A Better Focus For Alternate Picking Getting The Exercises Right

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A Better Focus For Alternate Picking

Getting The Exercises Right


Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
= 120
II V I lick
Dm7 G7( 9) Cmaj7

3
7
8 9 8 8 10
9 10 6 9 8 7 7 10 10 9 9
7 10 9 9 10

Exercise #1a - Diatonic 3rds

7 8 7 10 8
8 10 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

Exercise #1b - Diatonic Triads


C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C Dm Em F G

7 8 7 10 8
8 10 8 10 8
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

Exercise 2 - Drop2 Voicing Arpeggios


Am7 Cmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7 Bm7 Gmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7

7 10 7
8 7 10 7 8
5 9 7 7 11 7 7 9
5 9 9 5 9 5 9 9
7 10 7 7 10
5 8 8

Exercise 3 - Exercise 2 backwards


Bm7 Gmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7

10 7 7
10 7 8 8 7
11 7 7 9 7 9 7 7
9 5 9 9 7 9 9 5
7 10 5 10 7
8 7 8

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Am7 Lick with Cmaj7 drop2 voicing arpeggio
Am7 Am7(13)
5 5

10 7
10 8 10 8 7 (7)
9 7 9 9 9 5 (5)
9 9 5 (5)
10
8

Exercise 3a - Difficult
3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 5 6 7 8 8 12 12 10 9 8 7
5 5 7 7 9 9 12 12 10 10 10 7
3 4 5 6 7 7 10 10 9 8 7 6

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3
3
6 8 10 12 12 6 9 3 5
7 9 10 12 12 6 9 3 5
5 7 8 10 11 5 8 2 3

Exercise 3b - Difficult (but more)


3 3

3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
3 3
8 12 15 10 14
8 15 10
9 9 12 12 14 12 14 11 11 14
10 10 12 12 12 12
10 7 10 12 10 12 12 11 12
8 10 10

3 3 3
3

3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3
10 13 8 12
12 8
10 14 10 14 12 7 4 9 9 12
12 12 12 9 5 10 10
12 12 10 5 10 7 10
10 13 10 7 3 8

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