Plucking involves playing one guitar string at a time.
Tapping is what a person does by tapping. This action can refer to different issues: playing the strings of a musical instrument separately; indicate certain points somewhere; make stitches in a seam; remove earth; or lead a group of individuals or animals.
The most common use of the concept is in the field of music . Plucking is the action that a guitarist performs when he plays one string at a time , creating a melody as a soloist and marking a difference with the rest of the instruments in the band.
The guitar usually accompanies the other instruments while they sound: the union of all the sounds implies the execution of a certain piece of music. When the time comes to pluck the guitar , it plays a different melody, standing out from the rest.
How to improve guitar picking
For all those people who want to improve their guitar picking, it is important that they know a series of tricks and keys given by professionals in the field, among which are the following:
- Unquestionably the main recommendation is to practice, practice and practice to gain speed and precision.
- In the same way, specific exercises must also be performed for this.
- The firmness and solidity of the fingers is also key when it comes to performing guitar plucking. Therefore, they should always place those on the ropes without hesitation and forcefully.
Picking is a way of playing the guitar.
Virtuoso guitarists
Throughout history there have been numerous guitarists who have made their artistic qualities evident with that instrument. However, among all of them there are some who have been especially praised for their precise, fast and perfect picking. Specifically, among those artists we could highlight, for example, the great Paco de Lucía , one of the best flamenco guitarists in the world and in history.
Within the same category, of virtuoso guitarists from the world of flamenco who have left and leave everyone speechless with their plucking and strumming, are Manolo Sanlúcar , who is considered the best of all time, and Vicente Amigo from Córdoba.
In the same way, we should not overlook other great guitarists such as BB King , Ritchie Blackmore , Eddie Van Halen , Carlos Santana or Eric Clapton .
From pluck to riff
Picking can be defined as a way of playing guitar. A similar technique is the arpeggio , which also consists of playing the strings one after another, successively, but in this case to form the basis of the composition.
Another technique is the chord : with this method, the strings are played simultaneously. The guitarist, in this way, plucks and strums more than one string to create a harmony . With picking, however, you only play one at a time.
If the plucking is repeated several times, it becomes a riff . The combination between chords, arpeggios, riffs and plucking is what gives a song its identity and what defines how it sounds.