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{{Top-Level Crumbs|2}}{{Exercise Crumbs|1}}{{Technical Exercises Crumbs|3}} For best practice, play each exercise starting on with the alternate stroke and retain strict alternate pickingannotated down/upstroke as well as its opposite. For instance, if the exercise says
d u d u
playit as stated the first time through, d u d uthen play its opposite:
u d u d
* Shift positions up two frets every measure
* Change the pair of played strings every measure
=== Technical Strength ===
This exercise uses different numbers of consecutive down or up strokes. This exercise requires moving your picking hand as though you are alternate picking, but you have to avoid hitting the string basically every other stroke. You also have to transition between down and up strokes in an "off" fashion - enhancing your versatility to adapt different rhythms while using various forms of alternate picking.
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d d d d u u u u d d u u d u d u
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
u u u u d d d d u u d d u d u d
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
== Arpeggios ==
Also try to retain strict alternate picking when practicing arpeggios - see [[Arpeggio Exercises|this exercise]] for examples.
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[[Category:Technique]]
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