Alternate Picking 101

It's always good to have some way to build up your chops on a regular basis. This is one of my favorite alternate picking exercises. It's just the A major scale (I forget which form) spread over two octaves so it covers all six strings. I also switch it up by changing the scale or the scale form for variety. Always start slow and play with a metrenome. Normally, when I practice, I start at 60 bpm and then increase it by 4 bpm until I can't play it cleanly.