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Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Nov 9 2006, 07:58 AM

Post your top metronome bpm (beats-per-minute) speeds. When you have made some progress just edit your post - but leave the old speeds so we can see your progress. Don't forget to chose font "Courrier new" (upper left corner) when posting your tabs.

Here are some of my current exercises and speeds. I will most likely not get to edit my speeds - since I no longer focus on inreasing speed, but rather correct mistakes (cleanliness, control, eveness etc) caused by me wanting to push speed a little to quickly....



Tapping (allows for most speed!) 160 bpm sixteenth note triplets
This is the kind of exercises you will find in http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/One_o_one_tapping4.htm

(Could fit the "T":s to the right place - check the lesson istead for exact tabs)

e|15-17-15-12-15-12-------------------|
b|------------------15-17-15-12-15-12-|
g|------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|

Legato (hammer-ons) 150 bpm sixteenth note triplets

e|--------12h13h15|
b|12h13h15--------|
g|----------------|
d|----------------|
a|----------------|
e|----------------|


Speedpicking sixteenth notes 165 bpm (haven't done too much of this)
Check out the "http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/how-to-practice-guitar.htm" for this

e|------------12-15-13-15|
b|12-15-13-15------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|

Speedpicking three notes per string, sixteenth note triplets, 120 bpm

e|15-13-12---------|
b|---------15-13-12|
g|-----------------|
d|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
e|-----------------|

Speedpicking two-notes-per-string, sixteenth note triplets 110 bpm

e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|----------12-14|
d|-----12-14-----|
a|12-14----------|
e|---------------|


Sweeping, triplets, 240 bpm

e|--------12-15/17-14--------|
b|------13-----------15------|
g|----12---------------14----|
d|--14-------------------16--|
a|15-----------------------17|
e|---------------------------|

Alternate picking "one-note-per-string" (sort of...) sixteenth notes 115 bpm

e|14-17-15-14-12---------------12-15-14-12-10---------------|
b|--------------13-----------13--------------12-----------12|
g|-----------------12------12------------------10-------10--|
d|-------------------14--14----------------------12---12----|
a|---------------------15---------------------------14------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|



So you might be noticing some techniques allow for way more speed than others!

--Kris

Posted by: xhernan Nov 9 2006, 10:41 AM

Guess I will start =D All these recorded numbers are the same that Ezra's excercises

8th Note (one note per string)
170 172

Tripplettes
126 132

16th Notes
98 100

16th Note Tripplettes
66 68
I saw some minor improvements today, I am beoming more comfortable with my top speed from yesturday. It was awesome.

UPDATE TRAIN: 11/15

Posted by: ezravdb Nov 9 2006, 06:31 PM

Two note per string madness!!!!

all normal E-tuning

------------12--14--
---12--14----------- repeat

16th notes: 158 (yay!)
- started with downstroke then alternate picked everything -

(economy picking works better for this but I still have to learn/practice that technique)


-----------14-------- repeat
-----12--------------

8th notes: 215 (so annoying )
-started with downstroke then alternate picked everything -


------------------------12--14-----
-------------12---14--------------- repeat
--12---14--------------------------

16th note triplets: 85
-started with downstroke then altenate picked everything -


----------------------*tick*-12--13--14--
*tick*--12--13--14-----------------------

triplets: 180
-started with downstroke then altenate picked everything -

I can't wait to improve xD

Posted by: slash85 Nov 12 2006, 02:34 AM

gday mates,

i been practising a lot on the metronome lately i just thought id post my bpm ....im not sure if what im doin is correct or not but its the way i have been doin it so if u think its wrong gis a buzz and ill try it another way....

eighths: A minor pentatonic scale ascending then descending @ 170bpm

Sixteenths : 12----14 (d)
12----14 (a) ( repeating ) @ 96 bpm

Triplets: something like this 8---7---5 (e)
8---7---5 ( b )
8---7---5 (g ) Repeating @ 110bpm

Sixteenth triplets:2 note per string 12---14 (g)
12---14 (d)
12---14 (a) repeating @ 59 bpm


Now im not sure if u are meant to do the same notes all the time like everything is done 12----14 all the time like youse have been doin it or i can be anywhere...this is just what ive been practising but ive done it other ways and its pretty much the same.

