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Paul Gilbert Lesson: Using Alternate Picking to Play Arpeggiated Patterns [Shred Alert 1, December 2008]

By by Paul Gilbert published 27 March 2009

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In this video lesson, watch super-shredder Paul Gilbert demonstrate one of his signature picking exercises.

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