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Eircom_Sucks · 09-07-2012, 10:33

been playing 22 years and im only 32 , but im v good at rhythm , but i wanna get better at lead guitar

any ideas how to get me playing faster

shizz · 09-07-2012, 10:35

Definitely a metronome, patience and dedication.

Then find specific speed building exercises (which can be incorporated into scales so you learn them at the same time).

Start out slow and work your way up.

-=al=- · 09-07-2012, 19:47

Eircom does suck

No cheating here really gotta start slow get the basics check out your technique and get some practice in

Fingers Mcginty · 30-08-2012, 10:32

Take a simple scale eg a G major scale starting on the low e string 3rd fret and start to play it very slowly. Say 80 bpm in 1/4 notes ie for every beat you will move to the next note of the scale.
I know this is quite slow but it's only when you slow things down that you'll actually see what mistakes you are making. Use alternate picking and ho,ld the pick correctly.
This is important bit...Try to keep each finger of your fretting hand less a few mm above the fretboad. You'll proabaly be surprised at how hard it is to do after so many years of doing it wrong. it's only when you can do this properly that you should increase the tempo of the metronome by 5 bpm each time. When (after a few days/weeks of practise) you get to 160 bring the metronome back to 80 and start the scale with 1/8 notes this time ie two notes per click and so on until you get to 160 then bring the metronome back down to 80 and do the scale with 1/16 notes ie 4 notes per click.
I know this is boring as hell but if you are serious about playing fast you should incorporate this into your practise schedule every day ,,,even if it's just for 10 minutes.

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09-07-2012, 10:35	#2
shizz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,499 Adverts \| Friends	Definitely a metronome, patience and dedication. Then find specific speed building exercises (which can be incorporated into scales so you learn them at the same time). Start out slow and work your way up.

09-07-2012, 19:47	#3
-=al=- Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Posts: 37,364 Posts: 2,998 Adverts \| Friends	Eircom does suck No cheating here really gotta start slow get the basics check out your technique and get some practice in

30-08-2012, 10:32	#4
Fingers Mcginty Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CostadelBettystown Posts: 1,560 Adverts \| Friends	Take a simple scale eg a G major scale starting on the low e string 3rd fret and start to play it very slowly. Say 80 bpm in 1/4 notes ie for every beat you will move to the next note of the scale. I know this is quite slow but it's only when you slow things down that you'll actually see what mistakes you are making. Use alternate picking and ho,ld the pick correctly. This is important bit...Try to keep each finger of your fretting hand less a few mm above the fretboad. You'll proabaly be surprised at how hard it is to do after so many years of doing it wrong. it's only when you can do this properly that you should increase the tempo of the metronome by 5 bpm each time. When (after a few days/weeks of practise) you get to 160 bring the metronome back to 80 and start the scale with 1/8 notes this time ie two notes per click and so on until you get to 160 then bring the metronome back down to 80 and do the scale with 1/16 notes ie 4 notes per click. I know this is boring as hell but if you are serious about playing fast you should incorporate this into your practise schedule every day ,,,even if it's just for 10 minutes.