Pick Hand Technique Etude

Music by Dennis Hodges

Standard tuning
DOWNWARD SLANT 3
3 3 3 3
1 3 2
s.guit.

6 7
3 3 5 6 4
7 3 4
4 5 4 5
2 3 2 5 6

3 4

3 3
3 3 3 3

13 14
11 10 11 13 14 10
10 11
11 12 11 12
9 10 9 12 13

OPEN OPTIONS (down or up slant, 2-way rotating)

5 6

16 11 13 14 13 11 11 6 7 9 7 6
14 12 11 9 7 6
13 11 10 8 6 5

P
DOWNWARD SLANT UPWARD SLANT
P
7 8

P
P
6 9 6 11 6 6
6 9 9 9 6 6
6 6 10 6 8 6 6 8 8 6
6 6 8 8 6
8

UPWARD SLANT (John McLaughlin lick) OPEN OPTIONS

6
9 10

6 6

9 11 13 14
11 9 11 12 11 12 14
10 8 10 11 11 13 10
9 8 9 11 11 13 9
9 8 9 11 11 13 9
11 13 11

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 DOWNWARD SLANT P
H P
6
H
11

6 6 6
P P
H H
9 13 9 9 16 13 13
11 9 9 14 14
10 13 11 13
9 13 9 13
11 11
9 13

P P

12

6 6
P P
16 14 14 16 13 13 21
14 14 14 14
13 13

OPEN OPTIONS (2 way rotating, cross picking) (F#7) (B7)

13 14

5 4
5 4 7
4 3 3 3 6 3 6 4
4 3 6 4 6 6 4 4
4 6 4
2 4 6 4 2 6 6 4

(E7) (A7) (D7) (G) UPWARD SLANT

5
15 16 5

5
5

3 2 4 6 4 2
5
7 6 4 5 4 4 7 6 4 3 4 6 1 3 4 3 1
7 5 4 7 5
7 5 4 2 1 2 4

(Gb)
17 5 5 5 18

5 5 3
5 5

4 6 7 6 4 6
4 6 7 6 4 7 7
3 4 6 4 3 6 4 3 4 6 6
3 4 6 4 3 6 4 3 4 6
6 4 2 4 6

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 P
SWEEPING (rotation) (F) 14:8 (Gb)
P P

19 20

6
6
P P P
9 6 6 8 5 5 8 5 1 15
7 7 6 6 1
6 5 5 2 13
7 7 3 11
8 8 3 9
5 1 2

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