fingered
Example Sentences
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Over a fingerpicked progression, he begins with “To pretend that everything will be just fine / That any wicked problem will dissolve over time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“Now my outlook on life is different than it used to be,” he sings over fingerpicked acoustic guitar, “My outlook is: Someone’s up there looking down and looking out for me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Lenae’s four-piece backing band brought the organic funk of her songs to life, whether chiming in with fingerpicked guitar, slithering bass-lines, synth squeals or four-on-the-floor beats.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
Among those early tracks is Reed softly singing the spiritual “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” in 1963 or 1964 with fingerpicked guitar accompaniment.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2022
“Down the Hall” is a folky, fingerpicked ballad, written by Raitt, with the plain-spoken diction of a John Prine song.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
