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e E f F g G a A b B c C d D e E f F g G a A b B c C d D e E f F gG
e E f F g G a A b B c C b B c C e E f F g G a A b B c C b B c C
→Alternate Picking
a----------0--2--3-----------------------------------
e-0--1--3--------------------------------------------
Notice this carries down-strokes over from one string to the next - you are using one pick stroke for 2 notes. Economy is generally good; however, if you start getting into this habit, your ''real'' alternate picking will suffer because you aren't practicing it. '''My advice is to focus on true alternate picking.''' If you later feel like you need more speed and want to develop economy picking, you can do so then. But alternate picking tends to be easier to keep consistent rhythm and dynamics and really strengthen the picking hand.
a----------0--2--3--2--3-|---------0--2--3--2--3-|
e-0--1--3----------------|0--1--3----------------|
See how economy picking switches the way the down/up strokes line up to the beat? In the first measure beats 1 and 2 are played on downstrokes. All other beats are played on upstrokes. Alternate picking keeps the downstroke on the beats and uses upstrokes between beats. This can help ground you rhythmically, as you feel the beats line up to your downstrokes.