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Intro to Crosspicking- Forward Roll Study

intermediate guitar

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I teach you the basic components of the forward crosspicking roll, then incorporate it into "Boil Dem Cabbage Down," a wonderful pick AND fret hand warmup!

Crosspicking Key of G technique

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  1. Ray Dunphy ·

    Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.

  2. MandoMary ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  3. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.

  4. Hollis Barnett ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  5. Patty Lindstrom ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  6. SlowHandSteve ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

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