Any good picking exercises?

[RayKnight]

That'd most likely help with sweep picking and to help the foundation of alternative picking?

And a side question...how do I sweep pick if there is the following...

-----------7--------E
---------4----------B
-------3------------G
-----3--------------D
---5----------------A
-4------------------e

At D and G strings, should I use the same finger to sweep pick over the two strings? *like a power chord thingy*

Thanks, looking forward to hearing enlightening responses.

 

[LadyInTears]

its easier to start off sweeping on the higher frets, my friend..

 

[Likui]

take classical songs and play on electric guitar with distortion. take those by bach or paganini, very good exercise

 

[RayKnight]

Thanks Likui. I'm actually doing Moto Perpetuo for practice. Any tips on the shredding question though? I'd really appreciate that.

 

[Likui]

u do this method comfirm will work tested and proven by me but will take u many many many hrs of practice, u set metronome to 40 play 1 click to 1 quaver beat through out the whole song ( I think after 20 mins u still haven't finish the whole song lol ), next set to 42 then play the whole song then keep increasing by 2, all the way till 120 then u set back to 40 now do 1 click to 1 crotchet beat, then u slowly increase to 42 , 44 , 46 etc until u reach the speed u like. At all times make sure u relax both hands if at anytime you feel strained on any hands means your technique is wrong , never relax or something like that. After many many many hrs of practice your hands should still be ok no strain at all. Yeap that's a tip try it and tell me if it works for you.

 

[Likui]

its easier to start off sweeping on the higher frets, my friend..

yea try sweeping on my guitar from 24 to 29 frets lol

 

[naviros]

pick 1 string through all 6 strings (downwards)
pick 1 string through all 6 strings (upwards)
pick 2 strings (alternate pick) through all 6
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accelerate...

 

[RayKnight]

I will try that. Thanks Likui!

Thank Naviros. I've been doing that. I do the spider exercises, play scales, and I do both up and down, plus alternate.

 

[naviros]

Hmmm... you can search online... I find Micheal Angelo Batio's warm up run to be quite effective...

 

[Likui]

pick 1 string through all 6 strings (downwards)
pick 1 string through all 6 strings (upwards)
pick 2 strings (alternate pick) through all 6
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accelerate...

for me I feel yes this thing helps also but very boring, because the sound that comes out from the amp not nice, i would rather take a song which has all these techniques and play it at least something nice comes out from the amp. Or i write my own song with all these picking techniques. So I get to play nice music and practice whatever techniques I want to play

 

[Gohoc]

Hi,just joined this forum n saw ur post.Check out e Berklee guitar method(u need 2 read music)..try vol.1.e etudes for alternate pickin basic.A lot of suedo classical stuff usin
e pick.I v done it n it works.Enjjoy.

 

[Gohoc]

Hi,shredding comes in variety.I v observed alot of shredders n I see Malsteem tech s
perfect.Try circle pickin on ur right hand.keep in touch.

 

[Gohoc]

Hi,buy e mag GTR TECNIQUE comes w cd.Pick e songs u like but practise w a metronome
fr 60/70 beats per min n work ur way up wk by wk..its fun n u c e shred..enjjoy