alt. picking?? ...diggin a ditch, recently

mattm · Post by **mattm** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:04 pm

does anyone know (for sure) how dave plays songs like diggin a ditch and recently? does he alternate pick these notes or simply downpick them.

i'm sure he's played them both ways at various points, but which method does he typically use?

anyone have a list of songs in which he definitely alt. picks?

(note: by 'alternate picking' i mean downpicking a note, then uppicking the next note, back and forth... like in satellite)

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:36 am

mattm wrote:does anyone know (for sure) how dave plays songs like diggin a ditch and recently? does he alternate pick these notes or simply downpick them.

i'm sure he's played them both ways at various points, but which method does he typically use?

anyone have a list of songs in which he definitely alt. picks?

(note: by 'alternate picking' i mean downpicking a note, then uppicking the next note, back and forth... like in satellite)

you play satellite like that? just do whats easier, thats the whole point

mattm · Post by **mattm** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:00 am

yeah. i alt pick satellite ... well down, down, up on the 4,6,8 notes, then alt picks for the rest. i learned to play satellite using all downstrokes, but then i learned to alt pick it, and i think it sounds much smoother, like dave plays it.

but what i'm wondering is how Dave does plays Diggin and Recently, the note-picking parts.

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:17 am

he finger picks Diggin' a Ditch.. watch the outer limits video of it, clearly fingerpicks:)

mattm · Post by **mattm** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:19 am

yeah. i've heard him fingerpick it, but i've also heard him play with a pick. he can play any/all of his songs with a pick. and when he does, does he alt. pick?

i've got a laptop with dialup - not helpful for downloading vids. but i know lots of people here have seen and studied most of the dm vids out there. someone must know

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:48 am

yeah, digging a ditch really is just improv, and play mostly what you want fiddling with the two chords.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:52 am

the most important thing is to keep it constant. i think dave downpicks recently and satellite.

alternate on the OSW intro, for whatever reason...i saw him do it though.

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alt. picking?? ...diggin a ditch, recently

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