Basics of Alternate Picking - Make Your Lead Playing More Efficient! - PMT College

Nail those lead guitar lines smoothly and efficiently by mastering the technique of alternate picking! In this week's PMT College episode, Leigh Fuge from musicteacher.com explains exactly what the technique of alternate picking on guitar is, why you want to use it and some exercises to get you on your way to becoming a shred master!

00:00 Intro & Gear Used
00:36 What Is Alternate Picking?
3:15 Alternate Picking Exercise 1
4:21 Alternate Picking Exercise 2
5:32 Alternate Picking Exercise 3
6:48 Alternate Picking Exercise 4
8:54 Outro & Final Thoughts

Alternate picking is a term you may hear a lot of people using, and it’s a skill that is pretty important to get into your playing style early on. As a new player, you may find you lean towards down picking every note, but alternate picking, although it can feel awkward at first, is something that will set you up for speed and efficiency further down the line.

Alternate picking is combining down and up picks together to get a smoother, more efficient stream of notes. The best way to get started is to pick any note you want, fretted or open, and just get used to picking it both up and down. The longer-term goal with alternate picking is to ensure that both your hands are working in total coordination.

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