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Rykoshet
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Rykoshet
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Joined: 01/27/09
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07/18/2009 7:24 pm
It defeats the purpose to play along with the clicks. If you're practicing for speed you're not going to be playing quarter notes, you'll be doing eight notes or faster.

If you were playing quarter notes it'd be all down picks, which you don't want to be doing at 250bmp. Scales are a great way to practice alternate picking with eight notes, count 1&2&3&4& by picking downwards on the numbers and picking upwards on the "and" or off-beat.

If that's too easy you can always do sixteenth notes.

Originally Posted by: RazboHeheh, I was going to ask that at one point, but figured I'd be suggested to double the count. I think that thing is a blast, anyway. Sometimes when I'm feeling uninspired and don't feel like lessons I'll put it on the tempo increase... More fun than Guitar Hero! :D


Check out http://littlebigstar.net/main/ if you're looking for a fun way to practice. Pop in any guitar pro file and try and play along, you can change tempo on the fly, which makes it a great way to learn a song with a tricky melody.