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It may not sound like the most exciting part of playing the guitar, but how you pick the strings has a big effect on both rhythm and lead playing. And, whether you’re an aspiring shredder or you ...

Whether you want to play lead or rhythm, you need to get your picking technique together. We show you how... “Picking the strings, then. Up or down - that’s got to be it, surely?” Essentially, yes.

[Clare] isn’t the most musically inclined person, but she can strum a guitar. Thanks to a little help from an Arduino, she doesn’t even have to do that. She built the strumbot, which handles the ...

Guitarist, performer, and music educator Caitlin Caggiano has dedicated her life to helping others speak the language of music on the guitar. She has taken her gift of guitar playing across the world, ...

Yu Jiang Tham may not have rhythm, but that didn’t stop him from getting up on the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon stage and singing “Country Roads,” thanks to his self-strumming guitar, Strumbot. For ...

In the world of contemporary rock, the pop‑punk guitar strum is instantly recognizable for its raw energy and infectious drive. These patterns rely on power chords—often played with one hand pressing ...

Playing the guitar requires speed, strength, and dexterity in both hands. Depending on your mobility level, rocking out with your axe might be impossible unless you could somehow hold down the strings ...