G.E Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 hi, I have been trying to figure out this picking pattern for a while now. I asked a few people but they have either said I don't know or try listening yourself and figure it out, but I cant. the song is Benjamin twine by George Ezra, here's a link on YouTube to a live video of him playing -> Quote
leftybassman392 Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) Looks pretty straightforward to me. Fretting hand is playing basic first position chords (mostly A, D, E with the odd F#m). Picking pattern looks to be thumb picking root-fifth, index finger picking 1st then 2nd string, thumb-index to finish. Repeat. The actual strings the thumb is playing depend on which chord is being played. Example: for the A chord the string sequence would be 5 4 1 2 4 2 Edited July 12, 2019 by leftybassman392 Quote
tauzero Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 I think the forefinger is playing 3rd, 1st, 2nd string on the A and D chords - with the way I learnt finger picking, I'd use forefinger, ring finger, middle finger to pick the same. Quote
