Hi all,
I've been playing mandolin and bouzouki for almost four years, and I still don't feel comfortable using a pick.
I have gotten into a habit of using my fingernails for chords, and a pick for melodies, but: (1) it is hard to switch back and forth between pick and fingernails, and (2) I feel that there has got to be a better way.
Specifically:
1. When I play chords with a pick, the pick wants to fly out of my hands!
2. When I play chords with my fingernails, it feels so right! But: (1) It is destroying my pointer fingernail, and (2) I feel that I "should" be playing with a pick.
3. When I play melody with a pick, I can go fast and sound good. But it is hard to swtich between melody (with a pick) and chords (with no pick).
4. When I play melody with my fingernails, I mimick the up-down motion of a pick by playing thumb-pointer finger on the two strings of a single course. With this technique, I can't play fast or sound particularly good.
Help!
Any suggestions?
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