The last thing you need to do is apologize for shooting this from a hotel room! You're lessons have really helped me take the blinders off and make some progress. Thank you!
I need to buy one of your DVDs, both because I know it would be some good material, and I feel I owe the person who really set the journey to understanding music and the guitar for me
I see your videos and I realize I need a teacher like you. I been playing for 8months and everyone on here has all these opinions. But your teaching I trust the most. Thank you , for your kindness.
I really love watching you're videos, and I've learned more from you than I ever did with lessons years ago when I bought my first guitar. Thanks for this, and I'm thinking of following your classes, but you're on the other half of the globe (I live in The Netherlands).
Hi Steve! The most objective and useful lesson I have found on youtube. Thanks a lot Steve and thanks for taking time to teach use even from your hotel room, it's kind from you. Regards
Love it that you encourage us to explore and that what works for you may be different to what works for other people. Also the importance of taking time to learn a new technique and that its ok to take as much time as you need - so motivational and inspiring. Thank you.
I don't think its just perception because I developed a heavy pick tip-towards-the-floor slant when I was learning, and all the riffs that are easier that way are what I learned easily. I caught wind of the fact that other people had problems with my riffs, but could play riffs I found hard and so on. its dead on. Its one of the most important pieces of advice next to using a 30-45 degree angle when going for speed (to reduce the amount of pick and help it slip over the string). Very concise video Steve! One exception that you maybe felt was too advanced to bring up - but for 2 note per string patterns (e.g. 6th string 5th fret, 6th string 7th fret, 5th string 5th, 7th, etc.) if moving from fat strings to thin, when I start on an upstroke then pointing the pick a bit towards the ceiling is easiest. When doing the same, but starting on a downstroke, my pick is pointed to the ceiling a bit. I tend to be very fast when starting on an upstroke for those, because its still a bit awkward for me to aim the pick in the opposite direction. For 3 note per string, each time I cross over to the next neighboring string I do tend to naturally be aiming the pick so that it comes free, which is somewhat impossible to be conscious of in my case, but I've developed sort of a habit with it by trying to play fast arpeggios over the years. That requires a sort of variable pick slanting, but if I haven't practiced a riff and I try to go too fast I will tend to fall back into a pick tip-perpendicular to guitar mode, and just react to the successive attempts without thinking about it. I guess my hand is sort of like a horse on a steeple chase that takes a mis-step, and makes sure to be willing to adjust the approach next time, slowing down a little until the reaction and slanting matches the need (for that arpeggio). Another great video Steve!
Thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge and experience! :-) Make sure to tune in today at 4 PM Pacific for Steve's Live Theory Session 4 of 5: Basics Of Modes. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/pUaQXowbxpg/видео.html Hope to see you there, and no matter what, keep playing! - Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Want more music theory? Check out Steve’s best-selling course Music Theory For Life ► guitarzoom.com/musictheoryforlife/promo/
thanks Steve....thts wat it should be ..since we are all different ,diff ways,angle of attack,economy motion should be mixed and matched to ur comfort....u have just confirmed tht yes it is possiboe for an individual to decide based on a lot of factors...i really enjoy watching your videos...its a great learning curve....much apprciated ....all the way from India...keep spreading the word...cheers...
When I discovered that different picking angles are better suited for different kinds of picking patterns, I finally figured out why I couldn't pick odd numbered combinations of notes on a string. Then I studied Paul Gilbert's way of picking and copied it. It's a very neutral angle. Doesn't really favor any kind of picking pattern. It's sort of a universal grip and angle that doesn't provide any advantages or disadvantages. But that's why I used it. I didn't have to switch positions for different patterns. It allowed me to get over a picking hang up I had for years. I like that my grip doesn't really favor anything. I'm just kind of prepared for every picking pattern.
