Alternate Picking is a free video lesson for beginning guitarists by Peter Vogl. Alternate Picking is using an up and down stroke when you use a guitar pick to play the strings. Peter will show you a series of drills that will help you improve your picking technique. Being able to alternate pick allows you to play at a faster speed.
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The Beginner Guitar Download Package by Peter Vogl contains six video lesson for the absolute beginner guitarist. You will learn how to hold the guitar and pick, how to play notes, beginner chords and strums, and how to read tablature. These lessons are designed for someone who has never played guitar before and will teach them all of the necessary fundamentals for becoming a guitarist. The included lessons are Beginning Guitar Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Total Time: 2 hours
Price: $24.95 (Regularly $29.94) You save $4.99