Cheers mates \m/

Posted by: Norven Nov 14 2006, 08:35 PM

I haven´t practised a lot on the metronom. But there will now be a change.

E| 15--14--12
B| ------------
(3 nots per beep)

come up with 152 bpm tonigth.

A| 9--12--10--12
E| ----------------

sixteenth notes. 112 bpm

Posted by: BollyRotten Nov 15 2006, 11:06 PM

why does everyone want to play so fast?

my bpm is crap! like most of my playing at the mo. cant seem to get my head round most exercises

Posted by: xhernan Nov 16 2006, 12:16 AM

it's not really about playing fast it's about keeping time i think. Playing fast is just a plus, i feel that keeping time is the ultimate goal

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Nov 19 2006, 02:34 PM

Okay I have edited my first post and added bpm:S and tabs. Scroll up or click http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?act=ST&f=7&t=2131&st=0#.

Posted by: RIP Dime Nov 20 2006, 11:16 AM

OK, I'm new to the metronome, and I can't play that fast, so I have alot of room to improve!


Simple four notes chromatic per string, so I'm moving from string to string.
e---------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------all the way up
D-------------------------------14-15-16-17-------------
A----------------14-15-16-17--------------------------
E-14-15-16-17----------------------------------------
Alt picking 16th: 120; 140


three notes per string
e--------------------------------------------------------12-14-15-------
B---------------------------------------------12-13-15-----------
G----------------------------------12-14-16--------------
D-----------------------12-14-16------------------------
A------------12-14-15-------------------------------------
E-12-14-15--------------------------------------------------
Also improvised some triplet stuff
Economy picking triplets: 160, Alt picking triplets: 160,180; 192

2 note per string
A------------5-7------------------------------
E-------5-7------------------------------------
Alt picking-8th notes: 208(maxed out my metronome, so I don't know what to do now )

Sweep picking 8th notes: 140/150 Sweeping 16th note triplets: 95

First time doing 16th note triplets, but I actually can play faster 16th notes triplets than triplets!
16th note triplets: 100

Posted by: Norven Nov 26 2006, 09:37 PM

About the metronom. Yesterday I practised 4 hours with the metronom, and after that my fingers was tired so I started a backing track and i thought: "WOW I got feeling today "
And the same thing today. I come up with very nice improvisation.
Anyon recognize it?

Posted by: CJNE Dec 15 2006, 01:33 PM

Here's my current status, lots of room to improve .

Am pentatonic first box up and down:
1/8:th notes@208bpm
Triplets @132bpm
1/16:th notes @104bpm

3 note per string
G-----------------9-11-12------------------------
D-------9-10-12----------------------------------
Triplets @132bpm

4 note per string
A-------9-12-10-12-----------------------------
1/16th notes @96bpm but not for very long, my fingers start to object pretty fast

Posted by: bricktop Dec 26 2006, 08:59 PM

Jan 1 2007
1/4 notes speed: 200bpm
I stopped at 200...

1/8 notes speed: 150bpm
I got sloppy after 150
Jan 10th: 158bpm

1/8 note triplet: 90bpm
January 10th: 105bpm
Feb 15th: 115bpm
March 22nd: 121bpm
April 1st: 125.4bpm
April 13th: 131bpm
9-11-12
9-10-12

1/16th note triplets:
Jan: 50bpm
Feb 15th: 62bpm
Mar 22: 63bpm?
April 1st: 70bpm
Aprit 13th: 72bpm

1/16th notes:75 bpm
Jan 10th: 85bpm
feb 15th: 95bpm
mar 22nd: 106bpm
5-7
5-7

John

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Dec 28 2006, 11:34 AM

Perhaps you should try triplets (3 instead of 6) at 50 bpm - easier to count.

Posted by: BiGBeN Jan 5 2007, 10:21 PM

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jan 6 2007, 11:36 AM

Congrats!

Absoltely - be very careful not hurt yourself!

Posted by: BiGBeN Jan 6 2007, 01:54 PM

so could some body give me a few ideas on how long to practise ?

