11 HYBRID PICKING techniques and licks 8:13 min

HYBRID PICKING techniques and licks 8:13 min

IN this lesson Dave Nassie teaches the very cool Hybrid picking technique. Here you will use the picj and the fingers to get some great sounds and killer licks. Learn by using the Minor Pentatonic scale to execute these licks. Dave takes you through the overall motions and techniques slow and easy with exercises to get this technique worked up to speed – enjoy! 

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 8:13 min
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06 Finger exercise dexterity builder multiple notes per string – 5:30 min

Finger exercise dexterity builder multiple notes per string – 5:30 min
In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches a new finger exercise. This exercise will help strengthen all fingers, especially the pinky finger. This exercises gets you going back and forth with the fingers on one string before moving to the next string. Practice this exercise a few minutes daily as it will really get the fingers going. Then incorporate this exercise in with some of the other finger exercises in this section. Try doing finger exercises every day for 5-10 minutes – it really helps. Remember to start slow and get the notes to ring true. Speed will come with time. Enjoy!
  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 5:30 min
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14 Learn techniques of ALTERNATE PICKING techniques part 2 – 9:40 min

Learn techniques of ALTERNATE PICKING techniques part 2 – 9:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie continues with teaching the techniques of Alternate Picking. This is the 2nd part of the alternate picking lesson where you work the strings in number groupings across a given scale. Learn the techniques as well as exercises that will really get your alternate picking working at the highest level. 

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 0:0 min
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13 Learn FAST Alternate picking techniques and exercises part 1 – 12:40 min

Learn FAST Alternate picking techniques and exercises part 1 – 12:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie goes over some killer alternate picking exercises and techniques for use in the modern metal style of play. YOu get exercises isolating groups of strings and Dave goes over all the techniques up closes and at slow and fast speeds. STart off slow and really work on note clarity and accuracy at first – speed wil lcome for sure. Add these to your every day practice routine and you will see big improvements in your picking fast! 

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 0:0 min
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16 Alternate Picking Exercise moving across two strings at a time – 6:05 min

Alternate Picking Exercise moving across two strings at a time – 6:05 min
In this lesson Willie takes you through a new picking exercise that incorporates two strings and alternate picking. This lesson will get your brain and fingers working overtime for sure. This exercise will really help improve your alternate picking as well as your finger stretch, strength, and dexterity. STart slow and remember that you are looking for note clarity – not speed. The speed will come in time as you get used to these new movements. It will take a little bit to get the hang of this exercise so stay slow and steady a few minutes a day with it and you will be mastering this exercise in no time – its a great warm up exercise also.
  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 6:5 min
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17 More challenging FINGER EXERCISE using STRETCHING – 4:32 min

 More challenging FINGER EXERCISE using STRETCHING – 4:32 min
 
In this lesson Willie teaches a very cool new finger exercise that uses finger stretching. This lesson is a bit more challenging than the previous lesson on finger exercises with stretching. Here you will be skipping frets and mixing up the pattern a bit more. This is also a great exercise to continue working your alternate picking. With all these exercises go slow at first and be sure to play all the notes cleanly and with no string noises and pops. Speed will come in time and eventually you will want to use a metronome with these exercises to really dial in your timing.  
  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 4:32 min
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18 Tougher FINGER EXERCISES employing STRING SKIPPING & big stretches – work that fret hand – 7:02 min

Tougher FINGER EXERCISES employing STRING SKIPPING & big stretches – work that fret hand – 7:02 min

 In this lesson Willie teaches a more challenging finger exercise designed to help improve your finger dexterity & strength, picking proficiency, string skipping abilities, and it incorporates a large stretch to really work that fret hand. This exercise really works the alternate picking so use strict alternate picking when working on this exercise. Complete this exercise all the way down the neck and then repeat 2-4 times to help bring the dexterity and strength. Keeping moving up the neck one half step or one fret at a time. Remember to stretch out that fret hand for that big 5 fret stretch – it will come with time.  Stay positive!

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 7:2 min
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09 SPIDER SCALES exercises for increased picking and finger accuracy across neck – 8:55 min

SPIDER SCALES exercises for increased picking and finger accuracy across neck – 8:55 min

In this lesson we teach what we call a spider scale exercise. This is an awesome exercise to work on picking accuracy and finger dexterity moving across the neck. You will be using finger patterns that we learned in the finger exercises lessons in this section. Here in this lesson we use finger patterns and 4 notes per string like in the previous exercises but now in this exercise we are moving across the neck and backwards. Great stuff.

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 8:55 min
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10 Another FINGER STRETCH exercise to strengthen and stretch that fret hand – 8:29

Another FINGER STRETCH exercise to strengthen and stretch that fret hand – 8:29 minutes

In this lesson you will learn another finger stretch and strengthening exercise. These exercises are invaluable for building strength and dexterity – remember the more strength in your hands the more you can work the notes and the more tone you will have. Add these exercises to your practice regimen and work these every day for a few minutes. You will soon see results  – just keep at it and be consistent with your practicing. Keep putting that guitar in your hands every day. YOU CAN DO IT! Rock on!

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 8:29 min
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03 FINGER STRENGTH BUILDER – HAMMER-ON I exercise and strength builder – 10:40

FINGER STRENGTH BUILDER – HAMMER-ON I exercise and strength builder – 10:40 minutes 

This exercise will really help build more finger strength and dexterity. Finger exercises are an important part of every guitarist’s practice regimen. This is a hammer-on exercise that will build lots of strength. Remember, tone is truly in your hands – so the stronger your hands the more you can work the notes and the more tone you can produce. This exercise also includes the often neglected pinky finger – we dont neglect fingers here – we use all four instruments of mass destruction. Do these exercises every day and make them a part of your practice regimen. This exercise will be all about hammer-ons and strength building. Rock on and keep building that finger strength and dexterity.

  • Category: Finger & picking exercises
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 10:41 min
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