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By Ben Woolman
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By Ben Woolman
Wisdom / Delusion
2003
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Fingerstyle
Fingerstyle is a technique-driven acoustic guitar genre in which the player uses individual fingers (rather than a flatpick) to articulate independent bass, harmony, and melody lines on a single instrument. It blends alternating-thumb bass patterns, syncopated inner voices, and lyrical melodies—often in open or altered tunings—so that the guitar functions like a self-contained ensemble. Modern fingerstyle also embraces harmonics, tapping, and percussive hits on the guitar body, expanding its tonal palette from folk-blues roots to cinematic, contemporary textures.
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