Guitar Lesson Exercise to Practice Your Alternate Picking

[@MartyMusic]

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[@MrBrambo98]

Are you alternate picking three winners? 😂

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[@ZOHRAN]

Alright Marty I have been wanting to comment on one of your videos to let you know how precious and how helpful you have been through my guitar journey. I mean I am on the other side of the world sitting and listening to what you are teaching “ME” and all others. I started watching your vids on guitarjamz 6-7 years back when your beard was all black and when I got my first guitar and was learning my first chords. Played for a few years and then got some gap in between due to country change and business and stuff and now I am back and you’re still here! I mean man! You have your own channel now and your beard is turning white you have no freakin’ idea how much I appreciate what you are doing. Consistency is the key my man! And the amount of time you put out for me and all of us is what everyone should be thankful for. All these people learning from you on youtube and others here on websites tend to say “I am a self taught” with that weird smile on their face but when I am asked, I proudly tell them that my first ever teacher was Marty. And they be like, what? Who Marty? I am like “He is from US and he uploads guitar lessons especially for me” haha. I mean for me you are teaching me only. I really appreciate that man! You rock! Hope to see you and have a jam together one day! Keep up the good work! Edit: This comment is not to win the solo courses for sure. I will pay for that cause you deserve it 👍

[@Coyote-Underwood]

This chapter of guitar is so TEDIOUS! I’ve got all the chords down and I have strumming in rhythm down, and I can even play some pretty syncopated fingerpicking songs. Alternate picking individual strings and notes is a skill that requires so much work.

[@crayondude8014]

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[@Carlos-rg9gt]

bro that’s literally what going on with me now

[@Coyote-Underwood]

@ejordant2000 I just happen to be looking at alternate picking vids as we speak. 6 months of practice and I still seem to be struggling. I can do some alternate picking in E blues and drop d on acoustic but it’s still such a mess. Downpicking is a hard habit to break.

[@RaspiRoope]

@@Coyote-Underwood how bout now?

[@Coyote-Underwood]

@@RaspiRoope I’m doing a lot better! Alternate picking has allowed me to actually start doing a few quick bluegrass and rock licks in a few different keys. Still painful but gaining a lot of dexterity and starting to match the rhythm of the left and right hand somewhat.

[@SpaceGimp]

I first started watching Marty on U Tube about what? 8 years ago? Now I'm losing my hair & my teeth. Thanks Marty!

[@andrewtucker94]

Undeniable correlation there

[@spacegrass6632]

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[@moderman512]

My grandfather lost his teeth... We found them under the bed. Check there. Cant help with the hair though

[@donthaveaname1086]

@@moderman512 check the shower drain maybe?

[@drproctor1234]

I have been stuck in a picking pattern when I solo and this video helped me figure out what was limiting my solos as well as let me break free of that. Big thanks man. Love the lessons.

[@drproctor1234]

Something so simple helps so much

[@ashleyspeake3168]

I love this lesson, alternate picking has always been a weakness of mine, this will truly help with my speed.

[@safateimouri6275]

The simplicity in the way Marty teaches, combined with the camera angles, make Marty's videos easy to follow. Such a great payback for such a short time.

[@shiltoncharles]

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[@Wsgshawdayy]

I've been playing for around 2 years and you were the first video I ever watched because you taught the blues and I love the blues more than anything I watch your videos everyday, I'm self taught but if I ever had to say I really had a teacher I'd mention your name no doubt

[@thesamaroshi]

I like Marty's vids. I've been playing for 15 years and it's nice to go back to even the basics and look how he teaches it. It's amazing how much you can improve by fine tuning your roots.

[@michaelm4464]

Can you do a lesson focused on holding the pick correctly for most efficient picking as well as pivot point and possibly discuss pick slanting? Would be a really helpful lesson for me personally.

[@winglessfairy564]

OMG YES PLEASE

[@JohnSmith-cm3zc]

I don't practice often enough but I always know where to go when I do. Marty you are always rock solid man and I'm always grateful for the time and effort you put into this!

[@JugglerSantos]

you rock marty, I've been learning from you for over 10 years. I'm making my own music now and came back to you to learn new things and strengthen my foundations!! love ya

[@FletcherMadden]

5 months watching your videos for five minutes-a-day. My hands and fingertips and skill level have all developed well. Thank-you.

