@ tracks 6-8
picking
Eat .
Le so aeytd Cite]
@
You've got your free guitar techniques fd GI
plectrums — now we're going to show you the best
Guthrie Sevan shows you
way to use them! sth yur eg hn ft
he pick (or plectrum) is the zi ‘ seen
cheapest and humblest ofall
This month, we'll be tackling this by ‘rating: conp/maderate:
looking in detail at your picking chops Feels oadiies
and offering 10 exercises to help you perce ache
fone hm pcp See
Tn beat yu Seg Since
squienens fice pececonpcoo EXEEIAESTE
fennnonver
Having played guitar for 23
of is 26 years Gute ve,
Gurarst maganine’s Guts OF
The Year in 1853 and wae
fast picking fer 9 Ct Does
"Mos players prefer to Keep ther RH in fst at me betel
Shope: Pes ike George Lyreh wee, lim Pe ech gs a mame ater ord eamptin, Gtr On Ie
‘hey can get more sped wth thei Rane Famed
Gaia Insitute in Acton and 3
‘the Whig Racket
Chelmsford He cam be contacted
1 PO Row 1001, Bosidon,
Essen S613 15R, ar waite to No
nat
ath he bay of the guar, 40 you cn sil ind
{he strings mht running around en stage!
Fs anproae where he eas hs ite finger onthe
tarface of the gular ander the sings es above[ere 1 is 8 € mayor ele seauenced in groupe of four: # ses of four nate atcending segments ofthe scale starting on each note tn. Be sr to
sere the alternate pring rections thoughout.
: a itxete- abe tp te be tote —
OL TF aye cbete nde ott SSeS
bearers
2
==: apes
eaten gras
Exerc 3 is 2 wo actave cvomti scale. Having del with tre notes per sting and to noes pr sing examples, seemed logical to move ote fou notes
per string. Note that this pater ean be loped (layed repeats) and watch ot for the pasion charges where marked
32) guitar techniques | september 1998a Cs Cs
guthrie's gt cd geal
Te vamp onthe ICD wee eared usr
rs PRS Cast thou me clean chan ct
Natal JAP usin ry tse Dlg
Jaz past
"woul econmend tat ou pace with 2
hear soured 3 fi reve sain a0
usc Qui) 9 sas best ears of
"ort wheter you lying ae notes
th wife dames an ea whch can be
Sauda amore ener tne)
However when youve male the fen capes
flash the plastic!
sree Cletas
therate rere pe 120 pe tes es
“vas opr seta
seosty ane matg ea a py
‘Many substances have been used to make
picks over the years and they each offer
distinctive tonal and textural qualities, some of
them which spring to mind are
feathers se. 9:0 vu
tortoiseshell 1s :essi: inn had-wesng rater
‘ta cean 9478 etal neeairg te
‘erie i yu pee yu RH mig
NEE A exit inet crane
tecmgue radalh api res on te dm Dniop hele Site the elo trerel witn
rg the ge wh he sy ge of ee omen
Should othe Wek good ae
ms eS WANOM crcacterse mina pick rae ant
carbon fibre ie:
Dlastie cop
some
peewee a” Bw o4
Ere is 2 Pu Gitertesqu ie based on the A Atlan (natura mia) mae — is
mee
209 0 2 ee
Exercte Sis 2 vanation on exercise & where you ply one te onthe Grn, then wo, then thee andthe to agin As nice bythe repent mary tis
oa ee
z 16
woe age ee
5 wae
1410-46
Exerc 6s an example ofthe peda point ts so poplar with the now (unpopular) neo-clis metsl players sch as Vinnie Moore Tony MAline of couse
‘oguie Malmsteen. Based an the A hormone mimo el, etch group af fur noes const of ote Hom the sae fallomed Oy fhe recuring AGH A mot nd
eting on enecating ths lan wil improve your tring eowng sbi
led | september 1998 gultar techniques | 33Exec 7s the utinate test of string cessing Based ona agora shape. ths exerie was appee nt favoure by Steve Valin hi Bere Semon! OF Mie
says and must have stod hmm good stead fr the atonal ies he was elled upon to ploy daring hs tar in Frank apps and.
9 ae
wore
ners 8 returns to 2 mre tuneful setng based on A Acolian mode i requres tht you switch Bebe 16th notes and Eth rate setuples on each tet
Ths sar of thing wil prepare you for acing the mac of players such ae AD Meal
3 3 3
oe eee <4
moo
Exercise 8 is eminent of such vachs as Michel Schenker nt Te Arena and much ofthe music af bands Ae Iran Malden, When you ate required 0 sy
teplets and need to accent every beat. Its Someties moth abandoning src alternate pking and sting every beat on 3 fresh downstate fora more
tii ee Note tat the Fst te eats of bar 2 whch revert tomo alternate pring fra 0 Meola-sh st,
Finally. exsist 10 sere 25am itoduction to sweep picking which, ke eerie 6, am des you wil Rea a ti he paying af artis ke Yoguie Mame,
| Note how the pick ges re the stings wherever posible. otha your et Ron: dim mest ef he work whist Your ght Rand exces lea exe
| tions Try to et ff eh rte as you ply the nex ne 0 the various elements ef the Amino arpegio Sorin nt eachother, and be sre te eaere
the picking rections.
34) guitar techniques | s