Thanks to all for listening and for the comments. It's gratifying to know that some people enjoy listening to my attempts to play guitar. The guitar is a remarkable instrument with an infinite array of possible styles and sounds when in the hands of different people.
I don't use fingerpicks on any of the tunes on the Soundclick site. I mostly use my thumb and forefinger but try to combine both the melody and harmony sounds with the forefinger, being careful to emphasize the melody. I sometimes use the fingernail of my ring finger for a downward sweep of the strings.
For the life of me I can't keep a perfect alternate base line beat with my thumb. Close but "no cigar."
