fingerpicking
/ˈfɪŋɡərˌpɪkɪŋ/
noun
- A technique of playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings with the fingers, often using fingerpicks, rather than using a flat pick.
- Fingerpicking is a common style in folk and bluegrass music.
- She took lessons to improve her fingerpicking on the guitar.
- The song requires fast fingerpicking that takes years to master.
verb
- Present participle of fingerpick: playing a stringed instrument using fingerpicks or finger-plucking patterns.
- She sat on the porch, fingerpicking her banjo as the sun set.
- He is fingerpicking a gentle tune on his acoustic guitar.
- They spent the afternoon fingerpicking old folk songs together.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the fingerpicking technique.
- He teaches a fingerpicking workshop every summer.
- The guitarist used a fingerpicking pattern that sounded like two instruments at once.
- Her fingerpicking style is very rhythmic and percussive.