Alternate Picking Speed & Accuracy

Name: Alternate Picking Speed & Accuracy
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Learn exercises and methods that will increase the speed and accuaracy of your alternate picking.

Created byAdam Saunders

Last updated 5/2016

English

What you'll learn

Improve their alternate picking on guitar
Play etudes along with a backing track that focus on different alternate picking challenges
Develop a practice regimen that will help them improve long after the course is complete
Learn correct ways to practice for speed and accuracy

Course content

14 sections • 83 lectures • 3h 21m total length

Welcome!0:53
Welcome to the course!
Health10:50
This lecture may be the most important lecture in the entire course. I urge you to not skip this lecture.
How To Use This Course3:23
TempoPerfect Metronome Demo and Free Download2:09
How To Hold The Pick5:34
Learn that there is no single best pick hold; find what feels comfortable, practice consistently, and keep the pick exposure minimal to boost speed and accuracy in alternate picking.

Right Hand Isolation Part 13:42
Drum Track for Exercise 10:35
This is the drum track for right hand (pick hand) isolation exercise 1. Use the player controls to speed up or slow down the drum track.
Right Hand Isolation Part 21:31
Practice right hand isolation (part 2) with muted strings, focusing on 16-note patterns, emphasizing downstrokes and upstrokes in groups of four for improved speed and accuracy.
Drum Track for Exercise 20:42
This is the drum track for right hand (pick hand) isolation exercise 2.
Use the player controls to speed up or slow down the drum track.
Right Hand Isolation Part 31:59
Continue with right hand exercises grouping six notes, emphasizing the first note of each group, and practice both downstrokes and upstrokes with a drum track on all strings.
Drum Track for Exercise 30:59
This is the drum track for right hand (pick hand) isolation exercise 3.
Use the player controls to speed up or slow down the drum track.
Right Hand Isolation Part 42:14
Drum Track for Exercise 41:00
This is the drum track for right hand (pick hand) isolation exercise 4.
Use the player controls to speed up or slow down the drum track.
Right Hand Isolation Part 51:41
Master right hand isolation with four-note groups, starting slow for the first three beats and doubling tempo on the fourth beat to 60 notes, while practicing without an amp.
Drum Track for Exercise 50:33
This is the drum track for right hand (pick hand) isolation exercise 5.
Use the player controls to speed up or slow down the drum track.

Static Speed Practice Mode2:13
Set a comfortable tempo for static speed and practice with a metronome to build finger memory and relaxed hands, choosing one exercise for a five to ten minute session.
Ramp Speed Practice Mode4:03
Ramp speed practice mode guides you to gradually increase tempo, starting at 90 bpm, by achieving four measures without mistakes and logging the tempo for the next session.
Burst Speed Practice Mode7:14
Note Addition Practice Mode2:47

Single String Etude Performance1:08
Single String Etude Resources1:12
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 12:50
Learn the first section of the single string etude, focusing on triplets in a minor, using frets 8, 5, 7, 10, and 4 to build alternate picking speed and accuracy.
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 22:09
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 33:33
Break down section 3 of the single string etude, teaching an alternate picking pattern from the 10th fret and shifts to 7th and 5th with repeats and variations.
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 44:32
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 52:36
Single String Etude - Breakdown of Section 61:58
Single String Etude Backing Track1:06
This is the backing track for the single string etude. It contains all instruments except guitar.
Single String Etude Resources0:04

Outside Picking Intro1:11
Triplet Feel - Fragment 12:57
Triplet Feel - Fragment 20:40
Triplet Feel - Fragment 30:40
Triplet Feel - Fragment 40:55
Triplet Feel - Combining Fragments2:47
Sixteenth Feel - Fragment 11:20
Sixteenth Feel - Fragment 20:48
Develop alternate picking speed and accuracy with a new guitar fragment, using 60 or 80 or eighth notes, played on the fifth fret of the G string.
Sixteenth Feel - Fragment 30:39
Sixteenth Feel - Fragment 40:44
Improve alternate picking speed and accuracy by practicing a 5-8-7 pattern, moving to the G string fret, and starting with a downstroke to stay on the outside of the strings.
Sixteenth Feel - Combining Fragments0:35
Staying Outside3:57
Explore staying outside the strings to maintain outside picking fluency by transitioning between strings on the same string, practicing scales, and blending inside and outside techniques for the upcoming etude.
Outside Picking Resources0:01

Requirements

A metronome is required but a free download of the one used in the course is provided.
Adobe Reader or another application to view PDFs is required to view the tablature resources
An mp3 player is required to play the downloadable backing tracks.

Description

Have you ever wondered how guitarists like John Petrucci, Jeff Loomis, and Steve Morse achieve such speed and precision in their alternate picking?

Well, we are going to break down the technical details of alternate picking to its smallest parts and use a step-by-step approach to build your alternate picking technique from the ground up so you can take your guitar playing to the next level.

You will start with exercises that isolate the left hand and right hand. Then you will move on to topics such as:

Single String Technique
Inside and Outside Picking
String Skipping
One Note Per String

As you master each new technique, you are presented with fun-to-play etudes that you will learn and then play back over included, full band backing tracks. Backing tracks are provided at various tempos so you can progress at your own rate.

If you have been looking for the answer to the alternate picking mastery, look no further.

Who this course is for:

This course is suited for new or veteran guitar players that would like to increase the speed and accuracy of their alternate picking.
No prior experience is experience is needed. However, it would be helpful to have at least some knowledge of scales.

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Course content

Introduction5 lectures • 23min

Right Hand Isolation Exercises10 lectures • 15min

Left Hand Isolation exercises5 lectures • 13min

Single String Technique3 lectures • 17min

Practice Modes4 lectures • 16min

Single String Etude10 lectures • 21min

Moving Between Adjacent Strings1 lecture • 3min

Inside Picking6 lectures • 14min

Inside Picking Etude8 lectures • 16min

Outside Picking13 lectures • 17min

Requirements

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