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May 2 2023, 07:41 PM |
Hi Monica, I made this recording to at least fix the muting problem. I was indeed pressing to hard on the strings and I think in this take it's better. About the open notes on the low E-string: I need to practise this a little bit more but I managed to rest at least my pinky and a little bit my ring finger on the high E-string. It gives me a better controle to play those the open notes. But the big issue I encounter is getting my hand the same as Darius. When I don't play guitar and I let my right hand loose and relax it without holding a pic, my pinky is a little bit bend and goes away from my ring finger. They don't stay together. If I want my pinky next to my ring finger, I need to use a little force and my hand does not feel relaxed anymore. I tried to play it in this take and hold my hand in the same way as Darius and tried not to stretch my pinky but I feel I need to use little force and it does not feel comfortable. Not in the same way as the last recording. Now my hand feels more tensed. When I play the low E-string, my pinky, ring finger and middle finger do not come over the high E-string because they are too short. I tried to play the low E, A and D-string with my hand fully relaxed and my pinky, ring and middle rush over the B-string and high E-string. But in a relaxed position, they are as in the previous take. My pinky looks stretched but it had very little tension and is quite relaxed. So I don't know if it's a good thing to have this tension I feel in this take. Hi Gert! Great, you found the sweet spot for muting, the notes have a fuller sound and that is good. It's exactly what we want to hear. I also can see that you have got better control when you play the open notes on E lower string. Now your right hand has a good position to execute these notes. With a little more practice, this part will sound perfect. Now let's go further and solve the other issues that you pointed out. When I don't play guitar and I let my right hand loose and relax it without holding a pic, my pinky is a little bit bend and goes away from my ring finger. They don't stay together. If I want my pinky next to my ring finger, I need to use a little force and my hand does not feel relaxed anymore. That's a normal thing and happens to all of us. If we keep the hand relaxed without holding a pick, the pinky finger will not stay glued to the ring finger. It will go away from the ring finger. I tried to play it in this take and hold my hand in the same way as Darius and tried not to stretch my pinky but I feel I need to use little force and it does not feel comfortable. Not in the same way as the last recording. Now my hand feels more tensed. When I play the low E-string, my pinky, ring finger and middle finger do not come over the high E-string because they are too short. I tried to play the low E, A and D-string with my hand fully relaxed and my pinky, ring and middle rush over the B-string and high E-string. But in a relaxed position, they are as in the previous take. My pinky looks stretched but it had very little tension and is quite relaxed. So I don't know if it's a good thing to have this tension I feel in this take. Don't worry, from what I see, your fingers are long enough to cover all the strings. They aren't too short. No, you should not feel your hand tensed. Just a wrong hand position can create this. To fix these issues be careful at: 1. Where you rest your wrist on your guitar. If it's placed too high on the guitar, the fingers will not be able to cover all the strings. Do an experiment and move your wrist in different positions (higher/lower) and you will feel when the hand is in the correct position. 2. Assure yourself that when you make palm muting, you rest your side (not the palm) of your hand on the strings. The side of your hand that is below the pinky finger. I tend to believe that from here comes the issues with the tensed hand and short fingers. Take a look at this lesson (video number 2) and you will see the explanation for the hand position: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Palm-M...chnique/?part=2 Let me know how things work. EDIT: I woke up and thought that the best way to convince you that your hand/ fingers aren't too short is to measure my hand and post a picture. I know how many times I tried to explain to Darius that my hand is too short, but every time he destroyed my theories. After you will make a comparison between our hands, I'm sure you will laugh. As you see in the picture, from the tip of the longest finger (middle finger) to the crease under the palm, I have 16,3 cm. My pinky finger has - 5,1 cm Ring finger - 6,7 cm Middle finger - 7,1 cm Index finger - 6,6 cm See...my hand is not as huge as you think. I'm very curious when you will make the measurements of your hand, if you will still believe that your fingers are too short. This post has been edited by Monica Gheorghevici: May 3 2023, 07:09 AM |
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May 3 2023, 03:38 PM |
Ok, back real quick because I want to find a good hand position...
