GRRR..Alternate Picking.....


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06/24/2005 12:29 am
Man, Im sitting here trying to learn the beginning to Master Of Puppets and I have just figured out that alternate picking that fast is a bitch...I cant get it..it angers me.. and my short attention span makes learning how to altenate pick this song even harder.
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06/24/2005 12:40 am
Some one told me that most of it was downstroked the begginning anyway
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06/24/2005 12:52 am
Don't do it if it's making you angry. Typically people get tense and determined when they're angered in such a manner but that just apts them to make more mistakes than they were before. Just take a break and come back later and you'll probably be somewhat surprised, given that you still take practicing and time into consideration. And regarding the short attention span... I forgot what I was going to say.
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06/24/2005 1:30 am
I use downstrokes (and a little bit of alternate) for the intro to puppetz.
Why do you force yourself to only use alternate picking when using downstrokes is easier?, and even sounds a little bit better too (IMO anyway.)
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06/24/2005 8:12 pm
YAY!! On the Master Of Puppets thread someone said get the tab from MySongBook and get it onto the GuitarPro and wow that help so much! I slowed it down and im increasing the speed by 5, and so far the alternate picking has been cooperative. So if anyones trying to learn this song, i would definatley download guitar pro and then get the MOP tab.
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06/24/2005 8:42 pm
Originally Posted by: LearningGuitarSome one told me that most of it was downstroked the begginning anyway

If you downstroke that entire beginning your hand is going to explode.
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06/24/2005 10:38 pm
Burnout, it was me :o
Anyway, guitar pro is THE BEST guitar software there is, everyone should have it.

Jolly, i can assure you my hand didn't explode when i played it using (almost) only downstrokes :rolleyes:
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06/24/2005 10:44 pm
Yeah, that song is pretty hard on some parts. I read one of these threads and decided to print out the tab. There was this one part that seems almost impossible to play.

-17-16h17p15-14-----------14--------
-19-17h19p17-16-17-16-17-----17----
------------------17-16-17/19--17----
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Can someone try and play that and assure me that it is not immpossible. Or maybe the tab is wrong I don't know!
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06/24/2005 11:05 pm
Originally Posted by: fingertricksYeah, that song is pretty hard on some parts. I read one of these threads and decided to print out the tab. There was this one part that seems almost impossible to play.

-17-16h17p15-14-----------14--------
-19-17h19p17-16-17-16-17-----17----
------------------17-16-17/19--17----
--------------------------------------
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Can someone try and play that and assure me that it is not immpossible. Or maybe the tab is wrong I don't know!

I just finished playing it. Of course not up to tempo, but none the less I did just play it. I found the hammer on pull off part easier to just slide up a half set and bend the b string to the 19th fret pitch rather than try and cram my available fingers in there though.
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06/25/2005 3:59 am
Originally Posted by: scarface84Jolly, i can assure you my hand didn't explode when i played it using (almost) only downstrokes :rolleyes:

It's impossible for the human hand to play Master of Puppets with only downstrokes, that was my point.
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06/25/2005 10:32 am
Originally Posted by: CW14Hehe... that's harmonized with two guitars. Not impossible by yourself... but damn close.


Doesn't James downstroke the whole song? I saw a video where they downstroked the intro :confused:

If they do though... that's insane.

You COULD downstroke that beginning descension, but not the part with the flat 2nd.

A|------2-----3-----4-----3-
E|--0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1--- etc etc

Unless the song is slower than I'm playing it....
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06/25/2005 8:41 pm
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonYou COULD downstroke that beginning descension, but not the part with the flat 2nd.

A|------2-----3-----4-----3-
E|--0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1--- etc etc

Unless the song is slower than I'm playing it....


That's weird, using downstrokes is the only way i can play that part of the song at full speed. I tried playing it just now, the first note is a "normal" downstroke, the 2nd and 3rd notes are a 2-string (downstroke) sweep. I tried alternate picking too, it's not impossible for me to play it like that, but still not as fast as when i use downstrokes.
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06/25/2005 9:33 pm
Originally Posted by: fingertricksYeah, that song is pretty hard on some parts. I read one of these threads and decided to print out the tab. There was this one part that seems almost impossible to play.

-17-16h17p15-14-----------14--------
-19-17h19p17-16-17-16-17-----17----
------------------17-16-17/19--17----
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------

Can someone try and play that and assure me that it is not immpossible. Or maybe the tab is wrong I don't know!


umm, wouldn't it be easier like this?

-17-16h17p15-14----------------------
-19-17h19p17-16-17-16-17-19---17----
------------------17-16-17/19--17----
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then you don't have to mute that b string
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06/27/2005 7:36 am
and what a sight that would be


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06/27/2005 7:38 am
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonIf you downstroke that entire beginning your hand is going to explode.

and what a sight that would be! :eek:
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06/27/2005 3:09 pm
Originally Posted by: Andrew Saand what a sight that would be! :eek:

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06/28/2005 4:43 pm
Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrsumm, wouldn't it be easier like this?

-17-16h17p15-14----------------------
-19-17h19p17-16-17-16-17-19---17----
------------------17-16-17/19--17----
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then you don't have to mute that b string


I figure if that is how it is written then that is how it must be played. What gets me is the hammer on and pull off part. I can't seem to get my fingers to do it no matter how hard I try and concentrate :mad: !

Maybe if someone can record it and post it so I can see how it sounds would be great.
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