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Playing technique on the guitar
are not commonly known as flatpicking. This style can be typified by players such as Eddie Peabody. One could say flatpicking was part of Bluegrass music
Flatpicking
American musician (1923–2012)
Retrieved May 16, 2016. Miller, Dan (September 1998). "Doc Watson: Flatpicking Legend". Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. Archived from the original on January 22,
Doc_Watson
Guitar or mandolin playing technique
plectrum or flatpick in a rolling, syncopated style across three strings. This style is probably best known as one element of the flatpicking style in bluegrass
Crosspicking
Musical artist
personal vision". Keel won the flatpicking guitar competition at Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1993 and 1996. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine released their
Larry_Keel
American musician (born 1973)
Bryan Sutton (born 1973) is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and
Bryan_Sutton
Guitar playing technique
achieve speed, plectrum pickers methods of mixing up and down strokes. Flatpicking is a technique for playing a guitar using a guitar pick (plectrum) held
Guitar_picking
Style of fingerstyle guitar
lick or thumb brush technique, is based on old banjo frailing style. Flatpicking expert Eric Thompson stated that Maybelle's style "smoothly combines
Carter_Family_picking
American musician (born 1957)
describes Gill as having "virtuosic and sweetly expressive solos" in both flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar; in the same article, Gill himself stated that
Vince_Gill
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
acoustic guitar. — — McCartney, Guitar Player, July 1990 McCartney primarily flatpicks while playing acoustic guitar, though he also uses elements of fingerpicking
Paul_McCartney
Song by Jackson Browne
"rambling" and "gambling". The fingerpicking guitar figure was replaced with flatpicking, and the slower-paced instrumentation was typical of early 1970s Southern
These Days (Jackson Browne song)
These_Days_(Jackson_Browne_song)
American musician (born 1938)
My Dear Old Southern Home (Shanachie, 1994 VHS, 2003 DVD) Legends of Flatpicking Guitar (Vestapol, 1995 VHS, 2001 DVD) The Video Collection 1980–1995
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman_Blake_(American_musician)
Musician who plays the guitar
of bone, horn, plastic, metal, felt, leather, or paper, and melodic flatpicking and finger-picking. The guitarist may also employ various methods for
Guitarist
Traditional American folk music group
Flatpickers such as Doc Watson, Clarence White and Norman Blake took flatpicking to a higher technical level, but all acknowledge Maybelle's playing as
Carter_Family
Italian guitarist and singer (born 1955)
bluegrass band. He wrote the first Italian instructional book on flatpicking. His flatpicking style is similar to Doc Watson's and Moravian folk music. This
Beppe_Gambetta
Musical artist
prominent soloing bluegrass instrument. Crary is an innovator of the flatpicking style of guitar playing. He is also a Speech communications Professor
Dan_Crary
Italian guitarist, composer, and singer
guitar. Influenced by American old-time music and bluegrass, he learnt flatpicking by listening to its exponents such as Clarence White, Tony Rice and Doc
Roberto_Dalla_Vecchia
French guitarist
rudiments of flatpicking. As a soloist with French singer-songwriter and guitarist, Hugues Aufray, Dadi began to develop his own approach to flatpicking. From
Marcel_Dadi
American musician
artist, and teacher in the bluegrass tradition. She is noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer, and crosspicking guitar prowess. She has cited Laurie Lewis
Molly_Tuttle
Guitar-playing technique
in "chicken pickin'"; rockabilly, country, honky-tonk, and bluegrass flatpicking styles who play music which occasionally demands fingerstyle passages
Hybrid_picking
American musician (1944–1973)
Sound of Bluegrass America in early 1963. Around this time, Clarence's flatpicking guitar style was becoming a much more prominent part of the group's music
Clarence_White
American songwriter
Imes Bowman (harmony vocals). In 2013, Rice began touring with fellow flatpicking guitarist Richard Bennett. In 2016, Rice and Dan Menzone released the
Wyatt_Rice
American musician (born 1948)
picking or play with a regular flatpick and fingers." Johnston has traditionally employed Herco Nylon Flex 50 flatpicks (old "Herco mediums"),[citation
Tom_Johnston_(musician)
American progressive bluegrass band
