4-Week Program to Master Alternate Picking Technique (Week 2)

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This is the second week of the 4-Week Program to Master Alternate Picking Technique video series. Thanks a lot for your amazing support and feedback!!! Please check out the first week before staring to practice 2nd week exercises.
4-Week Progam to Master Alternate Picking Technique (1st Week)
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Alternate picking is the toughest technique in guitar playing. To Master Alternate picking I wanted to share with you my practice method that I use for my students and you can improve your Alternate picking technique and speed. These exercises contain inside picking and outside picking exercises that Paul Gilbert uses but we are going to add more exercises every week and you'll see differences and you'll see that your guitar speed is improving. Also about video making I take examples from Bernth I believe he is doing great about video production.
Practice this guitar workout minimum 30 minutes per day and please comment about your improvement daily.
When you make a mistake stop and start from the beginning of the exercise! Yes beginning! :)
Watch out for string changes and play cleanly.
So before starting to practice. Please watch my fundamental lesson videos;
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@RaphDaPinguFTW 8 ай бұрын

Day 1: 80 control, 90 pretty manageable, 100 if I try hard enough Day 2: No major changes from day 1 Day 3: No major changes from day 2 Day 4: Became a little bit more consistent with everything, 110 is very hard still Day 5: Became a little bit more consistent with everything, 110 is very hard still (yeah same thing as day 4, progression on this week is pretty hard) Day 6: 110 is much better yet not consistent, 110 controlled pretty easily Day 7: slight improvement with 110

@nick6ix 10 ай бұрын

This is a brilliant skill builder. I haven’t had much time to give it a good go but hope to very soon. Love the string skipping in it! Thanks

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! We are going to have more string skipping🤘

@ask-reddit_shorts_yt 6 ай бұрын

Day 1 : 80 bpm after trying to get the last bit right Day 2 : 80 bpm(not clean) Day 3 : 80 bpm (last part really hard) Day 4 : 80 bpm (finally getting the last part) Day 5 : 80 bpm (kinda clean) Day 6 : 90 bpm clean somehow Day 10:90 bpm clean

@BinarySecond 4 ай бұрын

Oh this is certainly different that what I was expecting!

@arndems6053 10 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Let me know about your progress🤘🤘🤘

@chrisflyingv 10 ай бұрын

I just updated my week 1 progress on the previous video! I have to say, I have never been more excited to practice my speed, and I hope this makes me evolve as much as possible! Thank you so much for making this program free and I'm hyped for the next videos (and maybe for next programs if you are planning to make more for free)! Tons of appreciation

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes I’ll do more programs like this one. Try your best and let me know🤘

@BORSMAN48 10 ай бұрын

Cingoya bak dilenmiş ayak üstü;)

@chrisflyingv 10 ай бұрын

dont know what that means, dont care either tbh@@BORSMAN48

@paulbaglio6295 10 ай бұрын

Glad to be at your Patreon 🤘🏻

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your support🙏🙏🙏

@albertodelavega4622 6 ай бұрын

Day 1: 100bpm 💪🏼 Day 2: 120bmp most of the times with no mistakes Day 3: 130bpm no 100% clean Day 7:140bpm, 150bpm not clean

@JD-vj4go 10 ай бұрын

Awesome. I'm still working on week 1 so I think for me this will be an 8 or 12 week program. Thanks again!

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You are doing the right thing 🤘

@andreyvanakoff9412 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, cool exercises! Get well!:)

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Than you very much🙏 I’m doing fine🤘

@shinjiikari4629 10 ай бұрын

I plateau'ed at 160 ish on the W1 exercise like many others here, guess that's kinda the limit for the average beginner/intermediate player, will be giving this one a shot tomorrow. Really appreciate all these vids.

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Every week you are going to get better!

@schooleo8634 3 ай бұрын

Continuing the streak Day 8: 100 bpm, with occasional mistakes Day 9: 110 bpm, working on slower bpm to train muscle memory Day 10: 115 bpm, slowly getting used to the string hopping Day 11: 120 bpm, I can finally keep up with the string hopping but I still make some mistakes 😅 Day 12: 120 bpm, can play to 130 bpm but lots of mistakes... Day 13: 130 bpm, working through this bpm now Day 14: 130 bpm, moving on to next week

@OzzGuitar 3 ай бұрын

Good job man! Keep pushing!🤘

@andresrestrepo5494 10 ай бұрын

Genial muchas gracias

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Gracias🤘

@HUNTERYOUGAF 14 күн бұрын

new day 1: (after week 1) still 160 but it was clean this time. Had to restart at 70 three times before I made it anywhere... I made it to around 230 clean in week one. I think I should be able to get close to that in the next few days.

