Alternate Picking info

Hello IGTianz,
Well i am not really a beginner but ive been playing all my scales and tabs so far (1 year and quarter) using downward oneway picking.I came to know that to play solos n stuff u need to know alternate picking.The problem now is that i can play fast downward picking but not fast alternate picking.I am practising since the past 1 week alternate picking in my scales n stuff.I just cant get the speed i got on downward picking that i shud get on alternate picking.What should i do? Continue practising alternate picking hoping to get speed or wat? Also if someone could suggest some nice exercises for alternate picking i wud be gratefull.
Thanx

Varunendra

 

^^^^continue practicing it with ur scales and stuff...plus search for diff chromatic scales to practice on....dat is good for alternate pickin and ur fingers also

 

well....once u develop a bad habit, it is really hard to get rid of it...
u might find the downward picking easier right now, but trust me, it is not the right technique....it wont give u the speed alternate picking does....keep practising alternate picking....whenever u practise leads, solos/licks/exercises....just make sure ur doing alternate picking....its going to take some time but soon it'll become a habit....:beer:
dont lose hope....just keep practising....

 

Thanx guyz for ur views.Ya i guess i will have to keep practising alternate picking.That bloody fade to black intro i play so well with downward strokes but once i started trying it with alternate i play it so crappily.Even the starting of ONE.
Anyways will continue practising thanx!
Varunendra

 

PRACTICE!!!!

 

And follow ROCK DISCIPLINE by JOHN PETRUCCI

 

Take conscious effort and develop alternate picking....Unless you work on this relegiously and fix it, you will soon hit a place where you cant proceed further...

 

But do i have to play alternate for every solo/tabs? I mean what about songs like ONE (the starting part)? I am working on it and its really not going well.I mean now i am so used to play fast at downward picking but just cant seem to get it at alternate.I guess i will have to keep going slow.
Thanx

Varunendra

 

Dude u cant start shredding on ur first day on alternate picking. Practice REALLY slowly. Use metronome and at 60bpm or slow, practice at least 1 hr daily. U'll get way too fast than ever in just a couple o weeks. Use alternate picking even when talking to ur mom, let alone the intro for One. Pick alternately or dont pick at all.

 

^^^do u mean talk alternatively to ur mom???if u mean dat i cant c how dat will help improve his alternative picking

 

FOR THE DIM-WITTED:

I used this sentence to emphasize upon the alternate picking practice. Dont take it personal or too seriously. Thank You.

 

So alternate picking is that important! Itne time tak sar kharab kiya fast hone keliye phir pata lagta hain ki galat technique use kiya.Great man great!
Thanx
Varunendra

 

@johnybravo:thank u my very smart lord....now stop chasing girls on cartoon network and jam sumtime wid me

 

Ohh Mama! Sure dude, why not. Lets take our chat to PMs.

 

u can never play those phenomenal solos with one way picking.. u gotta practice alternate picking... so practice practice AND practice..

 

Hey i got that ROCK DISCIPLINE by John Petrucci thing.Is it really that helpfull? I am practising it as much as i can lol.
Thanx
Varunendra

 

Dude can u upload it somewhere? Im looking for it too. Plz share it Thanks

 

johny ..u can search in torrent sites for it ..or in p2p programs like LImewire or kazaa ..actually..limewire works best and its fast too

and regardin ur alternate pickin problem ..i suggest since ur so used to downward pickin ..alternate wil be very difficult to get unless u practice really heard...but ..]

i suggest u learn up pickin alone ..like ..before u were only down pickin ..now only up pick al ur licks ...play scales up pickin ...afta u can do this at a decent speed...alternate wil come in no time....

normally wen u alternate pick..its the up-stroke which always remains tough ..so practice only the up-stroke for a while ..and den get onto alternate

 

Will thanx will try dude.... goto [SNIP] and search for that ROCK DISCPILINE.U will get it there.
Cya
Varunendra

 

Yea satch's advice is good. Work on ur upstroke, and then glue both methods together. Otherwise ur upstroke is gonna be weak for a long time. Work on it.