As someone who could say they are pretty good at guitar for playing about 2.5 years not learning how to alternate pick from the start is gonna be the biggest roadblock in your progress and I still regret not learning it so early. Trying to learn alternate picking is like trying to learn how to play guitar again.
@Yeoldepube4 жыл бұрын
Trace Kilpatrick it’s just down up down up? Or am I missing something?
@jjj-qj8lu3 жыл бұрын
@@Yeoldepube yes youre missing a lot of things. Its easy to alternate pick slowly but when it gets faster its harder. Alternate picking is the most important lead guitar technique. You have to work on it no matter how good you are. Improving alternate picking is an endless process.
@АлександрЖуравлев-у4й3 жыл бұрын
Same shit
@Mecha-ddafi3 жыл бұрын
As a former drummer/okay guitarist, alternate picking kinda reminds me of practicing on a drum pad, working on paradiddles and all that stuff. Seems so pointless reading and playing Rs and L's all day until you get to the kit and things come 10x easier. Unfortunately, I'm just now practicing alternate picking since i ran into an issue with keeping up with songs i was trying to learn
@TontonTomConcon2 жыл бұрын
I recently heard about alternate picking and i though it was a crazy technical thing on guitar. But now i'm feeling lucky to have it naturally because i've learned it from the beggining. For me it was just a basics.
@MrThiebaudjulien6 жыл бұрын
James Hetfield wants to know your location
@ivancheshmedjiev42915 жыл бұрын
James Hetfield disliked the video.
@MrMcGear5 жыл бұрын
Ivan Cheshmedjiev OMG!
@bangbob78515 жыл бұрын
Haha lol
@IceCubeNETWORK8734 жыл бұрын
Is James hetfeild Self taught? Or someone taught him? Does hetfeild alternate pick? Does He all just do downpicking?
@triad57664 жыл бұрын
IceCubeNETWORK. - No he doesn’t only down pick. That’s just an internet myth.
@1x564 жыл бұрын
I'm so used to fingerpicking on a classical guitar....Alternate picking is going to take a lot of practice!
@willkoestner41593 жыл бұрын
Try alternate picking basic chords as arpeggios for practice.
@karannsyt6 жыл бұрын
I've played guitar for 2 years My worst habit. Not caring about alternate picking. It's affecting me as I recently got into electric guitar.
@JumpingShroom5 жыл бұрын
Karan Sreedhar yeah I’m in the same boat dude. Really kicking myself in the ass hard.
@Pr3stig3july5 жыл бұрын
Sameboat as well, its a pain
@aa-de2jw5 жыл бұрын
SAME
@soproparmvfx62695 жыл бұрын
Very relatable, I find this very frustrating
@sohibconner69265 жыл бұрын
same, welcome me to ur boat
@Iheartdgd6 жыл бұрын
I’ve improved my picking more this week than I have in my entire life while playing guitar , together w a few of your videos. Thank you very much , I’m definitely looking forward to more. Been more of drummer throughout my life , but I’ve recently picked up the guitar again and I wanna take if further. Been studying theory and scales and techniques, and practicing every moment I can. Looking for more exercises
@timrussell15593 жыл бұрын
As a greenhorn newbie to guitar i first thought that alternate picking was just something the pros did to show off. Then i decided to try to learn the riff to thunderstruck. I quickly realized that alternate picking isn't for showing off, its a fundamental necessity!
@edreed5571 Жыл бұрын
What is gren horn
@Kaleke09 Жыл бұрын
@@edreed5571 Inexperience, He was saying he had no experience playing stringed Instrument's.
@aquatichighs Жыл бұрын
Thunderstruck is merely the path to the gates.
@Rhinestoneshark3 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you only learn Metallica songs
@АлександрЖуравлев-у4й3 жыл бұрын
It's about me😄 but what about fight fire, battery, other stuff?
@MSt_fighter3 жыл бұрын
@@АлександрЖуравлев-у4й I can only down stroke and when I was playing Fight Fire my hand was so painful🤕
@cristi92133 жыл бұрын
Literally the reason i clicked on the video,was tired of playing metallica
@antonymalko20092 жыл бұрын
Lol, learning am I evil
@fortefatale56952 жыл бұрын
For whom the bell tolls 😩😩😩
@barkwhoop80524 жыл бұрын
This is so much better in form than a lot of guitar lesson content, the speaker is super concise in what he’s talking about, the way playing is interspersed is super functional, AND there’s a separate camera for playing which makes it really easy to jump to the clips that should be referenced for technique. Good shit.
