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Miguel de Maria -> playing catch up (Mar. 26 2004 22:11:48)

For a way to jump start your picado technique, make one hand play catch up to the other. For example, put on the metronome and make your RH alternate at the tempo. Now play a scale while keeping the RH constant. Make the LH keep up with the steady pace of the RH.

Now you could probably do the same with your left hand, but I have't worked on that yet. Try it!



Billyboy -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 0:45:29)

Tito Herradio's one is a good picado exercise,0 1 2 3 4 frets played with 1 2 3 4 left hand fingers, move up a fret and a string repeat the patern all way up the neck, then reverse sequence starting on 4 3 2 1 and open, by always playing the open string even high up you will always get those awkward cross string i, m, movements to the next string, and so improves courdination, of right left hand
Dave



Miguel de Maria -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 4:43:39)

could you describe that in more detail, where's the string crossing come in?



Billyboy -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 6:48:58)

Hard to explain in words, but if you imagine you were playing a scale, from bass ot treble, but instead you just go one fret at a time, on each string i.e. E, F,F sharp,G, A flat etc, then back from treble to bass, then move your hand to the second position, and repeat, and keep changing the sequence, its the best picado exercise there is, as it builds seperation in the left hand, especially between the pinky and the third finger of left hand., picado speed relies on right / left hand coordination, I had forgoten the exercise until this thread reminded me, I'm going to start doing it to warm, as picado has always been a weaknes.
Cheers
Dave



Billyboy -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 13:05:52)

forgot to mention you play an open string first on each string, that makes sure there is an odd (5) notes played on each string, so as to make every other string crossing uses that awkward i, or m string crossing, if ya follow my drift, another good one is to use same idea but keep one finger or say first finger left hand on the sixth string, while playing the same one fret at a time scale, interchanging the first finger for the second etc, this is a real killer stretching the ligaments of the lefthand fingers
Dave



Miguel de Maria -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 15:02:54)

Damn, my head is trying to explode visualize these things. I guess I had too much Napa last night :).
Okay, so the first exercise, starting from the bass string, would be:

6) e f f# g g# 5) a a# b c c# 4)....3,2,1,2,3,4,5, 6) e f# g g# a 5) a b c c# d f 4...etc.?



Ron.M -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 15:10:47)

quote:

I guess I had too much Napa last night :).


Napa?
Qué es Napa?
Sounds like something for killing moths. [:D]



Billyboy -> RE: playing catch up (Mar. 27 2004 15:30:47)

are we talking Napa Valley, Its very simple, you play a scale one fret up at a time, left hand fingers 1 2 3 4, next string 1 2 3 4, what is important is you play each string open for the first note, so there will be 5 notes per string, after you have done that for a while reverse fingering so it goes 4 3 2 1, also dont forget to move up a fret each cycle so you end up with pinky on the 12th fret, loads of variations. Tito could race up the neck in a flash. The other exercise was to do the same but with a finger anchored on one string while the other fingers move from bass to treble,and back starting with first finger on F sixth string, , keeping it freted while the other fingers move up the scale, I must admit I have made sound complicated, too much Boddingtons last night, If its unclear I could post a tabledit transcript.
Cheers
Dave



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