I already know someone going to say just play fingerstyle and I prefer to play that way but sometimes fingerstyle doesn’t have the right sound you need for a song but whenever I pick a string my pick starts to slide off my finger gradually to the point where I’m only holding in to a little bit of the pick because I have sweaty hands what are some ways I can remedy this
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Sticky pick. Seriously. There are many picks with different material that limit slippage. Find one that works for you
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Slipping flat picks are a common thing for new players. Here’s an article that addresses how to fix that.
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I picked up a variety pack of picks from D’Addario. It included a few gripped picks. I have found them to be much easier to hold.
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I like Ultex picks myself, i feel confident with them. There’s all sorts of picks and materials, shapes, sizes. Picks are cheap, try out a few and see what works best for you. They are very subjective
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Punch some holes in it.
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I use different models of these: https://rombopicks.com
Most often, I use the Rombo Crisp or Rombo Shell. The material of them is very durable, while I can grind down a Dunlop Tortex in like 10 songs, I yet have to make a dent in those.
The other tip I can give is just: keep at it, and you will get better at not dropping the pick. The trick is kinda to not hold it too tight and not too loose.
Also: the right size. I have trouble playing with smaller picks, they tend to slip further and further in between my fingers. If the pick is big enough, i can rest the back of it against my hand. But too big for me to play comfortably is also a thing.
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I started with the big triangle picks, easy to hold on to and then after several months or a year I can use a normal sized pick without it slipping.
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Great post and something I am continually suffering with.
Didn’t even think you could get grippy picks 
I bought mine off of Wish 
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Dunlop Tortex are perfect for helping with this - easy texture to grip, still a standard pick so you don’t rely on additional help while learning.
I too use Ultex more but it’s slippery 
Rombo look great but are pricey. Still, worth a shot if you don’t mind paying a little more.
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My buddy bought a tent off Wish to go camping. he said “It was crazy cheap” He showed me it when it arrived.
His small dog could just about fit into it. 
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Really, you just have to put in the hours like them fool Guitar players. I have half of what shown up there and I still lose my pick every 2 minutes. Plus the textured ones don’t necessarily feel good.
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I’m finding it tends to rotate in my fingers so I end up with less and less pick touching the strings.
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I have gone back to dunlop max-grip nylons at the moment
The Max-Grip Nylon Pick’s molded gripping surface features a carefully engineered coarse grid that provides an unparalleled non-slip surface
they are not joking about the coarse bit, they are rough to hold, but I don’t remember ever dropping one
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It might just be the way you’re holding it. This is how I hold mine. I find that by bending your index finger, once your thumb is down, it’s pretty much locked in. This is a very slick Dunlop and it barely moves.
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Gorilla Snot.
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Well from wish Id question what makes em sticky lmfao. Seriously though I use Gorilla Snot a little dab will do ya.
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On smooth flat picks I just score them in a criss-cross pattern with a utility knife.
Works for me YMMV 
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Yes, try the Triangles