Schematic diagram of basic fingering of guzheng

The graphic techniques for the introduction of guzheng fingering are as follows:

1. The player plucks the strings with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of his right hand to control the rhythm pitch and play the melody; Adjust the tension of the strings on the left side of the string column with the left hand to control the timbre change, beautify the melody and express the style characteristics.

2. Sometimes, due to the needs of the work, the pitch is changed by controlling the tension of the strings. In this way, there are two basic techniques of guzheng performance: right-handed technique and left-handed technique.

3. The common techniques of the right hand are grasping, chopping, picking, rubbing, picking, hooking, shaking, pinching and scraping, and the common techniques of the left hand are pressing, sliding, rubbing and shaking.

4. There are many left-handed techniques, such as playing, striding, drumming, harmony, column tone, column overtone and so on.