I’ve been working on Paul Gilbert’s sixes. I’m looking for tips?
Are you running into a particular issue? There are a lot of potential pitfalls here if you’re new to it.
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I just started working with it. I just found out that I have a DSX picking style and I’m looking for tips for getting speed or really anything that can help. I’m new to all this Troy Grady stuff. I find it fantastic. I was steered in the direction of MR.DSX and was told to work with the Paul Gilbert sixes.
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Gotcha. Usually step one around here is making sure you have good hand sync on a single string exercise first, like the Yngwie pattern. If you are already decent with that type of thing, then I’d say to memorize a 3-note-per-string scale pattern - major is easy since the shape contains three pairs of identical fingerings. For example, A major would be frets 5 7 9 on low E and A, 6 7 9 on D and G, 7 9 10 on B and high E.
Once you have that totally memorized with the left hand, just try picking through the “Gilbert sixes” - E string notes then A, A string notes again then D, D string again then G, etc…
A lot of times people struggle a bit with DSX on the low E at first - if you find that’s the case for you, just start on the D string and play the pattern from there for the time being.
Outside of that, I’d need to see video to offer further advice. Good luck!
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