Speed.

Jake D · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: Speed.

Where do I get it? How do I find it? I've got a need for speed.

In particular I'm thinking about songs like Texas Flood starting at the third measure to the end of the intro. Or Red House intro, etc.

I know. . . I know. Practice. But there has to be some pointers. Sweep picking etc.
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Lonewolf · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject:

Use a metronome to practice and gradually speed it up when you can play what ever practicing cleanly. Try to fret every note perfect and clean or it will sound like mud at high speed. I usually warm up with the ol 1234 going all the way up the neck on all strings picking each note and playing the same thing only picking the first note(legato) then backwards. For sweep picking you guessed it 1234 except start on the low E string first fret then the 2 fret A string 3 fret D 4 fret G playing with only down strokes and concentrating on keeping both hands going the same speed than practice going back up starting on the first fret G second fret D 3 fret A and 4 fret E. You can move this anywhere on the neck. Hope this helps good luck.
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Jake D · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:26 am Post subject:

Ugh. You're right. You're right! That is what I have to do. It is just so unpleasant!
Thanks for your help!

Matney X · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

Fast players don't really move FASTER so much as they move LESS.
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gigs · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

Practice playing clean as fast as you can. I mean, don't practice any faster than you can be clean and crisp, well techniqued notes. Because clean play always sounds faster than sloppy play. Build up speed while playing clean, crisp notes. You will get faster in time, but don't sacrifice technique for fast. Sloppy fast sounds terrible. Disciplined practice gets results faster.
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Captain Bb · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:19 am Post subject:

As the old adage goes: "If you can't play it slow, you can't play it fast"
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SAguitar · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

Captain Bb · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:42 am Post subject:

To keep your technique in shape you've also gotta work on your jab

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Fndrman · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

My left hand is faster than my right...gotta work on my right hand speed.

gpower · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

At least a couple of times a week I go through a drill someone showed me way back when. Pick a scale you want to work on and with a metronome, using alternate picking, play throught the scale, front to back, with single notes. When you get back to the starting note move up a fret and run through again. Do this for up to 12 frets and back down. Next time around pick each note twice (down/up), Then three times (down/up/down, up/down/up, etc.) and finally, four times each note.

This does help a great deal in developing accuracy and speed.
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teleman77 · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:02 am Post subject:

Fndrman · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

I was never much into excersises, but I'll have to try that. Cool

SAguitar · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

Would ya like some baked beans with that? Cool

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gpower · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

Ya never know tele...maybe. Someone also told me there was a 70's, It all just a blur now.
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teleman77 · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

I was touring in Canada back in 1981-1982................who knows.

What '70s.............there was a '70s? Laughing

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