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When picking notes...
Is it a rule to always pick towards your next note? Or does it depend on what your playing?
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There are only suggestions.
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Please explain what "pick towards your next note" means.
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Depends on the notes before, during and after, whether you are flatpicking or fingerpicking.
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No
Yes. The main rule is economy of finger movement - in both hands. Sometimes it's quicker (easier, smoother) to pick towards the next note, sometimes not. (A secondary rule is what sounds best. You might think that should come first, but generally the most economical finger moves are what sounds best.)
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LOL. Yes. Because if you weren't you would have stopped!
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Alternate picking = down up or up down repeatedly no matter what you're playing.
Economy picking (slip picking, sweep picking, speed picking etc.) = minimize the pick moving in the opposite direction of your next note when switching strings. Playing on a single string typically resorts to alternate picking. Which way you go is entirely up to you. They both have advantages and disadvantages for certain situations. There's also a third option that could be called haphazard picking. Haphazard picking = just let the picking hand do whatever it has a mind to do and don't concern yourself about it. Some players find this approach has the most merit. . |