Economy Picking - A Lydian
LEVEL 6
Economy picking is a very effective way to play fast without overdoing it. Every movement in economy picking is calculated so that all the superfluous is eliminated.
The rule is to play alternate picking always except when playing two notes on adjacent strings.
Whenever this happens, we will use sweeping to continue the movement started. In other words, if you are playing a note down and need to play the next string, you will continue to play down...
by David Wallimann19 years