Members CynicWim Posted December 6, 2007 Members Posted December 6, 2007 Hi, Example: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Let's say your alternate picking this riff, 4/4, 16th notes, 160 BPM Not hard to play, but every time I move up to the next string, there is a little 'hole'... I hope you understand what i'm trying to say... Does this have enything to do with the way i alternate pick? So: DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP... The last one is an upstroke on my lowest E-string, and then I have to go downstroke on the 2nd string.. If I start on my E-string with an upstroke, I don't have to make this 'big movement' cause my last stroke would be a downstroke so i'm already going on to the next string... What's the correct way of doing this? I'm getting confused It'll probably take long to make my brain used to this.. When moving down from your Low-E to your high-E (The high E being the one that SOUNDS high, not the one that's higher on the fretboard, 'cause that would be the low E-string yes, i do like to make things even more complicated as they are) start with an upstroke, and only if you go from your high strings to your low strings, start with downstroke... Get my point? Cheers
Members Virgman Posted December 6, 2007 Members Posted December 6, 2007 Slow down to a tempo where you can play it perfectly. 160 is obviously too fast for you at this time since you are goofing it up. Increase over time gradually as you become more proficient. You should be able to do it in the standard fashion.
Members atimoc Posted December 9, 2007 Members Posted December 9, 2007 There isn't really one right way to do it, but the rule of thumb I try to follow is:-When doing riffs on the lower strings, do strictly alternate picking-When soloing on higher strings, do ecomony picking if it feels convenient.This is because I feel that economy picking sounds really fluid which is good when soloing, but if you want the one-string riffs to sound punchy and articulate, altenate is a better way. So I would recommend practising the riff you mentioned starting with those upstrokes as well.One string-skipping exercise I have come up with goes something like this:You can vary it endlessly, just remember to alternate pick every note. It may feel awkward at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's much easier to maintain a steady rhythm with a strictly alternate technique.
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