Paganini Caprice #24, variation 9, and left hand pizzicato

In this video, I discuss several theories and techniques regarding left hand pizzicato as well as a 3 step system to approach and improve left hand pizzicato. It is my hope that better approaches will be created in the near future to improve our noble craft. All the best!

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

I’m learning this on the guitar. I’m trying to do an exact replication. But I was struggling to figure out how to get 3 notes on one string. On the guitar these are just exaggerated pull offs. But the stretches were too big. I found this video only to realize the 3rd note is an open violin string. So I’m going to have to figure out a way to replicate this. For most classical guitar covers they palm mute but don’t stick to the same left hand pizzicato pattern as Paganini does. They throw out the pattern and play it all uniformly.
My best guess it to either tap the first note on the guitar with my picking hand or alternatively fret the open violin string with my picking hand and use my left hand to hammer the initial note and pull off to the fretted note.

[@penggoh9934]

Great Job!

[@khongthefork]

Awesome, this is really helpful!

[@gohryu2004]

That made my day Khong! All the best, my friend!