Originally Posted by: purei dont understand how someone can ask for an excercise then say exactly how he/she wants it to be. if you know how you want it to be, why not make one yourself?

if you're asking for an excercise, why do you not want 1234 123 etc? the reason we have excercises is to build dexterity. not to play something melodic. the best excercises sound like crap.

that being said, here's one of my favorite excercises. i practiced this once a day as fast as possible WITHOUT making any mistakes going up and down the fretboard and i got alot faster and my alternate picking became natural.


ALWAYS PRACTICE WITH A METRONOME NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING

_______4_1_____________2_5_____________6_3_______
_____3_____2_________3_____4_________5_____4_____
___2_________3_____4_________3_____4_________5___ etc
_1_____________4_5_____________2_3_____________6_
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also a goot sweep picking excercise


now, i seriously didnt just waste my time writing this, you're gonna do it. just try it out.

Man theres no better way to help a fellow gutiar intuseist with confidence than a good dose of sarcasum, mixed with some waste of my time refrences. Then toped with some nice direct orders. Wheres thu luv.