AXEMAN2415
Guitar Weenie
USA
740 Posts |  Posted - 18 Nov 2005 : 10:03:59 
| Here is a great picking/legato exercise with a triplet feel (three's).
Set your metronome (if you have one) for some kind of triplet feel. Set the bpm (beats per minute) rate to a slow rate. It should be fast enough to keep you from getting bored, but slow enough to be accurate. Remember, if you can't play it well slow, you will never play it well fast. Start on the low E string and work across the neck (string to string).When you get to the high E string, slide up one fret and descend back down across the neck (String to string). There are four combinations: (fingers) 1-2-3,1-2-4,1-3-4,2-3-4.
Ex.1 (use fingers 1,2,&3) alternate pick (up&down)
(1 2 3,etc)
-------------------------------1-2-3-4-3-2-------------------------------
-------------------------1-2-3-------------4-3-2-------------------------
-------------------1-2-3-------------------------4-3-2-------------------
-------------1-2-3-------------------------------------4-3-2-------------
-------1-2-3-------------------------------------------------4-3-2-------
-1-2-3-------------------------------------------------------------4-3-2-
Ex.2 (Use fingers 1,2,&4)
(1 2 4, etc.)
-------------------------------1-2-4-5-3-2--------------------------------
-------------------------1-2-4-------------5-3-2--------------------------
-------------------1-2-4-------------------------5-3-2--------------------
-------------1-2-4--------------------------------------5-3-2-------------
-------1-2-4--------------------------------------------------5-3-2-------
-1-2-4--------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2-
Ex.3 (use fingers 1,3,&4)
(1 3 4, etc)
-------------------------------1-3-4-5-4-2-------------------------------
-------------------------1-3-4-------------5-4-2-------------------------
-------------------1-3-4-------------------------5-4-2-------------------
-------------1-3-4-------------------------------------5-4-2-------------
-------1-3-4-------------------------------------------------5-4-2-------
-1-3-4-------------------------------------------------------------5-4-2-
Ex.4 (use fingers 2,3,&4)
(2 3 4,etc.)
-------------------------------1-2-3-4-3-2-------------------------------
-------------------------1-2-3-------------4-3-2-------------------------
-------------------1-2-3-------------------------4-3-2-------------------
-------------1-2-3-------------------------------------4-3-2-------------
-------1-2-3-------------------------------------------------4-3-2-------
-1-2-3-------------------------------------------------------------4-3-2-
Ex. 5-8 Same thing except pick only the FIRST not of each sequence, and hammer the othe notes with the other fingers. When descending, pick the first note of each sequence, and pull the notes off. Make sure that the hammered/pulled notes have the same volume and tempo as the picked notes.This builds strength, stamina, and accuracy.
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"C'mon Dave, Gimme a break!" |
Edited by - AXEMAN2415 on 04 Dec 2005 02:56:12 |
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