[@coreym2948]

I recently watched a video of Paula Jo Taylor pickin a tele at Namm in Nashville.... and she inspired me to focus on my alternate pickin... and Bam!! Here you are with the perfect exercise tool I need ... dude...get outta my head ... lol ... thanks Marty... great stuff.

[@gucciwittchh9881]

Marty you are the best. every time I come to you I learn thank you sooooooooooo much. Much-loved

[@wesleynichols4467]

Im trying to learn the bleeding by five finger death punch i love that riff so much. Your videos help and inspire me to look for new riffs and solos along with taught me all the ones i know now thanks marty for making me a better guitar player.

[@autocrow]

Good exercise! I tend to alternate pick the same direction and it messes me up sometimes to change back and forth. It's also something you could do while watching TV, or waiting for your poptart. : )

[@moltespilosomatic575]

You're a real rokenrols! How nice that I found your channel! Thank you for your creativity! Good luck... your fan Jack!

[@NovakGoran]

It's incredible how fast this channel's growing. You're going to be at 1 mill in no time!

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Yes, almost 3!

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[@mikaelarboritanza3215]

Marty I've watched you for years i hope to be as good as you thanks for being soo awesome and helpful best teacher ever and you're not even in front of us, break it down so simple that if you practice with the video the second time you can play it. i only went to guitar jams cause you taught on there. Thanks for being so helpful Rock on brother

[@MartyMusic]

you are a winner ha ha!! Email me at [e-mail] thanks!

[@carlomaletti4284]

Marty, l think you have a gift for teaching. I'm learning more from you than from most others. Do you have a lesson on picking hand placement for electric and acoustic guitar?

[@mickeymcconnell7961]

Another great lesson! Sometimes we need reminders of some of the basics. When I watch your videos to learn a particular song, I like the way you break it down into segments. The two I've been working on lately are Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb. The Gilmour tone video helped too. Thanks, Marty!

[@jorgegvb]

I stepped back from playing for many years and recently started playing again. You are making it fun to play guitar again! Thanks!

[@josefirmino1595]

Hi Marty. I'm from Portugal. For me you are the best teacher . Thank you for all lessons .

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Thank you Marty! Cool video and helps me. Thanks again. Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@joewade03]

Much needed video. Been trying to improve my alternate picking as I have been learning some songs that sound much better with it. Also a really easy-to-follow and beginner-friendly video (like all your others). Thanks Marty!

[@MuanmL_Seldou]

Checked dozens of channles regarding this, and coming back to marty, I felt there's no place like home❤️

[@Stixxyyyy]

James Hetfield disapproves of this lesson

[@OwenWilkesMusic]

I started watching back in GuitarJamz and now you have your own channel, WOW! Your lesson are so unique compared to other guitar youtubers because yours are easy to follow and you explain very well. Keep it up would like to see a tutorial on shadow play Rory Gallagher! Thanks Marty!

[@hillay6]

Thanks man been playing guitar for a long time and this was the ONE thing I’ve been stuck on forever

[@codyjonesify]

Man....your videos are awesome. Your energy is perfect and you slow it down nicely. My playing has improved in weeks thanks too you. Will be checking out the entire channel. Thanks so much. Love the hat btw!

[@RBMndz]

I've been problem with my right hand when it comes to alternate picking , thank GOD I saw your video on suggestion list and it really really help me a lot !! thank you Marty !! 👍 Regards from 🇵🇭😁😁❤️

[@paulus117]

Thanks for the fun and very much needed exercise. Lots of thanks going your way from Santa Fe, NM (the city different)

[@musickf]

A good riff to play to help with this idea is the bass-line to "Chick Magnet" by MXPX. You can play it on the E/A strings for guitar, but it's 10 notes on 4 frets and has a swing feel to it, making it a lot of fun to play. It doesn't even feel like you're practicing.

[@samthetrumpetguy726]

After 10 years he never fails even as a kid he was there to help with even the most basic of technical difficulties 🙌

[@DBATACE]

Been playing for years don’t know have always down picked could never pick up and down or alternate I watch this for 3 mins and already I can get it clean up and down just need to practice speed unbelievable Marty

[@jackieclaps5575]

The most phenomenal teacher of guitar on yt

[@johndavies4666]

So helpful!!! It’s actually fun to just buckle down and grind away at it!🧐🛠️👷🏻

[@shoryapanwar5869]

I really watch this guy for almost every difficulty i face! Awesome ways to explain..

