u/The_Smallest_Pox

Hello!

Sometimes while letting a chord ring out at the end of a phrase I like to do a little walking bassline figure on the low E string with my right hand.

I do this by making a "quiet coyote" type of gesture (like a dog shadow puppet) and fretting the notes with my index finger while plucking with my pinky.

This has worked for a while and I love the effect it produces but lately I've started noticing some wrist pain while doing it and I don't particularly want to destroy my tendons forever.

Has anyone tried something similar and if so how do you do it?

(I've tried using my thumb to pluck the string but that ends up too close to the fretting finger and sounds a little too thin.)