How to Fix Your Picking Technique and How to Play Fast
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How to Fix Your Picking Technique and How to Play Fast
In this video I will show you how to fix you picking technique or how you can have a proper picking technique. I've been teaching guitar for more than 20 years an 99% of my new students were holding the pick index and thumb dominant.
To play fast properly you need to use your wrist since the wrist is the most important element of the picking technique.
When you play with the finger dominant picking technique you can't engage your wrist. To fix that you have to lock the pick under the thumb joint. Additionally, the rest of the fingers should be intact to minimize finger movement. With this technique, you'll get more precise and louder sound.
Once you engage your wrist and improve strength and dexterity you can start relaxing your picking hand in time.
Please use your wrist and try to increase your speed gradually.
If you are struggling to play fast you can check my How To Play Fast video
• How to Play Fast - Alt...
In that video, you will learn deep secrets of alternate picking technique, how to practice efficiently and how to play fast and clean like Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Al di Meola... :)
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Cant tell you how much this helped my technique when you first told me about it. Wrist picking FTW !!
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Same
Same!
Another really good and overlooked tip is when you're trying to pick like this, if you can't do it fully relaxed and effortless, play to a metronome really slow until you can. Literally force yourself to no even touch the guitar unless you can play without flexing your muscles. That helped me not only get better but I broke barriers I never expected to break. Thanks for your content btw!
Thank you!🤘
It's just like hitting a baseball.
He is totally correct. The hard part is committing to switching to a wrist-dominant style of picking after playing for 31 years. haha
I just know that's gotta be a tough habit to break when i haven't even been alive that long
I did for 17 years then helped with a clinic and while warming up I lost my pick so strummed without it.
The other instructor looked over at me and said, “Wait! Put the pick back in your hand, I need to see something.”
It was then that I learned without a pick, I used my wrist perfectly. Spent the next year relearning my picking technique. Sounded awful at first, but then it clicked.
@@jeffrey.a.hansonI’ve only been playing for about 1 year and I’m try to learn how to play this way but everytime I fold my index finger like in the video it always ends up going back or I strum to hard… it’s like I’m learning my strumming rhythm all over again
That is exactly me. Totally worth changing. Not just speed and articulation, but accuracy and muting all improved too. Might also be b/c I was focused on improving all technique after being self taught for 30 years and playing everything wrong!
my biggest problem is getting my right hand to keep up with my left, since I'm a lefty that plays right handed. Awesome Advice.
This video is the answer to my problems. I can't believe such a small change has made a big impact on my playing. Thank you so much!!!!
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Just learned this yesterday and my playing is so different already - way more precise and the sound is better.
i am in shock that the answer was that simple, this video helped so much.
This video legit helped me fix my picking technique within less than 10 seconds, LOL! It actually works :)
Awesome tip 👍🏻👏
Thank you for this concise and incredibly helpful advice! I'm just like your students in that I've allowed my fingers to play a more dominant role in my picking than my wrist, not realizing how much of a problem that was. Now it's much more clear what I should be doing!
I just took the same logic i used for tremolo picking and instead of applying it to one note per string i did 3 note per string then 4 and now 2 years later practicing shredding and sweep picking learning songs are so easy now because getting things up to speed always delayed the process and i could only play that certain lick or riff fast now when i learn a song i can play fast in general now so not only is it easier to learn full songs and faster but the ease makes it easier for you to take in the lick and play it properly in order to get the right tempo and feel under your fingers and get it up to the same speed every time timing is one if the most important things when it comes to making runs you want to know exactly what note to emphasize in your run and that comes with learning good timing shredding is definitely important and we say shredding but really its just alternate picking at high tempos learn that and A LOT of the techniques you learn will be substantially easier to learn and play.
Was trying to learn one by metallica and that alternate picking was killing me. :'(
Try seek and destroy
LMAO SAME
you might wanna try mary had a little lamb because one is super fucking easy to play
@@spaghettisauce445whoa, big metal guitar player over here, we’re not worthy of being in your presence, o great guitar god
Try Archspire or Megadeth-We'll Be Back
Thank u 💗
This video helps alott!!! Thank you very much.. Had gone through so many videos but this video is very clear and helpful!!
Thanks!! It works quite well
Well dang. Thank you so much. Ive been stuck with this certain fast paced riff and i couldnt do it with my usual picking style
Ohh... I play guitar for several years. Once I talked to a guy who teaches to play guitar and he said my picking technique isn't quite right but there's no sense to change anything bc it takes a lot of time and if I play like this for years it's OK.
Now I need to increase my tempo and I came back to the thought to change my technique. I'll try your method, maybe it'll help, thank you!
