Getting Started With… Down-Picking

Get your strumming hand warmed up and get ready for some double time down-picking.

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“Down-picking then… What do I need to know?”

Well, when you play the guitar you pluck the strings with a pick and you’ll either pick downwards or upwards, right? Most rhythm guitar is based on alternating down- and upstrokes – a technique known as strumming. You’ve probably seen loads of guitarists doing this. However, some music sounds better played using only downstrokes.

“I see. What styles of music use down-picking?”