Tom: Cm
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|-1-2-3-4---------5-6-7-8---------9-10-11-12-------------|
B|---------1-2-3-4---------5-6-7-8------------9-10-11-12--| ... and then
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
E|12-11-10-9------------8-7-6-5---------4-3-2-1-----------|
B|-----------12-11-10-9---------8-7-6-5---------4-3-2-1---|
Exercise 2
Exercise number two should help you're your both hands to gain speed.
Exercise 2a) Picking hand
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10----------------------|
G|-------------------------5-6-7-8-9-8-7-6-7-8-9-10-------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-6-7-8--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-6-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-6-7-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1
E|-11-10-9-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-10-9-8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11-10-9-8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11-10-9-8-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-6---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-6-5-----|
Exercise 2b) Fretting hand
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|-----------------------------------------------------------7h8h9h10/------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------7h8h9h10----------------------|
G|-------------------------5h6h7h8/9p8p7p6h7h8h9/10-------------------------------|
D|-----------------5h6h7h8--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5h6h7h8----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5h6h7h8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1
E|-11p10p9p8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11p10p9p8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11p10p9p8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11p10p9p8\7h8h9h10p9p8p7\6-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------9p8p7p6---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------9p8p7p6p5-----|
Exercise 3
Exercise number three is from Stratovarius' "Black diamond" song. ( It's actually on
keyboard but here it is arranged for guitar)
I think it might be the best speed exercise that exists.
1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4 2 4 3 4
E|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---| :10-8-10-6-10---10---10-8-10-6-10---10---11-10-11-8-11----11---11-10-11-------|
G|-7-|--------------9----7--------------9----7---------------10----9----------------|
1 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-8-11----11--8-6-8-5-8---8---8-6-8-5-8---8---| :|-x999------------------------------|
G|------10---9-----------7---5-----------7---5--|-----------------------------------|
These are the exercises i've done about million times and I think they
help me every time still
(maybe not getting faster, but they're good warm up's).
And of course you shouldn't do only what these exercises say you to do.
You should make exercises of your own that you feel comfortable with.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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