01-01-2013, 07:45 AM
|
#1 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
|
benefits of practicing gallops UDU UDU UDU...?
Have anyone practiced triplets this way ? (UDU UDU UDU UDU)?
|
|
|
|
01-01-2013, 10:22 AM
|
#3 |
|
The Asian-Viking Paradox
Join Date: Feb 2006
|
nope, but it seems like a good exercise for upstrokes. i used to reverse the picking directions on some riffs to practice upstrokes. it isn't something to beat yourself up over if you can't do it though.
__________________
Like melodic, black, death, symphonic, and/or avant-garde metal? Want to collaborate? Message me! |
|
|
|
|
01-01-2013, 12:02 PM
|
#4 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
I think it could sometimes be useful. For example take "Redneck" at 0:29.
|
|
|
|
|
01-01-2013, 01:17 PM
|
#5 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
|
No I didn't, I found the best ways to play triplets are:
1) All downstrokes: ddd ddd ddd ddd (for maximum aggressive sound...if the tempo allows to do it) 2) All alternate picking: dud udu dud udu (this is what allows the highest speed) 3) dud dud dud dud (something in between: allows a higher speed than all downstrokes, but is more aggressive than all alternate picking) If you meant gallops (on eighth note and two sixteenth notes - pattern), I would play it either all down of if it's too fast: d du d du d du d du But back to your question: yes, you benefit from practicing the way you desribed: By practicing so many upstokes you train your recoil motion to become stronger & faster, and this translates into faster downstrokes. Hope this helps |
|
|
|
|
01-02-2013, 01:09 PM
|
#6 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2013
|
Hm... I never even thought of trying it, I bet it would greatly help alternate picking technique as well.
|
|
|
|
|
01-03-2013, 10:49 AM
|
#7 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2008
|
Quote:
Indeed, essentially the only benefit of picking these three notes UDU is.. more upstrokes than downstrokes. I'm sure Marty Friedman can make it sound kick ass, however, personally I would just stick to DUD because I prefer the sound. Also, on a side note... they are gallops, most definitely NOT triplets. Bursts of three notes =/= triplets. Whether it is a series of three sixteenth notes followed by a sixteenth rest or two eighth notes followed by a sixteenth note, the point is, you're playing bursts of three notes. Three eighth note triplets last precisely as long as two regular eighth notes. Semantics, I know, but.. burst of three =/= triplet! 
__________________
Current gear: Carvin CT6M TC Electronics Dark Matter distortion Harley Benton 2x12, with Celestion V30s Laney Ironheart 60w tube amp |
|
|
|
|
|
01-04-2013, 04:03 PM
|
#9 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
|
Quote:
I have. It's worth doing if you think you'll be doing it. I use pretty strict alternate picking (I'm not good at downpicking and I have no real desire to be), so being able to have punchy gallops even when starting on an upstroke is important. If I do a gallop pattern with straight alternate picking, then I'll end up starting every other gallop with an upstroke. For the record, gallops and triplets are different. A gallop is a figure featuring an eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes (you'll also commonly see the inverse, two sixteenths followed by an eighth note, which is called a reverse gallop). A triplet is a figure of three evenly spaced notes contained within one beat (so a triplet eighth note will fit into the same amount of space as two eighth notes, or one beat of a 4 count measure).
__________________
My solo progressive metal project, The Sleeping Fury , has a just released its debut album. The new album is streaming here I've got a blog! It's a metal blog. About metal. |
|
|
|
|
 |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Thread Tools | Rate This Thread | |
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:31 PM.