Hybrid picking is a technique used by many players that combines regular flatpicking with fingerpicking. It’s not all arpeggio and patterns though. Caitlin Caggiano guides us through a lesson using this picking technique for chords, melodic lines, and lead lines, and she shows us how the Beatles, Heart, and others have applied hybrid picking to create classic parts. In this video, you’ll learn what hybrid picking is, why we use it, how to implement good technique, and how to practice and apply the technique in your playing.
The Most Versatile Picking Technique?
By Caitlin CaggianoDec 06, 2025
Caitlin Caggiano
Guitarist, performer, and music educator Caitlin Caggiano has dedicated
her life to helping others speak the language of music on the guitar. She
has taken her gift of guitar playing across the world, participating in
several national and international tours. In addition to having years of
performing experience on a global level, Caitlin holds a Classical Guitar
Performance Degree from University of Central Florida, as the first female
to graduate from the university with that degree. From classical music to
rock, pop, and worship, Caitlin has been teaching guitar to students of all
ages and levels for over 15 years, having taught thousands of online
lessons to participants in multiple countries. She has led guitar workshops
and masterclasses across the country, and regularly teaches weekly online
masterclasses to hundreds of guitar students. For the past decade, she
has been performing and providing session work in Orlando, FL. Caitlin is
currently performing at Walt Disney World regularly with her band The
Guitar Shred Experience.
