FIRE PICKING

Explore one-string examples to improve your alternate picking, stay near the string with down and up strokes. Master downbeat, upbeat, finger use, and synchronization.

Master fire picking by aligning downbeat and upbeat with precise B string fingerings, moving from triplets to four-note patterns, and practicing over a backing track at 100 bpm.

Master a 105 bpm fire picking lick with a downbeat on the open B string and an upbeat on fret 12, using pedal point 12–10–12 and four-note-per-beat counting.

Practice the harmonic minor scale in e on the b string at 110 bpm, four notes per beat, with fixed fingering and open-string downbeats.

Expand fingering beyond the B and G strings, align the downbeat with the index finger and the upbeat with other fingers, and practice alternating picking with four notes per beat.

Master alternate picking by practicing vertical arpeggios in g major, with two-beat and four-note-per-beat patterns, triplets, and double picking over a 120 bpm backing track.

Master the double picking attack (part 2) through a hands-on guitar pattern on the G and D strings, featuring fret transitions, bar chords, and a repeating bass line.

Boost your double picking technique with this guitar study, featuring a recorded example, a pdf and backing track for practice, and listen and watch the study.

Learn every note on the d and g strings across multiple positions, practicing two-note patterns from fret five to twenty while starting on the upbeat.

Develop legato techniques to boost accuracy and speed for alternate picking through slow hammer-ons and pull-offs across minor seconds, major seconds, minor thirds, and perfect fourths with varied fingerings.

Master the main point of fire picking as the instructor breaks down seven licks into a full score, then teach each lick and jam along with the backing track.

Explore the fire picking and wake up the dragons etude within this course, focusing on the concepts implied by these titles for learners.

Master two fire picking licks by following explicit g and b string fret patterns, with repeated sequences and finish notes on open strings to build speed and precision.

Master lick 3 and 4 for fire picking by tracing b string and e string patterns, including 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, with three notes on e string between nodes.

Master lick five to seven in fire picking by tracing sequences on high E, B, G, and D strings, including 14–12, 13–12–13, 12–14–15–14–12, and 12–11–12–11–14–12–14–12 patterns, played twice slowly.

Explore Malmsteen picking secrets to elevate fire picking with alternate, sweep, and economic picking; practice two-string patterns, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and string transitions to boost speed from 100 to 200 bpm.

Master two Malmsteen-inspired picking techniques—economic picking and hammer-ons across two-note patterns—applied from low to high and high to low in neoclassical metal and beyond.

Focus on accuracy and alternate picking technique through a slow pedal point workout, inviting players familiar with Yngwie Malmsteen to join, with plans to learn every lick.

Explore fire picking and Ark of the Covenant etude, highlighting their key concepts within the course context.

Master fire picking licks on the high e and b strings using pedal point patterns around frets 12 and 13. Practice sequences like 12-10-12-8 and 12-10-12-9, then 13-12-13-10-13-8.

Develop a two-string lick on the high e string, with open-string accents between notes, to improve alternate picking and accuracy in a simple, easy-to-play riff.

Master the a minor scale using easy triplets across strings, repeating each triplet twice, break the beat into three parts, and align fingering with a backing track to sharpen accuracy.

Master triplet picking on the high e string with a step-by-step breakdown of fret patterns and open strings, in a Ritchie Blackmore etude style.

Practice Licato workout 3 to improve alternate picking and fret-hand accuracy, cycling through finger patterns on frets 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.