PICKING VARIATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES

Up and down picking

The first note is to be down-picked and the last note is to be up-picked.

Tremolo picking

Each of the four notes are to be alternate picked (down-& up-picked) very rapidly and continuously.

palm muting

Palm mute by resting the edge of picking-hand’s palm on the strings near the bridge.

Pick rake

Drag the pick across the strings shown with a single sweep. often used to augment a rake’s last note.

Arpeggiate chord

Play the notes of the chord by strumming across the relevant strings in the direction of the arrow head.