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Putting The Backward Roll To Use

April 18, 2016 By 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 [...]
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Putting The Forward Roll To Use

April 18, 2016 By 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 [...]
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Backward Roll

April 10, 2016 By 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 [...]
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Getting Started With The Forward Roll

April 10, 2016 By 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 [...]
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What is Cross-Picking?

April 9, 2016 By 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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Keeping Up With Trends

December 15, 2015 By In Uncategorized No Comments

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December 15, 2015 By In Uncategorized No Comments

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April 15, 2015 By In Uncategorized 3 Comments

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