hi all, dunno if this has been discuss or mention abt before but i seem to hav a problem trying to play ultra fast. lets say u play a major scale, not on a single string, my question is do i hav to pick note for note or jus hammer on for all the notes. are ther techniques to like pick super fast smoothly. :?: :?
help on lightning picking
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ChickMagnet
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practise with metronome, there's no shortcut
Black_Death
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subzero11 said:
u tink game arh?! :lol:
heh..using hacks to make ur fingers play every chord and scale which exists.
JUST IMAGINE! :smt105
fenderrules
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T-bone said:
a very good and common question every aspiring guitarists has asked before.
techniques: alternative picking, sweep picking, economy picking bla bla bla..
BUT!
besides practice being the main key of success, another way to go about it is to take your time and pick at your own pace. i have this problem as well. whenever im playing scales (prefably minor pentatonics, i love them), i always tend to go into overdrive and speed up my fingers. although i hit and picked the correct strings, it sounded like crappo, cuz the notes i fretted didnt ring out smoothly. instead they were muted strings and this became a problem as i continued to blindly pick fast, hoping to achieve the speed like paul gilbert (lol i can never beat him). but in vain i only gotten worse and strained my left hand everytime i played. ouch....
even if im playing at a slower speed now, im able to get smoother sound and instead of the bumpity bump bump tone i played before i now have some yummy banana milk shake. id rather play slow and smooth now than play fast but sloppy later.
the whole point is, that guitar playing at this point of time can get very tempting. so humble thyself first and play slow and steady first, then build up your speed by monitoring your rate of picking with a metronome. go slowif you have to, then when both your picking and fretting hands have developed a good sense of rhythm and coordination, build up your speed.
hope this helps...and good luck to you too
cheers
MadWerewolfBoy
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start with alternate picking... up down up down until u can do it consistently... don't need too fast at 1st... then, faster each day, until u find urself playing sloppy or unclean... slow down and start again...
make a point to relax ur fingers such that they are always close to the fret board... aka no "flying" fingers... maintain this even when playing fast...
will be quite hard especially for the pinky but heh, slowly 1st bro! i also trying!
make a point to relax ur fingers such that they are always close to the fret board... aka no "flying" fingers... maintain this even when playing fast...
will be quite hard especially for the pinky but heh, slowly 1st bro! i also trying!
fenderrules
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shredrat said:
a metronome is a device used by musicians to keep to the desired rhythm. its usually used for a piano but its also used by every musician to keep in sync with the timing.
if you wanna play fast, you'll have to do it the hard way and practice picking the notes WITH precision. go slow if you have to (its actually a must, everybody starts somewhere), and also use a metronome to....yeah im sure you know..
Black_Death
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alternate..
fenderrules
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shredrat said:
yesh
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