Play Fast Guitar Exercises That Are Easy & Give You Kickass Shred Technique
Not all fast guitar exercises need to be insanely difficult and frustrating.
In fact.
Playing guitar with speed should feel easy!
It’s all about the way you practice and how efficiently you fix little problems that cause frustration at faster speeds.
When you do this the right way, playing guitar fast becomes easier than ever (and a lot more fun too!).
Fast Guitar Exercise #1: Practice Small Arpeggios & Add Notes One At A Time
Sweep picking arpeggios are some of the most fun things to play for shred guitarists. Sometimes, arpeggios can seem very difficult to play – but in fact, they are easy once you get the hang of the movements needed to perfect them.
A great way to do this is to practice small arpeggio patterns in quick bursts.
Once you have mastered these small, simple patterns, then add another note to increase the challenge slightly without making it overwhelming.
Here is an example:
· Practice each grouping of three notes plus the
rest in isolation from the others for many repetitions.
· Play these groupings at fast speed. This is much
easier to do since you only have to concentrate on such few notes at once.
· Practice by focusing on one group of notes until it feels good and there are very few mistakes. Then add the next group of notes and repeat this process both by playing each in isolation from each other, and together one after the other.
Note: You don’t have to complete the entire arpeggio in one practice session. Add just a few notes or so per practice session (or more if you are able).
Apply this concept with any guitar arpeggio to make it much easier to master.
Fast Guitar Exercise #2: Use Repetition Training To Play Fast Sequences Of Notes
Using high repetitions of note sequences is an excellent way to quickly master a given guitar lick from many angles at once (as touched on in the previous exercise).
High repetition guitar practice = Repeating a single lick or segment of a lick many times in a short period of time.
Sequences = Grouping notes together in patterns.
For example: A B C D, B C D E, C D E F, etc.
Here is a great exercise to help you use high repetitions and sequences to get faster:
1.
Choose any scale you are already familiar with
2.
Play it using sequences of 4 like in the example
pattern above
3.
While playing the sequence, start at note #1 in
the sequence for many reps, then play at note #2 for many reps, but only play 4
notes at a time.
For example:
A B C D – A B C D – A B C D – A B C D, etc.
B C D E – B C D E – B C D E – B C D E, etc.
C D E F – C D E F – C D E F – C D E F -, etc.
Practicing in this manner helps you methodically master a
scale pattern without becoming overwhelmed.
The small number of notes allows you to play at fast speeds just like in the previous exercise.
After reaching the final note in the scale, play through the scale as you normally would.
Then try other sequences such as groups of 3, 5, 7, etc.
Fast Guitar Exercise #3: Combine Techniques Together For Effortless Speed
Practicing guitar techniques in isolation from each other causes you to stumble when you must inevitably combine them together while soloing.
Don’t let this happen to you!
Practice combining different guitar techniques together to make your guitar speed smooth and effortless while you are soloing.
This applies to any techniques you can think of, but a common and fun combination is scales with arpeggios.
Now you have 3 fast guitar exercises to work on to improve your speed and overall playing. This is just the beginning though.
Why?
Because you are about to learn how to double your guitar speed.
Sounds pretty cool, huh?
Best part: it won’t cost you a thing!
Learn how to increase your guitar speed by double with this free guitar practice guide.