Originally Posted by
colorado_al
Practice the picking pattern on only one string at first. Once you have that down, add a 2nd string on the same pattern. Once that is mastered, add the third string. It might also help you to pause a moment after the first note of each bass note, as though the 16th has a dot, giving it half as much more time. It is a common phrasing technique used by cello players in this piece. It might help you to think of it as one note on the bass string, and then just alternating picking on 2 strings
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