Alternate Picking 101

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hey guys! In this lesson I really wanted to focus on the mechanics of alternate picking; how I've personally come to develop my own technique, and what you guys can do to further yours.To start; right hand technique. I see so many players out there playing with slight imperfections that often inhibit their over-all technique. Early fatigue should not come at...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Here is a chromatic exercise. Chromatic scales in this context, are basically nonsense-scales that are to be used for practice and warm-up purposes. This exercise is one of the most commonly used by many guitarists in the "shred-world". Not only does it tie together most (if not all) of the techniques discussed in the introductory video, it'll teach you the...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Here we have a triplet exercise. Don't get your knickers in a knot, we'll be playing in groups of six. Six is an even number, so we'll avoid making awkward string transitions and keep it nice and basic! This lick contains six descending six-note groupings from the high E string to the low E string. A few things to note: 1) Make sure that you feel the tripl...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

Excerpt: We're heading back over to the straight 16th feel with this one, except this time, we'll be playing something a little more interesting! The patterns are simply groups of 6 notes, played ascending from the lowest note to highest note, then descending from highest to lowest, and then finishing by ascending back through to the highest. The position is then sh...

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