ShreddyKrueger Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 (the following is a contradiction to my user name) Does anyone have any tips, or refrences for learning how to do speed poicking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pex657 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 http://www.chopsfromhell.com/advert_cooley_aop.html http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=04...ase_pid/940329/ These might help ya out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylde1919 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 by speed picking do you mean alternate, economy, hybrid, sweep, all downstrokes, or all of the above. there are many ways to make your pick quick (nice rhyme, eh!). I think the key to learning any of those styles of picking is to go very painfully slow and deliberate with a metronome, making sure that the last note you picked rings straight through until you start to pick the second one. Then work it gradually very gradually up to higher tempos. NO miracle cure here, just smart practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 try the search function and all your questions will be answered MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 the best way is this: play frets 1-2-3-4 in order on 6 th string then do same on 5th and so on... when youre finished at 1rst string slide your fingers up a fret and go down the neck 5-4-3-2 the go 2nd string continue this chain up the neck using up and down picking 2nd tip: PRACTICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 that chromatic stuff gets incredibly boring after a while though, so after that make up/or cover licks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 (it will improve your phrasing too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 watch a paul gilbert video a coulpe times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 yeah check out the REH paul gilbert instructional vids if you can or any REH vid for that matter.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 the best way is still to do the chromatic stuff. it may be boring but its the best way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 what makes it the best way? it's no different to using shapes except shapes let you practice stretching too do both, but usually chromatic will getboring first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 sit with a metronome and slowly work up speed. take it really slow. its better to play it really clean than really sloppy and fast. you should feel your fingers "lock up" between fretting hand and picking hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 the most important thing is the timing of your left hand (if you are right handed), because pretty soon your left hand will move quickly at a pretty tight rhythm, but the left hand will sometimes hold the right hand up, so practice (obviously) and start slow, then make your way up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 wow, Snork and Weezerboy aggree on something, kinda ITS A BREAKTHROUGH!!! Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wylde1919 Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 i gotta disagree ultramn. If you wanna do chromatics like that I feel like you should use the entire chromatic scale. doing the 4 finger 4 fret approach is fine but leaves out notes in the chromatic scale. If you use the entire 12 notes it also helps train your ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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