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Hey all, after nearly 30 years of playing I have finally decided that I want to learn chicken pickin :)

Boy, it has got to be one of the hardest things I’ve tried to learn in so many years...I almost feel like I’m starting all over again, haha.
What I’ve learned so far is that a lot of the ‘formal’ techniques that I have used are basically worthless when it comes to chicken pickin, so I need to learn to change my habits a bit and become more diverse and comfortable with other styles and techniques.

Anyways, I have been checking out some online courses for chicken pickin and I’ve even purchased some of the Johnny Hiland instructional videos...but the one thing that’s seems to be missing is really good useful exercises. Most of the instructional videos I’ve watched tend to teach you specific licks from songs and might touch a little on the techniques, but there aren’t any decent exercises that just teach you specific techniques that you can apply when learning. I like to learn by taking practical exercises and repeating them hundreds of times, then I might try and learn parts of a song or the entire song once I have a bit of a handle on the techniques I’ve been working on.

Can anyone in here share any good/practical exercises for chicken pickin?
I’m struggling with ghost notes, timing, speed, and fingering...so basically everything!

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@JeyGabz  I suggest you check out some of our past Live Lessons on our Guitar Gathering YouTube channel where the guest was Johnny Hilland, chicken' picker extraordinare. As I recall, he gave several demonstrations of exercises on the show. 

Regars; Neil

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Good point.

I know there is a bunch of stuff for Travis picking,  never looked for chicken Pickn. 

https://fretboardanatomy.com/demystifying-chicken-picking/

 

 

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2 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

Good point.

I know there is a bunch of stuff for Travis picking,  never looked for chicken Pickn. 

https://fretboardanatomy.com/demystifying-chicken-picking/

 

 

Something I doubt I will spend much time on... just dont care for this style of music, so time better spent on something will actually play. I would like to be a good ' all around " guitarist like Steve K, but my observation is that most advanced and pro players specialize in one genre or another. 

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