My Al di Meola Intervallic Picking Style “SHORTS” Explanation:

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Al di Meola Intervallic Picking Style Explanation: Right Hand Technique

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO ABOVE FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS:

Hi Guys,

This is a response and explanation to the Youtube “Shorts” video I posted employing Al Di Meola’s wide intervallic string skipping right hand guitar technique.

The first part of the pattern is:

Down Down Up Up Up Down

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But, why pick like this?

Surely, just stick to strict alternate picking?

In theory yes: But in practice there is a chance with alternate picking that open strings will get plucked/struck by mistake due to the down stroke.

The Upstroke means that this is cancelled out: [please see video above]

The next part employs:

Down Down Up:

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Also notice the change in rhythm from 3/4 to 6/8. This is a simple concept that works really well with wide intervallic playing and composing.

BOTH PARTS: 3/4 and 6/8 Rhythmic Feel

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Finally we finish with the “Down Down Up” pattern again.

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Also an up-beat works well with this sort of playing: Here I pluck the low open E.

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FULL PHRASE:

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Al Di Meola/John McLaughlin-Strumming Guitar Lesson

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Al Di Meola/John McLaughlin-Strumming Guitar Lesson

Please watch video above for a detailed analysis:

Hi Guys,

The key to learning percussive guitar strumming is to be able to shift through the rhythmic gears. When you can do this then you can double the time and add percussive flourishes [al la Al di Meola] to your right hand strumming.

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Start by counting the quarter note and then move to the eighth note and then up to the 16th note.

SEXTUPLETS:

The next grouping to contend with is the group of 6 notes called sextuplets.

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You can count 1 2 3 4 5 6

or you could break it up into 16th’s as in,

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I prefer to employ Konokol and use this as my count for the rhythm. This is because it is easy to say quickly and will register with my brain and produce lightning reflexes with my right strumming hand

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In order to get 16th notes in quick succession it is essential to count them as:

1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a

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Mixing Rhythmic values:

The next concept is where it all falls into place. This consists of mixing up the rhythms and creating double timing patterns for percussive effect.

Example 1:

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Example 2:

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Example 3:

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Fripp/King Crimson Guitar Lesson and Examples

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King Crimson Robert Fripp Guitar Technique Lesson

Please watch video above for detail:

Below FREE PDF of King Crimson Fripp guitar lesson :

This Fripp guitar line consists of Tritones and Octaves. For example C to F# and up the octave to the next C note. When played as a group of 4 notes this off sets the predictability of the rhythm by forming “Chord Pairs”.

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Fripp Octaves and Tritone Guitar Composition

An interesting point about this line is that it can be played in triplets:

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Crimson/Fripp Octaves and Tritone Guitar Composition

Also, 16th notes in 3/4: [Similar to 2/4 but the groups of 3 all fit within the bar and for some players easier to count].

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King Crimson Robert Fripp Octaves and Tritone in waltz time with 16ths

The right hand Robert Fripp guitar technique for this line employs strict “Alternate Picking” starting on a down stroke.

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Robert Fripp Alternate Picking Guitar Technique

FULL FRIPP GUITAR EXAMPLE:

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Robert Fripp Octaves and Tritone Guitar Composition Alternate Picking Example

The last part starts on an “Up” stroke with strict alternate picking right hand technique once again:

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Robert Fripp “Upstroke” Alternate Picking guitar technique example
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Fripp “Upstroke” Alternate Picking guitar technique example
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Fripp “Upstroke” Alternate Picking guitar technique example

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