@shhivanshh 3 ай бұрын

Came here after completing week 1 of alternate picking workout. Day 8: 25/03/2024 - 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM - reached up to 90 bpm (80% control). Day 9: 26/03/2024 - 6:48 PM to 7:48 PM - reached up to 110 bpm, can stretch up to 120 bpm but not in full control. Day 10: 27/03/2024 - 6:20 PM to 6:51 PM - can play up to 110 bpm (90% control). 120 and beyond is difficult Day 11: 28/03/2024 - 9:14 PM to 9:56 PM - can play up to 120 bpm (80% control). 120 and above is difficult, I need to be more relaxed, to achieve higher speeds. Day 12: 29/03/2024 - 8:13 PM to 9:03 PM - reached 130 bpm for the first time (90%+ control). Could even play 140 bpm (80% control), felt in much control today and was feeling confident throughout the session. Day 13: 31/03/2024 - 2:03 AM to 3:03 AM - reached up to 120 bpm (90% control), 130 bpm 80% control. Day 14: 31/03/2024 - 4:12 PM to 4:43 PM - same as yesterday. Will start week 3 from tomorrow. 20/5/2024: 10:52 PM to 10:59 PM up to 110 bpm

@Collindavis830 Ай бұрын

Day 1:120 Day 2: 120 Day 3: 130

@fsh3702 8 ай бұрын

I have stuck at 200bpm at week 1 practice, now I start the week 2, wish me luick.

@OzzGuitar 8 ай бұрын

Sounds good🤘🤘🤘

@flamencoenthusiast8882 9 ай бұрын

Finally 2nd week: Day 1: 120 bpm Day 2: 140 bpm ( 130 and 140 needed a repeat to pull off better) Day 3: 140 Bpm (150 unclean) Day 4: 150 BPM (In last attempt only so still sucky) Day 5: 150 Bpm (160 Not clean hoping to do it by tomorrow) Day 6: Break Day 7: 150 Bpm (160 unclean) Day 8: 150 Bpm (good) 160 Bpm can be pushed On to the third week. Thank you for this series Oz!

@frankorobinson1540 10 ай бұрын

Only been playing for 6 months but i will start lesson 1 and give it my best shot😊

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Why not :) 🤘😀

@jamwithcem 10 ай бұрын

Great exercise! Going back to 60bpm after seeing 200+ makes me feel like a feather haha. Very good practice to go back to slower tempos and clean errors up!

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you my Padawan🙏 May the force be with you🤘

@MrASSAMI 10 ай бұрын

Extraterrestre you are,great pièce of music!!!

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@serhatexperiment1618 10 ай бұрын

Awesome🙀🙀

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏🙏🤘🤘

@holmheltz 9 ай бұрын

Start week 2🤟🤟🤟🎸

@moneyball32 10 ай бұрын

Sweet! I’m just a few days into week 1 and already up to 140 bpm after starting at 120

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Nice! Keep practicing🤘

@powermarkuz 10 ай бұрын

Awesome: I crash at 180, gotta a lot of work to do. Thank you

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Keep me updated🤘🤘🤘

@bluestringmusic 10 ай бұрын

I need a lot of work for this one, with the string skipping. Just a tip for other viewers (and is covered in other linked videos) - alternate pick from the wrist only, but move your arm up and down for string skipping. Try to maintain the same angle of attack irrespective of which string you are on. This is the muscle memory to build with slower tempos, I'm still working on it.

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for emphasizing this🤘🤘🤘

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

Whats more pertinent is the pick width you use as that will affect greatly what you mention. A 1 mm behaves very different than a 0.6 mm pick.

