Guitar Crosspicking 101 Guitar Tabs

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Guitar Crosspicking 101 Guitar Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Beginner

"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 crosspicking through step-by-step guidance and hands-on practice. You'll learn essential skills to seamlessly navigate across strings, enhancing your dexterity and musicality. The lesson includes tablatures for timeless tunes like "I'll Fly Away" and "Boil Them Cabbage Down," allowing you to immediately apply crosspicking to classic melodies. Uncover the joy of intricate picking patterns and unlock a new realm of guitar proficiency with "Crosspicking 101."

Learn how to play Guitar Crosspicking 101 on Guitar with this selection of tablatures:

Roll Pattern #1 - Even Roll
- Difficulty
- Key
  G
- Tempo
  50 bpm
- Tuning
  EADGBE
In this lesson you'll learn your first crosspicking "Roll Pattern", which exists on strings 2, 3 and 4. We'll use G, C, and D chords for this exercise.
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I'll Fly Away
- Difficulty
- Key
  G
- Tempo
  50 bpm
- Tuning
  EADGBE
When playing the quarter note melody that comes in measures 1 and 5 you have a few options. Use a rest stroke (pick through and rest the pick on the string directly below), or use a ...
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Boil Them Cabbage Down
- Difficulty
- Key
  C
- Tempo
  120 bpm
- Tuning
  EADGBE
A simple song. Remade. This new chord voicing is very common in cross-picking for good reason. It sounds amazing.
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Home Sweet Home
- Difficulty
- Key
  C
- Tempo
  50 bpm
- Tuning
  EADGBE
This is a challenging, but beautiful cross-picking arrangement. It’s built for comfort not speed. When practicing and playing this, try to imagine that relaxed feeling of getting hom...
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Practicing Tips

Learning Overview
Crosspicking 101 is an innovative educational resource for beginner musicians. The tool focuses on the flatpicking guitar technique, with easy-to-follow tabs replicating Roll Pattern #1 - Even Roll, coupled with beginner-friendly tutorials of 'I'll Fly Away', 'Boil Them Cabbage Down', and 'Home Sweet Home Styles'. Recognizing that learning and enjoyment go hand-in-hand, Crosspicking 101 uses the Tunefox platform to streamline the educational process and maintain engagement.

Key Features
The Lick Switcher and Arrange Slider are critical tools for anyone learning via this program. The Lick Switcher lets you add and switch licks as you familiarize yourself with different songs, enabling you to see the song from a variety of viewpoints and explore countless arrangement variations. The Arrange slider is another exciting feature that allows learners to customize the difficulty level and tone of the song to suit their needs and skill level, thus enabling creative learning.

Practice Tools
Crosspicking 101 also offers a set of practicing tools that facilitates the learning process. Adjusting tempo is a handy option for beginners, enabling learners to set the pace that suits them. Meanwhile, backing tracks provide a full-band experience that makes practice enjoyable. The Hide Notes function is a valuable training tool for students wishing to learn by ear, and the Speed Up Function gradually increases the tempo, training learners to perform faster and more accurately over time.

General Practice Tips
Start slowly. Patience is crucial when learning a new instrument, so it's important to take your time and focus on steady, gradual progress. Work on improving your accuracy before you begin increasing the tempo. And remember - regular practice is key to mastering the guitar and developing a unique personal style.