Crosspicking is a technique for playing the mandolin or guitar using a plectrum or flatpick in a rolling, syncopated style across three strings.

Apr 4, 2022 · Crosspicking is an essential technique in the bluegrass guitar toolkit. Here's a bluegrass guitar crosspicking lesson from Molly Tuttle.

Definition: Crosspicking is a technique for playing the guitar or mandolin that involves using a flatpick to pick a group of three or more strings in a pattern that repeats.

In this quick lesson, we’ll break down the basics of crosspicking. This is a technique often used in bluegrass flatpicking to arpeggiate chords and dress up melodies. The video uses basic G, C,...

"Crosspicking 101" is the perfect starting point for guitar beginners eager to delve into the captivating world of crosspicking technique. This lesson introduces you to the fundamental concepts of …

Oct 19, 2023 · One genre where advanced picking is put to more melodic use is bluegrass, which heavily features licks and arpeggios across the strings, often played with a technique called …

Dec 22, 2023 · Crosspicking by design moves across multiple strings quickly. In some ways, it resembles a banjo picking pattern or something a fingerstyle guitarist would do with fingerpicks.

Crosspicking is a flatpicking technique employed on the guitar and mandolin, particularly within bluegrass music, that uses alternate down and up strokes to play across groups of adjacent strings, …

Dec 11, 2020 · In last month's column, I introduced a picking technique known as crosspicking, wherein you pick the notes of a given chord individually and in a repeating pattern while constantly switching …

Mar 15, 2024 · In this bluegrass guitar lesson, you will learn two crosspicking patterns that form the foundation of this essential flatpicking technique. Want to learn more about crosspicking?