You should really check out the alternate picking line in "if i could be a constellation at 0:52 in the song. Its sounds simple but it starts with a 2 note per string alternate picking line down to the B string where it adds a 3rd note there and you have to come back up with 2 notes per string again but adding another note on the A string causing really wierd patterns that trip me up
You're a really good teacher. I've learned a TON from your videos. I've written a bunch of solid riffs, but not full songs. I'd like to see your process of writing a full song from just one riff.
Im definitely plateauing as of late while doing the same old exercises and scales. I put this video in my guitar playlist and will probably watch this video several times. \m/
I see why selecting unfamiliar scales would be a good thing, but at the same time, I feel like I'm not really practicing picking if I'm thinking about my left hand. If I'm practicing picking I want to practice getting it up at my limits (about 190-200bpm) but with a new scale I can't get near that speed.
That's because you're in your comfort zone, you'll never improve thinking like this. If you learn a new solo, let's say Jason Richardson stuff, you'll end up giving up because his picking patterns, arpeggios shapes etc are not the ones you've been practising all your life. If you can get the normal scale up to 200bpm it's great but you need to get to 170/180 on everything in order to improve, you can't get better doing always the same stuff over and over again... in that case you're training specificity and muscolar memory will get in the way, and not the picking itself. It's like going to the gym and doing the same movement again and again your body will eventually stop at a certain weight limit and you're not gonna make any progress.
I never learned to use my pinky finger as most of the music I grew up playing was punk. So, power cords. I also didn’t learn theory. Just played what sounded good. A HUGE disservice to myself. Very unfortunate.
I have no idea if you will read my comment, but recently started exercising by using the intro riff to the song „Papyrus containing the spell…” by Nile, is it a good idea? I believe it’s also a phrygian dominant walk
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Going to try that alternate picking pattern in lesson 5. Thanks man. Always great videos!
You should really check out the alternate picking line in "if i could be a constellation at 0:52 in the song. Its sounds simple but it starts with a 2 note per string alternate picking line down to the B string where it adds a 3rd note there and you have to come back up with 2 notes per string again but adding another note on the A string causing really wierd patterns that trip me up
You're a really good teacher. I've learned a TON from your videos. I've written a bunch of solid riffs, but not full songs. I'd like to see your process of writing a full song from just one riff.
Coool lesson video - learning to put all the different skills together is very important
Im definitely plateauing as of late while doing the same old exercises and scales. I put this video in my guitar playlist and will probably watch this video several times. \m/
Dude two videos back to back yessir
Beautiful lesson.
I see why selecting unfamiliar scales would be a good thing, but at the same time, I feel like I'm not really practicing picking if I'm thinking about my left hand. If I'm practicing picking I want to practice getting it up at my limits (about 190-200bpm) but with a new scale I can't get near that speed.
That's because you're in your comfort zone, you'll never improve thinking like this.
If you learn a new solo, let's say Jason Richardson stuff, you'll end up giving up because his picking patterns, arpeggios shapes etc are not the ones you've been practising all your life.
If you can get the normal scale up to 200bpm it's great but you need to get to 170/180 on everything in order to improve, you can't get better doing always the same stuff over and over again... in that case you're training specificity and muscolar memory will get in the way, and not the picking itself. It's like going to the gym and doing the same movement again and again your body will eventually stop at a certain weight limit and you're not gonna make any progress.
You're not supposed to increase your max picking speed, but your average. A lot of people practice getting stuff faster wrong.
Playing out of comfort range is the best advice
I never learned to use my pinky finger as most of the music I grew up playing was punk. So, power cords. I also didn’t learn theory. Just played what sounded good. A HUGE disservice to myself. Very unfortunate.
I have no idea if you will read my comment, but recently started exercising by using the intro riff to the song „Papyrus containing the spell…” by Nile, is it a good idea? I believe it’s also a phrygian dominant walk
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