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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.91,0:00:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, how ya doin' Justin here,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.74,0:00:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we're gonna be checking out in \Nthis lesson is a Minor Pentatonic picking exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.26,0:00:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm gonna be introducing you \Nto the idea of alternate picking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.58,0:00:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now hopefully you've been practicing \Nup your Minor Pentatonic Scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.16,0:00:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one that sounds like this...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.33,0:00:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.15,0:00:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully you've been doing loads and \Nloads of practice on it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.94,0:00:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can start to \Nnow think about the picking
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.23,0:00:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of having to think \Nabout your fretting hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.49,0:00:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what are we gonna do with this?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.58,0:00:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you probably, hopefully have just been using downpicks to play the scale so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.71,0:00:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you've been using some \Nsort of other picking,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.83,0:00:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that might be good or it might be \Nbad, depending on how you're doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.36,0:00:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I'm going to do \Nis give you an exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.50,0:00:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help you work on your \Npicking and develop this alternate style.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.16,0:00:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we're gonna do first of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.95,0:00:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're gonna pick the Minor \NPentatonic Scale using all downpicks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.45,0:01:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's, start there, the usual \Nplace starting at the 5th fret,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.34,0:01:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.16,0:01:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once you've done all downpicks, \Nyou would then do all up-picks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.05,0:01:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So up-picking every time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.56,0:01:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.12,0:01:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I should mention at this point as \Nwell for some of you speed freaks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.28,0:01:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not about doing it quickly, \Nit's about doing it accurately.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.08,0:01:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So make sure you're not practicing a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.52,0:01:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's, you should be practicing at whatever \Nspeed you can perform this at perfectly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.15,0:01:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if that means doing it \Nthis speed then so be it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.85,0:02:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't go, no point, no \Nuse to anyone whatsoever,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.69,0:02:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially you, do it slowly, get it right.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.24,0:02:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very important. OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.08,0:02:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you've done all downs, \Nyou've done all ups.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.97,0:02:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you're gonna do down and \Nan up pick on each note.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.43,0:02:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you're gonna go, starting with \Nthe 1st note of the scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.82,0:02:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the thickest string, you go, \Ndown up, down up, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.85,0:02:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.61,0:02:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For this one again, don't be in a \Nhurry, but if you want to practice it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.23,0:02:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you can do it accurately,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.85,0:02:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then by all means stick it to a metronome,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.77,0:02:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start going,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.92,0:03:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.72,0:03:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Start building up the speed of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.61,0:03:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But really make sure that \Nyou're doing it accurately first,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.29,0:03:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before you even think about \Nstarting to make it faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.01,0:03:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, incidentally, a good starting speed \Nfor all of these exercises,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.13,0:03:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is doing stuff at 60, which \Nis going to seem incredibly slow,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.28,0:03:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sometimes doing things \Nslowly is quite difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.62,0:03:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just here at 60 that's the kind of \Ntempo you want to be starting off with.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.83,0:03:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really simple. That's all down strokes \Nand then again your upstrokes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.52,0:03:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.98,0:03:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then your down and ups you \Nmight double it, so you'd have,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.40,0:03:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.66,0:03:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,etc, it's important that you start slowly \Nwhen you do it with a metronome.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.85,0:03:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember the metronome induces \Na bit of panic,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.85,0:03:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause it means you've gotta \Nkeep going, you can't pause.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.82,0:04:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is really good, I \Nmean, we don't wanna stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.10,0:04:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to practice, continuing and \Nmaking things work properly.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.69,0:04:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, your first part of the exercise \Nis what we just talked about.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.29,0:04:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All down, all up, then down \Nand up on each note.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.05,0:04:13.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I want you to have a \Ngo at doing, if you like, proper picking.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.94,0:04:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right, and proper picking \Nis alternate picking.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.74,0:04:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means you go down followed by \Nan up on the next note.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.06,0:04:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Followed by a down, up on the \Nnext, down, up on the next.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.79,0:04:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are other types of \Npicking, principally one called economy picking
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.82,0:04:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is used by kinda \Nheavy metal and rock guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.04,0:04:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of the metal and rock guys \NI know that use economy picking,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.86,0:04:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learnt how to alternate pick first.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.09,0:04:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they have all emphasized to me, \Noh, if you're trying to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.54,0:04:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that technique make sure \Nthat your students
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.50,0:04:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always get their alternate \Npicking happening first
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.42,0:04:43.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they're trying to \Ndo economy picking.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.43,0:04:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if you've got a \Nfriend that does economy picking,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.58,0:04:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you've read about it or whatever \Ntry and avoid it for now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.10,0:04:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Get your alternate picking right first,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.06,0:04:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then maybe have a \Nlook at economy picking later.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.99,0:04:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, alternate picking with \Nthe Minor Pentatonic Scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.18,0:05:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're always gonna be picking a down pick \Nwith the note with our 1st finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.43,0:05:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're gonna be going, down, up, \Ndown, up, down, up, down, up, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.82,0:05:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.66,0:05:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...down, up, down, up, down.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.37,0:05:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you get better at this, this is \Nwhat you want to stick to your metronome.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.07,0:05:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, just if we do it \Nnicely at 60bpm, nice and slow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.17,0:05:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll be doing down,up etc
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.48,0:05:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.94,0:05:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's this alternate picking \Nthat's a really, really, really
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.33,0:06:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cool thing to get down.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.10,0:06:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Cause most of the time \Nwhen we're playing scales,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.75,0:06:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially as we get more \Nadvanced and we get faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.59,0:06:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to be alternate \Npicking all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.07,0:06:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is a great \Nlittle exercise, all down picks,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.64,0:06:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all up picks, down and up on \Neach note, and then alternate picking,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.20,0:06:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your Minor Pentatonic Scale, that will \Ndefinitely help sort out your picking hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.40,0:06:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't forget to anchor, with \Nyour little finger as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.71,0:06:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll probably find that helps a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.91,0:06:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have to, but I \Nthink it's definitely worth starting with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.30,0:06:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can kind of decide if \Nthat technique works for you or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.47,0:06:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK. Hope you've enjoyed that, and I'll see you for some more chord work in a minute.