ALTERNATE PICKING EXERCISES

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STRINGSETS
Stringsets 43-57 2 String Intervals

PICKING PATTERNS
2 String Picking Patterns

E ADGBE 6 5 4 6 6 3 2 6 1 6 5 4 3 5 2 5 1 5 4 3 2 4 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

E ADGBE

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Alternate Picking on Adjacent Strings

Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

(pattern 65-43-21)

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Down

65

Up

Down

43

Up

Down

21

Up

Down

Start over and repeat from beginning!

Up

Down

4
=Upstroke

Up

=Downstroke

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string 5 notes per string 6 notes per string 7 notes per string 8 notes per string 9 notes per string 10 notes per string

All Downstrokes All Upstrokes Down-Down-Up-Up

Practice Patterns: Down-Up Down-Down-up Up-Down Up-Up-Down Up-Up-Down-Down

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Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (pattern 6/4-5/3-4/2-3/1) ____/____/____

1
=Downstroke

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string 5 notes per string 6 notes per string 7 notes per string 8 notes per string 9 notes per string 10 notes per string

All Downstrokes All Upstrokes Down-Down-Up-Up

Practice Patterns: Down-Up Down-Down-up Up-Down Up-Up-Down Up-Up-Down-Down

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Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (pattern 6/3-5/2-4/1)

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Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string 5 notes per string 6 notes per string 7 notes per string 8 notes per string 9 notes per string 10 notes per string

2
=Downstroke

3
=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

All Downstrokes All Upstrokes Down-Down-Up-Up

Practice Patterns: Down-Up Down-Down-up Up-Down Up-Up-Down Up-Up-Down-Down

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Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (Pattern 6/2-5/1)

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Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string 5 notes per string 6 notes per string 7 notes per string 8 notes per string 9 notes per string 10 notes per string

=Downstroke

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

All Downstrokes All Upstrokes Down-Down-Up-Up

Practice Patterns: Down-Up Down-Down-up Up-Down Up-Up-Down Up-Up-Down-Down

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STRINGSETS
Stringsets 23-42 3 String Groups

PICKING PATTERNS
3 String Picking Patterns

E A DGBE 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 5 2 5 1 5 4 3 2 4 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 5 4 1 5 4 2 3 5 3 1 5 5 2 1 4 3 2 4 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 1

E A DGBE

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Alternate Picking on 3 string pattern (654-543-432-321)

Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

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654

5 4 3

4 3 2

3 2 1

3 2 1
=Downstroke

4 3 2
=Upstroke

5 4 3

654

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string Practice Patterns: 5 notes per string 6 notes per string All Downstrokes Down-Up Down-Down-up 7 notes per string 8 notes per string All Upstrokes Up-Down Up-Up-Down 9 notes per string 10 notes per string Down-Down-Up-Up Up-Up-Down-Down
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Alternate Picking on 3 string pattern (pattern #2)

Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

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65

5 4

4 3

4 3

54

6 5
=Downstroke

3
=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT 30 Degree ANGLE to the strings

Move pick across strings at this angle

Practice: 1 note per string 2 notes per string 3 notes per string 4 notes per string 5 notes per string 6 notes per string 7 notes per string 8 notes per string 9 notes per string 10 notes per string

All Downstrokes All Upstrokes Down-Down-Up-Up

Practice Patterns: Down-Up Down-Down-up Up-Down Up-Up-Down Up-Up-Down-Down

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