Example 1

Open-string ringing

I wantto start with an example of a hybrid picked C Major Scale played using as many open strings as possible to create a lovely ‘cascading’ effect. Country players such as Albert Lee, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed have all used this technique, and essentially any scales that contain notes that could potentially be played as open strings are fair game. Try and find some others yourself. Open string keys of E, A, D and G are the most common. Just remember to let all the notes ring into each other as much as is appropriate.