@sinjon2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. This guy is one of the best guitar teachers on KZbin. He’s very concise and tells you different ways to make learning a technique easier
@apno72346 жыл бұрын
I can't see his picking hand because of that obnoxious banner
@AM-we8hj4 жыл бұрын
which banner? have you tried adblockers?
@nehemiahzo_4 жыл бұрын
A M the one that says click the link in the desc
@rustbeltgypsy37134 жыл бұрын
E string, Down Up, down up , A String down up pick and .....just switch index faster back to E and repeat...if you go higher in pitch, (up to i.e) . G string, going down in pitch it's backward, up down , up down
@sinjon2 жыл бұрын
Hats off to this guy for being one of the best guitar teachers on KZbin
@EnigmaticAnamoly4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone gave me this advice 15 years ago. I was self taught and i was always the guy who looked for shortcut ways to alt picking instead of just taking my time to practice it slowly. That's the only way to get good at it. Took me forever to learn Crazy Train because the 16th noted on the muted A in the rhythm, I never could play it, I never took it slow, just bent my pick and played it like crap lol
@sandeepsreehari91883 жыл бұрын
I have been using only single picking so far. I am not able to achieve much speed although I can contemplate some good riffs and solos to play. This video helped me as it gave me a foundation as to how to start off with alternate picking. Thanks a lot man 👍
@pinoymetaltv18825 жыл бұрын
I'm playing guitar for 11 years and i play lefty .and i want to convert into right handed playing. So i am starting again This tutorial realy helps me .. Thanks dude
@joetroutt74255 жыл бұрын
I thought about doing that too.
@morgangerminario93364 жыл бұрын
Why do You Want to change? Im right handed but im wondering, it Is because there are not many guitars or is It more difficult
@pinoymetaltv18824 жыл бұрын
@@morgangerminario9336 its hard to find cheap left guitar, and i cant play along in any occasions,
@nylonsteel7 жыл бұрын
There is no easy way to Master anything
@lewisbirkett44287 жыл бұрын
apart from mastur bating
@ctnicetune1416 жыл бұрын
practice and patience.
@chazbono59916 жыл бұрын
eh, easy and hard is subjective. i bet someone like yngwie would say that mastering alt picking came easily.
@minutesagoedited97616 жыл бұрын
I can bate like a master! mastur? where's the dreams that ive been after.
@David-hl9iv5 жыл бұрын
apart from snorting coke
@maximrahman5 жыл бұрын
There is an easy way to master building a rocket but not alternate picking
@davidefrasca80625 жыл бұрын
Trying in these months to improve alternate picking, it's ridiculously hard, also after years of guitar playing, you really need to put all your attention on it!
@Would_YouKindly3 жыл бұрын
Please watch Michael paouris!!! He mastered everything!!!
@BaltoRiveraplaysguitar7013 жыл бұрын
This video is what I definitely need because I can't alternate pick and I'm a beginner I do know a few chords but I'm working on alternate picking because that type of picking is required for solos
@peterklein58612 жыл бұрын
The main riff in Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden is a really good exercise for this too.
@Mr.Nichan10 ай бұрын
The most important thing I learned from this video is that you can go faster by turning the pick sideways (lol), though he's right it doesn't sound the same. My main issue is getting the control so that pick actually goes through the string every time instead of sometimes just hitting it or going over it, and yet doesn't have enough force to pluck another sting after the one I intended to.
@Mr.Nichan10 ай бұрын
Well, in another video, Steve legitimizes my idea that maybe I shouldn't be trying to speed pick with super-floppy picks, not that I don't also have control problems of course. I thought that felt a bit like cheating, because thicker (or harder) picks have a different timbre (louder noisy attack I think) also, so being able to speed pick with either soft or hard picks would give you more options, but I guess there's no harm in starting out with harder (thicker) picks. He even suggests pointier picks, which I don't think I have any of right now.
@johnw15664 жыл бұрын
Damn I used to dread alt picking at first but after I sat down and really dug in with it I can't see myself playing arpeggios with all down picking again😂
@starlodear29875 жыл бұрын
I noticed breathing slowly helps me relax and focus.
@dtechx71244 жыл бұрын
Steve, you are an excellent instructor. Please do a video that shows how to achieve palm muting.
