Alternate Picking 1.1 (beginner)

[Chameleonfong]

Below are some of Alternalte picking excises. Strongly advise that you do the warm-up Excises and stretch your tendons and massage your elbows before attemping these excises. Don't want to get CTS or Tendonitis.

I-Index Finger
M-Middle Finger
R-Ring Finger
P-Pinky
D-Drop Stroke
U- UpStroke

Warm-Up Ex.1 Start from the very top to the end of the fret board. These are WARM-UPS so play them slow.

I-M-P etc...
-----------------------------------1-2-3-4-
----------------------------1-2-3-4--------
---------------------1-2-3-4---------------
--------------1-2-3-4----------------------
-------1-2-3-4-----------------------------
1-2-3-4------------------------------------
D U D etc...

Warm-up Ex.2 Accending from the end to the top of the fret board.
I-M-P etc...
24-23-22-21----------------------------------
-----------24-23-22-21-----------------------
-----------------------24-23-22-21-----------
----------------------------------24-23-22-21
-------------------------------------------etc
-------------------------------------------etc
D U D etc...

Warm-up Ex.3 Start from the very top to the end of the fret board.
I-M-P etc...
-----------------------------------1-3-5-
----------------------------1-3-5--------
---------------------1-3-5---------------
--------------1-3-5----------------------
------1-3-5------------------------------
1-3-5------------------------------------
D U D etc...

Warm-up Ex.4 Accending from the end to the top of the fret board.
I-M-P etc...
24-22-20----------------------------------
-----------24-22-20-----------------------
-----------------------24-22-20-----------
----------------------------------24-22-21
-------------------------------------------etc
-------------------------------------------etc
D U D etc...

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Alternate Picking Excise
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Alternate pick every note and play them with a metronome(Start slow about 60-65(6 notes per click)). Move on to the next excise only when you're ablt to play Ex.1 clean at 75-80.

Ex.1
I-M-P-I etc...
---------12----------------------------
-12-13-15--15-13-12--etc---------------
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D-U-D-U etc...
Ex.2
I-M-P-I etc...
---------12--12-------------------------
-12-13-15--15--13-12--etc---------------
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D-U-D-U etc...
Ex.3
I M P I R P R I etc...
---------12-14-15-14-12----------------
-12-13-15-------------15-13-12-etc-----
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D-U-D-U etc...

Word of advise: "You CAN NOT play fast unless you can play it slow."

Cham

[ December 13, 2002, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: Chameleonfong ]

[ZeNo]

Re: Alternate Picking 1.1 (beginner)

hehe my god i hate those excersises....but i should play them i guess

[MetalChef]

Re: Alternate Picking 1.1 (beginner)

I would suggest starting some of those excersizes, espc the cross string ones in 16th notes first..4 notes to the click.
That worked for me better...I now play other things like scales at 16th note triplets(6 notes to a click)