Posted by: BiGBeN Jan 6 2007, 07:28 PM

But what if i really want to practice ?

i was playing for 4-5 hours yesterday and it's still sore now but i want to play!

Posted by: Fender23strat Jan 8 2007, 03:05 AM

So i've been practicing with a metronome every day now for a while and i'm noticing big improvements in my speed. I decided to start posting my results on here as well.

Triplets--175

2 notes per string-210



I'm going to try to update this regulary hopefully we will see some big improvements.

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jan 8 2007, 07:10 AM

Unfortunately, how much you want to play isn't very important when considering chronical injuries (= that hurt all your life so you never pick up the guitar again) - however, if you just have sore fingertips you can practice the fingers that aren't sore...

PS I know the feeling of wanting to play but not being able to...

Posted by: Zee Deveel Jan 24 2007, 12:22 AM

e ---------------12--------------12-14-15----------
b -----12-13-15----15-13-12-13-15-------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------

Sixteenth note triplets:
22/01/07 - 80 bpm
23/01/07 - 88 bpm


e ----------------------------------------------
b ---------------15-19------------------------
G -----------16--------14-18-16-------------
D ---14-18-------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Sixteenth notes:
26/01/07 - 96 bpm

Posted by: chainsbroken Feb 2 2007, 02:15 PM

Well guess its about time I added my speeds. Ive been here at GMC around 1 month now and here is where I'm at...


Eighth notes 165 bpm

Triplets 110 bpm

Sixtenth notes 85 bpm

Sixtenth not triplets 60 bpm

already made alot of progress and looking foward to alot more.....

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 2 2007, 07:09 PM

Great!

By the way, you should be happier over your sixteenth notes - they are faster than the eight notes!

Posted by: [email protected] Feb 7 2007, 12:51 AM

I've been working on speed since early December ..
started under 60 bpm 16 note triplets.


Feb 6 16th note trips 72 bpm

Posted by: jete124 Feb 7 2007, 04:20 AM

I have been playing for about 3 months and about a month or 2 here at GMC and this is what I'm up to...

Eighth notes 190 bpm

Triplets 140 bpm

Sixteenth notes 110 bpm

Sixteenth note triplets 67 bpm

Kris i was also wondering with those times from me, what do you suggest would be a good way to play ( ie: with 2, 3, 5 notes per beat etc.) the five note licks from your horizontal pentatonic shifting lesson at 100 bpm?

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 9 2007, 12:22 AM

Not sure what you mean with this..?

Posted by: jete124 Feb 9 2007, 01:09 AM

Sorry if i was unclear, i meant at that tempo 100 bpm what is the best way to play the string of 5 notes. Like 2 beats per click 3 beats per click etc. I couldn't really tell how you were playing it in the lesson and was curious.

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 9 2007, 02:21 AM

Did I mention a 5-note pattern in there? Which one was it?

2 + 3 is tricky but a great exercise. The easiest is just to play 5 notes per beats - all though it might a bit fast for you. (In that case I would recommend slowing down!)

Posted by: brainlesswonder Feb 10 2007, 04:28 PM

I've shopped at the same store for twenty years and the owner laughed pretty good when I came in for a metronome. Anyway, this is the first time I've practiced for any real length of time. I'll just post the lesson I'm working on for now. The speeds are hard for me for two reasons (1) I am primarily a rythm guitar player and (2) I have switched how I hold my pick and it makes me feel like I'm playing left handed.

Sweeping Minor Appregio: 6-tuplets - 60 bpm

e|--19-p-15-----------15--19-p-15------------15---
b|-----------17----17--------------17-----17------
g|--------------16---------------------16---------
d|------------------------------------------------
a|------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Feb 12 2007, 08:47 AM

Great that you finally did buy the metronome - let's wee who's laughing when you come back to the store and play those sweeps up to tempo!