@sigmarulenepal7291 10 ай бұрын

Wowww Now i found the real guru who will make me pro shredder

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏🙏🙏 Let me know about your progress🤘

@sigmarulenepal7291 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar yes ofcourse🙏

@harrykmusic-cq4jt 7 ай бұрын

Day 1: 140 bpm Day:2 140bpm - cleaner day 3: 150bpm day 4: 150bpm day 5: 160 not that clean Day 6: 160 cleaner

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

Choice of pick width affects picking. If your hands are strong consider a thin pick which will allow the fretting hand to keep up plus teaching the picking hand a lighter touch. I use a 0.6 mm often and 0.88 and the heaviest is 1 mm dunlop nylon. This advice to use heaviest picks? Maybe if you practice eight hours a day and can remember and play very very long scale passages.

@Black_Lilith 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome!!! Could you make a phrase to train ring finger too?

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Make it minor. You can practice from 12-14-15 E string 12-13-15 B 12-14-16 G

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

do arpeggios using diff intervals and sweep picking.

@devlimbu4151 10 ай бұрын

You are amazing sir... After a maximum tempo i am getting stuck. But i am working hard

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

That’s normal keep practicing🤘

@devlimbu4151 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar thank you sir.. I will give my best 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

Try this: 0.6 mm pick for several min then a 0.88 up to a max of 1 mm. Pick width affects your speed greatly. A thinner pick also allows the fretting hand to keep up.

@devlimbu4151 10 ай бұрын

@@5zazen hmmm i will do 😇

@readgeoff 8 ай бұрын

After 4 weeks on week 1 finally getting that to 180 BPM am moving onto week 2. I had tried this a couple of times before and found it super tough. Now it doesnt seem so bad. Week 2, Day 1. 110 bpm clean. 120bpm it falls down when I try and transition beyond the week 1 patterns.

@OzzGuitar 8 ай бұрын

🤘🤘🤘🤘

@MrPulchinela 8 ай бұрын

5th day (started on 19th october) and now I'm on 170 bpm. Not bad, not good 🙂

@MrPulchinela 8 ай бұрын

Day 9 - 180 bpm.

@MrPulchinela 7 ай бұрын

So... 19th November, 1 month everyday playing - 190 bpm. I will not give up! 🙂

@user-tc5xd8ut6j 7 ай бұрын

4:26 110 5:30 130

@tijntjeofive8219 10 ай бұрын

The last one is always the hadest because of the skipping, so I should play it legato if I am struggeling or start with it and use a metronome ? Your picking is insane and you should stop at 200 bpm to give us some hope.....:) Thanks for this great lesson and de tips. The distrackted me a bit during practice but I will do it again now because I like it. I will put KZfaq at 50 % so I can finsh the workout haha.

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏 Technique is more important than the speed, don’t rush🤘

@kuanee 10 ай бұрын

thanks for making this free for everyone! question for you: for the transition from bar 4 to 5 and also other transition, am i supposed to change from inside to outside picking? or is it okay to do 2 downstrokes and continue inside picking?

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Keep your alternate picking stable. This exercise will make you practice inside-outside picking + string skipping together. Let me know about your progress🤘

@jebronlames5997 10 ай бұрын

This was exactly my problem and ive been able to correct it pretty well just by doing week 1 workout for 4 or 5 days now.

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

@@jebronlames5997 It's great to hear that! I enjoy getting positive feedback like this!

@jebronlames5997 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar yeah man you told me i wasn't the only person with this problem and now i see someone describe exactly the problem i had. It really does work lol

@Yo-jz7ec 6 ай бұрын

day 1: my right gets exhausted pretty quickly, but ill try to get rid of that, Limit: 160 day 2: same problem but trying to beat it, Limit: 160

@marjinalosman 10 ай бұрын

can u make a video explaining a training program for beginners and intermediates, based on all of your own videos? ( including all the techniques :P )

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your suggestion! Let me think about it🤘

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

First thing: Try diff width picks 0.6, 0.73, 0.88 up to 1 mm. Hold pick on side of index finger and thumb tip all other fingers on picking hand are same like a "c" and base of hand rests on guitar bridge. Make each note you play sound correctly(dont rush). My experience 1987 right handed guitar. 2005 left handed guitar.

@racmakes 10 ай бұрын

💙

@foxate 4 ай бұрын

@ozzguitar when you say stop and start again if you make a mistake, do you mean from the beginning of the whole exercise i.e. lowest BPM or just the beginning of the current BPM?

@OzzGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Lowest BPM✌️

@foxate 4 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar thx. I’ve been doing Week 1 for a few weeks now and reaching between 180-200, although difficult to get the practice in every day. I just learnt Week 2 today - presume it’s ok to start on Week 2 before reaching 280 on Week 1, since Week 2 has Week 1’s pattern in it anyway, and to be honest I think it will be several weeks before I can come close to 280!

