April 2016 – Cross-Picking.com

What Next?

April 18, 2016 By charles In Basic Melody, cross-picking No Comments

So far we’ve covered the forward roll, and the backward roll. If you haven’t learned them yet you can see the forward roll here, and the backward roll here. The next step is to start putting these patterns to use creating cross-picked arrangements of any tune that suits your fancy. It’s best to start with something simple, and then […]

David Grier Plays Soldier’s Joy

April 18, 2016 By charles In backward-roll, cross-picking, David Grier, forward-roll No Comments

In case you missed it, recently Fretboard Journal posted a video of David Grier performing Soldier’s Joy, and you can check that out here. He has some very tasty bits of cross-picking throughout the performance. I transcribed the very first solo of the tune, and posted it for anyone wanting to try it out. You can […]

Putting The Backward Roll To Use

April 18, 2016 By charles In backward-roll, cross-picking No Comments

Hopefully the forward roll didn't prove to be too tough. The next example uses the backward roll to play the same melody. What you’ll find changes, depending on the type of roll or picking pattern that you are using, is the placement of the melody. Keep in mind, when we are using the forward roll [...]

Putting The Forward Roll To Use

April 18, 2016 By charles In cross-picking, forward-roll No Comments

Now that we've covered two of the most used cross-picking patterns, let’s put them to use in a simple arrangement of You Are My Sunshine. We’ll start with the forward roll, and then move on to the backward roll. Here we go: Notice that when using the forward roll the melody notes tend to be in the lower part of the [...]

Backward Roll

April 10, 2016 By charles In backward-roll, cross-picking No Comments

Now that we have a handle on the forward roll, the next step is to learn the backward roll. This one is done the same way as the forward roll, but done in reverse, or backward. When performing this roll we would start on the highest string, and work backward in a descending order, meaning highest [...]

Getting Started With The Forward Roll

April 10, 2016 By charles In cross-picking, forward-roll No Comments

Now we get into the fun process of developing cross-picking technique, and applying it to various situations. I found several different cross-picking patterns to be very useful, and we’ll go through all of them, and apply them to playing tunes. Since a lot of cross-picking is the emulation of banjo style fingerpicking patterns I've used [...]

What is Cross-Picking?

April 9, 2016 By charles In backward-roll, Carter Style, cross-picking, forward-roll No Comments

What is Cross-Picking? Well, I think the answer to this can vary depending on who you ask. To me, cross-picking is the technique of using a flatpick/plectrum to pick across two or more strings (though typically three), hence the cross in cross-picking. The technique is used to emulate the sound of finger picking with a [...]

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David Grier Plays Soldier’s Joy

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