Speed Picking
Outlaw2112
Jan 20 2009, 10:24 PM
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Ive been working on my speed picking lately... just putting on the metronome and hitting 4 notes per beat..
Just going 1234 up and down the neck on my fingering...
my question is when its at a lower speed my hand is nice and relaxed, but when i speed it up my hand tenses up and my finger straightens out on the pick.. I can hit the faster speeds on time, but i want to know how to keep my hand relaxed like it is at the slower tempos..

Is there some kind of trick or is it just practice, practice practice like everything else with this instrument?

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- Outlaw2112   Speed Picking   Jan 20 2009, 10:24 PM
- - superize   Something i have noticed when practising speed pic...   Jan 20 2009, 10:28 PM
- - Outlaw2112   Im good til i get to about 168 then my hand tenses...   Jan 20 2009, 10:31 PM
|- - superize   QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Jan 20 2009, 10:31 PM...   Jan 20 2009, 10:33 PM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   Your hands will naturally tense up when going up s...   Jan 20 2009, 10:39 PM
- - Oxac   Also, no offence bro', but that exercise is ba...   Jan 20 2009, 10:40 PM
|- - Outlaw2112   QUOTE (Oxac @ Jan 20 2009, 10:40 PM) Also...   Jan 20 2009, 10:54 PM
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- - Oxac   QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Jan 20 2009, 10:54 PM...   Jan 20 2009, 11:41 PM
|- - Outlaw2112   QUOTE (Oxac @ Jan 20 2009, 11:41 PM) I c,...   Jan 20 2009, 11:48 PM
|- - Muris Varajic   QUOTE (Oxac @ Jan 20 2009, 11:41 PM) Yeah...   Jan 20 2009, 11:51 PM
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- - utak3r   Have a read here   Jan 20 2009, 11:50 PM
|- - Outlaw2112   QUOTE (utak3r @ Jan 20 2009, 11:50 PM) Ha...   Jan 20 2009, 11:54 PM
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- - Vasilije Vukmirovic   That's normal. You muscles must be tensed to s...   Jan 20 2009, 11:57 PM
- - Ramiro Delforte   The tension when you're playing faster comes b...   Jan 21 2009, 12:51 AM
|- - Outlaw2112   QUOTE (Ramiro Delforte @ Jan 21 2009, 12...   Jan 21 2009, 04:55 AM
|- - Muris Varajic   QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Jan 21 2009, 04:55 AM...   Jan 21 2009, 10:43 AM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   Just breath normally while practicing. When you go...   Jan 21 2009, 10:48 AM
- - Jose Mena   When starting to develop speed this is normal, I r...   Jan 21 2009, 02:19 PM
- - David Wallimann   Lots of great advices here. I'll add with a r...   Jan 21 2009, 03:42 PM
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