Guitar: Crosspicking Lesson 2

by Mickey Cochran
Folk of the Wood Acoustic Music Instruction
Crosspicking Guitar Technique: Published by Mel Bay Publications (the following is an excerpt). Click here to go to a an overview of this book.
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Our first tune will incorporate both of the patterns/exercises that were taught in Lesson 1.
There is an alternate, slightly more difficult version, of Part A down below.
WILDWOOD FLOWER (by A. P. Carter)

Pay attention to the following symbols:
    Down Stroke = D
    Up Stroke = U
    Hammer-On = H
    Slide   = S
Part A:

Lead-in             C
====================================
E|---------------------------------]
B|----------------------1-------1--]
G|---------------------------------]
D|------------------2-------3------]
A|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                    D   U   D   U


=====================================================================
E|----------0-----------0----------|---------------------------------]
B|------1-----------1-----------1--|----------1-----------1----------]
G|*-0-----------2-----------0------|------0-----------0-----------0--]
D|*--------------------------------|--2-----------3-----------2------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U     D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U


    G                                 C
=====================================================================
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|----------0-----------0----------|---------------------------------]
G|------0-----------0-----------0--|----------0-----------0------0---]
D|--0-----------2-----------0------|------2-------0-H-2-------2------]
A|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U     D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U


   _1_____________________________   _2_____________________________
    C                                 C
=====================================================================
E|----------0----------------------|----------0----------------------]
B|----------1-----------1-------1--|----------1-------5-------6------]
G|----------0---------------------*|----------0-------5-------7------]
D|----------2-------2-------3-----*|----------2----------------------]
A|--3------------------------------|--3------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D       D       D   U   D   U     D       D       D       D    



Part B:
    C                                    
=====================================================================
E|------0-----------0--------------|------5-----------5--------------]
B|----------8-----------8-------6--|----------5-----------5-------5--]
G|--7-S-9-------9-----------7------|--5-----------5-----------3------]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   U   D   U   U   D   U     D   U   U   D   U   U   D   U


    F                                   C
=====================================================================
E|------0-----------0--------------|----------0----------------------]
B|----------1-----------5-------1--|----------1----------------------]
G|--2-----------5-----------2------|--0-------0---------------0---0--]
D|---------------------------------|----------2-------0-H-2----------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   U   D   U   U   D   U     D       D       D   U   D   U



C
=====================================================================
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|--5-----------------------0------]
G|----------0---0---------------0--|------0-------0-------0----------]
D|--0-H-2-----------2-------5------|----------2-------0-----------2--]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D       D   U     D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U


    G                                 C
=====================================================================
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|------0-------------------1------|----------1---1-----------1------||
G|--0-----------0-----------0------|----------0---0-----------0------||
D|----------0---------------2------|--0-H-2---2---2-----------2------||
A|------------------3--------------|------------------3--------------||
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D       D         D   U   D   U   D       D













Part A (alternate):

Lead-in             C
====================================
E|---------------------------------]
B|----------------------1-------1--]
G|---------------------------------]
D|------------------2-------3------]
A|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                    D   U   D   U


    C
=====================================================================
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|----------5-----------5----------|----------1-----------1----------]
G|*-----5-----------5-----------5--|------0-----------0-----------0--]
D|*-5-----------7-----------5------|--2-----------3-----------2------]
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U     D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U


    G                                 C
=====================================================================
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
G|----------4-----------4----------|----------0-----------0------0---]
D|------5-----------5-----------5--|------2-------0-H-2-------2------]
A|--5-----------7-----------5------|--3------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U     D   U   D   U   D   U   D   U



   _1_____________________________   _2_____________________________
    C                                 C
=====================================================================
E|----------0----------------------|----------0----------------------]
B|----------1-----------1-------1--|----------1-------5-------6------]
G|----------0---------------------*|----------0-------5-------7------]
D|----------2-------2-------3-----*|----------2----------------------]
A|--3------------------------------|--3------------------------------]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    D       D       D   U   D   U     D       D       D       D
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