playing faster
ive been playing for a few years now, and im mostly into playing the blues. however i would lke to learn to play really fast, and im having trouble. i can play scales as much as i want, but i cannot get any faster at them. or playing solos of my favorite songs, i cant keep up to speed. any suggestions or songs you first learned how to play fast would really help me out.
# 1
You can shred the blues too!
Check out Richie Kotzen for sure.
Also, you might check out.. Greg Howe, Shawn Lane, Marshall Harrison, and even Eric Johnson.
Check out Richie Kotzen for sure.
Also, you might check out.. Greg Howe, Shawn Lane, Marshall Harrison, and even Eric Johnson.
# 2
playing fast takes time and a lot of practice...
what I've done with the scales to get faster is to try them different ways. I was stuck on the pent blues scale and couldn't play it fast or accurately until I sat down and REALLY practiced it. What I mean by that is this:
Play the whole scale, the pent terms... all the positions up and down the fretboard (I did it to the 12th) a few times, then do alternate picking, then try it hammering on the 2nd or 2nd and 3rd notes of each line.. then try double picking each note, then triple, and so on play around with it till you're so comfortable that if you start on the 4th note of the scale you can naturally find the next higher or lower note... the speed will come...
oh also, go here
www.guitarknowledgenet.com
this guy has some really good scale exercises and they're explained very well...
what I've done with the scales to get faster is to try them different ways. I was stuck on the pent blues scale and couldn't play it fast or accurately until I sat down and REALLY practiced it. What I mean by that is this:
Play the whole scale, the pent terms... all the positions up and down the fretboard (I did it to the 12th) a few times, then do alternate picking, then try it hammering on the 2nd or 2nd and 3rd notes of each line.. then try double picking each note, then triple, and so on play around with it till you're so comfortable that if you start on the 4th note of the scale you can naturally find the next higher or lower note... the speed will come...
oh also, go here
www.guitarknowledgenet.com
this guy has some really good scale exercises and they're explained very well...
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# 3
to get good at like almost anything you have to practice...thats the key is to practice..practice alot and make sure your practicing right and not waisting time..There is really no other answer to getting fast besides practice
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# 4
Originally Posted by: ketsueki15to get good at like almost anything you have to practice...thats the key is to practice..practice alot and make sure your practicing right and not waisting time..There is really no other answer to getting fast besides practice
Thats always true but you must always start off slow.
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# 5
I tire of this question. PRACTICE!!!
The ancient and sole solution to this eternal problem.
The ancient and sole solution to this eternal problem.
# 6
where the hell is polera when you need him???? he's got the perfect sig for all that nonsense...
Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect!
Learn it, know it, LIVE IT
Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect!
Learn it, know it, LIVE IT
"The one truly great thing about this life is that noone can sincerely and truly help someone, without helping themselves"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
# 7