Metal Guru Rusty Cooley: Single-String Speed-Picking
. Author: Rusty Cooley
. Publisher: Guitar Player Magazine
. Category: Rock
. Description: Whether you're playing riff's, meldoy lines rhythm parts or solos, when it comes to shred
there’s probably no more useful technique than that of fast and
accurate alternate picking. But it’s important to note that if you can’t
play fast on one string, you’re certainly not going to be able to do so
on multiple strings. Borrowing from my new instructional DVD, Basic
Training [Chopsfromhell.com], here are a few cool single-string
exercises that are sure to get you up to speed. Once you get ’em
dialed and can perform them with the requisite string muting, you’ll be well on your way to
becoming a monster speed picker. Each exercise involves three notes from the A natural
minor scale. Practice each pattern on all six strings using different scale tones and scales.
Keeping track of the downbeats on odd groupings like “fives” [Ex. 5] and “sevens” [Ex. 7]—
both of which I love, because they sound so unpredictable when played in 4/4 time—can be
tricky. A metronome will help.
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