Posted by: Beaker Feb 14 2007, 12:36 AM

LOL! I just posted an introduction and touched on this very same question, guess I should have read through the rest of the forums first

Since I'm posting here while resting my aching hand (boo hiss) I'll repost my speeds here where they belong:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 1: 4 notes per string 1,2,3,4 vertical pattern, 60bmp
Day 3: 4 notes per string 1,2,3,4 vertical pattern, 70bmp

A big improvement due to working my pinky for the first time, expect slower steady progress now.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 5: 4 notes per string 1,2,3,4 vertical pattern, 80bmp

Skipped a night's practice to rest my hand because it was aching, amazed to discover last night that I got a 10bpm boost again! Must be due to adding the pinky

Also added a new pattern to avoid being stuck in a rut:
4,3,2,1 Ascending (start on low e and run to high e) - sounds nice and confused me at first, good to mix it up a little

Oh, I should say I'm not only playing 4 note per string vertical runs, I start out with quarter notes at the same bpm to warm up and build up to 16ths running the pentatonic scale in Am. I've also added sixteenth note triplets to my routine now but for those I drop the tempo to 50bpm I've also started to move the pattern up and down the neck, usually drop the tempo a few bpm to assist the delay in changing position. I think after a month I will add a new scale to the routine to spice it up some more.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 6: What the heck is going on!?

Another 10 bpm boost across the whole routine. I'm not sure if this time it's because my warm up is now better, slowly building up allowing me to push a bit harder towards the end of the session but I'm sure this is as far as I can push at the moment so I really do expect this to be consistant for a few days at least. I also tried to push the tempo up higher than I can manage, 100bpm, struggled, then brought it back down making the slower one at 90bpm, although increased from my previous session's 80bpm, seem easy. Not a bad trick to try. I'm a little concerned that sticking to the Am pentatonic box is giving false results, I'd expect to slow down a lot when I get round to trying a new shape but I'm not tempted to learn one yet. My target is 100bpm for at least an entire week's practice before I introduce a new scale. Loving it though, Kris is right, metronome practice can be very addictive! It's easy to spot improvements, even if they are minor
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Posted by: fkalich Feb 16 2007, 10:17 PM

i. 16th note triplet
---------12-14-15
12-13-15---------

Feb 18 - 50bps

ii. sweep
E|--------------12h-15-15p-12-------------|
B|-----------13---------------13----------|
G|--------12---------------------12-------|
D|-----14---------------------------14----|
A|--15---------------------------------15-|
E|----------------------------------------|

Feb 18 - working on basic mechanics of sweeping

Posted by: Robin Feb 25 2007, 08:27 PM

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Posted by: leedbreak Mar 3 2007, 03:54 AM

Em

3/2/07

My best so far......

95 bpm 16th and really clean for a long time with out getting off at all,

up to 110 for short burst till I get sloppy then I have to be a good boy and back off

Oh and I intend to up date this post by Monday, wish me luck

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Mar 3 2007, 03:54 PM

Good Luck!

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Mar 4 2007, 12:50 AM

Wow, just checked my speeds, and I have improved 50% in the last month (apart from sweeping). Regular practice is amazing!

16th note
-------------12-14-------
-------12-14-------12-14-
-12-14-------------------


8th Feb 90bpm
3rd March 120bpm

16th note triplet
----------12-14-15-
-12-13-15----------

8th Feb 55bpm
3rd March 80bpm

Major Sweep
E|--------------12h-15-15p-12-------------|
B|-----------13---------------13----------|
G|--------12---------------------12-------|
D|-----14---------------------------14----|
A|--15---------------------------------15-|
E|----------------------------------------|

8th Feb 0bpm
3rd March 50bpm

Posted by: leedbreak Mar 4 2007, 02:34 AM

Those are some nice improvement there Andrew. Should be some good motivation for you and us all, to get in more practice, ASAP.
It is 7:30 my time and I am starting a four session right now, Good luck to you too.


- leedbreak

Posted by: The Uncreator Mar 17 2007, 12:03 AM

Well i know this.

