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1.) Eric Johnson _ Guitar Pick Technique

Over one day ago | Fri Aug 15 19:18:00 PDT 2008

The two chief approaches to picking are alternate picking and economy picking. Alternate picking is when the player strictly alternates each stroke between downstrokes and upstrokes, regardless of changing strings. ...

From Mark J.

2.) The Claw(hammer) guitar picking method..

Over one day ago | Wed Sep 3 7:37:00 PDT 2008

In frailing, the first fingertip is used for up-picking melody, and the second fingernail is used for rhythmic downward brushing. In clawhammer, only downstrokes are used, and they are typically played with one fingernail as is the ...

From admin

3.) The Art of Fast Guitar - An Alternate Picking Masterclass

Over one day ago | Sat Jun 21 18:31:00 PDT 2008

Alternate picking is simply a technique where you pick the notes in a continuous up and down motion with your plectrum. For example; first note is played with a downstroke, second with an upstroke, third is down, fourth is up, ...

From kraz

4.) Pre-Launch Beginner Exercises

Over one day ago | Thu Jul 24 5:37:00 PDT 2008

Once it is mastered it will allow you to achieve great speed. Look and listen to the example below and ask yourself if you think it would be possible to pick at this speed with just downstrokes of the pick. ...

From nwilson1234

5.) Lets Play the Guitar

Over one day ago | Sat Aug 30 23:01:00 PDT 2008

Strumming consists of downstrokes and upstrokes in various combinations. Count every beat and off-beat as "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and..." (every "and" is an offbeat). Each beat and offbeat can be an upstroke, downstroke, or no stroke. ...

From Swasasi

6.) Picking guitar style

Over one day ago | Wed Jun 25 3:39:00 PDT 2008

To answer this question, I will use a small exercise as an example. Firstly, I will show you how this pattern would be played if you used alternate picking (like most guitar players). d = downstroke u = upstroke. dududududududududu ...

From oldjack

7.) #230 - Words and (Especially) Guitar

14 hours, 8 minutes ago | Fri Sep 5 9:00:00 PDT 2008

As in the best rock music, Tucker?s rhythm guitar parts harnessed the explosive buzz of electricity, channeling the power grid into six strings and fingertips and a fist clenched around a plastic pick?making you want to dance and cry, ...

From Culture Rover

8.) Featured Vintage Guitar Artists: Martin Taylor MBE

Over one day ago | Wed Jul 23 14:15:00 PDT 2008

There seem to be almost ?rules? as to how most of the Gypsy-style guitarists play - all downstrokes, the position of the picking hand, etc. Do you subscribe to any of that when you play in that style? One of the reasons I never really ...

From admin

9.) The Jazz Guitar Forum :: RE: Flatwound Strings

Over one day ago | Wed Aug 6 13:40:00 PDT 2008

If you want to get a fat, Montgomery sound, lose the pick. Play with your thumb. Lotsa downstrokes. About the only guitars I need to roll of tone on when I'm doing this are my Fenders--ie, Stratocaster and Telecasters. ...

From greentone

10.) How to Play the Guitar - Positioning

Over one day ago | Fri Jul 25 21:03:00 PDT 2008

Remember that holding the pick will feel strange at first. You will have to concentrate on your picking hand when you begin practicing the guitar. Your downstrokes and your upstrokes should sound the same. Also remember you will sound ...

From Sean

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