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Alternate Picking Deep Dive

Here's a 30-minute daily practice routine that will set you up right when it comes to alternate picking, to have a solid ground to build on. I go through crucial practice techniques in this routine, so make sure you watch the videos to get the most out of this.

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Technique Basics

1 How to Hold the Pick How to hold the pick if your current grip is holding you back, plus the first points on picking motion. 7:16
2 Discover Your Perfect Picking Motion Find the picking motion that actually works for your hand by reverse-engineering it from speed bursts.

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3 Nailing The Shapes & Cleaning Up Your Technique The goal, the structure, and the three core practice tools behind the whole routine. No video here, just the plan.
4 Part 1: Six-String Shapes Running all seven 3-note-per-string major scale shapes as a technique builder, not just a scale exercise.
5 Part 2: Two-String Shapes Breaking the shapes into two-string groups to sharpen string transitions and movement across the neck.
6 Part 3: Single String Single-string scale work to master position shifting and isolate your picking and fretting mechanics.
7 Part 4: Picking Hand Focus The final exercise: refining your picking path one note at a time with the Planting tool.
8 Part 5: Variations Optional variations to add once the core routine is solid, after 7 to 10 days.

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