Years back when all my fingers worked and I played guitar exclusively I fancied myself a bit of a cross picker. Probably more crosseyed than just cross.

A fine southern tier picker named Marc Chevaliertought me the little I knew and its was basically every note is up or down in sequence. Rests are played as silent notes so if a note is a down stroke followed by a rest the note following the rest is also a down note. Confused yet?

Then he said. " Down play with your wrist. Keep your wrist rigid and bend your arm at the elbow. More power that way." Marc could play that way, I couldn't. I used my wrist.

Regards.

Don