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== Recap on Picking Technique ==
Let's start with a recap on picking. The pick should be pointing directly towards the face of the guitar. Your picking motion should be parallel to the face of the guitar, moving "through" each string. No "pecking" or "popping", and no picking diagonally through the string, which can lead to sliding the pick on the string, causing a scratchy or noisy sound (see [[Basic Technique]]).
For speed, It should be held perpendicular to the face, allowing you to easily alternate between downstrokes and upstrokes without losing speed. your Your picking motion should come from the wrist or elbow, not the thumb or finger joints. This will help keep a consistent rhythm both on a single string and when picking across strings (see [[C Major in Open Position and Alternate Picking|alternate picking]]).
== A Fresh Look at the Mechanics of Picking ==