On January 31st, i had this lick down full speed at 16th notes 160bpm

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ect.
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------11-12-15-12-14-16-----
|------------------------------------------------11-12-15-12-14-16-----------------------------
|-------------------------11-12-15-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------
|--11-12-15-12-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Just a basic Lick that i practice speed and accuracy with, now i have it down at almost 190bpm Speedpicking, If i cheat and do it legato i can get to almost 200, legato seems to be easier to play faster in for me, For the last 3 moths or so, ive bee practicing speeding up what i already know how to do, Sweep, Tap, And Picking. i try to practice each 45-60 minutes every day for each technique

This i can play at my fastest, 16th notes, 200bpm, Sweepin comes easy to me, especially 3 string (Thanks to M.A.B.'s Speed Kills 1 and 2! )

|--19p15------------15h19p15-------------15h19p15--
|---------17-----17------------17------17---------------
|-------------16--------------------16-------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------

and if i change to this, the tempo drops to about 185-190. and if i did it 4 string sweeps, well, i cant do 4 string sweeps, i dont know why, but i can barely play them at all for some reason

|----------------14h17p14--------------------------14h17p14--
|------------15-------------15-------------------15------------
|---------14-------------------14-------------14---------------
|------15--------------------------15-----15-------------------
|--17----------------------------------17-----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

Posted by: Ghrim Mar 17 2007, 05:31 AM

I've only been playing for about 3 weeks so hopefully I'll see a huge improvement soon

Triplets: 108/130 bpm
16th Note Triplets: 58/64 bpm

|--------------------12--14--15---|
|--12--13--15---------------------|


16th Notes: 88/100 bpm

|---9--12--10--12----------------|

EDIT: I got a new guitar! It seems i can play a lot faster with it

Posted by: Jimmy S Apr 6 2007, 11:03 AM

At the start of the day i was playing 16th not triplets at 60bpm, ive been playin for 8 hours straight now i play 100bpm. I signed up, and started speedpicking last night.
Thx, Kris u & ur lessons rock!

Posted by: edgor67 Apr 8 2007, 08:30 PM

I set my metronome to 100bpm. I play scales Major and Min Pentatonic at this speed. I still don't understand the connection but I'm doing it. My brain is not connecting the Metronome and the scales but I'm still trying.
g

Posted by: Melinda Apr 14 2007, 10:55 AM

Kris,
I've been playing for a while but I seriously want to play well. So here I am. 70bpm is where I will start and try to play clean before increasing the speed.
Wish me luck.

Posted by: Zee Deveel Apr 14 2007, 02:43 PM

Alright mate, calm down...

Posted by: Sr4ng3r Apr 15 2007, 08:12 PM

This is probably gonna shock you all...

My metronome is ticking at 40 bpm with scale patterns...

But only because I've found out about a method of practicing called "21 day method"

The whole purpose of the method is that you play a exercise superslow, for 21 days.
I found out about the method on UG.com, and it seems be quite good... I tell you more when I've finished the 21 days.

But otherwise I'm playing sixteenth note chromatics at 120 bpm, and triplet scale patterns at 95 bpm...

Posted by: rokchik May 2 2007, 05:22 PM

Just started the metronome lesson to day. I don't have a metronome at the moment but have one on the way. I'm using the one on the lesson and decided I will start off with the 60bpm. When mine gets hear I'll tinker with the bpm.

Posted by: Juice420 May 20 2007, 09:41 PM

Eighth Notes

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
d|------5-7-------|
a|--5-7-----------|
e|----------------|

05/20/07 - 176bpm

Triplets

e|------------12-14-15---|
b|--12-13-15-------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|

05/20/07 - 132bpm

Sixteenth Notes

e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|----------------|
d|------5-7-------|
a|--5-7-----------|
e|----------------|

05/20/07 - 84bpm

Sixteenth Note Triplets

e|------------12-14-15---|
b|--12-13-15-------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|

05/20/07 - 60bpm


I don't have a metronome yet so I have been using the one at www.metronomeonline.com. I will be getting a metronome soon but the one there has been working well for me for the time being.

Peace!

