Cracking the Code

A community of guitar learning, and library of lessons and interviews, exploring the puzzle of virtuoso guitar technique. Mythbusters meets Behind the Music.

[Chris S @smartguitar1]

Don't "Work Up" To #Picking Speed — Start With It! Another great #guitar video from Troy Grady:
https://t.co/3GOmyQnWiW .@codegtr

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

@nonamenofaceno Hmm not sure, I don't think something we've really looked at. Some related discussion has come up on the forum, see e.g.: https://t.co/OF6UYQejhy

And feel free to post a question there with more detail if you like!

[Contre-Attaque @ImContreAttaque]

Not sure how I got to this part of youtube,but this is a great video on @m_angelobatio picking technique by @codegtr and the production quality is great.

https://t.co/gn4frlrZ0c

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

@JerpaDerpa Indeed, it is Cascade. Caveat is that different hand motions can produce the basic "downward pickslanting" technique needed for EJ's stuff, so a quick watch of our more fundamental lessons, like this one, is a good idea before the specialized seminar: https://t.co/gnlaGDmmhB

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

@jonnyedykes Yep! We've got a couple deals going through the end of this week incl. annual subscription discount and savings in our download store. If you're on our mailing list you should see emails from us w/ more detail, if not let us know.

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

We've put together a Jazz & Fusion Sampler Pack with some of the tastiest playing from Cracking the Code interviews! Grab the free video + tab download here: https://t.co/fVCb6CTuJ5

Enjoy the playing here? Please share!

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

We've got another free download for you! — our Rock & Metal Sampler Pack features some of our favorite licks, riffs, and solos from Cracking the Code. Download video + tab here: https://t.co/kaXVDx2sC0 & please RT!

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

FREE DOWNLOAD! — Acoustic & Bluegrass Sampler Pack with 10 awesome musical examples from Cracking the Code interviews. Download the video + tab here: https://t.co/hZiBtr76DB

If you enjoy, please retweet / share with a friend!

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

We're hosting a free live workshop with Teemu Mäntysaari — TODAY @ 4pm ET / 8pm UTC!

Very excited to catch up with Teemu and talk technique, teaching, and more. Tune in to our Live Studio to watch & submit questions for Teemu! https://t.co/pvGIAtn64P

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

@Fi62000313 Technically we are not aware of anything specific. But Steve Morse and Michael Angelo Batio are both left handed so there could be something! Why is right-hand picking, and not fretting, considered right-handed?

[Nathan⒦ @nathan_k]

After following his unrivaled guitar content for years, just subscribed to @codegtr's Master's in Mechanics, when I saw this latest 2WPS post, which directly interrogates a hurdle I've been trying to solve for years in my wrist-oriented playing
https://t.co/pxxvAw3nMI

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

@sebasbeck1977 Hey, glad you're enjoying our stuff, thanks for sharing! If you haven't already, feel free to head to the Cracking the Code Forum if you have anything you'd like to share with the community: https://t.co/agtkMcwkPX

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

Here's a cool idea that popped up during some routine practice. Triplets cause the picking to flip, but with a crosspick-style motion path, you won't really feel the difference between the inside & outside string changes…opening up creative possibilities!
https://t.co/cmG7hFl37U

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

Andy Wood, Anton Oparin, and John Petrucci all use a technique we've taken to calling the "902" system, based on a very helpful clockface analogy for wrist movement from our recent crosspicking workshop. Here's an example of what it looks like!

https://t.co/3oc56eo60i

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

How do you get on board with this? Well, you become a Cracking the Code subscriber, that's how! We do these broadcasts on a regular basis, and we're starting see viewers actually get some of these techniques, which is always gratifying! Subscribe here: https://t.co/Gl8CgFisM9

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

Tomorrow, 6.27, at 3pm EDT / 7PM UTC, we'll be doing a live broadcast for Cracking the Code subscribers entitled Crosspicking with the Wrist and Forearm — wherein we will talk about how movements like those you are seeing here actually work.

https://t.co/HQ6qtN9Haz

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

We're going look at famous examples from players like Andy Wood, Ardeshir Farah, and Jimmy Herring. And of course we'll give you some clear hands-on tips for getting these movements happening in your own playing.

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

Even when I'm just warming up — or cooling down — I always to try to make unstructured practice musical. I don't always succeed. But I always try!

Here's a quick video we made showing some of this "unstructured play time":

https://t.co/UwsFNB3Up2

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

The complete new Joe Stump interview will be coming up soon for Cracking the Code subscribers. We've got several great interviews in the can, and we're working on editing them now! Stay tuned…

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

The amazing Joe Stump was one of the first players we interviewed years ago when Cracking the Code was still just an idea and a hobby. We caught up with him again in the new studio for a super enjoyable conversation on everything from metal harmony to right hand mechanics.

[Cracking the Code @codegtr]

Like most of the "naturals" we interview, Joe discovered his famously fluid economy technique intuitively, by innately sensing what was already working for him through his own process of exploration. Here's a preview we edited:

https://t.co/rguaDAYUdZ