A lesson for those who want to expand their time-signature vocabulary and also practice some more alternate picking.

We are going to take a look at how to improve and tighten up the picking. The goal here is to PICK every note!

This lesson is an alternate picking study that will help you develop strong picking chops. There is only one rule here to remember: use alternate picking only!

Time for the second Alternate Picking Lesson. In this lesson we will move down to 3rd and 4th strings to make it more interesting and also to practice your thumb as this excercise will force you to KEEP YOUR THUMB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NECK - as well as to force you to MUTE THE STRINGS you don't play. So if you are ready for more shred - get in here!!

At first look - this lesson may look difficult - but even if you are a beginning guitarist I suggest you start practicing this one because it will show essential ways to practice scale boxes and alternate picking. You don't have to play this lightning fast right away. Start practicing slowly to develop the correct right hand picking. Now let's dive into the world of alternate picking!

A simple yet effective chromatic exercise that should help you develop a strong alternate picking technique.

Simple 16th note exercises to help you develop your alternate picking.

Moderate tempo (8th notes in 160 bpm), neoclassical picking practice, combined with basic major and minor shapes. Palm muting added to make "question-response" contrast. Good warm-up for beginner alternate pickers.

Right hand exercise, dressed with famous Cannon Rock chord progression. Bored while practicing with metronome? Check this out. Practice alternate picking with different rhythm values. Improve switching between different speeds in the same tempo - from quarter, through triplets to 16th notes.