Hi when I started guitar tricks . I played the beginner songs that were laid out in the courses and used my fingers like caren armstrong . I also strummed in this fashion I found it less noisy when practicing at 6 in the morning Is it advisable to play Folsom prision blues like this and build up speed or use a pick . For the beginner songs this worked but for a faster tempo it is more difficult I am also at about half the speed I should be