How to Hold a Guitar Pick Properly

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How to Hold a Guitar Pick Properly
How to hold a guitar pick for beginners, intermediate and advanced. This is the most common and most efficient way to hold a guitar pick
Yes, there are loads of famous people who did it differently but this is the most common, widely used and easiest to get good with. It's what you could call 'the correct way to hold a guitar pick' or 'the right way to hold a guitar pick'. Whilst you can do it differently, you're usually making your life more difficult but it's up to you
If you want to increase your picking speed on the guitar, want to shred fast guitar or just want a more consistent picking technique, then this video is for you
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@BenHigginsOfficial Жыл бұрын

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@ScottfromBaltimore Жыл бұрын

I've been working on switching to this grip for about a month now. It's gradually getting easier. Thanks for the reinforcement!

@estherkosonen1022 6 ай бұрын

I just started today and it’s so difficult😭

@WojciechBator 3 ай бұрын

that's true. Can't believe people still teach to put the pick on the inner side of the index finger. It feels really weird and the knuckle tends to bend if pressing too hard with thumb (which may happen). On side, there's no issue and the hand is kept loose. GJ

@Paralius 4 ай бұрын

I started learning guitar on my own and was using the pick fine but earlier today I messed around with my pick and used this position by accident. Massive difference in comfort

@timothya2742 Ай бұрын

Thank you. I was moving towards this gradually. Just that tiny shift made such a difference

@jagohkampong Жыл бұрын

Small little details like this help a lot. Kudos to you.

@SWIFTIES4LIFE-bn2kf 7 ай бұрын

It keeps falling out of my hand tho😭😭

@stevebarnes4007 Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe this, it's an immediate improvement for me what the ffffff why have I never thought about it oh my god I've been playing for 15 years and only now by this random short the change happened what

@AnthonysTrends Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips bro☝️👍

@PIZZA69965 9 ай бұрын

Teach this to lil wayne

@mrockstar4christ 5 ай бұрын

Thanks alot for the tip. Im a noobie, so your video ia really helpful

@BenHigginsOfficial 5 ай бұрын

👍👍🔥🔥

@mazklassa9338 2 ай бұрын

What I find uncomfortable about this technique is that the plastic rests on my cuticle, side of nail, causing discomfort. So I have to move the pick a touch further back so it's resting against the first knuckle.

@bluewaterboof82 4 ай бұрын

It's definitely more comfortable but my main issue is that now the pick hits the string at an angle and produces a ton of scrape noise. Is that normal?

@amethyst8399 Жыл бұрын

i hold mine on the side of the tip of my index and middle fingers and my thumb and i like it more personally

@Up_In_The_Loft 7 ай бұрын

I have played the first way in forever. Like, 30 years. Cannot get used to trying it the way you and literally everyone I know plays. Pick just keeps sliding around. Any tip about a different type of pick with better grip?

@BenHigginsOfficial 7 ай бұрын

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@Up_In_The_Loft 7 ай бұрын

Will do thanks 🤘

@ytdl 9 ай бұрын

you sound like kyle smallwood

@Dan.Solo.Chicago Жыл бұрын

I hate watching people who hold the pick weird. It stresses me out.

@Admiralgrusbil Жыл бұрын

I discovered this way myself by trying to learn bleed by Meshuggah :P

@kujirastudios3866 11 ай бұрын

Yo same. And I’ve been playing for 15 years lol feels like I’m starting all over again but the tone and fluidity is unreal. Bummed none of my guitar friends ever pointed out that I picked this way lol

@kentozapater8972 7 ай бұрын

good luck

@Admiralgrusbil 7 ай бұрын

@@kentozapater8972 I spent 4 months grinding it and I learned every part of it. Unfortunately I can only play any section for about a minute. This is how far I can get kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJ19maWHq6mmgZs.html

@CKILBY-zu7fq 6 ай бұрын

I know you say all this but it doesn't work that way for me. So ive got one up on you mabe, actually I can't do it how you show. My thumb is dobel jointed and can't hold the pick this way. I have a stronger attack and less finesse at times , unless I flamenco pick with finesse, but im always looking to learn a better or more likeable way.

@redbloodedamerican2346 5 ай бұрын

Lol being double jointed had literally nothing to do with holding something. It simple means it bends farther than regular.

@user-rf4vc7mt4d 6 ай бұрын

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@Otsantos5 11 ай бұрын

What should I do to stop my index finger from hitting the strings when I play?

@Baguette12349 10 ай бұрын

Just practice a lot

@redbloodedamerican2346 5 ай бұрын

Move thr pick out more

@Moderrnclassic Ай бұрын

Doesn’t Mario Camarena hold his pick like this? Very similar, if not the same.

@Jesus_rrs 5 ай бұрын

This feels really uncomfortable, like im pushing against the side of my nails(?) I've seen that people usually have the pick above where you put it.

@Gfy7365 11 ай бұрын

I hold mine where the angle is upside down?

@BenHigginsOfficial 11 ай бұрын

Yes quite a lot of people do that and it seems to work for them 👍

@Up_In_The_Loft 2 ай бұрын

Nope. Still can't get it. Tried loads of different picks now. One of 3 thing. It either slips and rotates or hits unwanted notes/misses notes EVERY single time. Only way I can get it to stay in place is holding it the way I've always done which is what you said at the beginning. So basically I've been holding at the beginners way for 30 years. I have horrendous trouble trying to palm mute holding it the correct way as well. Honestly, I've been doing fairly well from your complete guitar, from your alternate picking and from the hand synchronisation courses but this one fucking issue with trying to hold the pick a different way to build speed just will not come to me. Frustrating isn't the word it literally makes me want to quit.

@dmaikibujin Ай бұрын

Honestly you should just ignore this. It will work better for some, but not for all. I've seen 6 different positions from the best shredders in the world. You should only change if you have a tactical reason for doing so and see obvious results within a week of changing. I just found three vids with good explainations for why this is wrong, but I can also find vids explaining why the alternatives are wrong too. Trust me, it's a personal preference thing and definitely not worth getting worked up up about.

@synthexyguitar Жыл бұрын

What should I do to stop my pick from falling out of my hand?

@BenHigginsOfficial Жыл бұрын

It might be the type of material the pick is made from. E.g. I have trouble holding onto picks made of Tortex... so switching to nylon picks like Jazz III helped stop that

@synthexyguitar Жыл бұрын

@@BenHigginsOfficial I used Jazz III Max-Grip before but eventually switched on D'Addario Black Ice 1.1mm. They are made of Duralin (Delryn) if I'm right. And it keeps falling out as well as the previous one so I don't know exactly what am I doing wrong.

@noahlevy1948 Жыл бұрын

Scuff up the top with some sandpaper.

@robertmciver817 Ай бұрын

You can buy some pick honey. Only use a tiny bit . Pick will not come loose.