This already sounds so much better thank you!
You're welcome!!
this helped so fucking much 😭😭 i needed this for my system song im learning and i couldn’t get fast enough bc im still starting out a bit
Just realized Ace Frehley has been doin this the whole time it it all makes sense now✨💚
My teacher does a lot of the fast picking by moving his thumb only. It definitely can work. And its extremely effective if you get it to work because your entire hand is staying still and all you move is the thumb and maybe first finger a bit. It is very hard to control. I cant do it. But imo to say that is the "wrong" technique is not ideal
There is no "wrong" in this video. It says you can't engage your wrist and arm because you use your fingers. You have to improve your wrist and arm usage and master it. After you create good muscle memory you can add fingers as the last unit.
this is insane how much this helped immediate thank you so much
This video was perfect, i was Full o answer about pick, and this was Very helpful.
Thanks a lot man, really changed my technique for the better!
Thank you my thumb was hurting to much I knew I was not properly using wrest .Thank you...RocknRollFlat5
Thanks alot man. Been noticing alot of bounch and extra movement in my picking. Within 30 seconds i could tell a difference.
Glad it helped!
I don't know why I'm struggling so much with this. I didn't realize I had been picking wrong all these years. This is gonna be hard to get use too
Thank you for this info
Wow sounds awesome !
To thank you so much this helped a crazy amount man thanks
Great tips as always!
Thanks a lot man!
I did it and change speed and quality immediately. Thanks!
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Nice one! 👊🏿
Thank you man! :)
Thank you sir
IT FrICKiN WORKS LES Go
thank you for teaching me this
Thank you
Thank you so much omg
WE NEED YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH
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Thanks for liking bro
I didn’t even realise i was holding it wrong. Thank you!
Your welcome🤘
Hot damn that was an instant upgrade thank you!
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I’m still a beginner. I have an electric and an acoustic. For some reason when i play my acoustic it doesn’t feel comfortable playing with a pick. But when i play my electric i feel like a need to have a pick.
Very normal. Acoustics are naturally more finger picking based instruments anyway due to the higher gauge strings and action. Vice versa for electrics. The razor sharp strings mean a pick is better as they are more precise. So you're doing the perfect thing, very normal and great spot for the beginning stages.
To add to what the helpful commenter above said, definitely use that tendency to develop good fingerpicking technique!
@@weilandcock I’ve been working on it and actually getting better
I'm not saying this isn't good advice, but it's worth noting that both Tim Henson and Ichika Nito use "finger-dominant" picking at times. It might be worthwhile to look into where and when (and why) they use this technique as both are great players.
both of those players play with their wrist. Also did you know that Ichika Nito speeds up his videos?
@CULTmk I did say "at times". I know they use their wrist. Check out Tim henson's playthrough titled Playing God Unplugged and watch his picking hand when he plays Scotty's solo near the beginning of the song. Like I said, he uses this "finger-dominant" picking from time to time. He isn't locked to one specific picking technique. I'm mainly a wrist guy myself, I just thought it was something worth noting since this video (if I remember correctly after 9 months) was talking about how awful it is.
@@WedToTheShred thats not finger dominant picking. thats scalpel picking. its a completely different motion.
@CULTmk I'm sorry, is scalpel picking not bending the thumb and bringing the finger inward? The guy was showing something similar in this video, just not exactly the same method of movement. It's still being picked by movement of the fingers. Do you often argue with 9 month old posts simply to split hairs?
@@WedToTheShred im not splitting hairs im telling you its a completely different way to pick. feels different, has different speed limitations one is totally correct and has been used by many great jazz players and the other is a flawed beginners knack
Wow! That works! bought a top rated guitar course on udemy and watched many tutorial videos on how to play certain songs and they NEVER touched on the correct way to hold a pick, it was just skipped right over. I can now hit the strings 100x easier than before thinking how the hell do these guys not even look at where they're strumming when they play!? well now I know. Thanks OzzGuitar! This video was sick!
I like japanese picking styles, so relax.
Both techneics (I cant spell) are useful at different times
I still play with my thumb and index sometimes, I don't know why. It hurts like a bitch afterwards and I have to take pauses... I hope this little video will help me. I'll give this a try.
Thank you, I needed this to play creeping death
Glad to know my stupid ass did something right when I started
Extremely helpful, thought it was gonna be a lot harder🙏
¿aconsejas que durante el picking el costado del dedo pulgar roce las cuerdas? gracias
Wow it worked
Of course man! Keep pushing🤘
I don't think "only wrist" is a good technique. By logic you should be moving your finger a little wrist a little and even your arm a little while picking to maximise your strength and speed in picking (which I am doing).