[@skittles970]

Practicing the riff from your video of thunderstruck really helped me with alternate picking

[@parsahq730]

obviously clear,best alternate picking lesson ever

[@canadianintheukbrian]

old lesson but a goodie and important, I needed work in this area, great lesson Marty, this one is saved in my special You Tube folders , cheers !

[@bagragaurav8]

Great video Marty!! Love you and your instruction videos!! keep bringing up more!! 👍👍👍👍

[@Fitt_Nyll]

you where the first guitar teacher i had :)

[@lawrencejohnson8311]

Thanks for your dedication to teaching guitar

[@JohnHWelch63]

Don't know why but Strats look a lot better with knicks, scratches, and worn spots in the paint job. That one looks awesome!

[@Craig_Fussell]

Great lesson Man! Letting the picking pattern rotate naturally certainly helps if you’re trying to economy pick for speed!

[@johnnyspuggy]

hi marty been loving the lessons this year especially with the guests you have jammed with,could you possibly do another video on some fast style pentatonic lick /exercises to gain speed as im just one of those players who struggles to play fast and when i do it just sounds like im running up and down a scale

[@mohamedatyuyil6866]

yees thanks marty really needed this

[@yuvalofek1557]

How? left only 3 minuts

[@mohamedatyuyil6866]

I have the guitar since 7 months ago and I'm not getting any better with alternate picking I just downpick , and I've always found marty easirr to get the information from

[@mohamedatyuyil6866]

so I got the notification of this lesson and I expressed my thanks for him

[@beyhancagritrock3189]

Again, a wonderful and helpful ditty.

[@devilsdoorbell]

Thank you for the video, Marty. Technique and skill exercises like this are really helpful.

[@danialmr5960]

Your channel is great marty

[@larshanegraaf5623]

Thanks for all the lessons Marty! I've learned my first ever song (on a guitar I found in my parents attic) from you many years ago and still going strong.

[@sohamphatarphod4960]

You are best as always So cheerful and eager to teach

[@diyamccord1130]

I'm gonna start this today and I will add this to my playlist so I can come back and give my review on this

[@KashDahKid]

6 months later, how's the progress?

[@bdean54]

Thanks Marty you are a lot of people's first guitar teacher including mine you are the best!

[@wuskoo522]

Have so much respect for you, thank you for all the videos, and keep on the grind!

[@lw1391]

Love the scale drill @ 3:13.

[@n.v.b-playingmusic]

Thanks for the helpful lesson Marty

[@aggressivesilence-theband5150]

Thanks Marty, all of your stuff in very helpful. As always nice hat...

[@alexmuli]

Totally dig the song at the end!

[@labouteilledeau5482]

Thank you . you really helped me with your guitar lessons now im pretty good at guitar !! (thank from France ) !

[@justmyspecials2613]

Hi Marty. You are one of the best teachers. Thank you very much. Please dont stop ur amazing lessons. If you can do Go your own way by Fleetwood Mac. There are some videos already but very difficult because they are not accurate. Once again Thanks.

[@rico1dennie704]

Love your teaching man. Can you please do a lesson on Notes up and down the guitar neck as apposed to across . sorry about my confusion man.

[@zachhankins5411]

Love your videos thanks for all your help with my guitar playing

[@jmthomas0013]

Marty, you rock! Thank you so much.

[@andyharris5054]

Fantastic job thanks marty , I've only done this for 1 day and I've seen a massive improvement in my picking. 😁

[@walterconrad2987]

Very good tip (as usually), thank u Marty. Friday was worth to wait again..

[@swinokur10]

Marty, I love your lessons and you're helping me realize a life long dream of learning to play guitar!

[@rayross997]

Heed Marty's warning, I nearly died from too much alternate picking. :) You make learning fun Marty, please never stop.

[@d.komninos3716]

Thank you for your excellent work! Soloing Courses !!!

[@loganmcfar530]

LA WOMAN!!! There aren’t any tutorials on KZbin and there are some sick riffs in that song!!

