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Modal Madness pt 4 - 5 String Patterns

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by Zsolt Galambos

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  • Hi everyone at GMC,

    And welcome to the 4th of the Modal Madness series.
    This time we will work on a harder to play sequesces, used by a lot of guitar players. The best known is Paul Gilbert.

    These are 5 string patterns, played in Dminor. Try to focus on constant alternate (up/down) picking. The hardest part is when you hit the following string in a row with an upstroke and come down to the previous string with a downstroke. The ascending part is harder to play than the descending, because of the mentioned picking sequence.

    Practice these slow at first. When you get completely familiar with it on a specific tempo, raise the tempo a bit and continue practicing. You can also play these in the other keys as well, and eventually you can incorporate them in your own style.

    The tuning is in D:

    (D, G, C, F, A, D)



    Have fun practicing
    Cheers
    -Zsolt

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