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Looking for classic rock tab or sheet music? Click here Join CleverJoe's clever newsletter and he'll let you know when new articles are posted. Guitar Pick Instruction: Circle Picking (by Greigg Fraser) Even more CleverJoe guitar articles Here's a neat little trick that I learned from an old article on the late great Roy Buchanan. It's called "circle picking" and it will greatly increase your picking speed. First off, by holding the pick between your thumb and index finger, draw a small imaginary circle (about ¼ " in diameter) with the tip of the pick. Make sure that you're not moving your wrist, but just your thumb and finger...just like you were drawing the circle with a pen. Next grab your guitar, choose a single string and start picking the string down and up in standard fashion by moving your wrist; floor to ceiling. As you're picking down and up, start "drawing the circle" and you should notice that you're now striking the string twice as many times as you were without the circle! Now practice on the other strings with scales etc., and add this to your bag of tricks! You can also strum full chords using this technique by simply drawing a bigger circle. This gives you an almost harp like quality to your strum...very different sounding! You can hear Roy Buchanan himself using this technique on the song "Thank you Lord" on his album release "Roy Buchanan Second Album". Greigg Fraser is a guitarist/songwriter from London Canada. Click below to visit his web site and listen to audio samples from his two CD's! http://www.clevernet.net/curlymaple/ Of course the first thing you'll need are guitar strings. CleverJoe highly recommends Sheet Music Plus. They offer great deals on guitar strings and accessories. Most orders ship in 24 hours, and you can save up to 50% on your fave sets of strings. A very clever three thumbs up!   String 'Em Up How to string your guitar properly. Guitar Finish How can I get my guitar's finish to look glossy again? Loose Guitar Frets? Don't Fret! Learn how to fix those loose ones. Keeping Your Balance How to balance your guitar pickups. Take Your Pick Everything you wanted to know about your guitar pick, but were afraid to ask. Tremolo Tips Tips on setting up your guitar's tremolo system. Guitar tips and tricks Adjusting your guitar's neck, fixing guitar bridges, tips for your guitar nut, more. The Heavier Headstock Myth Can headstock mass really increase your sustain? Click here for more musician articles at CleverJoe's Cleverjoe's Home Page