[@ddaabbzz187]

We meet again my old utube buddy glad too see you. Im now 609,096 sub member

[@NoDoSwLa]

Excersises like this are much appreciated. Thanks, Marty, for the continuous great content!

[@thebluesrockers]

I would love to see you do any lesson or tune with the same guitar you started your channel with. It was a cool, inexpensive guitar, and it had some great tone to it. As you're probably very aware of, I've been subscribed to your channel for well over a decade. Don't get me wrong, I love your Les Paul the best, but I'd love for you to show all your new subscribers your first YT guitar.. Do you still have it?

[@Mennonaber]

Great homework, Will do sir!

[@123tymek]

I struggled so much with it. Thank you for that :)

[@topeojomo333]

Much Love for this Man...Marty!!!!!!!!!!!

[@5zazen]

What also helps is a metronome. Playing these sequences as groups of 6 notes with a slower beat feels different than 3 notes per beat. If your timing is off by even a millisecond in a solo it sounds sloppy. Using a metronome will allow you to blend these delays due to string changes so that the missed time is not apparent.

[@paul8m3]

Thanks Marty, this was just the practice drill I was looking for!

[@ilkikinci4688]

Thanks for the lesson Marty! Could you please teach the Faces Of Stone solo one day

[@benjaminrisbergnjaastad7104]

I feel kinda ashamed to be here I have a James Hetfield guitar

[@Benjamin042]

Same, for now im using my brothers one

[@benjaminrisbergnjaastad7104]

Benjamin cool name

[@Benjamin042]

Shabbadui Lamana thanks?

[@Euro.Patriot]

Who's James heatefield

[@tylercady3985]

Nah I got an Explorer and I play mostly rhythm but I'm here to learn how to alternate pick for solos.

[@danedgar1539]

this was beneficial for me in order to learn your lead courses..thanks

[@mehcsre]

marty, thank you for all that you do!

[@bryantireland8599]

Hey Marty, it would be awesome if you did a post on gallop picking for metal music. Like the intro to Metallica's "Battery". I'm holding my pick wrong or something because i'm often catching the pick on the strings rather than hitting the 1/16 notes. If I hold the pick in to far I'm hitting my thumb too much. It would be great to get some pointers on the proper tension and pick holding.

[@dankloek1835]

Awesome as always, thank you for all your lessons. I would love to see you break down Sherry Fraser by Marcy Playground

[@blainecolmanguitar9875]

Great video Marty! Would it be possible to see some bon jovi guitar lessons, keep up the great work 👍

[@user-us2hx3xo8e]

He makes it look so easy

[@coreym2948]

Thank you Lewis Wynn (sp? I'm hooked on phonics) and Marty for passing on words of wisdom ... this is going to work.

[@JJQuast]

This was extremely helpful as someone who is wanting to get back into continuing to learn guitar (dropped it due to alot of personal stuff) do you have one on easily learning and temembering chords and how to play them? I can do frets and somewhat decent strumming im just really bad at remembering the placements and playing format for chords even with readable diagrams and charts 😅

[@troyfrost1980]

Marty " looks like it's time for a new Strat. Keep up whit the hard work bring us some more lessons. 🤘🎵🎵🎵 Troy.

[@bibekkobain5950]

i wanted this lesson thanks marty

[@MartyMusic]

you are a winner ha ha!! Email me at [e-mail] thanks!

[@troyfrost1980]

Marty " we love you Bro you are a good teacher . 👏 🎵🎵🎵🎵 🤘 👍🎵🎵 Troy Frost.

[@davidgerhart850]

Love it! Thanks man!

[@TheRotisserie_Mystery]

I've been playing for around 2 years now and never really used alternate picking and now it's biting me in the butt with some fast solos and lick I'm trynna learn.luckily Marty did a vid no better place to start

[@davedangler7117]

Excellent! Thanks! I still can't figure out Bonamassa blue and evil. Can you help? Thanks DD

[@travisball7796]

thanks for the video Marty.

[@honzakunc6910]

Thanks for great practice tip Marty. I think this is definitely one of the things I need to improve if I want to improve my solos. :-)

[@ChuckCollins1969]

Thanks again more helpful advice!

[@TheNameIsAdmiral]

Metallica - Nothing else matters part 3!!!! We need it Marty!