Harder To Descend Than Ascend?

ssss

Posting Guidelines

GMC Forum > Discussion Boards > PRACTICE ROOM

Harder To Descend Than Ascend?, Speed picking practice

thefireball View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 04:25 AM
Nov 25 2015, 04:25 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	Do you ever find it harder for you to descend a scale in speed picking than ascending? I have a fast run in a guitar solo for my song, it's really getting me. The first part is descending. I can do the second part a lot quicker when I ascend. Trying to get it at full speed and clean. I set up a loop to play over and over but i get fatigued and start "tripping" over myself. It's basically 16th notes over 141 bpm is the goal. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

HungryForHeaven View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 07:06 AM
Nov 25 2015, 07:06 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 861 Joined: 31-December 10 From: Sweden	Hey! I do have a similar problem. When alternate picking, there are basically four ways of crossing strings (without considering string skipping, which is of course another story). Two inside crossings and two outside crossings. For me, outside is what causes the slow-down/stumbling/tripping, and I have noticed that crossing outside from e.g. B string to G string is even worse than the other way. I guess this may well be the key reason to why descending licks seem harder than the corresponding ascending ones. [Notice also how Yngwie tends to pick differently when descending compared to ascending.] H4H You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Kristofer Dahl View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 08:54 AM
Nov 25 2015, 08:54 AM	GMC Founder Posts: 18.748 Joined: 15-August 05 From: Stockholm, Sweden	Interesting topic! I find it harder to ascend - this is is probably because I rely on legato when picking. Sounds weird I know, but if I can't play a lick with legato I won't be able to make it sound the way I want with picking. When ascending, you typically cross stings with the index finger. And doing a hammer-on from nowhere (=legato) with the index is tricky. Not sure I managed to explain this very well though You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lesssons

PosterBoy View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 09:29 AM
Nov 25 2015, 09:29 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 3.179 Joined: 26-October 11 From: Galway, Ireland	I'm in this camp and blame my pinky. I also find it easier to ascend with legato than to descend so Kris maybe onto something!!!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My SoundCloud Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15

fzalfa View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 09:45 AM
Nov 25 2015, 09:45 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 1.929 Joined: 10-March 15 From: France, provence, vaucluse, carpentras	descending is easer for me in some case , and ascending in other weird... Laurent You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- <div align="left">^{Yes, i love badges.....} </div>

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	Nov 25 2015, 02:45 PM
Nov 25 2015, 02:45 PM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	I think that there is no difference between both, and that it's more related to what we play / practice more. In other words, it's totally related to what we are more familiar. I think that the element that makes some AP phrases or passages more difficult than others is related to Hungry For Heaven's post. The different ways of crossing strings, and the different quantity of notes that you play on each string. This are 5 possible patterns that we can find when crossing strings with alternate picking. Try each ascending and descending on the scale and identity where you have more problems. Then, that's what you need to practice to avoid limitations. LINK You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

« Next Oldest · PRACTICE ROOM · Next Newest »

Reply to this topic

Start new topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)

0 Members:

Blues Lick Of The Day!

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

Lo-Fi Version

Time is now: 19th April 2024 - 05:21 AM