IntermediateAlternate Picking 80→160 BPM

Alternate Picking String Crossing

String crossing is the hardest part of alternate picking. This drill isolates and fixes it.

Start BPM

80

Target BPM

160

Tab Notation
e|--5--7--5--7--|
B|--5--7--5--7--|

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When you end a string on a downstroke and the next string requires a downstroke too, you must 'skip' a stroke. Practice both 'inside' picking (pick passes between strings) and 'outside' picking (pick goes around the outside) equally.