I made this quick recording (without interface): Let me know if this is going in the right direction |
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May 12 2023, 06:36 PM |
Hello Monica, Here's a new take and I added 6 bars Analysis: 17-19: when I play the open notes on the low E-string my pinky stretches 19: slightly hit the a-string I see my pinky stays stretched for 10 seconds before it relaxed again. I don't know if the muted notes are enough muted? Hi Gert! Unfortunately, this time your take it doesn't sound so good. Maybe you were a little tired and that's why you couldn't focus at maximum. First of all, you have timing issues. The weird thing is that in your previous attempts you did not have this problem. At this moment, I think it is better to slow down the back track a little because you will not be able to play at this speed entire lesson. Yes, the muted notes are not enough muted. You modified the tone? Somehow, it sounds different than the last time. In your previous recording you played in a good way the open notes on E lower string. This time, it's like you make a huge effort to keep the right hand in a good way. I have the feeling that you fight with yourself to not take away the fingers from the higher strings. I don't like how you do the upstrokes on the E lower string. Take a look at Darius' hand and try to copy the same movement/angle. Today your right hand looks tense. You need to let some headroom for the wrist movement. To understand what I'm saying, take a look at this lesson "Alternate picking basics" made by Darius: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Altern...sics/?part=main Watch his slow videos about: hand position, resting points, wrist angle, pick angle. Try to apply his advice. For next time, slow down the backing track and try to fix the issues that I pointed out. Keep up your great work! |
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Jun 3 2023, 03:59 AM |
Sweet Ibby!!!!! I love the Ibanez neck profile.
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jun 3 2023, 03:59 AM |
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Jun 20 2023, 03:53 PM |
Hi Gert
Very great great job. Keep hard work. Playing slowly like you do is very good to improve your playing |
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Jun 29 2023, 01:53 PM |
Hello Monica, Here's a take from the second part of the lesson, with the last part as a first take. The last part did not feel so difficult to me as it is not so technical. Only the trills are new to me but I watched how Darius performed it and tried to copy it as good as possible. Of course it still needs work and practise but for the first time I'm quite happy about it. Analysis: 0-28: this part feels more relaxed and comfortable to play. It's smoother then the last take. The vibrato's are better I think. Only the pinky still likes to swim 40-1.02: I hear good difference between muted and not muted. No big issues here... 1.07: this vibrato should last longer. I moved my finger too early. 1.10: the first trills are a bit harder to execute because it's higher up the fretboard. 1.29: I let the end chord ring too long I'm satisfied with this take Cheers, Gert Hi Gert! That's a really nice take and, from what I see, you succeeded in managing the last bars. That's great!!! As usual, your analysis is correct. Hmm....your G string sounds a little out of tune. The vibrato is better but still requires a little more work. The motion should be wider. Imagine that you should play there half step (almost half step) down bends. To make a good vibrato, you need to have a solid point for your hand (same hand position as for the bends). The trills - sound ok for the first try but....let me explain to you the technique to do them. When we play trills, we use a combination of hammer-on and pull-off techniques. Hammer-on means to hit the string with the tip of your finger without picking the string. It's actually what you have done in your take. Pull-off is exactly the opposite of the hammer-on. You need to pull the finger off the fret, pulling on the string a little with that finger and letting the note ring. This is what is missing at this moment from your take. Here you have a lesson about pull-off. Take a look to understand the technique better. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/How-To...Offs/?part=main Great work!!! For next time, you can try playing the entire lesson. Have a great day! |
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Jul 10 2023, 05:25 PM |
I will go for 10... Still a long way to go to reach the initial speed of 160bpm. Hahaha...I knew you would choose 10. |
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Aug 17 2023, 02:27 PM |
After 7 months of bending workout, the word is embedded on my retina I know a cure...another bending lesson. |
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Aug 17 2023, 03:25 PM |
I know a cure...another bending lesson. Bring it on!!! |
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Aug 17 2023, 05:45 PM |
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Sep 25 2023, 05:36 AM |
Hi Gert
You'r welcome |
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