Glad you got something useful from the video, Carlos! :-) Thank YOU for watching, Aaron! Just wanted to let you know, if you like Steve's RUclips videos, make sure you check out the new GuitarZoom Premium Membership: guitarzoom.com/join When you join, you get unlimited streaming over 40 of Steve's best guitar courses, and new courses are being added regularly. Courses cover a wide range of topics, and there are courses for every skill-level. Which means, members always have something new to learn and apply to their guitar playing. :-) Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out the membership, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom
Strangely enough because I didn't know better I have been playing for years alternating and doing two downs on the 3rd note and on next string. Only the other day I realised that I should be doing an up on the second string with the alternating picking. I have been practicing this now for a few weeks and I realise I have been so programmed to do the double down that I am finding it hard to break the habit.However doing it with the up on the next string is harder for me, it is now starting to flow better if you know what I mean. I am going to stick at it now and poke myself in the eye with a sharp pointy pencil every time I addidentally do two downs LOL. Oh and another thing that my guitar instructor never taught me was to dampen the strings on the way down. I am finding this hard to do as well, as I have never done this before. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Practicing (and btw I’m no pro but have a ton of GuitarZoom lessons with Steve, among others lol) but practicing strict alternate picking is never a bad thing .but like Steve even says here it’s an option to double down pick and its not an issue …. I mention because I was in this same boat when I first started trying guitar . I heard after awhile strict alternate picking isn’t double downs, I have to up pick after switching strings…. etc etc…so I went backwards in my learning /playing trying to strictly alternate pick and was frustrated…I was getting slower than the first time I ever played the pentatonic scale! then I asked my in person teach and Steve both and they both said whatever works best “For you” ….I wouldn’t get too overly hung up on “ the right way to …” do whatever .some things have a specific way that has to be adhered to ,but if you can play the music ,it sounds good ,and you’re not in pain or any other issues ….then you’re probably doing it right “for you” and it’s fine …..shit I just looked up and saw your comment is 4 yrs old lol
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My own string crossing approach follows this hierarchy:1) when needing to pick another string is in the same direction as the last pick stroke, use that same stroke,2) when #1 is not an option, use inside picking,3) when #2 is not an option or produces difficult or awkward-feeling motion, use outside picking.I usually reserve #3 for phrases or lines that play odd numbered note patterns over only two strings.
I'm a jazz guitar player for 20 years. I laughed when you said you guys only play two notes on a string =P but yeah great video, very insightful, i need to improve this aspect of my playing. thank you.
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Thanks Steve. I have a serious issue when it comes to picking altogether. I have a tremor in both of my hands, picking hand is worse than fretting hand. That is another issue that I constantly battle with my playing daily but good new is... after an hour or two of playing... things improve greatly with that autonomic dysfunction. Also, I have spent 28 years using my entire arm (mostly elbow) to pick since I started playing at 12 years old. I would always get exhausted playing because I was using too much energy trying to play. Finally, I decided that my bones and tendons are "not" different than everyone else's... which is what my thinking was all along... and is what kept me from tackling the wrist picking years ago when I was young. Only took 28 years... better late than never I guess. I have only been practicing wrist picking for 9-10 years now to try and correct the old bad habit. Your videos are helping greatly. Just wanted you to know that. Thanks again man!
First of all thank you so much for all your lessons.. you have inspired me to pick up my guitar again after 4 years after watching your musical dictionary on the guitar zoom page last week and the following videos after that. You definitely have a nack for teaching. Again, thank you! I have one question about this video. I'm not sure if my technique is correct when jumping strings but have to skip one.. say from low e to d but only having to play note on the low e.. i will always pick one down on the low e then start on a up pick on the d.. is this correct or should i always pick on a down stroke when changing stings? or is just a matter of preference?
Mr. Steve is there a book or a dvd lesson we can buy that you have produced? Your lessons are awesome by the way. I hope you continue teaching hundreds and thousands of begginers out there like me, who truly admire your work. Please let me know if you have book or dvd lessons, i would like to order. Thank you Steve.
