Curious Coincidence Exercises

Three notes per string chromatic picking exercise (100 bpm - 147 bpm)

e|-18-17-16----------------------------------16-17-|
b|----------20-19-18----------------18-19-20-------|
g|-------------------21-20-19-20-21----------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|

			
			EXERCISE LESSON. 
		
			Mastering these kind of techniques means a lot of challenges. The most obvious is: developping clean/controlled speed. In order to this it is exteremely important not to push youreslf to the higher speeds - as this will give you an uncontrolled technique. Instead practice the exercise at a tempo where you feel completely comfortable. 		

		Tags : 
			exercises, speedpicking, legato		


		Play the exercise with strictly alternate picking, 16th notes (four notes per beat). 



Mastering this kind of technique means a lot of challenges. The most obvious is: developping clean/controlled speed. In order to this it is exteremely important not to push youreslf to the higher speeds - as this will give you an uncontrolled technique. Instead practice the exercise at a tempo where you feel completely comfortable.



Once you have mastered this (usually takes a couple of years), you will find playing the lick to the metronome is one thing and playing it in an improvisation/solo is a whole other thing. You should therefore, from day one, try to improvise with the lick - even if you feel you are far from your "goal speed".