ALTERNATE PICKING EXERCISES

STRINGSETS

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PICKING PATTERNS

Stringsets 43-57
2 String Intervals

2 String
Picking Patterns

E ADGBE

E ADGBE

6 5
4
6
6
3
2
6
1
6
5 4
3
5
2
5
1
5
4 3
2
4
1
4
3 2
1
3
2 1

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Alternate Picking on Adjacent Strings

(pattern 65-43-21)

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Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

65

Down

Down

Up

Up

Down

=Downstroke

43

Down

Up

21

Up

Down

Start over and

repeat from beginning!

Up

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
7 notes per string
8 notes per string
9 notes per string
10 notes per string

All Downstrokes
All Upstrokes
Down-Down-Up-Up

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice Patterns:
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
Up-Up-Down-Down

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Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (pattern 6/4-5/3-4/2-3/1) ____/____/____

Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

1
=Downstroke

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
7 notes per string
8 notes per string
9 notes per string
10 notes per string

All Downstrokes
All Upstrokes
Down-Down-Up-Up

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice Patterns:
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
Up-Up-Down-Down

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Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (pattern 6/3-5/2-4/1)

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Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
7 notes per string
8 notes per string
9 notes per string
10 notes per string

=Downstroke

3
=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

All Downstrokes
All Upstrokes
Down-Down-Up-Up

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice Patterns:
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
Up-Up-Down-Down

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Alternate Picking on NON-Adjacent Strings (Pattern 6/2-5/1)

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Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
7 notes per string
8 notes per string
9 notes per string
10 notes per string

=Downstroke

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

All Downstrokes
All Upstrokes
Down-Down-Up-Up

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice Patterns:
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
Up-Up-Down-Down

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STRINGSETS

PICKING PATTERNS

Stringsets 23-42
3 String Groups

3 String
Picking Patterns

E A DGBE

E A DGBE

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

5 4
3
5
2
5
1
5
4 3
2
4
1
4
3 2
1
3
2 1
5 4 3
2
5 4
1
5 4
2
3
5
3 1
5
5
2 1
4 3 2
4 3
1
2 1
4
3 2 1

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Alternate Picking on 3 string pattern (654-543-432-321)

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Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

654

=Downstroke

4 3 2

3 2 1

4 3 2

5 4 3

5 4 3

3 2 1

654

=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
Practice Patterns:
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
All Downstrokes
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
7 notes per string
8 notes per string All Upstrokes
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
9 notes per string
10 notes per string Down-Down-Up-Up
Up-Up-Down-Down
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Alternate Picking on 3 string pattern (pattern #2)

Hold down an E7sus4 chord...

65

5 4

54

6 5
=Downstroke

4 3

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4 3

3
=Upstroke

HOLD PICK AT
30 Degree ANGLE
to the strings

Practice:
1 note per string
2 notes per string
3 notes per string
4 notes per string
5 notes per string
6 notes per string
7 notes per string
8 notes per string
9 notes per string
10 notes per string

All Downstrokes
All Upstrokes
Down-Down-Up-Up

Move pick across strings

at this angle

Practice Patterns:
Down-Up
Down-Down-up
Up-Down
Up-Up-Down
Up-Up-Down-Down

Copyright 2009 Pebber Brown (909) 399-3104 www.pbguitarstudio.com