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Alternate picking issue
I'm an begginer/intermediate guitar player and I've been practicing alternate picking for a few months now. Everything's fine except for 2 things.
1)I can easily alternate pick at reasonable speeds ...
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How to play Guitar notes fast? 14 notes in 4 beats
I know the traditional explanation is to go slow, but I guess I need to change the technique here. How to do fast alternate picking?
There’s a song in which 14 notes are played in 4 beats. See the tab....
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Economy picking exercise that uses two consecutive upstrokes on the same string
I have started looking into Joseph Alexander's Complete Technique for Modern Guitar where economy picking is recommended. Before starting to practice, I want to understand the logic behind economy ...
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How do I hold/use a pick
Seriously. Most people say between the thumb and index coming out the side of your thumb, but I keep messing up, hitting wrong strings, bad rhythm/timing, etc. Any other ways of holding a pick or ...
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How do people play fast tremolo on guitar (with a plectrum)?
I've noticed that to play good, consistent sounding tremolo, especially on short, thick strings, you can't just move the pick back and forth because the sound is inconsistent - the string doesn't ...
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Touching muted strings with picking hand
When I move across strings quickly (e.g. on arpeggios), I can feel bumping lightly into muted strings. For example when I inside-pick E and A, I will start with an upstroke on E and then slightly ...
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My pick gets stuck and I'm trying to fix it with downward pickslanting. ( ~ 8 months of playing )
I've been playing for 8 months and I think that this is a common newbie problem: my pick gets stuck. I started to analyze my picking motion/hand and I realised that the pick is too flat ( ...
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Should you pick strings up and down in a straight line? Does it matter?
It may sound dumb but let's say we play A minor scale. When I change strings do I have to hit the next string in the exact same spot? Each time I change strings I keep picking closer to the bridge. ...
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The proper right-hand picking technique for playing the electric guitar
When I was taking electric guitar lessons for a year I was told, by my former teacher, that the pick should be parallel to strings at all times and so he insisted on it.
The other thing he was very ...
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Strict alternate picking help for advanced player
I'm trying to learn strict alternate picking, but I cannot find lessons and/or exercises that address my problem. My problems is due to years of a self-taught regimen of hybrid/economy picking, or as ...
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Recommended thumb position and motion when using a thumbpick on an acoustic guitar
I'm looking for specific best practices around hand position and motion while using a thumbpick on an acoustic guitar. I haven't found any specific resources on this. I have been impressed with Troy ...
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Alternate picking from string 1 to string 3 - ACDC back in black
I am a beginner guitar player and I am currently learning how to play back in black from ACDC. I can already pretty play the whole song, though the part I struggle the most is on the first section of ...
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Is there a special term for this type of alternate picking?
I'm looking to see if there's a special word for a type of alternate picking commonly heard in metal that involves playing a series of notes on a lower string while also playing notes on a higher ...
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Is pizzicato louder than finger picking?
Is pizzicato on a violin family instrument louder than finger picking an acoustic guitar?
It seems that way, since those instruments are played in large concert halls that a guitar would probably need ...
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How can I improve my picking speed and accuracy
I've been playing acoustic guitar for almost 4 years and I just started electric. The way I see it there is a lot more picking involved in electric which I'm not so good at. Are there any exercises I ...
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