{"id":23531,"date":"2021-02-15T10:52:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T10:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=23531"},"modified":"2022-04-19T06:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T06:31:47","slug":"5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Songs To Practice Downpicking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 5 best songs to practice downpicking will be quite beneficial for your playing. They basically guarantee you will improve as a player if you have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-an-effective-year-long-practice-routine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good practice routine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, they will help your downpicking and much more. You will improve your right hand\/left-hand coordination, your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/four-ways-to-master-rhythm-guitar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sense of time and rhythm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, feel, etc. After all, these things are all connected. And in case you are wondering, they will also develop more facilities for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/the-six-best-guitar-solos-of-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">playing killer solos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These songs are fun to play and will benefit your playing greatly, especially when combined with some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/five-great-downpicking-exercises\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downpicking exercises<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/roadie3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tune-up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and let&#8217;s dive in on the 5 best songs to practice downpicking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMaster of Puppets\u201d &#8211; Metallica<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-xnkhstxokci\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-xnkhstxokci\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xnKhsTXoKCI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xnKhsTXoKCI?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking\\\/#arve-youtube-xnkhstxokci\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/xnKhsTXoKCI?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"uploadDate\":\"2010-07-12T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song is a classic by one of the greatest heavy bands ever. \u201cMaster of Puppets\u201d will give you a run for your money from the get go. The guitar work of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett is stellar, and \u201cMaster of Puppets\u201d is further proof of that. This song also has that initial Metallica sound that was specially aggressive and with tons of downpicking throughout. When you practice this song, the goal should be to match the rhythm guitar part, all the way to the accents.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6Dfo4zDduI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWelcome Home (Sanitarium)\u201d &#8211; Metallica<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-v6dfo4zddui\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-v6dfo4zddui\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/V6Dfo4zDduI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/V6Dfo4zDduI?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking\\\/#arve-youtube-v6dfo4zddui\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/V6Dfo4zDduI?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Capture-4.png\",\"uploadDate\":\"2007-11-29T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Metallica song? Well, yes! That\u2019s how it is if you take the paradigm of downstrokes in metal to millions of fans worldwide for 40 years. Metallica is the blueprint for downstroke and is therefore the best place to start your downpicking journey. And in all fairness, you could just stay with Metallica for quite a bit, developing your downpicking chops and much more. \u201cWelcome Home (Sanitarium)\u201d is a bit more musical and sophisticated than the previous song, but still with that early-Metallica rawness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VNFglDcW7dQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDead Skin Mask\u201d &#8211; Slayer<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-vnfgldcw7dq\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-vnfgldcw7dq\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VNFglDcW7dQ?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VNFglDcW7dQ?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking\\\/#arve-youtube-vnfgldcw7dq\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/VNFglDcW7dQ?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Capture-5.png\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-08-18T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great cut from the seminal Slayer album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seasons_in_the_Abyss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Season in the Abyss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cDead Skin Mask\u201d will help you work on your downpicking with a bit more variety in the rhythms. Once again, be careful with the accents and how guitar hero <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerry_King\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerry King<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> places them. Try to play evenly and remember to start slow and gradually increase the speed until you can play along with the recording.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 15px 15px 1px; background-color: #d3cece;\">\n<h3>Meet The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/roadiecoach?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=Coach_App_Blog&amp;utm_content=5_Best_Songs_To_Practice_Downpicking\">Roadie Coach<\/a>, The Personal Music Tutor<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to have the perfect aid for your guitar learning journey, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/roadiecoach?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=Coach_App_Blog&amp;utm_content=5_Best_Songs_To_Practice_Downpicking\">Roadie Coach<\/a>. This fantastic tool can track your progress in several ways and help you get better on the guitar. It features a high-quality recorder where you can record yourself for immediate feedback. Additionally, Coach also comes with a library of songs that you can add to your repertoire later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WdoXZf-FZyA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSymphony of Destruction\u201d &#8211; Megadeth<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-eruhk7ztntw\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-eruhk7ztntw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eRuHK7zTNTw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eRuHK7zTNTw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/5-best-songs-to-practice-downpicking\\\/#arve-youtube-eruhk7ztntw\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/eRuHK7zTNTw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Capture-6.png\",\"uploadDate\":\"2017-02-19T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song is especially great to work on your time while downpicking. It features a lot of space thanks to the interplay between the main guitar riff and the drums. 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This song will be a special challenge due to its fast downpicking riffs. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/why-practice-with-a-metronome-4-reasons-to-try-it-out\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A metronome will be quite useful<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while working on \u201cDuality\u201d. Figure out the riff first, then slow it down until you can comfortably play it. Once you find that tempo, slowly increases the speed until you match the recording. Don\u2019t worry if it takes weeks. Time and consistent practice can overcome any playing obstacle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 5 best songs to practice downpicking are fun and challenging at the same time. Take them one at a time and be patient. Remember that consistency and focus are the most important factors when it comes to practicing music. The best course of action is to practice every day, even if it&#8217;s just 30 minutes. 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