@chrisflyingv 10 ай бұрын

Week 2, Day 1: 120bpm clean, 130bpm sloppy but 80% clean, let's get technical~! Week 2, Day 2: 140bpm clean, 150bpm kinda sloppy, but tomorrow it won't be sloppy Week 2, Day 3: 140bpm still, but i made the transitions much smoother! 150bpm is playable but not clean enough Week 2, Day 4: exact same results, this week is definitelly more challenging Week 2, Day 5: school makes this hard, but 150bpm is finally clean Week 2, Day 6: 150bpm clean, 160bpm is sloppy thoughh Week 2, Day 7: 150bpm cleaner, 160bpm still sloppy

@jarehelt 7 ай бұрын

End of week 2 I've actually been working on it almost 3 weeks 30-60 min a day. I can hit every note accurately at 160bpm after warmed up. However I still nick the B and A strings that im supposed to skip around 30% of the time.. Even at bpms well below 50 Ill still nick them 15-20% of the time. Wrong notes bleeding through has always been an issue for me. I don't think ill be where I want to be at the end of the 4 weeks but I will leave monthly updates for a year, and If these exercises don't help me nothing can and im selling my guitar. Wish me luck

@OzzGuitar 7 ай бұрын

First, you have to fix your problems with slow tempos. If you can't play with 60 bpm perfectly there is no logic in jumping to 70bpm. Practice time is not important, you can practice for 10 years this exercises but if you practice wrong you won't improve your skills. So the efficiency is the most important thing so you have to practice cleanly. I advice you to watch this video too; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nr6qpMKg37LSYYU.html

@jarehelt 7 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar I can play 60 bpm perfectly, but only 8 or 9 times out of 10. I can play 160 bpm perfectly but only 7 or 8 times out of 10. Seriously you're doing God's work. I hang on every word you say. Im not giving up so easy. I hope your finger gets better 🙏

@jeffaugustine6071 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome, 150 today. Can u do something like this for legato? I suppose i could just play it with legato also...hmmm

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice🤘

@Abienddo 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for making a good video. I have a limit of 160 bpm in week 1 video I wonder if I should play bpm280 in week1 after move on to week2 video?

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏 You don’t have to play 280 bpm. Just practice one week the first video. Than you can start practicind second week exersices. The focus is technique, not the speed🤘

@Abienddo 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar Thank you. I'm looking forward to me in 4 weeks after

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

@@Abienddo Keep me updated🤘🏻

@eddiedoyle3607 10 ай бұрын

Question, how are you holding the pick, is it a pointed pick or more of a rounded tip, and are you keeping all your fingers pressed together

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Pointed or rounded will change 10-20 bpm so focus on your technique. I advise pressed to my students but in a relaxed way to use their arm more.

@eddiedoyle3607 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar thank you

@berkboncuklu 9 ай бұрын

💣

@OzzGuitar 9 ай бұрын

🤘🫶

@mrcolegreat3595 6 ай бұрын

Day 1: 60 (still learning the pattern) I noticed my left hand was having trouble reaching the notes on the low E string, is there a reason for this? Day 2: 70 (I don't want to go faster since I keep hitting the wrong strings by mistake, makes me rage but I can tell this is going to improve my accuracy) Day 3: 70 Day 4: 70 Day 5: 70

@OzzGuitar 4 ай бұрын

The fingering hand’s thumb position usually is the problem✌️Try to lower your thumb on the back of the neck.

@yeserguitar 10 ай бұрын

Still on week one. Working on it but never passing 150-160 without slanting. Should I aim to exercise week 1 until I reach 200bpm or I can continue with week 2?

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Metronome is not important if you practice one week you can jump to the second week🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

try diff width picks. This will affect pick slant. Some players hands, like mine, are too strong for heavy picks. I played two decades with a heavy pick 1.5-1.6 mm. Total frustration. I use mediums now 0.6, 0.88 up to 1 mm max. This heavy picks advice is too stiff.

@user-ey9gg2gr2f 8 ай бұрын

I practice first video for one week, but I plateau at 140bpm. Should I keep practicing first video or start practicing this video?

