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Hey everyone, I've been trying to practice inside picking but I've hit a problem whereby I do my downstroke on the bottom string, then as I change direction to hit the upper string again, I end up hitting the bottom string again on my way up, leading to a very sloppy sound. Would anyone happen to know how to solve this? It really only happens when I try and play fast, because at slower speeds I have more time to "clear" the bottom string, if that makes sense.

Hopefully this diagram would help

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[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea. I’ve by no means mastered it, but pick slanting can help here, which, IME, needs to be incorporated into a unified fluid motion, and often needs to be learnt as a whole new thing because we all often have our own natural slant to which we need to add both the other slant and the ability to control which we’re using at any time.

[–] Fostra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Would pick slanting help if I want to move back and forth in between these two strings rapidly?