January 2009 \ Premier Clinic \ Rock \ String Skipping I

String Skipping I

Tobias Hurwitz

Tobias Hurwitz presents string-skipping exercises from his Expanding Technical Skills III Course on WorkshopLive.
Premier Guitar January 2009

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String Skipping I
from Expanding Technical Skills III by Tobias Hurwitz

String skipping is the technique of playing single-note passages that skip over strings. This intricate approach presents some technical challenges because it's much easier to play on the same string or on adjacent strings than to skip over strings, especially while alternate picking. Often, string skipping is achieved with hybrid picking. This is when a right-hand finger, instead of the pick, is used to strike the note on the next string. But hybrid picking is a topic for another lesson, so for now we will focus on string skipping while using the pick.

Though this lesson is difficult, the sound of string skipping is really cool, so let's check it out.
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Comments

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Tobias Hurwitz
on 06/17/2009 		Sam, the author here. Yeah, I'd be nice if you didn't need anything fancy to use all of the special features. But, it's not just video, the fingerings appear on the fretboard, you can slow it down, watch different video angles. Print it out, and more! But, I certainly get your point and that of the others who share your view. For the ones who checked it out and commented, thanks, and rock on! BTW, one glance at the music should tell you that string skipping can be done with more than one note per string.
sam
on 05/02/2009 		The problem with these comments is they don't alert the author (or anyone) that you left a comment. Therefore people hoping for a solution, get no response, or alternative to shockwave which also has me in the dark. I don't want it on my system for this one article. The less junk, the faster my computer runs, or opposite, the more junk...Also string skipping can be done using more than one note per string right? or is that something else altogether?
John2
on 01/14/2009 		Sorry -- Was able to get the download -- works fine.
John2
on 01/14/2009 		Can't seem to use Shockwave on a Mac
John
on 01/07/2009 		Sounded interesting, but I'll not load a new app without a much better reason.
Ron Pogatchnik
on 01/02/2009 		Looks like a positive exercise. If only I could get Shockwave to load. Need another avenue for us guys that can't get shockwave.
bruce
on 12/23/2008 		Fretboard exercises such as these are great for clearing the cobwebs outa the grey matter and giving diversity to ones playing and technique.Not to mention a lotta fun to do.
Kent Sandvik
on 12/22/2008 		Why using a Shockwave plugin -- most likely that stops people from opening the content?



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