9 ESSENTIAL LEAD SKILLS PICKING

Timing, expressiveness and speed are all determined by how you pick

If legato is one side of the essential lead guitar playing coin, picking is the other. It’s a technique that determines your timing, and, given that this is how you articulate most notes, it’s a vital expressive tool as well. This vital part of guitar playing should appear in everyone’s routine, whether as a simple warm-up before a longer playing session or as part of a more substantial lead guitar-focused practice plan.