Lesson Series: “0 To 60, An Introduction to Alternate Picking” - Lesson 165

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Todd Simpson
Todd Simpson

LESSON #165 - (Lesson 65 Redux) Breaking the speed barrier with inside alternate picking

Lesson Series by Todd Simpson


FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.

-Here is our OVERLOUD TH2 PATCH for today.
-Here is our GUITAR RIG patch for today.
-BACKING TRACK FOR TODAY


INSIDE PICKING AND BREAKING THROUGH THE BARRIER

We very rarely lead off with an upstroke. Today we are going to break with tradition and start off with some shapes the benefit by initiating with an upstroke. This sets up the hand to have a smoothly flowing picking pattern that can increase precision and therefore speed.

Guitar Pro Tab

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Guitar Pro Tab

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Guitar Pro Tab

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