Skippin' Strings

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: String skipping is an approach that involves a lot of different techniques. Most of these techniques, you'll quickly come to find, are ones that involve keeping the "skipped" strings quiet. The purpose of string skipping is often times to cover more "area" in shorter amounts of time. We'll explore a few of the most common ways players like Paul Gilbert, John...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: String skipped arpeggios are a staple in neo-classical shred and have been since the 80's. This approach is very ala Paul Gilbert. It offers a way to access a wide array of cool arpeggios without the "sloppy" effect of sweeping. We'll begin by breaking down two minor arpeggio shapes as well as two major arpeggio shapes. Be sure to examine each arpeggio ...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: A "cheap way out" (as I like to call it) to string skipping, is incorporating hybrid picking. Hybrid picking drastically decreases the amount of right hand movement as the need to shift the pick across numerous strings is now depleted. We  hover our pick over the lower string while allowing the middle finger of our right hand to pluck away at the higher...

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