Posted by: Xranthoius May 22 2007, 02:24 PM

I have been teaching myself for a whole year before i found this site last week, and now ive showed major improvement and i practice for endless hours Well, i just started using the metronome so my numbers are a bit low.

eighth notes ( one-two notes per string )
120

sixtenth notes ( one-two notes per string )
80

triplets ( one-two notes per string )
100

sixtenth triplets ( one-three ntoes per string )
60

Posted by: Thibbledworf Jun 26 2007, 05:07 PM

|-------7-9-10-9------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

Repeating that up and down the neck as
1/4th notes.
June 26: 90

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--------------------6-7-8-|
|--------------5-6-7-------|
|--------4-5-6-------------|
|--3-4-5-------------------|
just doing 3 per click down the fretboard.
alternate picking
June 26: 115

|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------------------4567----|
|-------------3456----------|
|-------2345----------------|
|-1234----------------------|
all the way down the fretboard
alternate picking, 1/4th notes
June 26: 82

minor pentatonic box #2 key of e
1/4th notes
June 26: 90

Ill have to update this later once i think of more excercises... I dont know of many to do

Posted by: JVM Aug 10 2007, 07:05 AM

double post sorry

Posted by: JVM Aug 10 2007, 07:20 AM

Whatever happened to this topic? I'd like to bring it back

To be honest, I just started using the metronome two nights ago! And I've only been alternate picking since about 2 months ago, maybe a little less. So here's where I am:

Whole notes: somewhere in between 300 and 400bpm I don't care much to find out

Eighth notes: at least 240, haven't pushed myself much with the eighth notes.

Triplets: 120bpm in a pattern like so:


E |-10-12-13----------|
B |----------10-12-13-|
G |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
A |-------------------|
E |-------------------|

et cetera.

Sixteenth Notes: 100bpm, in a pattern adding an extra note to the last one:


E |-10-12-13-12-------------|
B |-------------10-12-13-12-|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|

et cetera.

Sixteenth Note Triplets: about 60bpm, in a 2 string pattern:


E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-------------------| x4
D |----------12-------|
A |-10-12-13----13-12-|
E |-------------------|


followed by


E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-------------------| x4
D |----------13-------|
A |-10-12-13----13-12-|
E |-------------------|


where I switch from index-middle-ring-middle-ring-middle to index-middle-slide middle-ring-middle-middle

I also do stuff lower on the fretboard, and different patterns, variations on these, etc, but the 10-12-13 kind of thing is basically my standard measuring tool, if you will, for when I want to test my speed.

Posted by: KRmachine Aug 19 2007, 02:55 AM

I don't post much but I thought I'd make an exception and try something.

Starting now I'm going to play the exercises in Kris's opening post and see how long it will take to get up to the same speed as him (yeah right). I haven't played any of these before so this first update will probably be full of really really slow bpms.

Anyway, time to pick up the guitar!




.... and here are the first results, let'see how far i can get these over time.



Tapping (allows for most speed!), sixteenth note triplets,

aug 18th: 70 bpm
aug 19th: 90 bpm
aug 20th: 96 bpm
aug 21st: 112 bpm
aug 22nd: 132 bpm

goal: 160+ bpm

Legato (hammer-ons), sixteenth note triplets,

aug 18th: 90 bpm
aug 19th: 100 bpm
aug 20th: 108 bpm
aug 21st: 116 bpm
aug 22nd: 116 bpm

goal: 150+ bpm

Speedpicking sixteenth notes,

aug 18th: 90 bpm
aug 19th: 100 bpm
aug 20th: 108 bpm
aug 21st: 120 bpm
aug 22nd: 120bpm

goal: 165+ bpm

Speedpicking three notes per string, sixteenth note triplets

aug 18th: 70 bpm
aug 19th: 80 bpm
aug 20th: 80 bpm
aug 21st: 84 bpm
aug 22nd: 84 bpm

goal: 120+ bpm

Speedpicking two-notes-per-string, sixteenth note triplets

aug 18th: 60 bpm
aug 19th: 70 bpm
aug 20th: 72 bpm
aug 21st: 76 bpm
aug 22nd: 76bpm

goal: 110+ bpm

Sweeping, triplets,

aug 18th: 120 bpm
aug 19th: 130 bpm
aug 20th: 138 bpm
aug 21st: 160 bpm
aug 22nd: 176bpm

goal: 240+ bpm

Alternate picking "one-note-per-string" (sort of...) sixteenth notes

aug 18th: 80 bpm
aug 19th: 84 bpm
aug 20th: 88 bpm
aug 21st: 88 bpm
aug 22nd: 92 bpm

goal: 115+ bpm

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Aug 19 2007, 03:54 AM

Good luck