This is only for faster picking
OMG!!!!!!!! NICEEEEEE
The thing is almost no one holds the pick with their index finger coiled up like this. Bernth said the same thing, but right away you can see that's not how he's holding it. Almost all great pickers hold the pick with the tip (and on the side) of their index finger pointing toward the tip of their pick or slightly more towards their thumb.
This is how I fixed my student's picking motion for years. Great pickers can pick with any grip but normal human beings can’t.
@@OzzGuitar The only difference between great pickers and normal human beings is around 10k hours of practice.
I’ve watched many of your videos! How long have you been teaching?
Thank you! More than 20 years man🤘
I've been using my wrist for over a decade. I just got a guitar teacher to learn more advanced techniques. She is telling me use my fingers instead of my wrist to play faster. She's a metal guitarist and teaching economy picking. Exact opposite of what you're saying lmao... I'm starting to think an individual just needs to do what works for them
Most of my students reach me with the same story... Using wrist is great but you need to combine it with accents, usage of the arm and more stuff...
Using finger is the last link of the technique and if you start using your fingers without mastering other stuff you can destroy your technique✌️
its rocking n rolling grasp regardless of speeds skills or whathever.
I feel like the pick constantly moves around when you "clamp" it between curled index finger & thumb.. doesn't give a great strumming sound either.. I hold the pick thumb on top, index & middle finger underneath, very hard to pick this way though so its very hard to switch quickly between a good strumming sound & a good picking sound
About the tone with the different picking style, it does not work like like since firstly one the first one you were picking slightly and on the other one you picking heavier and more harder than the first one.
Хочу больше такого контента
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i have been playing for 2 years and i just realized I have been playing wrong all this time just like you showed in the video.How long do you think it will take me to get used to the correct technique?
You’ll be fine after 4 weeks.
Serious question, is it wrong to anchor your pinky? I’ve been playing for almost 5 years and have always struggled to build speed. I tried changing my technique and can definitely pick faster but find it challenging to be as accurate. I’m not sure if I’m just not used to it yet
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When i was started playing guitar my teacher told me that keep your right hand (picking hand) movement as small as possible...is that right ??
what guitar is that?
I usually hold my pick in the crease behind my knee and that seems to do the trick🦵🏻
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I think my fingers are too long or something cause curling my index finger in to make that "ledge" immediately puts tension on the ligament to that finger and the start of quicker hand fatigue. 🤷♂️
I've tried over and over. I play mostly acoustic and using the bridge has the pick behind the soundhole and not a great tone.
No pain no gain :)
@@OzzGuitar Thank you. I'm trying. I am not giving up. 💪
i pick with my wrist but my pinky is planted in the guitar, is it all right or will it cause me problems in the long run?
Yes it will.
ruclips.net/video/O_0c_Xm-Q_8/видео.htmlsi=JEblgEbdbQdTQw8U
Watch this video✌️
that’s like… the way that i always hold my pick, since the day i first picked it up
Perfect point 🤘🏿🤘🏿
Thank you!
Would you also use this grip for palm muting?
Yes, I recommend it!
I’ve tried so many times to adapt this style, it’s all good for less stuff but when I go to play funk and soul patterns it feels so strange
im super confused do i rest on the bar or float above of the strings
ruclips.net/video/O_0c_Xm-Q_8/видео.htmlsi=irq95S23WWyTnUvW
Check this out✌️
I’m a down picker lol
What does the angle of the pick look like when you’re using this picking method?
ruclips.net/video/n6s_z5Ac0W8/видео.html
You can find a detailed video about it✌️
@@OzzGuitar thank you!!!
When playing fast should I allow the pick to lightly swivel between my fingers or should it be locked in place completely? Thanks
Try to lock it and smash the strings when you accent✌️If you don’t know about accents you can check out my ”How to play fast” video🤘🤘🤘
@@OzzGuitar thanks man appreciate it
Been practicing fast alternate picking for almost a year now and am still at the same level I was when I started as I can’t sync my hands. Is this only possible for a small handful of people to do ? I can play songs but when it comes to sections with fast alternate picking it’s impossible
No, it's not. Everybody can play fast.
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@@OzzGuitar will give it a go thanks !
I pick from my forearm is that ok
You need to add wrist✌️
Do you still use this hand picking even if you're playing funky rhythm?
Good question! This is for fixing your technique and creating a good muscle memory. Once you fix it you can open your fingers for funk or rhythm stuff ✌️
What if i dont use pick
üstadım bi no boundaries speed kills dersi gelir mi ya
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Kucuk bir bolum🤘
@@OzzGuitar abim çok iyi ama bu kesmez ya senden daha çok video bekliyoruz teşekkür ederim ,gözümsün.