@brodieross18684 жыл бұрын
Insert James Hetfield joke here:
@mrnohax54364 жыл бұрын
*Kicking Jason newsteed out* I’m not laughing
@sourbrothers734 жыл бұрын
Alternate picking between strings is no problem playing scales and chords, or just open PM'd strings. As soon as I try to learn a song, all my picking progress goes out the window. Idk why I cant do it. The first 10 years of my self-taught guitar career were on an acoustic, and I hardly used a pick. I _picked_ up some bad picking habits. Now that i own a proper left electric, re-learning to use a pick, and not wailing on my instrument has been challenging. Electric guitar is far more gentle of an exercise, believe it or not.
@adamcogan2117 жыл бұрын
First guitar world vid i've ever seen with good sound
@000Skill6 жыл бұрын
Best teacher ever
@BigStarch967 жыл бұрын
God i want that guitar so bad.
@joshuamichael43127 жыл бұрын
BigStarch96 an Ibanez jem with EMG pickups. It's definitely a hotrod.
@jayvalentine20467 жыл бұрын
BigStarch96 yeah its a real JEM 😉
@mridulsagar41066 жыл бұрын
it looks like acid was dropped on it
@unlshtb45245 жыл бұрын
Sounds so good doesn't it... Maybe its about the amp though
@CosmicHarmony584 жыл бұрын
@@unlshtb4524 ya, amp and the EMG pickupzzzzz
@Raziel652311 ай бұрын
this is a really good lesson. I actually used to have my pick at a high angle to the string, almost perpendicular... no more swishy sounds lol thanks
@JohnOhkumaThiel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering that so thoroughly.
@selection50723 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but my hand seems to be too stiff when picking, cause my pick sometimes gets stuck on the up-stroke...
@jaydenanderson534 жыл бұрын
Bro Steve Stine is the GOAT
@matheusgarcia89755 жыл бұрын
2:15 that is what Paul Gilbert does and it sound metal af
@grabsmicug76223 жыл бұрын
thanks my hand gets tired when doing only down strokes when playing dumpweed by blink 182 very helpful video
@_tor7 жыл бұрын
course no longer available.
@cc12yt6 жыл бұрын
Who knew that Arthas Menethil played guitar
@mohamadfhazril78765 жыл бұрын
He did in the game credit
@vladionescu82225 жыл бұрын
Who knew Ricardo Milos searches for metal stuff
@emmanuelsabado65804 жыл бұрын
Wow fans here
@cuagg13 жыл бұрын
Joke funny
@maxsterling52472 жыл бұрын
Do I need to alternate pick 100% of the time? Or there are some cases you need to upward or downward pick?
@dpych7313 күн бұрын
I just did that exercise for the first time noticed a big difference
@mixerD1-3 ай бұрын
Well, if you go from a V4 or inline 4 motorbike engine...to a V2..youll know the difference between the smoothed out sound of alternate picking to the crunchy impact of downward only picks immediately.
@zacrider88545 жыл бұрын
WTF IS WITH THAT MASSIVE BANNER??? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET RID OF THAT MASSIVE BANNER SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE YOU PLAYING THE GUITAR. FOR F...KS SAKE!!!
@larssmith67805 жыл бұрын
fucks*
@lobsterwhisperer79324 жыл бұрын
i hate people like you who comment on the enviroment in the video..you sound like an old woma n
@austinburton1944 жыл бұрын
Quiet Karen
@valasovich61013 жыл бұрын
@@lobsterwhisperer7932 Yeah right
@celica66617 жыл бұрын
Good lesson- and great sound !
@michaeljfox167 жыл бұрын
No link in description
@guitarworld7 жыл бұрын
goo.gl/O6qmLd
@wildchild01ok6 жыл бұрын
As always xd.
@mauritsp4420 Жыл бұрын
Why do I automatically pick the string I just upstroked when going to the string below?
@alekrous66505 жыл бұрын
Damn you explan good bro I practice that since on year
@therepairguys68624 жыл бұрын
Good teacher, thanks brother
@FirstLast-zv5od4 жыл бұрын
"As opposed to just picking down." Shit...I've been picking at a 57° angle in an upwards jerking motion this whole time.
@kingbaconvi26504 жыл бұрын
First warmup: AlTeRnAtE PiCk ThIs LiCk Me: *Does Hammer ons* “ Also Me: “I’m not getting any better at this”
@mackenzieray34933 жыл бұрын
I've been playing for 15 years and Everytime I've ever tried fast alternate picking my pick will get hung on the g string and it literally sounds like I'm trying to rip my strings off. I cannot comprehend the idea of it.