Guitarist Kyser George has received the following individual awards for his flatpicking and instrumental work: 2025: IBMA Momentum Award – Instrumentalist of
Shadowgrass
Playing technique
fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking (plucking individual notes with a single plectrum, commonly called a
Fingerstyle_guitar
American country musician (1909–1978)
Lesley Riddle. A third style of Carter's guitar playing involved rapid flatpicking in a country blues rhythm. Her most obscure style was utilized on a few
Maybelle_Carter
Guitar picking technique
Fingerstyle Apoyando Carter Family picking Rasgueado Tirando Travis Flatpicking Alternate picking Crosspicking Downpicking Economy picking Guitar Craft
Economy_picking
American singer-songwriter
include one or more instrumental tracks that feature Byrd's skillful flatpicking technique. Occasionally he also appears with the Athens, Georgia based
Jonathan_Byrd_(musician)
American singer-songwriter (born 1969)
Award for Best Folk Album. Rawlings achieves his signature guitar sound flatpicking a small archtop guitar. The 1935 Epiphone Olympic that has been his primary
David_Rawlings
Musical part for a guitar
of their styles. At the same time, The Delmore Brothers would pioneer flatpicking guitar through rapid-picking melodic solos which would greatly influence
Lead_guitar
Type of acoustic guitar
brace closer to the bridge plate [i.e., the bottom of the guitar]." Flatpicking legend Clarence White of the Kentucky Colonels owned a vintage 1935 Martin
Dreadnought_(guitar_type)
Tool used to play stringed instruments
music, while plectrums is more common in ordinary speech. Crosspicking Flatpicking Guitar pick Hybrid picking Mezrab (plectrum) String instrument Jensen
Plectrum
Farrow and many other well known songs, has been using a hybrid style of flatpicking for most of his career. Guthrie Govan (born 1971) George Harrison (1943–2001)
List of hybrid picking guitarists
List_of_hybrid_picking_guitarists
Genre of American roots music and sub-genre of country music
The guitar is now most commonly played with a style referred to as flatpicking, unlike the style of early bluegrass guitarists such as Lester Flatt
Bluegrass_music
US musical group
last concert in May 2014 consisted of founding member and award-winning flatpicking guitarist Matthew Arcara, vocalist Emma Beaton, Wes Corbett on banjo
Joy_Kills_Sorrow
English Bluegrass and Western Swing band
Johnson (Banjo, Dobro, Lap Steel) and his daughters Sophia (vocals, flatpicking guitar) and Hannah (lead vocals, Mandolin, songwriting). They released
The_Toy_Hearts
American folk singer and story teller (born 1931)
and directed by Jim McBride. Elliott plays guitar in both traditional flatpicking and fingerpicking styles, depending on the song, which he matches with
Ramblin'_Jack_Elliott
Guitar playing technique
Fingerstyle Apoyando Carter Family picking Rasgueado Tirando Travis Flatpicking Alternate picking Crosspicking Downpicking Economy picking Guitar Craft
Downpicking
1973 studio album by Jackson Browne
this slow walk. But it was written very sort of, kind of a little more flatpicking." "Take It Easy" was written by Browne and Frey and became the Eagles'
For_Everyman
same for methods 2 and 3.) Any style of picking with the left hand (flatpicking or fingerstyle guitar) is considered playing left-handed. Tony Iommi's
List of musicians who play left-handed
List_of_musicians_who_play_left-handed
American country singer (1897–1933)
many years, he only knew a few chords, which he complemented with a flatpicking technique. As he worked on the railroads through the late 1910s and the
Jimmie_Rodgers
French jazz musician (1910–1953)
Jorgenson, John (2004). Intro to Gypsy Jazz Guitar. High View Publications / Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. ISBN 978-0-7866-3914-4 Mongan, Norman (1983). The History
Django_Reinhardt
Guitar playing technique
Fingerstyle Apoyando Carter Family picking Rasgueado Tirando Travis Flatpicking Alternate picking Crosspicking Downpicking Economy picking Guitar Craft
Alternate_picking
Guitar playing technique
Fingerstyle Apoyando Carter Family picking Rasgueado Tirando Travis Flatpicking Alternate picking Crosspicking Downpicking Economy picking Guitar Craft
Sweep_picking
Musical artist
Shuffler to Receive Award," The Bluegrass Blog "The Pioneers of Flatpicking," Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Volume 11, Number 4. George Shuffler Interview
George_Shuffler
1964 studio album by Kentucky Colonels
critics and authors have commented on how guitarist Clarence White's flatpicking guitar style on the album influenced the development of bluegrass guitar
Appalachian_Swing!
