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Alternate Picking Workout

Instructor: Martin Miller
Topic: Exercises
Style: Any Style
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    Alternate Picking Workout - Introduction Martin Miller
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    Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Hey friends, Holidays are drawing nearer and it’s time to get our alternate picking chops in shape! My goal with this tutorial is to show you a systematic way of approaching this technique in combination with creating sort of a “tempo log”. This is the exact way I used to work on chops in my late teens, when I became more technically aware...

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    Alternate Picking Workout - Exercises 1 & 2 Martin Miller
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    Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Alright, in the tab below you have our first set of exercises. Let’s break them down individually. Exercise #1: I’m sure you recognize this as the classic Paul Gilbert-pattern. Truth is that it’s one of THE most effective exercises to improve your string crossing. It’s because the amount of notes is so little, that you get to cross s...

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    Alternate Picking Workout - Exercises 3 & 4 Martin Miller
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    Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Exercise #3: Here’s a two-note-per-string pattern, very helpful for playing pentatonic lines.  Exercise #4: Another pattern you’ve heard a thousand times, I’m sure. This one tackles licks on one string. The challenge is to perfectly sync up your left and right hands.

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    Alternate Picking Workout - Exercises 5 & 6 Martin Miller
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    Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Exercise #5: Each note is picked twice here.  Exercise #6: Here’s a common scale sequence that mixes up the amount of notes per string.

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    Alternate Picking Workout - Exercises 7 & 8 Martin Miller
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    Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Advanced Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Exercise #7: It’s getting tougher. Here’s a minor arpeggio sequence utilizing a 1-note-per-string pattern, which is a huge challenge to play even at slow to mid-paced tempos. Exercise #8: Now we’re talking. This Steve Morse inspired exercise combines a 1-note-per-string-pattern with string skipping. Regardless of the exercises you use, yo...

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