@oandgw3 жыл бұрын
Try picking shallower and with the pick at a greater angle. That'll lessen resistance against the strings. Also use a thinner pick so the pick bends past the string more easily.
@scottybandicoot63472 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lesson ❤️
@avocadocommander Жыл бұрын
i have been playing for like 22 days and when i go a bit faster when alt picking i tighten my thumb on the pick and it just hurt thank you for this i think this gives me an actual idea on how to alt pick
@abnerweo3 ай бұрын
Very good information
@thatOneSexySonofaBitch6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial!
@rustbeltgypsy37134 жыл бұрын
Reminder to Relax . Nice! ..and slow defined moves in relaxed felt better on hand/arm/wrist/fingers and most importantly my brain. Thx for the tips. Learning alone is difficult sometimes/no help for first hand in my area that doesn't charge big $$. Working on buying some lessons soon.✌️
@FrancoAguileradonillan5 жыл бұрын
What is the guitar model?, its a jem, but which one ?
@JohnHWelch635 жыл бұрын
When I first started learning to play guitar alternate picking just came to me as natural and logical. It never had to be explained to me. I started doing it right from the start. When I started taking lessons I learned the practice patterns and stuff but the idea of alternate picking was something I started to do naturally.
@agentsnyper63547 жыл бұрын
That Ibanez Jem look’s cool
@geoffwhitemusic3 жыл бұрын
Excellent instruction
@giannislymperopoylos55744 жыл бұрын
the question is one master..please answer... when we have pull offs and hammer ons ..why we break the up down sequence...?when we have 4 16ths and the first two notes are a pull off we pick up the third down ...so we have two downs and an up.... breaking the second nature sequence..isnt this a headache...?is it necessary to play with alternate pickin if we want to reach a descent level?if you answer YES...i ll do it...promise!!
@Brosky19984 жыл бұрын
5:45 haha that was wicked
@edwardheins29302 жыл бұрын
love your aproach i appreciate you im 58 self taught wait i meant self scewed up .Man its harder to unlearn bad habits so listen to Steve kiddies. Stevie Ts dad lol !
@danio-LP Жыл бұрын
Danke schön! Das hat mir sehr weitergeholfen. 👌
@TKD1874 жыл бұрын
I'm here because I have to learn cowboys from hell solo and I have a problem with alternate picking I can do it on one string but when it comes to alternate picking a whole scale I get messed up
@TheRealKirkHammett2 жыл бұрын
What I want to know is, does anyone use alternate picking on every note? Also, just want to say that I love that version of the JEM. That's the best one they ever made in my opinion. The mody paint is awesome and the mirror guard. Everything about that version. I believe it's the JEM 7?
@erickim48325 жыл бұрын
Is it better to pick from the wrist or the elbow?
@purpley51645 жыл бұрын
Wrist
@wlmirand3 жыл бұрын
Is a good habit, alternate even if im going to play notes in two different strings? After playing with attention, I noticed i use up and down, but not 100% alternate.
@Ava-fx6dq2 жыл бұрын
How do u get your guitar to sound like that is it the way you tune the amp or is it how the guitar is made
@eeejayseven2 жыл бұрын
Great video. In depth explanation!
@READERSENPAII4 жыл бұрын
Anybody else waiting for Paranoid by Black Sabbath to start playing after hearing him pick the E string so many times?
@mustard_poppa17423 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for that or Disposable Heroes😂
@saikiace74096 жыл бұрын
I have to use a bread seal as a pick
@Dilaudid1236 жыл бұрын
hahaha I enjoyed this comment
@devonboes23766 жыл бұрын
Or cut an old credit card and sand it down lol
@chazbono59916 жыл бұрын
@@Dilaudid123 i also enjoyed this comment, maybe more than i should have, lol.
@miky87887 жыл бұрын
hey... nice quality in this video (and great video too)
@thesabbath483 Жыл бұрын
As a guitarist, I can tell you alternate pick is definitely harder than downpicking. Yes, downpicking requires more strength, but alternate picking requires much more precision.
@sweetgyy7 жыл бұрын
Steve rocks
@Mathias_NB3 жыл бұрын
If I'm a first week beginner, and just learning my first scale, should I be using alternate picking or is down fine for now? Or would down picking only be creating a bad habit?
