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    Can't use my left hand, looking for picking exercises that can be done on open strings.

    example might be a list of accent patterns, or various groupings of weird shit.

    Thanks!

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    Tremolo in different rhythms and groupings, different tuplets and accents. See how fast you can tremolo with perfect tone feeling relaxed for 30 seconds - don't be afraid to start slow, but also try it fast, such as semiquavers at 160 BPM. And other tempos in between.

    Also do all of that except strumming or mini strumming - by which I mean two strings simultaneously.

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    Practise economy (directional) picking?

    I don’t use it (I use alternate picking with some LH legato stuff) but I sometimes think I should try and develop it. (I was watching a Mike Moreno video where he demonstrates it, he can play very fast and fluidly with it).

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    Quote Originally Posted by joe2758 View Post
    Can't use my left hand, looking for picking exercises that can be done on open strings.
    Not even one finger? (any one) - most picking exercises can be done with just one finger. An opportunity to strengthen your pinky?