Aslında Joe Stump bahsettiğiniz tekniğin tersini uyguluyor ve fazlasıyla hızlı çalıyor. Sanırım büyük bir istisna kendileri :)
Aynen öyle ,Joe Stump, Malmsteen çok istisna var ama bu örnekler milyarda birlik gitaristler. Bilekten penalayarak herkes başarıya ulaşabilir🤘🏿
@@OzzGuitar haklısın abi :) "3 notes per string" hakkında da bir video çekebilir misin? En zorlandığım tekniktir şu an. Malmsteen gibi gitaristler alternate gibi çalmıyor bunları, daha çok "d u d d u d d" şeklinde çalıyorlar. Ben ise her zaman arasında kalıyorum hangisini çalışacağıma. Hangisini tavsiye edersiniz, umarım anlatabilmişimdir, çok teşekkürler :)
@@inanc1680 Anladim ekonomy picking. Ben alternate oneriririm hep “d u”🤘
@@OzzGuitar anladım çok teşekkür ederim 🙏
Bro this is best thing i have ever seen bro this helped me so much.
My downstroks are better and it is easier to hit The strings!!!
Am only able to do up strokes ...😭
You can pick the rest too🤘
Wait people didn’t do that immediately?
I keep using my elbow, how can I imrove
ruclips.net/video/n6s_z5Ac0W8/видео.html
Check this out✌️
No wonder doing alternate picking wasn't working for me
Me: Looking at Gus G. who doesn't use this technique but still manages to play incredibly fast and clean.
hmmm, interesting.
Malmsteen and more players don’t use this but they are 1 in a million players. This technique is for normal human beings who couldn't get faster:)
How to play with old guitar
It's stupid if you hold the pick, how comfortable are we?
Comfort and improvement are two different things entirely. You have to spend time and energy to get a better technique in any instrument.
Buckethead disagrees
This is for normal human beings not 1 in a billion guitar gods. They can play with any picking style...
Making your picking "sound louder" really just means that you lack the ability for using any kind of dynamics when playing. Which, might be what you want, but I'd suggest if you stop fretting about how your hands are moving and listen to the sound you're creating then 'locking your fingers' is probably not what you actually want.
Unless you're purely into shredding fast notes with a ton of gain and pick noise then the chances are at least one if not a few of the guitarists you listen to plays with varying dynamics in his/her picking - they may even use their fingers to pluck some of the notes, and if you want to incorporate that level of dynamics into your own playing then you need to be able to pick hard or soft with control and finesse. If that's your goal I'd suggest your primary focus should be on the sound you're creating when you're playing, not focusing on your wrist, fingers or anything else.
Note too: Even if you just want to shred the idea there's a single correct way to hold the pick is nonsense - there's a huge variety of technique and theory about it, 'reverse dart player' etc etc - most of it suffers from the flaw I suggest above (it pays no attention to the sound created and thus the players tend to just make a noise) but it certainly shows that there is variety - I'd steer away from these too if your goal is playing musically.
Can you share your videos with us? So we can see an experienced guitar player. Instagram or any other platform can do
Good decision 😋🤧😄😄😄🤓🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
How you teach more then 20 years you started teaching at 5?
Thanks a lot!!! I’m 39 yo and started playing guitar when I was 12✌️
Unless you are
Yngwie Malmsteen😅
Yes!!! :)
not realy,....look at Yngwie picking,...he utilize both thumb, wrist and the elbow. So it all works as long u are relaxed!!! And if u want to sound louder u dig in more deeply and more shalow to sound less loud. It has nothing to do with how hard u pick!
You are not wrong.
I know Yngwie’s picking style very well he is also adding arm movement for the fast runs but this is the most common mistake to think you can play like Malmsteen... He is 1 in 100 billion talent but most of us are normal human beings.
So first you have to improve your wrist movement then you can add fingers if you are already master at picking... Starting with finger-dominant picking blocks wrist movement and improvement so most guitar players end up with bad technique.
@@OzzGuitar I pick like Yngwie, nothing special about that, it came natural to mE. just like it did for Yngwie, and hundreds of other guitaristS.
u are making it harder than it is matE. u pick the way it feels most natural to u (look at Freedman and MAB looks akward to me but to them it feels natural), only thing important and I can't stress it enough is to play relaxeD!! Learm to alt pick and than when u'r comfortable with that, u can start paying attention to micro detailS. it shouldn't be harder than thaT.
if u gonna take a roll of a teacher u should do it seriously, don't make it harder than it already iS.
I go between both seamlessly
So the first one If I saw that I’d say get out
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