guitar help please....?

Question

when you're fingering and picking notes
when you come across something like first fret on second string and first fret on fifth string at the same time, how do you pick it?
do you pluck the fifth string with your thumb so that your thumb goes down and pick the second string with your ring finger so that your finger goes up?
so will it be like thumb goes down and finger goes up at the same time? and then thumb and finger sort of touch after plucking?
cause that's how i do it, but i never seen people do it..

Answer 1

yes, thumb and pointer finger pics down while middle and ring finger can hit the lower strings

Answer 2

It`s not hard , the best way is to hold second string with a finger (4th finger) & the 5th with i (second finger ) but it may look difficult at first . There are even harder situations like 3rd fret on 1st string & 3rd on 6th which you can hold with x (5th finger ) & 1 st .

Answer 3

yes, as you described it (thumb down, other finger up), except you don't have to do it to the extent that your fingers touch.

also, when i'm using multiple fingers for intricate picking passages, i like to put my pinky on the soundboard as sort of a stabilizer. it helps me a lot! i think this is considered poor technique though, from really great guitarists. but i have found this trick to help, not hurt, my playing.