Modal Madness pt 4 - 5 String Patterns

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:

Have fun practicing

Cheers

-Zsolt