Folk music duo
2011. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Miller, Dan (1998). "The Gordons". Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved
The_Gordons_(duo)
American guitarist, educator, and inventor
using his pick design, allowing him to switch from fingerpicking to flatpicking. He has released solo albums and has worked with Johnny Adams, Mose Allison
Steve_Masakowski
English bassist, member of Judas Priest
narrower neck, with an optional tuning of BEAD. He plays using a nylon flatpick of 0.75 mm thickness. While Hill has used a wide range of different amplifiers
Ian_Hill
Musical artist
decade featured Vince Gill. In 2007, FGM Records, the recording arm of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, released his debut CD, "Six String Soliloquy", which
Robert_Bowlin
American musical instrument maker
construction that emphasizes response when playing with a plectrum and flatpicking. Alvarez Yairi guitars are its flagship series, handmade in the Yairi
Alvarez_Guitars
Musical artist
September 2006, Frazier was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and in 2017, Paste featured Frazier in an article entitled
Rebecca_Frazier
American singer-songwriter
solo artist and as a member of many bands. Uglum has been featured in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Bluegrass Today, Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Now
Eric_Uglum
Musical instrument
[citation needed] Steel-string guitars are also important in the world of flatpicking, as utilized by such artists as Clarence White, Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton
Steel-string_acoustic_guitar
part harmonies alongside skillful instrumentation, including guitar flatpicking and Scruggs style banjo. Their music often nods to traditional bluegrass
Henhouse_Prowlers
American bluegrass guitarist (1960–2014)
mixing aspects of George Shuffler's crosspicking style, Doc Watson's flatpicking and a blues finger-style of picking. He later played dobro and guitar
James_Alan_Shelton
American musician (1941–2016)
early rock's Chuck Berry. In the early 1960s, using a bluegrass-style flatpicking technique, he innovated rock guitar solos with a then-perceived "peculiar
Lonnie_Mack
American singer-songwriter
on August 22, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008. "The Pioneers of Flatpicking". Flatpick.com. "Don Reno, Red Smiley And The Tennessee Cutups Discography
Don_Reno
1981 live album by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía
steel-string guitar John McLaughlin – acoustic nylon-string guitar (played w/ flatpick) Paco de Lucía – spanish guitar Gioffre, Daniel. "Friday Night in San Francisco
Friday_Night_in_San_Francisco
has partnered with the Minnesota State Fair to present the Minnesota Flatpicking Guitar & Duet Championships. A fourth annual festival, the Harvest Jamboree
Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association
Minnesota_Bluegrass_and_Old-Time_Music_Association
American musician
is the oldest member of Nickel Creek. Sean qualified for the National Flatpicking Championship in 1993 at age 16. "My first instrument was the piano when
Sean_Watkins
1995 compilation album by Doc Watson
lesser-known material, on which Watson can be heard evolving his famous flatpicking style... The Vanguard Years is a definitive statement on Watson as an
The Vanguard Years (Doc Watson album)
The_Vanguard_Years_(Doc_Watson_album)
Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the City... "Carlo Aonzo". Steve Kaufman Flatpick Central. Retrieved September 25, 2015. active scholar of historic mandolinists
List_of_mandolinists
American guitar maker
fingerpicks, like his father played on banjo, making his playing sound like flatpicking similar to that of Doc Watson, one of Henderson's musical influences
Wayne_Henderson_(luthier)
1964 song by Bob Dylan