I hit a speed wall and couldn't figure out why but after a year it finally dawned on me that I was slanting my pick so much that I couldn't descend nearly as fast. .something so simple set me back.
hi Steve, thank you again for covering things at an understandable level which really is what is needed in any kind of learning environment ! What are your thoughts on stage fright ?
That's a really good question! Stagefright comes from the "unknown" elements of yourself, your current situation and your confidence (or lack of) in your playing. Everyone tends to have "butterflies", but stagefright itself can cripple people from wanting to play onstage. The more comfortable you are in yourself, and your abilities, and the less you worry about "everyone else", the more capable you will be in overcoming stage fright. Enjoy what YOU do and the way YOU do it. Find players you call friends as well as bandmates, and forget everyone else. The world is full of jealous and bitter guitar players/musicians, and never let any of them get to you, and never become one! Enjoy the ride :-)
Thanks Steve this helped me a bunch.... I been trying to throw down some "Dimebag" solo's it doesnt seem he used much arppecio's.... lot's of major scales I think, that guy could belt out a good solo... what do you think?
Hey Ray, I love Dimebag! You are correct, he wasn't really an "arpeggio" guy, although he used all kinds of different skills. He loved pentatonic expansion ideas and shapes, and you are correct, he was one of the few metal guys that would even use major scale ideas in his playing. Very creative player!
Hi Tim! Thanks for your comment and feedback. This video was done on the road so I didn't have all my equipment to get a closeup of the picking hand. However picking technique is very personal and unique to every player. Try out the 3 different options for picking and see which is the one that works best for you. Eventually your ear is going to be the final judge. If it sounds good and you feel comfortable then that's the right choice. Hope this helps and keep up the great work.
What band does this guy play in? Or does he only teach? If so, he's a good teacher. He's teaching a lot of the same things Troy Grady teaches, but with his own approach to the same basic principles. I don't know which of them started teaching this particular subject first (changing pick angle when alternate picking).
Thanks for watching, Allen! I'm not sure where in the video you're talking about, but when Steve uses palm muting with alternate picking, his hand would be resting on the bridge, but probably not if he's not using palm muting. Here's a video about palm muting, if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/71s9OODUDG0/видео.html Hope this helps! :-) Make sure you check out the GuitarZoom Christmas Sale → guitarzoom.com/christmassale/ Because through December 25, you can get up to 95% OFF lifetime access to some of Steve’s most popular guitar courses, including Music Theory For Life (60% OFF), Acoustic Guitar (67% OFF), Modes Masterclass (75% OFF) and many more. Each course includes lots of free bonuses, so you can keep making progress long after you finish the course. :-) Click the link above for details, and no matter what, keep playing! -- Mike from GuitarZoom P.S. Go here to get 95% OFF Steve Stine’s Christmas Soloing Bundle [ENDS TONIGHT] → www.guitarzoom.com/christmassoloingbundle/promo/
If you like this picking mechanics type of lesson.....check out Troy Grady and his pick slanting vids. He goes way down this rabbit hole. Thanks Steve! This was the biggest factor to increase my speed and fluidity.
My main problem is the one you demonstrated. Three notes per string w/alternate picking. When string transitions start with an upstroke, I always hit it on the way down to do an upstroke. Messy. :( Still can't fix it.
Great video. Is there an app in the works for Guitarzoom.com? I'm taking the music theory made easy course and I'm learning so much. Thanks again Steve.
Hi. Thanks for your question. I try to keep my movement as small as possible when changing strings. Also try to keep as relaxed as possible so you don't build unwanted tension. Try practicing with a metronome and see if maybe your trying to play too fast. If so, slow down a bit. Hope this helps and answers your question.
Your explanation of pick angle is back to front. When you say the tip is pointing towards the ceeling you're actually downward slanting so it's pointing towards the guitar body.
