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In this lesson, Nick Jennison explains the six possible picking strategies and how to achieve them. Each of these strategies can form a complete approach to picking, with very little sonic difference between them - but they FEEL very different! You only need to master one, so give them all a try and see which one feels best to you...
The six picking strategies are:
"Single-escape: escaped upstrokes": A pure alternate picking strategy that begins every string on a "buried" downstroke, using "escaped" upstrokes to transition from string to string and making use of "legato escape notes" where necessary.
"Single-escape: escaped downstrokes": A pure alternate picking strategy that begins every string on a "buried" upstroke, using "escaped" downstrokes to transition from string to string and once again making use of strategic "legato escape notes" where necessary.
"Asymmetrical economy picking: upstroke escape": A style that begins every string on a "buried" downstroke, and transitions from string to string either after an "escaped" upstroke, or either a sweep (when moving to a higher string) or a "legato escape note" when finishing a on a downstroke.
"Asymmetrical economy picking: downstroke escape": A style that begins every string on a "buried" upstroke, and transitions from string to string either after an "escaped" downstroke, or either a sweep (when moving to a lower string) or a "legato escape note" when finishing a on an upstroke.
"Two-way/directional economy picking": A style that aims to minimise escaped strokes by sweeping to transition from string to string wherever possible, and using an escaped stroke where necessary. Typically, sweeps follow odd number of notes on a string, while escaped strokes follow an even number of notes on a string.
"Double-escape alternate picking": A strategy that strictly alternates between downstrokes and upstrokes, making use of whichever escaped strokes are necessary for any given line. This requires the player to change hand posture mid-line, which some players will find very comfortable, but others may find clumsy.