piece by Dylan, with his vocals accompanied by an acoustic guitar in the flatpicking style. The guitar is in 'double-dropped D tuning': Both the first and
Ballad_of_Hollis_Brown
Overview of and topical guide to guitars
Economy picking Gypsy picking Hybrid picking Crosspicking Downpicking Flatpicking Pick slide Pick tapping Apoyando: rest stroke Chicken picking Fingerstyle
Outline_of_guitars
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician (1917–1983)
and rapid changes of key. He could shift quickly from fingerpicking to flatpicking in the midst of a number by gripping his thumb pick like a flat pick
Merle_Travis
Charles Town PattyFest, Morgantown Robin Kessinger Festival & WV State Flatpick Guitar Championship, Gandeeville Stonewall Jackson Heritage Arts & Crafts
Music_of_West_Virginia
2023 studio album by Colter Wall
pedal steel guitar, mandolin, electric bass guitar, archtop guitar, Dobro, flatpick acoustic guitar, fretted Dobro, baritone guitar, electric guitar, electric
Little Songs (Colter Wall album)
Little_Songs_(Colter_Wall_album)
Plectrum or wooden hammer for various Iranian or Indian string instruments
stroke more power/emphasis than inward stroke. Crosspicking Fingerpick Flatpicking Guitar pick Hybrid picking Plectrum "New persian-english dictionary"
Mezrab_(plectrum)
track 5, "Jimmy Fell Off The Wagon" 2005: various artists - Flatpicking 1998 (Flatpicking Guitar Magazine) - mandolin 2005: The Woodys - Telluride to
Mike_Compton_discography
American songwriter
emerged among the most complementary duos in all of the blues, with Sane's flatpicking ideally embellished by Stokes' fluid rhythms." The best-known of the
Dan_Sane
American bluegrass musician (born 1950)
Barenberg would later play with. His style was heavily influenced by the flatpicking technique of Clarence White. He attended Cornell University and met Pete
Russ_Barenberg
American guitarist (born 1961)
Riffs", called Grier's version of "Bill Cheatham" a "masterclass in flatpicking guitar" and said of his influence, "he plays around with a melody, and
David_Grier
American blues musician (born 1942)
his index finger as the majority of guitar players do. "I play with a flatpick," he says, "when I do a lot of blues leads." Early in his musical career
Taj_Mahal_(musician)
American rock & roll band
vocals, a classic drum-and-bass groove and a brief-but-impressive bout of flatpicking midway through. But it's the group's eponymous song, the jaunty, confident
The_Empty_Pockets
American singer-songwriter
his second CD, 'reVision'. Flynn has been featured by cover stories in Flatpicking Guitar and Bluegrass Now magazines, and he was chosen as Tom T Hall's
Pat_Flynn_(singer-songwriter)
2003 live album by The Allman Brothers Band
that has been released by the band, and "Dreams", a showcase for his flatpicking and slide guitar skills. An advisory in the liner notes states, "The
S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
S.U.N.Y._at_Stonybrook:_Stonybrook,_NY_9/19/71
American bluegrass musician
playing his mom’s guitar at 10. At 17, in 1998, he was named the National Flatpicking Champion. He also learned to play Dobro and Mandolin at 13. At 16, he
Cody_Kilby
1987 studio album by Norman Blake, Tony Rice
review, critic Jim Smith wrote of the album "There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that
Blake_&_Rice
Guitar owned by Willie Nelson
guitars are meant to be played with finger-style picking, Nelson's use of a flatpick, and constant strumming, causes damage as the pick slowly scrapes away
Trigger_(guitar)
2001 studio album by Jonathan Byrd
album includes a couple of instrumentals that allow Byrd to show off his flatpicking skills. Sing Out! described the sound of the album as, "a wonderfully
Wildflowers (Jonathan Byrd album)
Wildflowers_(Jonathan_Byrd_album)
American progressive bluegrass band
group in May 2010, playing acoustic guitar. Miner won the 1999 National Flatpicking Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival, and he resides in Nashville
