Get A Picking Hand Fast And Precise Like James Hetfield (Metallica)

Tommaso Zillio

FREE Music Theory Map

Download the FREE Map of Music Theory that will tell you what is the next topic you need to study

By entering my email address I give Tommaso Zillio permission to email me almost-daily practical and funny music theory tips for guitar. That is alright by me because I am an adult and I know how to click on an 'unsubscribe' link if I really really don't like Tommaso's emails.

Captcha code:

By submitting your info, you agree to send it to Guitar Mastery Solutions, Inc. who will process and use it according to their privacy policy.

A problem I see very often in guitar players is that their picking hand is slow and imprecise.

This happens especially when playing rhythm guitar in rock and metal, where consistent and precise down picking is a must to get an aggressive sound.

Today we see an exercise targeted to reinforcing your picking hand, and we will apply it to a guitar riff by James Hatfield (Metallica). If you have 3 minutes today to make your guitar playing better, this is what you should watch:

Now that we took care of the technical part, if you want to learn WHAT you can play as a rhythm guitar player, then take the Complete Chord Mastery course that will help you explore the wonderful world of harmony applied to guitar.