@OzzGuitar 8 ай бұрын

Every week 1 video🤘 siSo yes this video

@Lorenzo-cr1cw 10 ай бұрын

Day 1 of second week: From 180 bpm I slowed down to 130😅. Super difficult playing cleanly with strings skipping. What's the goal for this week Ozz?

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Welcome to the real world. It’s just 2nd week😁

@Lorenzo-cr1cw 10 ай бұрын

Day 2: still 130 BPM. I have still difficulties with strings skipping. That's a hell of exercise...

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

@@Lorenzo-cr1cw You don’t wanna see the 3rd week :)

@Lorenzo-cr1cw 10 ай бұрын

@@OzzGuitar OMG

@Lorenzo-cr1cw 10 ай бұрын

Day 3: this time, I could reach sometimes 140 BPM. The problem is that everytime I arrived at that speed, my muscles are really tense and stiff... and the grip on my pick is not solid

@moryx4575 7 ай бұрын

Day 1: 130bpm

@moryx4575 7 ай бұрын

Day 2: 160 bpm however

@HUNTERYOUGAF 21 күн бұрын

day 1: 160max

@subhuman7780 8 ай бұрын

day 1 - 150 day 2 - 170 day 3 - 180 day 4 - 180 day 5 - 180 day 6 - 180 this is starting to worry

@OzzGuitar 8 ай бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@cazziebb1707 10 ай бұрын

Isn't this the same as Week one?

@JB._.Uzumaki 10 ай бұрын

Nahh, more variation. Added more to the run plus a lot more string skipping

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

Now there are string skipping exercises this week✌️

@VllRUS 2 ай бұрын

week2 : (I will shred I will shred I will shred I will shred I will shred0 day1: 110bpm

@OzzGuitar 2 ай бұрын

You wil!!!

@VllRUS 2 ай бұрын

day2: 130 pretty clean, stopped worrying if I see a big jump in bpm and just started focusing with the end goal of playing fast. Watching multiple videos on speed picking to make sure I get my pick, arm nd hand position correct. I will shred, I will shred, I will shred, I will shred, I will shred, I will shred, I will shred, I will shred.

@VllRUS 2 ай бұрын

day3: 120bpm

@VllRUS 2 ай бұрын

day 4: 120 again 130 kinda sloppy feel like I'm going backwards a bit.

@VllRUS 2 ай бұрын

day 5: 120 clean 130 sloop again. I must be doing something wrong.

@AlperAydn 10 ай бұрын

🎉🤌🤘🤘

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Danielcarrerogg 10 ай бұрын

LOrdyyyyyyy

@OzzGuitar 10 ай бұрын

🤘😀

@DiamondCrossMusic Ай бұрын

i don"t know how to count them

@5zazen 10 ай бұрын

If your second finger is coming out more on the picking hand that tells you something about tension. Ideally all four fingers are equal at speed likely trying to overcome string resistance due to pick stiffness likely with a thinner pick this wont happen as the delay of the pick bending will force the picking hand to use less force and more speed to overcome string resistance especially when going from string to string. Using thinner picks is rewarding as it will enhance muscle memory of the fretting hand and will lessen frustration as you can slam the strings much harder with the picking hand yet the flex of the pick will guide the picking hand to accuracy. I spent two decades wasted time on 1.5 mm picks. There is a reason why Van Halen liked thinner licks nicer feel and bright sounds. An additional drill to enhance the motor system is to flip the guitar over and pick and fret with opposite hands. This will provide immediate training and feedback to the motor system which will support your regular practice as little as five minutes will be humbling and will reward the current skills achieved in regular practice(i practice left handed guitar on my left strat in mornings and right strat in evenings, but this drill can be done on a single guitar).

@HUNTERYOUGAF 12 күн бұрын

Day 2(9): made it to 70 BPM... from 230 clean in week one... Yea... I don't feel like doing 5 minutes a day of exercise one at 50 bpm because I make a mistake 3 notes into the new part... at higher speeds... easier... lower speeds... ungodly frustrating. It's not worth pissing me off, my mental health can't afford to take that hit. What a damn let down. If you want to be a professional guitarist, this might be for you. If you have an anger issue and need to play by the rules... find a new video. Otherwise, you're either cheating (remember to restart if you make A mistake) or have god-level drive or patience, and that's not me. Maybe I'll try another day. To be fair, I'm hung over af. That might have something to do with it. Just feedback for future videos.