Hey everyone, I do have some problems with my alternate picking, especially with upstrokes.
Let´s take a lick in b minor as an example. This is a six note pentatonic pattern.
--d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u--d--u-d-u--d-u-d-u------
E-8-5---5-----------------------------------------
B-----8---8-5-8-5----5----------------------------
G------------------7-----7-5-7-5----5------------
D---------------------------------7----7-5-------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
And so forth.
I play this with all alternate picking, so starting with a downstroke, then an upstroke and so forth.
My problem now is that every time I do an upstroke in order to move to the next string I have a hard time to not accidentally hit that string at the same time. So for example, if I do an upstroke on the high e string and want to move to the b string, I accidentally hit the b string on the side that is close to the high e string. I then do manage to hit the b string with a downstroke, but since it adds to the resistance and it produces some unwanted extra noise, I think it´s a technique flaw.
Does anyone have the same problem? The pattern above is difficult to me in particular because you have to change the string four times quite quickly. How do you manage to not hit the respective string? Do you angle the pick in a certain way so that it automatically moves over the next string?
And maybe someone can recommend me a good online lesson on the topic?
Best regards!
Let´s take a lick in b minor as an example. This is a six note pentatonic pattern.
--d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u-d-u--d--u-d-u--d-u-d-u------
E-8-5---5-----------------------------------------
B-----8---8-5-8-5----5----------------------------
G------------------7-----7-5-7-5----5------------
D---------------------------------7----7-5-------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
And so forth.
I play this with all alternate picking, so starting with a downstroke, then an upstroke and so forth.
My problem now is that every time I do an upstroke in order to move to the next string I have a hard time to not accidentally hit that string at the same time. So for example, if I do an upstroke on the high e string and want to move to the b string, I accidentally hit the b string on the side that is close to the high e string. I then do manage to hit the b string with a downstroke, but since it adds to the resistance and it produces some unwanted extra noise, I think it´s a technique flaw.
Does anyone have the same problem? The pattern above is difficult to me in particular because you have to change the string four times quite quickly. How do you manage to not hit the respective string? Do you angle the pick in a certain way so that it automatically moves over the next string?
And maybe someone can recommend me a good online lesson on the topic?
Best regards!