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James Richardson

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 13 May 2016 9:58 am    
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Is there a video on pick blocking for a beginner to learn? appreciate the help
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Ben Edmonds


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Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 13 May 2016 10:42 am    
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Joe Wright. Secrets of the wright hand I think it's called
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James Richardson

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 13 May 2016 11:21 am    
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thanks Ben
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 14 May 2016 11:53 am    
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I suppose I might as well post this here as anywhere. The first measure is an exercise that Jim Loessberg suggests, and I have expanded it into a scale exercise. (It assumes you can lower string 6 a half step - I think most folks can.)



Obviously you can start on any fret, and if you wanted to be truly thorough you could start on each in turn.
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John Scanlon


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Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 17 May 2016 8:03 am     Re: Pick Blocking
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James Richardson wrote:
Is there a video on pick blocking for a beginner to learn? appreciate the help


Yes! Try these:

BEX1: A+B Repetitious Excercise, Major Key
BEX-1B BLOCKING Techniques 101/102
Pick Blocking Dexterity Excercise 1
BEX2 Pick Blocking Dexterity Excercise II
BEX6A-Pick Blocking Exercise B+C, F
BEX17: Pick-Blocking 101, Beginner Steel Guitar
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 5 Sep 2016 12:09 pm    
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I have revised the exercise I posted above. Alternating the thumb with either finger is a pretty natural motion as the digits are opposed; but alternating 1 & 2 I'm finding harder so I've rewritten it to give them more of a workout.


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