HYBRID PICKING BY CARL CULPEPPER
Examples and Exercises for Attacking the Strings
With a Combo of Pick and Fingers
Hybrid picking incorporates the pick along with one or more right hand fingers,
resulting in a hybrid of pickstyle and fingerstyle.
The;quickest;way;to;get;a;handle;on;
hybrid picking is to try applying it to common phrases, such as the following minor
pentatonic phrases.
Fig. 1
� = downstroke with pick
m = medio, or middle finger.
= upstroke with pick
a = annular, or ring finger.
Fig. 2
This;example;will;help;you;develop;rapid;alternation;for;downstrokes;
and middle finger strokes.
Fig. 4
From Terrifying Technique for Guitar
(00695034)
Fig. 3
Notice the simultaneous use of the middle and ring fingers as
well as alternate picking in this country guitar phrase.
Hybrid;picking;can;also;be;quite;helpful;on;pivoting;arpeggio;lines,;also;known;as;pedal-point;in;classical;music.
Fig. 5
Descending;C;major;scale
Hybrid;picking;may;be;used;in;scalar;sequences;as;well;as;
arpegigos.;The;example;above;shows;the;application
of;hybrid;picking;to;a;descending;scalar;sequence;in;6ths.
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