@willferrel37673 жыл бұрын
I've been playing for 5 years now and I wish as a beginner I would have learned alternate picking I can mow but yes it's a good thing to learn early
@scottautoprep94 Жыл бұрын
Been practicing this using this video for 4 years and still can’t get it at all😑 people say use your wrist instead of fingers but I found that slows you right down
@ferdiaroalbert9895 жыл бұрын
This guy is in the guitarzoom. Com channel too?
@bananaclipper93433 жыл бұрын
Turning your pick is super beneficial in some circumstances. Two-way pick slanting is pretty common in technical death metal
@ikilledme1millionyearsago6935 жыл бұрын
Whenever i play slayer, i alternate picking from my elbow. I can't pick fast enough with my wrist.
@deathmachine63764 жыл бұрын
I had to read your username twice. Yeah I do arm rolling like you. But I guess it's time to play at 70bpm and increase it gradually .
@ikilledme1millionyearsago6934 жыл бұрын
@@deathmachine6376 thanx
@malakaimillsap44843 жыл бұрын
My issue is I usually miss a note so I'll hit three in a row and then miss the string and then back and forth.
@TKD1874 жыл бұрын
Damn I love you guitar 🤘🏻
@expired_pomegranate87174 жыл бұрын
Holy shit bruh this guys a genius
@nicholas77816 жыл бұрын
i feel like i am actually progressing from your lessons, verses most teachers.
@JamesBerry-o7o8 ай бұрын
the link to the tutorial no longer works
@dariixxiv53715 жыл бұрын
Skwisgar Skwigelf has really been working hard on his American accent
@crisoliveira26444 жыл бұрын
Now I understand why I can't develop my playing. Thanks!
@mr.yellowstrat33527 жыл бұрын
Damn Steve.. shittin' on the pick slanters! 🤘😈🤙
@joesmith5617 Жыл бұрын
I can do one or the other it’s more switching between the two
@jimcrossland35753 жыл бұрын
link does not work
@arradalaudin25834 жыл бұрын
Does mastubartion affect motion picking ?
@rizha59643 жыл бұрын
What guitar are u using?
@theguyof3604 жыл бұрын
0:31 wait a second...
@lukasmilan47586 жыл бұрын
i am doing only down to up picking, am i strange because no1 does that and am unable to do alternate picking :(
@justinhiss68396 жыл бұрын
nah bro everyone starts down picking. I'm barely decent at alternate picking and I'm making that my priority to learn rn
@VirtualBliss8885 жыл бұрын
Justin Hiss nothing wrong with down picking.
@trevorcarterva6 жыл бұрын
I noticed that I can play faster when I make bring my fingers into my palm on the picking hand, akin to a fist.
@burakertas73024 жыл бұрын
I play like this all the time is it normal? Ive been trying to get used to picking the normal way like this guy does but it feels so wierd
@rphuntarchive14 жыл бұрын
I find the opposite works better for me, otherwise those fingers get in the way.
@dondeestacoconut6 жыл бұрын
Google's URL shortener is saying you're violating TOS
@PulledPurk4 жыл бұрын
I have a habit of manipulating bthe pick with my fingers instead of my wrist. I cant stop!
@paterson906 жыл бұрын
What guitar is that?
@nesh-midwest6 жыл бұрын
It’s a custom Ibanez JEM with EMG pickups, that’ll be hecking expensive
@bluesatmosphere4659 Жыл бұрын
I always alternate picked and thought that’s normal, in my head alternate pick always was hybridpicking
@adalbertusignatius49674 жыл бұрын
I never cared, because I always played legato like Joe Satriani does in nearly every song. But then I discovered Andy James and purchased his Backing Tracks and Tabs. Alternate picking is the only way to get close. Legato for example sounds totally different, because there is no attack.
@maxwestfall18733 жыл бұрын
thank u bro
@nbcnbc82525 жыл бұрын
You mean locking wrist using the elbow. Not locking elbow using elbow. Great lesson 👍
@nevigo55197 жыл бұрын
What link?
@guitarworld7 жыл бұрын
For this full lesson go to goo.gl/O6qmLd
@beazone6 жыл бұрын
Link disabled (
@bathingchimp36485 жыл бұрын
1:37 communication breakdown
@dylanrdelgado15 күн бұрын
I got so used to downpicking everything that whenever I try alternate picking my mind bugs, I should've learn this way earlier lol