Exercise
Open String Warmup
A short alternate-picking study for clean open-string transitions.
Use a steady down-up picking pattern and let each string ring only as long as the next note needs.
e|-------------------------0-1-0-------------------------|
B|-------------------0-1-3-------3-1-0-------------------|
G|-------------0-2-4-------------------4-2-0-------------|
D|-------0-2-4-------------------------------4-2-0-------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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Practice Notes
Start slowly, keep the fretting hand relaxed, and listen for even note volume between strings.