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Posted by: rico Oct 31 2009, 06:08 PM

HI gab how can I get speed, it seems my finger are in wood, or may be in stone, haven't you got a robot hand, no ?
wha I hope I'll arrive to get speed, with work, work and again work , isn't it ? can you help me please my friend.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 2 2009, 06:06 AM

Hello Rico! I have the best result for increase my alternate picking speed with repetitive & basic exercises played over major, minor and chromatic scales. The most important thing is to practice it diary for more than an hour (the more you practice, the faster results you'll have).
The first thing that you have to practice is that first exercise that we receive in our first guitar lessons. The chromatics exercises in all its combinations (1234) (4321) (1432) (123) (134) (234) but this time with the idea of increasing your speed in your mind. Start this week practicing this exercises with the metronome and let me know how it goes.

Posted by: maharzan Nov 2 2009, 09:15 AM

You know how I am 'improving' my AP ?

Search Paul Gilbert at YouTube! Yes, its really improving mine. but note, I have gone through all 1234, 2341, stuff. I am only increasing the speed with the help of PG.

As Grabiel says, the key is to do it over and over again.

Oops sorry, I entered Gabriel's territory. Hope you guys won't mind. I just needed to share this.

Here is another great AP exercise I found sometime earlier..

-5-6----7-------8-------------------------------------------------
------5----6-------7------8---------------------------------------
--------------5-------6------7------8-----------------------------
-------------------------5------6------7------8-------------------
-----------------------------------5------6------7----8-----------
---------------------------------------------5------6----7-8------

Try all AP starting from upstroke. This one is really good for AP, string skipping, outside picking, inside picking and so on. You can also try the same thing in reverse. from low strings to high.

Posted by: rico Nov 2 2009, 11:42 AM

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 2 2009, 07:06 AM)

Hello Rico! I have the best result for increase my alternate picking speed with repetitive & basic exercises played over major, minor and chromatic scales. The most important thing is to practice it diary for more than an hour (the more you practice, the faster results you'll have).
The first thing that you have to practice is that first exercise that we receive in our first guitar lessons. The chromatics exercises in all its combinations (1234) (4321) (1432) (123) (134) (234) but this time with the idea of increasing your speed in your mind. Start this week practicing this exercises with the metronome and let me know how it goes.

QUOTE (maharzan @ Nov 2 2009, 10:15 AM)

You know how I am 'improving' my AP ?

Search Paul Gilbert at YouTube! Yes, its really improving mine. but note, I have gone through all 1234, 2341, stuff. I am only increasing the speed with the help of PG.

As Grabiel says, the key is to do it over and over again.

Oops sorry, I entered Gabriel's territory. Hope you guys won't mind. I just needed to share this.

Here is another great AP exercise I found sometime earlier..

-5-6----7-------8-------------------------------------------------
------5----6-------7------8---------------------------------------
--------------5-------6------7------8-----------------------------
-------------------------5------6------7------8-------------------
-----------------------------------5------6------7----8-----------
---------------------------------------------5------6----7-8------

Try all AP starting from upstroke. This one is really good for AP, string skipping, outside picking, inside picking and so on. You can also try the same thing in reverse. from low strings to high.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 2 2009, 07:19 PM

QUOTE (rico @ Nov 2 2009, 07:42 AM)

Posted by: rico Nov 3 2009, 11:43 AM

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 2 2009, 08:19 PM)

You're welcome! After one week of hard practice please let me know how it goes and I'll give you the following exercises...

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 3 2009, 06:56 PM

QUOTE (rico @ Nov 3 2009, 07:43 AM)

Posted by: rico Nov 9 2009, 03:39 PM

I gab ready for next exercises, thanks gab

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 16 2009, 07:33 AM

QUOTE (rico @ Nov 9 2009, 11:39 AM)

Posted by: rico Nov 16 2009, 11:57 AM

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 16 2009, 08:33 AM)

Great! You have to post some videos! Here I tabbed a new exercise for you! You have to practice this exercise in every "three notes per string" position.

 Rico_Picking_exercise.gp4 ( 1.72K ) : 174

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 16 2009, 04:31 PM

QUOTE (rico @ Nov 16 2009, 07:57 AM)