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Lava_Monster
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Lava_Monster
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Joined: 02/03/05
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02/03/2005 5:24 pm
I practice like this:

Warm up with running up and down my scales normally. The legato my scales. Afterwards, I match the chords to the scales. Learn a new chord( or try too). Practice on hammer on/pull offs. Sliding, tapping, sweeping ect, Basically anything technique I can work on. Practice different progressions. Work on a song here or there if i feel like it.

Not sure if you wanted to know all that, but hey!

A good exercise I always liked was this one:



E----------------------1h2---------------------
B-------------------1h2------------------------
G---------------1h2----------------------------
D-----------1h2--------------------------------
A-------1h2------------------------------------
E---1h2----------------------------------------

Then do that going down. Do it with your Index to Middle. Middle to Ring Ring to pinky Then start from 2 and go to 1 with pull offs


E----------------------1h3---------------------
B-------------------1h3------------------------
G---------------1h3----------------------------
D-----------1h3--------------------------------
A-------1h3------------------------------------
E---1h3----------------------------------------

Do that with index to middle. Middle ro ring. Ring to pinky. Then index to ring Index to pinky. Middle to pinky, Then start fro 3 to 1 with pull offs. You can go 4 to 1 1 to 4 whatever. Just mix up the fingering and make each finger just as strong.
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