Stretch out

Let's start off in true surf style by double picking. Stretch out. Let's start off in true surf style by double picking
the low-E string (Ex. 1). Staying on the bottom string keeps
the tone fat and meaty, and helps you maintain picking
consistency. Fret all the notes with your first finger. Slide from
one note to the next, and drive your picking hand hard. Be
primitive!

Ex. 2 takes us into the guitar's middle register. Fretted on the
A, D, and G strings, this lyrical melody is full of hammers,
pulls, and slides. Playing up and down the strings not only
brings on thunder, as in Ex. 1, but also lets you take explore
the guitar's sweet, melodic possibilities. For maximum
sustain, try this with an E-Bow.

Move it. Ex. 3 blends wide leaps and open strings with a little
dissonance. It also illustrates how you can smooth out your
single-string phrasing with quick hammers and pulls.
Ex. 4 pushes the concept one step further, exploring more
complex rhythms and adding a few tones from outside the
key.