From the course: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 1 Picking, Fretting, & Chords
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Introduction to picking pattern exercises
From the course: Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 1 Picking, Fretting, & Chords
Introduction to picking pattern exercises
- We're gonna cover now what I consider a cornerstone of the flatpicking style. And it's based on a picking pattern. And patterns are great because the way we think about consistent, solid, relaxed flatpicking is sort of like a machine, where the pick, as it rises and falls, are sort of like pistons in a machine. And the more we can trust that, and the more that we develop a sense of rhythm and develop a sense of trust of that pattern, the muscle memory that comes from that is extremely valuable, especially when you play up to more performance tempos, or in a jam session. The fact that we're playing acoustic guitar here means that we want to make a consistent sound, consistent tone, and having a pattern to trust makes it that much more possible, as opposed to wondering is this a downstroke or an upstroke? And so a pattern helps us figure that out. And every piece of music here in the site will employ this pattern. And so basically what we've covered up to this point is the powerful…
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