Alternate Picking Tutorial
Fig. 1: Simple Alternate Picking Exercise Fig. 2: Alternate Picking Variation Alternate picking is a technique in which you pick in a down, up, down, up… Read More »Alternate Picking Tutorial
Guitar Techniques
Full Step Bend And Release
Here’s a commonly used bend variation. We’ll bend the note up a full step and then release the bend.
Touch Harmonics
If you already know how to play natural harmonics at the 5th, 7th, and 12th frets, then you’re ready to learn a technique called “touch… Read More »Touch Harmonics
3/4 Step Bend
This is a very common bend that is just shy of a full step bend. A lot of times you can use it as a… Read More »3/4 Step Bend
Natural Harmonics
A Technical Breakdown A guitar string has a number of frequencies at which it will naturally vibrate. These natural frequencies are known as the harmonics… Read More »Natural Harmonics
The Pre-Bend
With the pre-bend, we’ll bend the note before we strike it.
Bend And Release
Bend and release. Play the note so it begins at the original pitch, bend it up one whole step, and then release the bend; returning… Read More »Bend And Release
Alternate Picking
Fig. 2: Alternate Picking Variation
Alternate picking is a guitar-playing technique, used only by pick users, that employs strictly alternating downward and upward picking strokes in a continuous run and is the most common method of plectrum playing. If this technique is performed on a single note at a high speed, then it may also be referred to as tremolo picking.Read More »Alternate Picking