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Michael angelo double side wrist movement depending on the next string to always be sure your pick is not stuck between the strings ... look into it for real
Man the three note patterns are the worst because no matter how you slant the pick you get a stuck. Yngwie Malmsteens gets around that by throwing in some pull offs and hammer ons so that he can always end with an upstroke. Basically it slows him to play uneven note patterns while maintaining a downward slanted position of the pick. It really takes a life time to discover and master all of this. The fact that I'm 37 and just starting out is painful because I want to utilize these techniques now but that's just not possible.
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Malmsteen does indeed plan his playing around this. Pull off and hammers only on the descending patterns though and economy picking when ascending. Chris Brooks has a really good book about this.
Guys like Steve make you want to learn. On the other hand guys like Michael Angelo Batio make you want to use your guitar as a firesrarter. I'm still trying to figure out why.
3 important things. your cool. you look like jean claude van damme. if you want to give me that beautiful ibanez jem, i will send you my address....as long as you pay the shipping! thanks in advance!!!
The last thing you need to do is apologize for shooting this from a hotel room! You're lessons have really helped me take the blinders off and make some progress. Thank you!
I need to buy one of your DVDs, both because I know it would be some good material, and I feel I owe the person who really set the journey to understanding music and the guitar for me
Steve you are freaking awesome I discovered you a little while ago and I find your teachings to be the best
Thank you!
I swear this guys one of the greatest, thanks for all the uploads I owe my progress all to you.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. You rock!
Thanks a lot Steve, great content as everytime :) your lessons always help! have a great day
I see your videos and I realize I need a teacher like you. I been playing for 8months and everyone on here has all these opinions. But your teaching I trust the most. Thank you , for your kindness.
I really love watching you're videos, and I've learned more from you than I ever did with lessons years ago when I bought my first guitar. Thanks for this, and I'm thinking of following your classes, but you're on the other half of the globe (I live in The Netherlands).
Seyously, these lessons are changing my musician life. Thanks man!
Hi Steve! The most objective and useful lesson I have found on youtube. Thanks a lot Steve and thanks for taking time to teach use even from your hotel room, it's kind from you. Regards
Love it that you encourage us to explore and that what works for you may be different to what works for other people. Also the importance of taking time to learn a new technique and that its ok to take as much time as you need - so motivational and inspiring. Thank you.
These are brilliant methods to try. Thanks, Steve.
I don't think its just perception because I developed a heavy pick tip-towards-the-floor slant when I was learning, and all the riffs that are easier that way are what I learned easily. I caught wind of the fact that other people had problems with my riffs, but could play riffs I found hard and so on. its dead on. Its one of the most important pieces of advice next to using a 30-45 degree angle when going for speed (to reduce the amount of pick and help it slip over the string). Very concise video Steve! One exception that you maybe felt was too advanced to bring up - but for 2 note per string patterns (e.g. 6th string 5th fret, 6th string 7th fret, 5th string 5th, 7th, etc.) if moving from fat strings to thin, when I start on an upstroke then pointing the pick a bit towards the ceiling is easiest. When doing the same, but starting on a downstroke, my pick is pointed to the ceiling a bit. I tend to be very fast when starting on an upstroke for those, because its still a bit awkward for me to aim the pick in the opposite direction. For 3 note per string, each time I cross over to the next neighboring string I do tend to naturally be aiming the pick so that it comes free, which is somewhat impossible to be conscious of in my case, but I've developed sort of a habit with it by trying to play fast arpeggios over the years. That requires a sort of variable pick slanting, but if I haven't practiced a riff and I try to go too fast I will tend to fall back into a pick tip-perpendicular to guitar mode, and just react to the successive attempts without thinking about it. I guess my hand is sort of like a horse on a steeple chase that takes a mis-step, and makes sure to be willing to adjust the approach next time, slowing down a little until the reaction and slanting matches the need (for that arpeggio). Another great video Steve!
Thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge and experience! :-)
Make sure to tune in today at 4 PM Pacific for Steve's Live Theory Session 4 of 5: Basics Of Modes. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/pUaQXowbxpg/видео.html
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Thanks for doing these vidios ...your awsome! I look foward to your lessons.
Thank you for continuously providing these invaluable lessons, Steve!
Thanks Steve, great info!! Killer looking guitar
thanks Steve....thts wat it should be ..since we are all different ,diff ways,angle of attack,economy motion should be mixed and matched to ur comfort....u have just confirmed tht yes it is possiboe for an individual to decide based on a lot of factors...i really enjoy watching your videos...its a great learning curve....much apprciated ....all the way from India...keep spreading the word...cheers...
Very good lesson, thanks a lot 👍
You are a really good teacher. Tony
Great lesson
When I discovered that different picking angles are better suited for different kinds of picking patterns, I finally figured out why I couldn't pick odd numbered combinations of notes on a string. Then I studied Paul Gilbert's way of picking and copied it. It's a very neutral angle. Doesn't really favor any kind of picking pattern. It's sort of a universal grip and angle that doesn't provide any advantages or disadvantages. But that's why I used it. I didn't have to switch positions for different patterns. It allowed me to get over a picking hang up I had for years. I like that my grip doesn't really favor anything. I'm just kind of prepared for every picking pattern.
The pendulum movement has been super useful thanks!
Glad you got something useful from the video, Carlos! :-)
Thank YOU for watching, Aaron!
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Strangely enough because I didn't know better I have been playing for years alternating and doing two downs on the 3rd note and on next string. Only the other day I realised that I should be doing an up on the second string with the alternating picking. I have been practicing this now for a few weeks and I realise I have been so programmed to do the double down that I am finding it hard to break the habit.However doing it with the up on the next string is harder for me, it is now starting to flow better if you know what I mean. I am going to stick at it now and poke myself in the eye with a sharp pointy pencil every time I addidentally do two downs LOL. Oh and another thing that my guitar instructor never taught me was to dampen the strings on the way down. I am finding this hard to do as well, as I have never done this before. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Practicing (and btw I’m no pro but have a ton of GuitarZoom lessons with Steve, among others lol) but practicing strict alternate picking is never a bad thing .but like Steve even says here it’s an option to double down pick and its not an issue …. I mention because I was in this same boat when I first started trying guitar . I heard after awhile strict alternate picking isn’t double downs, I have to up pick after switching strings…. etc etc…so I went backwards in my learning /playing trying to strictly alternate pick and was frustrated…I was getting slower than the first time I ever played the pentatonic scale! then I asked my in person teach and Steve both and they both said whatever works best “For you” ….I wouldn’t get too overly hung up on “ the right way to …” do whatever .some things have a specific way that has to be adhered to ,but if you can play the music ,it sounds good ,and you’re not in pain or any other issues ….then you’re probably doing it right “for you” and it’s fine …..shit I just looked up and saw your comment is 4 yrs old lol
Always a great job explaining Steve
Rock on Brother , You Rock!
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My own string crossing approach follows this hierarchy:1) when needing to pick another string is in the same direction as the last pick stroke, use that same stroke,2) when #1 is not an option, use inside picking,3) when #2 is not an option or produces difficult or awkward-feeling motion, use outside picking.I usually reserve #3 for phrases or lines that play odd numbered note patterns over only two strings.
I'm a jazz guitar player for 20 years. I laughed when you said you guys only play two notes on a string =P
but yeah great video, very insightful, i need to improve this aspect of my playing.
thank you.
Thanks for watching! :-)
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In the webinar, you’ll discover:
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-- 1 easy way to use the major scale to find ANY chord on the fretboard.
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Very good,as always,thank you so much Steve!
