Wanna make picking GAINS?! Try this workout! The Half Hour of Alternate Picking Power w/ Ben Eller

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The Half Hour of Alternate Picking Power

Every day, do 5 minutes nonstop each of the following:
1: 6 notes per string starting with a downstroke
2: 6 notes per string starting with an upstroke
3: 4 notes per string starting with a downstroke
4: 4 notes per string starting with an upstroke
5: 2 notes per string starting with a downstroke
6: 2 notes per string starting with an upstroke

Hey kids! Its your good buddy, Uncle Ben Eller. I have received countless telepathic messages, courier pigeons, smoke signals, and cries for help from you guys asking a simple question: what is the best alternate picking practice routine to increase speed, accuracy, and fretboard domination?! The answer is easy: its Uncle Ben Eller's Half Hour of Alternate Picking Power Workout!!! This daily practice routine was made to exploit the fact that we learn new skills best by working them 5 minutes at a time, and gradually ramping up the difficulty level by introducing less notes per string as the workout progresses. More string changes = more difficulty when alternate picking, so you're going to start off with a big even number of notes per string (6), and gradually work your way down to tricky 2 note per string shapes. And because we have half of these exercises doing string changes on upstrokes, and the other half changing after downstrokes, you get a full 2 way pickslanting workout for that picking hand!
In this video, i'm going to break down the basic chromatic exercise patterns you can use to become an alternate picking machine. In every section, i'm also going to be showing you alternate versions of each exercise for an added degree of difficulty, plus giving tips and vital information about how to practice this stuff as we go. You're gonna get some tips on how to use your metronome, why you should practice WAY up high on the neck (the answer may surprise you, its not what you'd think), and how to randomize your phrasing for maximum mental benefits.
Try this out daily and i assure you, your picking hand is going to gain some horsepower for SURE!!! And all it takes is 30 minutes a day. Thats it!
Let me know in the comments below if you like this routine and if you'd like to see other Half Hour of Power workouts!
Playing my Suhr Alt T through the Fractal Axe FX III. Dunlop picks.
Thanks for watching! Good luck!

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