Dave Wirth
Fingerpicking guitar can be as easy as snapping your fingers.
Try this: Snap your fingers.
There are two movements. First is preparation, second is snap. That's it. This really is as simple as it sounds. When you load your finger for a snap, there is no tension present. It's just ready to do the job. For plucking it can be exactly the same. Your finger is prepared for the snap by resting on the string. It's ready to go. Then snap.
At the end of a snap, the finger is resting again. There is no holding onto the tension. It's gone. For plucking it is much the same. Tension, release.
Every snap, every pluck, rest. The fingers will get used to this in time. When they do, the hand works like a system. It's fun to observe patterns developing from really slow and pain-free to really fast and pain-free.
Give this a shot!