Thanks man, very helpful
It's really help me thank you so much
Awesome, Isaac! Thanks for watching! :-)
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Thanks Steve. I have a serious issue when it comes to picking altogether. I have a tremor in both of my hands, picking hand is worse than fretting hand. That is another issue that I constantly battle with my playing daily but good new is... after an hour or two of playing... things improve greatly with that autonomic dysfunction. Also, I have spent 28 years using my entire arm (mostly elbow) to pick since I started playing at 12 years old. I would always get exhausted playing because I was using too much energy trying to play. Finally, I decided that my bones and tendons are "not" different than everyone else's... which is what my thinking was all along... and is what kept me from tackling the wrist picking years ago when I was young. Only took 28 years... better late than never I guess. I have only been practicing wrist picking for 9-10 years now to try and correct the old bad habit. Your videos are helping greatly. Just wanted you to know that. Thanks again man!
You are most welcome, Jason!
thank you steve will try all today, have good road trip
Very helpful, as always! Thanks
i like the 5-7 technique, it reminds me of a boxer and a speed bag.
good lesson sir..👍thanks
The way he stops and plays the little song, with the smile, at the end, that is me.. every time I practice and hear something familiar 😂
very helpfull video
steve u helped me alot with that modes video i love u i love u keep doing these thank you
First of all thank you so much for all your lessons.. you have inspired me to pick up my guitar again after 4 years after watching your musical dictionary on the guitar zoom page last week and the following videos after that. You definitely have a nack for teaching. Again, thank you!
I have one question about this video. I'm not sure if my technique is correct when jumping strings but have to skip one.. say from low e to d but only having to play note on the low e.. i will always pick one down on the low e then start on a up pick on the d.. is this correct or should i always pick on a down stroke when changing stings? or is just a matter of preference?
Mr. Steve is there a book or a dvd lesson we can buy that you have produced? Your lessons are awesome by the way. I hope you continue teaching hundreds and thousands of begginers out there like me, who truly admire your work. Please let me know if you have book or dvd lessons, i would like to order. Thank you Steve.
I hit a speed wall and couldn't figure out why but after a year it finally dawned on me that I was slanting my pick so much that I couldn't descend nearly as fast. .something so simple set me back.
Thanks Steve.
hi Steve, thank you again for covering things at an understandable level which really is what is needed in any kind of learning environment ! What are your thoughts on stage fright ?
That's a really good question! Stagefright comes from the "unknown" elements of yourself, your current situation and your confidence (or lack of) in your playing.
Everyone tends to have "butterflies", but stagefright itself can cripple people from wanting to play onstage. The more comfortable you are in yourself, and your abilities, and the less you worry about "everyone else", the more capable you will be in overcoming stage fright.
Enjoy what YOU do and the way YOU do it. Find players you call friends as well as bandmates, and forget everyone else. The world is full of jealous and bitter guitar players/musicians, and never let any of them get to you, and never become one!
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Thank you Steve for taking the time to answer..... enjoying your videos tremendously! cheers from Montreal Canada!!
Thanks Steve this helped me a bunch.... I been trying to throw down some "Dimebag" solo's it doesnt seem he used much arppecio's.... lot's of major scales I think, that guy could belt out a good solo... what do you think?
Hey Ray, I love Dimebag! You are correct, he wasn't really an "arpeggio" guy, although he used all kinds of different skills. He loved pentatonic expansion ideas and shapes, and you are correct, he was one of the few metal guys that would even use major scale ideas in his playing. Very creative player!
the Addams family. knew it was coming. i'll try these tips. sometimes I feel like I get tangled up in the strings. thanks!
Hi Steve! It would be nice if you could show "close up" the pick angles. I'm 80% guessing. WOW didn't realize this was that old LOL.
Hi Tim! Thanks for your comment and feedback. This video was done on the road so I didn't have all my equipment to get a closeup of the picking hand. However picking technique is very personal and unique to every player. Try out the 3 different options for picking and see which is the one that works best for you. Eventually your ear is going to be the final judge. If it sounds good and you feel comfortable then that's the right choice. Hope this helps and keep up the great work.
