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ROB BALDUCCI - Alternate Picking Excerices

This month's lesson: Alternate Picking Exercices Rob's style is unique. It's a combination of hard rock, metal and blues. His indie demo has garnered praise by critics as well. One writer stating, "Balducci possesses an emotional feel that is rare in music...it's fascinating how well Balducci is able to express himself through his music without using a single word. His talent is well on the way to much broader horizons."

Performance Notes : 1. Pick as written. (use alternate picking only). 2. Play each exercise twice on each string. Starting at the 1st fret (high E) 1st string and then work yourself twice on the 2nd string (B) 1st fret etc.........until you play the exercise on the 6th string (low E) 1st fret. Then continue this way until the 12th fret. Then start with the 2nd exercise and do the same until all columns are complete. 3. Pick ascending and descending on single strings. (use alternate picking only) 13234323 23134313 31214121 43132313 13432343 23431343 31412141 13231323 12324232 24341434 32124212 42321232 12423242 24143414 32421242 42123212 14243424 21314131 34142414 41312131 14342434 21413141 34241424 41213121         12131413 21232423 31323432 41424342 12141314 21242324 31343234 41434243 13121412 23212421 32313431 42414341 13141214 23242124 32343134 42434143 14121312 24212321 34313231 43414241 14131213 24232123 34323132 43424142 ****** Make sure to do all exercises with metronome ****** Rob Balducci "Total Guitar" 25-30 71st Street Jackson Hghts. NY 11370 (718) 478-3448 Check out Rob's WebSite ! Go to the next instructional columnist.