Guitar: Crosspicking
Lesson 4
by Mickey Cochran
by Mickey Cochran
Crosspicking Guitar Technique: Published by Mel Bay Publications (the following is an excerpt). Click here to go to a an overview of this book.
Copyright ©2000-2009 Mystic West Products
Lesson 4: Crosspicking Guitar "Back to the Basics"
In this lesson, we're going to concentrate on improving our timing and accuracy by incorporating the forward/reverse roll. In Lesson I, we concentrated on the Forward Roll along with the Backward Roll. In this lesson, we are essentially incorporating both into a single roll. Be sure to refresh your memory by making sure you have reviewed Lesson I.
Pay attention to the following symbols:
Down Stroke = D
Up Stroke = U
Hammer-On = H
Slide = S
Starting on G String Starting on D String ===================================================================== E|----------0---------------0------|---------------------------------] B|------0-------0-------0-------0--|----------0---------------0------] G|--0---------------0--------------|------0-------0-------0-------0--] D|---------------------------------|--0---------------0--------------] 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
We will now apply the Forward/Reverse Rolls to a G Progression. Be sure to have the pattern down comfortably before moving on to this progression. You should be able to play the roll almost without thinking about it.
G Scale Progression with the Forward/Reverse Roll #1 applied:
G C ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|----------0---------------0------|----------1---------------1------] G|------0-------0-------0-------0--|------0-------0-------0-------0--] D|--0---------------0--------------|--2---------------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 D G ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|----------3---------------3------|----------0---------------0------] G|------2-------2-------2-------2--|------0-------0-------0-------0--] D|--0---------------0--------------|--0---------------0--------------] 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
Variation: G C ===================================================================== E|----------3---------------3------|----------3---------------3------] B|------3-------3-------3-------3--|------5-------5-------5-------5--] G|--4---------------4--------------|--5---------------5--------------] D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 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|----------5---------------5------|----------3---------------3------]] B|------7-------7-------7-------7--|------3-------3-------3-------3--]] G|--7---------------7--------------|--4---------------4--------------]] D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]] 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 Home Sweet Home Arranged by ®Mickey Cochran Pay attention to the following symbols: Down Stroke = D Up Stroke = U Hammer-On = H Slide = S Note: Pay careful attention to the Down/Up strokes since they vary from the standard Forward/Reverse Rolls we completed in the previous exercise. Part A: Lead-in ==================================== E|---------------------------------] B|---------------------------------] G|---------------------------------] D|----------------------2-------3--] A|------------------3-------5------] E|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U C F ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|--------------1-----------1------|--------------1---------------6--] G|--0-------0-------0-----------0--|--2-------2-------5-------5------] D|------2---------------2----------|------3---------------7----------] A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U U D U D U D U D U C ===================================================================== E|--------------0-----------0------|---------------------------------] B|------------------1-----------1--|---------------------------------] G|--0-------0-----------0----------|----------0-----------0-------0--] D|------2--------------------------|------2-------0-H-2-------2------] A|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U U D U D U U D U G ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|----------0-----------0----------|--------------0------------------] G|------0-----------0-----------0--|----------0-----------0-------0--] D|--0-----------0-----------2------|--2-H-3-----------2-------0------] A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U D U D U D D U D U D U First Time Through Play These Two Measures (Omit Second Time Through) C First Time Through Start Back at Part A ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|----------0---0------------------] B|----------1-----------1----------|----------1---1------------------] G|------0-----------0-----------0--|----------0---0------------------] D|--2-----------2-----------0------|----------2---2-------2-------3--] A|---------------------------------|--3---------------3-------5------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U D U D U D D U D U D U Second Time Through Start Here: C ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|----------0---0------------------] B|---------------------------------|----------1---1-----------0------] G|----------0-----------0-------0--|----------0---0---0-H-2----------] D|------2-------0-H-2-------2------|----------2---2------------------] A|--3------------------------------|--3------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U D U D U D D Part B: F ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|--------------6-----------6------|--------------6---------------1--] G|--5-------5-------5-----------5--|--4-------4-------2-------2------] D|------7---------------7----------|------7---------------3----------] A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U U D U D U D U D U C ===================================================================== E|--------------0-----------0------|---------------------------------] B|------------------1-----------1--|---------------------------------] G|--0-------0-----------0----------|----------0-----------0-------0--] D|------2--------------------------|------2-------0-H-2-------2------] A|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U U D U D U U D U G ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] B|----------0-----------0----------|--------------0------------------] G|------0-----------0-----------0--|----------0-----------0-------0--] D|--0-----------0-----------2------|--2-H-3-----------2-------0------] A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U D U D U D D U D U D U C First Time Through Start Back at Part B ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|----------0---0------------------] B|----------1-----------1----------|----------1---1-----------0------] G|------0-----------0-----------0--|----------0---0---0-H-2----------] D|--2-----------2-----------0------|----------2---2------------------] A|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U D U D U D D U D D Second Time Through Start and End Here: C ===================================================================== E|---------------------------------|----------0----------------------]] B|---------------------------------|----------1----------------------]] G|----------0-----------0-------0--|----------0----------------------]] D|------2-------0-H-2-------2------|----------2----------------------]] A|--3------------------------------|--3-------3----------------------]] E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------]] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D U D U U D U D D Be sure to watch for the soon-to-be-published Mel Bay book: Guitar Crosspicking Technique by Mickey Cochran. 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