What is it that you keep flicking when you're done playing a lick? Like at 8:05 ... Is that your tone switch? Or does your guitar have a killswitch?
It's just my pickup selector switch. I have developed a bit of OCD over the years, and when I solo, I tend to switch back and forth quite a lot :-)
What band does this guy play in? Or does he only teach? If so, he's a good teacher. He's teaching a lot of the same things Troy Grady teaches, but with his own approach to the same basic principles. I don't know which of them started teaching this particular subject first (changing pick angle when alternate picking).
Steve, when you switch strings while alternate picking, is your wrist resting on the bridge of the guitar or is your wrist kind of floating across?
Thanks for watching, Allen! I'm not sure where in the video you're talking about, but when Steve uses palm muting with alternate picking, his hand would be resting on the bridge, but probably not if he's not using palm muting.
Here's a video about palm muting, if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/71s9OODUDG0/видео.html
Hope this helps! :-)
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If you like this picking mechanics type of lesson.....check out Troy Grady and his pick slanting vids. He goes way down this rabbit hole. Thanks Steve! This was the biggest factor to increase my speed and fluidity.
What pick are you using steve?
My main problem is the one you demonstrated. Three notes per string w/alternate picking. When string transitions start with an upstroke, I always hit it on the way down to do an upstroke. Messy. :(
Still can't fix it.
Great video. Is there an app in the works for Guitarzoom.com? I'm taking the music theory made easy course and I'm learning so much. Thanks again Steve.
5:22 says it all for even number of notes per string. 11:39 3 notes per string.
Hey Steve. I find it hard to use my acoustic guitar than my electric. Do you think it’s better to practice with the acoustic instead of the electric.
awesome
How do you stop string hopping? I couldn't find anything on google about correcting it, I've been searching for DAYS 😢
Hi. Thanks for your question. I try to keep my movement as small as possible when changing strings. Also try to keep as relaxed as possible so you don't build unwanted tension. Try practicing with a metronome and see if maybe your trying to play too fast. If so, slow down a bit. Hope this helps and answers your question.
@@stinemusiclessons Thanks for answering my question, this actually helps a lot 😁
I'll try
Your explanation of pick angle is back to front. When you say the tip is pointing towards the ceeling you're actually downward slanting so it's pointing towards the guitar body.
Thanks for watching, Richard! :-)
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What Ibanez guitar are u playing?
it's a JEM7DBK
Thanks :)
How many minutes should i practice everyday
That's hard to say, everyone is different, practice for as long as it's productive, might be a better answer.
1440
15:05 😂😂😂
Michael angelo double side wrist movement depending on the next string to always be sure your pick is not stuck between the strings ...
look into it for real
How do you forget your traveling metronome?
Omg ... it cracks me up when during a sentence ... you rattle off some amazing shreds, and go back to the rest of the sentence. Comical!
Man the three note patterns are the worst because no matter how you slant the pick you get a stuck. Yngwie Malmsteens gets around that by throwing in some pull offs and hammer ons so that he can always end with an upstroke. Basically it slows him to play uneven note patterns while maintaining a downward slanted position of the pick. It really takes a life time to discover and master all of this. The fact that I'm 37 and just starting out is painful because I want to utilize these techniques now but that's just not possible.
Thanks for watching, Chris! And don't beat yourself up because you can't play like Yngwie Malmsteen. :-)
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Malmsteen does indeed plan his playing around this.
Pull off and hammers only on the descending patterns though and economy picking when ascending. Chris Brooks has a really good book about this.
They're creepy and they're spooky!
15:05
Guys like Steve make you want to learn.
On the other hand guys like Michael Angelo Batio make you want to use your guitar as a firesrarter.
I'm still trying to figure out why.
Addams family :P
Steve the video is a bit out of sync (I'm sure you know that)
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