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This module introduces the fundamentals of two-note-per-string playing, explaining why it is more technically demanding than three-note-per-string approaches and outlining the skills needed to develop speed, accuracy, and string-crossing control. Rather than teaching individual licks, the focus is on building a transferable picking technique that can be applied freely across the fretboard through structured practice.
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This lesson establishes the strict mechanics of two-note-per-string picking, separating the technique itself from repeating licks that happen to use two notes on each string. It focuses on accurate string positioning, coordinated movement of the wrist and forearm, and developing reliable downstroke placement before adding alternate picking and speed.
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This lesson develops the first practical string-crossing exercise for strict two-note-per-string picking, focusing on building confident downstroke-led transitions between strings before gradually adding speed and longer phrases. It emphasizes using relaxed repetition, natural pick movement, and progressive practice to develop control, while accepting that accuracy and refinement come through consistent repetition rather than trying to perfect the motion immediately.
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This lesson explores the differences between ascending and descending two-note-per-string picking, showing how the underlying right-hand mechanics remain largely the same even when one direction initially feels much harder. The focus is on practising both directions equally across small groups of adjacent strings, building a strong downstroke-led foundation before introducing more advanced inside/outside picking variations later.
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This lesson starts applying two-note-per-string picking to actual scale shapes, using both the G major scale and pentatonic patterns across pairs of adjacent strings. The focus is on keeping the same downstroke-led picking motion while moving through different areas of the neck, gradually building coordination, endurance and fretboard awareness without relying on one fixed exercise.
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Ben develops the two-note-per-string technique into longer groups of six, combining them to move smoothly through ascending and descending pentatonic patterns. The focus remains on strict alternate picking, accurate downstroke placement and gradually linking short bursts together to create flowing, fast runs across the strings.
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Ben introduces the first string-skipping application of two-note-per-string picking, using six-note groups across three strings and practising both ascending and descending movements. The focus is on maintaining accurate downstroke placement through the larger string jump, gradually developing the movement across different string sets and positions before combining it into longer runs.
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Ben combines the previous two-note-per-string exercises into a more fluid practice approach, moving between two- and three-string groups, pentatonic positions and occasional single-string skips. The focus is on developing the downstroke-led string crossing while freely moving through familiar scale shapes, rather than memorising a fixed lick or pattern.
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Ben introduces more advanced two-note-per-string string skipping, beginning with simple octave-based jumps to isolate and develop the right-hand movement before applying it to pentatonic and scalar ideas. The focus remains on locking in the downstroke, gradually increasing the size of the string skips, and using repetition to build the coordination needed for more advanced intervallic phrases.
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Ben introduces the turnaround concept, adding a single extra note to flip a two-note-per-string pattern between downstroke- and upstroke-led picking. Practising this in both ascending and descending patterns develops greater right-hand flexibility, preventing reliance on whichever picking direction feels most comfortable.