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Fingerstyle in a sentence

Fingerstyle meaning

A style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.

Using Fingerstyle

  • The main meaning on this page is: A style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.
  • In the example corpus, fingerstyle often appears in combinations such as: fingerstyle guitar, of fingerstyle.

Context around Fingerstyle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

learn 1× hybrid 1× play 1×

Often after:

guitar 3× acoustic 1× techniques 1× tone 1×

Sentence patterns with Fingerstyle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and hybrid fingerstyle techniques leave 1× and play fingerstyle 1× emulate a fingerstyle tone 1× for both fingerstyle and rhythm 1× godfather of fingerstyle guitar chet 1× mastery of fingerstyle guitar which 1× to learn fingerstyle acoustic blues 1× voice and fingerstyle guitar to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an extraordinary bond 1× as pass made 1× exile on beale 1× felt and rubber 1× outside his own 1× richard first met 1×

Common sentence endings:

a fingerstyle tone 1× and play fingerstyle 1× and rhythm playing 1× music as waxahatchee 1× oldster name daddystovepipe 1× rustic ohio ranch 1×

Words around Fingerstyle

Just before it in the word index:

fingerspelling 15 fingers 1.366 fingerprints 280 fingerprinting 51 fingerprinters 2 fingerprinted 11

Just after it in the word index:

fingertip 29 fingertips 178 finglas 12 fingleton 3 fingringhoe 3 finham 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Fingerstyle

  • In this selection, "fingerstyle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, learn, hybrid, play, guitar, acoustic and techniques stand out and add context to how "fingerstyle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and hybrid fingerstyle techniques leave and and play fingerstyle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fingerstyle" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fingerstyle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They're popular for both fingerstyle and rhythm playing. (9 words)

Felt and rubber picks are used to emulate a fingerstyle tone. (11 words)

Richard first met his hero, the “Godfather” of fingerstyle guitar, Chet Atkins, when he was only eleven. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

An extraordinary bond is immediately apparent as two guitars merge into one acoustic wall of sound, and their innovative, percussive flat-picking and hybrid fingerstyle techniques leave even astute listeners wondering where the drummer is. (35 words)

Outside his own work, Lenderman plays with friends in Asheville indie-rock band Wednesday, and he has lent his voice and fingerstyle guitar to fellow songwriter Katie Crutchfield, who makes music as Waxahatchee. (33 words)

Singer-songwriter Kaukonen, meanwhile, continues to be revered for his mastery of fingerstyle guitar, which he teaches at annual guitar camps on his rustic Ohio ranch. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

They're popular for both fingerstyle and rhythm playing.

Exile On Beale Streetdodecahedron: Just a suggestion, if you want to learn fingerstyle acoustic blues guitar, check out a YouTuber oldster name daddystovepipe.

Outside his own work, Lenderman plays with friends in Asheville indie-rock band Wednesday, and he has lent his voice and fingerstyle guitar to fellow songwriter Katie Crutchfield, who makes music as Waxahatchee.

An extraordinary bond is immediately apparent as two guitars merge into one acoustic wall of sound, and their innovative, percussive flat-picking and hybrid fingerstyle techniques leave even astute listeners wondering where the drummer is.

Singer-songwriter Kaukonen, meanwhile, continues to be revered for his mastery of fingerstyle guitar, which he teaches at annual guitar camps on his rustic Ohio ranch.

Richard first met his hero, the “Godfather” of fingerstyle guitar, Chet Atkins, when he was only eleven.

As Pass made the transition from ensemble to solo guitar performance, he preferred to abandon the pick altogether, and play fingerstyle.

Felt and rubber picks are used to emulate a fingerstyle tone.

Common combinations with fingerstyle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fingerstyle" in a sentence?
An example: "They're popular for both fingerstyle and rhythm playing." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "fingerstyle" from authentic English texts.
What does "fingerstyle" mean?
Fingerstyle means: A style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.
How many example sentences with "fingerstyle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "fingerstyle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.