2405 28 днів тому

glue sand paper on it ,not the paper kind.

@trade0714 28 днів тому

I did that last year. I cut to shape and super-glued a small piece of high grit sandpaper across the top 1/2 of the pick on both sides. It's almost hard to drop the pick now. It makes it much easier to hold the pick lightly and let it hit the strings at opposite angles on downstrokes and upstrokes. It's easily better than those liquidy "grip" concoctions available to put on the pick.

@chrispidgeonmusician 28 днів тому

Thanks for watching