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Arpeggio speed with pick
I'm trying to play a song with simple chord based arpeggios. The song is 84 quarter beats per minute with notes at 16ths. This means I have to individually pluck 5.6 strings each second. I'm about 80% there, but I think my technique may be holding me back. What are some tips for this sort of song (Everloving from the album Play by Moby).
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Holding the pick flat between thumb and side of index finger. With the pick at a right angle to the face of the guitar. It seems to help me feel my place if I turn the pick into each string as I pluck it. For example if the neck were 12 o'clock, I turn the pick to 2 o'clock for a down stroke, and 10 o'clock for up-pick. I did try puting my pinkie on the pick guard as a reference point, but it felt awkward.
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v=up n=down Em| . : . | . : . | . : . | . : . |Em| . : . | . : . | . : . | . : . | |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----------0-------0-------0-----||---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---||-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |-------2-------2-------2-------2-||-------2-------2-------2-------2-| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------||-0-------0-------0-------0-------| n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v C | . : . | . : . | . : . | . : . |G | . : . | . : . | . : . | . : . | |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-----1-----1-------1-------1-----||---0-------0-----------------0---| |-------0-----0-------0-------0---||-----0-------0-----0-------0---0-| |---------------2-------2-------2-||-------0-------0-----0-----------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------||-----------------------2---------| |---------------------------------||-3-------3-------3-------3-------| n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v n n n v |
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I'd work with a metronome, starting at about half the tempo. Once you can do it at a slower tempo, gradual increase the bpm.
Doing this in front of a mirror will also help, as you'll be able to see if you are wasting much effort with your picking hand. Finally, record yourself to hear your progress and to critique your playing while you aren't distracted by actually playing the part. Bryan Last edited by Bryan T; 06-07-2009 at 12:54 PM. |
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When i'm trying to play fast i don't use up and down strokes. I do a cirkel motion (VERY small cirkles). Read about it in an GP intervue with Roy Buckanan in the 70es.
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Try to come up with one angle for the pick, and really examine your pick stroke to find the least amount of movement necessary. Once you have that down, turn your metronome on at a slow setting, practice the patterns you want, gradually bump the tempo up, and I think you'll be on your way to doing what you want to do. Ken Skipper Last edited by kjskipper; 06-10-2009 at 07:12 AM. Reason: correction |