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    The document provides tips for improving speed picking on the guitar. It recommends (1) measuring your maximum speed without mistakes and remeasuring after 30 days to track progress. (2) Exercises that use three fundamental shapes will improve speed and accuracy long-term. (3) Practicing single-note runs on one string while staying close to the fretboard develops correct technique. Slowing down exercises occasionally reduces tension for better form.

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    The document provides tips for improving speed picking on the guitar. It recommends (1) measuring your maximum speed without mistakes and remeasuring after 30 days to track progress. (2) Exercises that use three fundamental shapes will improve speed and accuracy long-term. (3) Practicing single-note runs on one string while staying close to the fretboard develops correct technique. Slowing down exercises occasionally reduces tension for better form.

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    The document provides tips for improving speed picking on the guitar. It recommends (1) measuring your maximum speed without mistakes and remeasuring after 30 days to track progress. (2) Exercises that use three fundamental shapes will improve speed and accuracy long-term. (3) Practicing single-note runs on one string while staying close to the fretboard develops correct technique. Slowing down exercises occasionally reduces tension for better form.

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    Speed picking

    Ideas

    At higher tempos the problem is the lack of coordination between the two hands. One problem
    causing this is that the fretting hand fingers are too far from the fretboard and thus tend to miss the
    correct timing.

    Key: measure your max speed without mistakes. 30 days later remeasure. Accept the challenge –
    otherwise you will get bored, and put the program away like all others and keep searching and be
    depressed.

    Because these exercises make use of the three fundamental possible shapes used when playing
    guitar, they will give you speed and accuracy for life.

    Step one

    Potential picking speed – one string one note. Great warmup. It can increase over time. This
    develops correct muscle memory. Stay close to the string, do not draw large angle. Observe,
    improve. Measure progress.

    !New discovery – mandolin-pick every day across six strings – you develop the correct muscles in the
    wrist and the minimum motion required for fast speeds! Practise this daily and loosen the wrist,
    minimize all tension.

    Tibi trick/observation: while doing at exercise at borderline speed for you, suddenly do it 3-4 times
    slower (to the beat) and let the body melt the tension – this will be quite noticeable first time you do
    this – you realize how much tension you have been holding. Now hold on to that feeling and pick up
    the speed again. After a few repetiotions try another slow down and consciously relax- this time
    probably noticing less tension having built up. Repeat these until you notice no further tension
    building up.

    Tb realisation: our senses are powerful signal disturbances. If we have powerful entry in the visual
    channel, it will diminish the energy running into/from other channels. What does that mean? That
    means if I look at the fretboard I am obstructing my learning because that energy could be used to
    support the kinaesthetic channel and thus speed up learning. Also: this also applies to the 6th sense –
    thinking. Logical analysis slows down the other channels and obstructs learning. SO: don’t look at the
    fretboard and do not think too much. That will maximise the energy in the kinaesthetic channel and
    your playing will speed up dramatically.

    Tb another discovery – I learned to play the guitar by trying not to disturb people around me =
    sloppy technique, weak, imprecise. To retrain this – play palm muted and accent the notes heavily
    stressing the picking. Do this on the smoke on the water 3 passages. Re-train the wrist thusly.

    Start 7th jan jan 10th jan 13 JAN 20

    Ex 1 115bpm max 130 155 (on amp!) 160

    Ex 2 140 bpm 145 165 165

    Ex 3 125 bpm 135 145 160


    Batio ex: 85 105 110 115

    Smoke 1

    Smoke 2

    Smoke 3

    MANDOLIN PICKING 6 strings

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