From the course: Banjo Lessons: 1 Fundamentals

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Finger picks

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Finger picks

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- Alright, we're gonna take the next step towards playing bluegrass music by adding finger picks to your right hand. Here is the finger pick. And, make sure you don't have it going like this. The part that comes down should actually come up from the bottom. Like that. And you're gonna put one on your index finger, one on your middle finger, and one on your thumb. Like that. Now, I remember, on my very first banjo lesson, my teacher Hal Glatzer, I came to the first lesson just with my bare fingers. I brought them with me. And, I was just playing along, and, it sounded like bluegrass but it was, something was missing. And he said "When you come back for the next lesson, just make sure you get some finger picks." And I remember when I started playing, I had this (banjo string plucked) The sound of all that pick noise going on. You may find that that's a little distracting but after a while you just won't even notice it anymore. It's just sort of one the natures of the thing. You'll find…

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