Guitar 101: How to Hold a Pick and Strumming for Beginners

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A lesson on how to hold a guitar pick. I've spent a fair amount of time experimenting with the best way to hold a flatpick to create the best wrist angle, allowing me to pick lighter and faster. In this post, I share my thoughts on what I think is the best approach to pick technique for bluegrass style guitar.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:35 How to hold a pick
05:16 Strumming

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