It is also common practice to pick four strings simultaneously. This is when the right hand fingers pick three treble strings at the same time a bass note is picked. In example 43, the i, m and a fingers pick the first three strings at the same time. It is important to pick all strings as evenly as possible so each string has the same volume and tone.
The following C chord lick features the picking of four strings at the same time. A country bass line and a small bass run has also been incorporated in the lick.