The_Greencards
American bluegrass and jazz violinist
communal band in the sixties. Honeysuckle Rose (with Central Park Sheiks) Flatpicking Guitar Festival (with Central Park Sheiks) With Skitch Henderson Swinging
Matt_Glaser
American violinist and composer
Champion, 3-time Grand Master Fiddler Champion, 2-time national guitar flatpick champion, and world mandolin champion, all achieved in his teens. He was
Mark_O'Connor
American jazz guitarist and arranger
Don Stiernberg, singer Bill Robinson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Rio Clemente, flatpicking guitarist Tony Rice, He is an orchestrator, conductor, and five-string
John_Carlini
American country and Western swing guitarist (1923–1991)
His signature guitar style consisted of swingy, driving single-string flatpick soloing, as well as fingerstyle chordal melodies. He himself described
Roy_Lanham
American country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1909–1990)
street corners, with Bogan enhancing his guitar playing to incorporate flatpicking. His first recordings were made for Bluebird Records in 1934, for which
Ted_Bogan
1982 studio album by Van Halen
Van Halen used a Gibson doubleneck 12-string for the song, played with a flatpick. The solo was done in one take. The track "Intruder", which precedes "(Oh)
Diver_Down
1989 studio album by Preston Reed
considered it his first album to employ his melodic and harmonic two-handed flatpicking technique. The Washington Post wrote: "Each note is clearly articulated
Instrument_Landing_(album)
American musician
Slangproductions.com. September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2014. Flatpicking Guitar magazine cover story, March/April 2008 Music legend can still
Alice_Stuart
American singer-songwriter (born 1957)
& Flamekeeper, Flamekeeper | Credits". AllMusic. "New Standards for Flatpicking Guitar - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. "Catch
Jeff_White_(musician)
American musician (1923–2015)
Steam Powered Aereo-Takes, Rounder, ROUN0480, 2002 Tut and Clarence Flatpicking, Tutlee TL1003, 2003 Shacktown Road (2007) (with Norman Blake and Nancy
Tut_Taylor
Series of guitar and personal development classes
Fingerstyle Apoyando Carter Family picking Rasgueado Tirando Travis Flatpicking Alternate picking Crosspicking Downpicking Economy picking Guitar Craft
Guitar_Craft
1976 live album by Norman Blake
wrote: "Long cherished by Norman Blake's fans as one of the greatest flatpicking albums of all time, Live at McCabe's isn't as essential as some of the
Live at McCabe's (Norman Blake album)
Live_at_McCabe's_(Norman_Blake_album)
Music of the Gaelic people
Traditional Music, http://www.campin.me.uk/Music/Modes/Modes-hepta.abc Flatpicking Irish and Scottish Music on Guitar, http://www.danmozell.com/guitart
Gaelic_folk_music
Visually impaired singers or instrumentalists
musician in American bluegrass and folk music, known for his proficient flatpicking and fingerpicking skills on guitar as well as his extensive knowledge
Blind_musicians
Irish folk musician (born 1942)
practise. I was playing with my thumb. I didn't know anything about a flatpick, but I could do the best imitation of Woody. I wanted to play every instrument
Andy_Irvine_(musician)
2015 studio album by Julian Lage
course of the song. "Gardens" was described as making Lage sound like "a flatpicking Andrés Segovia", due to the fast bluegrass picking technique employed
World's_Fair_(album)
1940 American folk song
Dylan, in The People Speak documentary in 2009 Dan Crary, on the album Flatpicking Guitar Colter Wall, on the album Home In This World: Woody Guthrie's
Do_Re_Mi_(Woody_Guthrie_song)
American lawyer and politician
skills, including three straight third-place finishes at the National Flatpicking Championships held each year at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield
Chris_Biggs
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