three-finger · seeger1954-banjo-instructor

And for a driving square dance rhythm it's hard to beat the syncopated brilliance of a style best heard on the records of Earl Scruggs, these days. It involves three fingers of the right hand in picking. Try this: (1) Pluck up on the 1st string with your right middle finger. . . . . (2) Then sound the thumb string. . . . . (3) Then with your right index finger play the third string. . . . . (4) Then with your middle finger the first string. . . . . (5) Thumb the fifth string. . . . . (6) Then with your index finger play the 2nd string. . . . . (7) Middle finger plays the 1st string. . . . . (8) Thumb the 5th string.