I Struggled to Play Fast Until I Learned “Speed Picking Shapes”

Guitar Pro Files, PDF's, and More for this lesson on Patreon:   / nathanbortonmusicpatreon   The biggest lie in jazz guitar is that to play faster, you just need to turn up the metronome and muscle your way through it. If your picking hand is tensing up and your lines sound forced, it is not a speed problem—it is an efficiency problem. In this lesson, we are breaking down the ultimate cheat code for fluid, high-speed playing: the George Benson Picking Method. By utilizing a downward pick slant and continuous rest strokes, you can let the mechanics do the heavy lifting. I will show you two highly executable "speed shapes," the pull-off trick for changing strings without losing momentum, and how to use these mechanical patterns to launch directly into your favorite bebop vocabulary. Channel Sponsors (affiliate links): Stringjoy guitar strings: I play the String Joy flat wounds, 12 gauge Henriksen Amps: Buy a Blu 6 (or anything from Henriksen) and Use Code "Borton" at checkout for 5% off. Your purchase will directly support the channel: https://www.henriksenamplifiers.com/p... I am playing a heritage 530 style guitar with Lollar P-90 pick ups Chapters: 0:00 The Biggest Lie About Playing Fast 0:34 The Benson Picking "Engine" (Slant & Rest Strokes) 1:24 Speed Shape #1: The Vertical Pattern 2:25 The Pull-Off "Cheat Code" for String Changes 3:34 Speed Shape #2: The Downward Sweep 4:36 Fusing the Shapes for Unbroken Lines 6:06 The "Launcher" Technique (Connecting to Bebop) 7:34 Download the Speed Picking Shapes (Patreon) My Gear that I Use (affiliate links): Guitar Pick: https://amzn.to/3q2Qz9i Video Camera: https://amzn.to/3QjXjtO Camera Lens: https://amzn.to/3KlaA1w Talking Mic: https://amzn.to/3rSsEK8 Guitar Pre Amp (DI recording): https://amzn.to/452UVvC Guitar Compressor: https://amzn.to/45rvy7h Guitar EQ: https://amzn.to/3rT47EP Guitar Cable: https://amzn.to/3QkEdnF Recording Interface: https://amzn.to/3ODJuFF Check out my Social Media Links: TikTok:   / nathanbortonguitar   Facebook:   / nborton1   Instagram:   / nborton1   For more content make sure to like and subscribe! Youtube Channel:    / @nathanborton   #JazzGuitar#Lessons#Transcriptions If you have any suggestions of future video topics leave you comments below! Thank you for your support!