How To Play Guitar Fast By Picking With Perfect Precision & Consistency
Playing guitar fast means nothing if you can’t do accurately. Fortunately, you’re in the right place to learn how to do this!
There are many different elements to focus on that (when practiced consistently) give you insanely fast guitar speed that is clean and effortless.
Sound like something you might want?
I thought so!
Here are 5 tips to help you play guitar fast with precision like never before:
Tip #1: Gain Tremolo Picking Consistency Through Stamina
Training
Fact: Most guitar players can only tremolo pick for a few seconds before their technique falls apart and they get out of time.
The longer you can go maintaining a stream of tremolo picked notes, the more consistent your speed picking attack becomes.
This gives you picking technique that only a few with ever attain!
Practice this concept by tremolo picking for 10 seconds
straight. Then rest a minute and repeat.
Tip #2: Paying Attention To Types Of Pick Strokes You Use
It’s easy to get into the habit of mindlessly playing guitar licks in whatever way immediately feels easy.
However, this isn’t always the best or most efficient way to play with speed.
For example: Many guitarists alternate pick everything they play. This becomes very inefficient in some cases, slowing them down and causing mistakes in the process.
Tip #3: Bring Both Hands Together In Sync By Picking Single Strings In Sequences
Practicing single string guitar licks is amazing for speed.
Why?
It helps you lock both hands tightly in sync due to how precise your picking needs to be and how little room for error there is.
Practicing single string exercises has the effect of improving your speed, cleanliness and two-hand synchronization while making playing non-single string patterns easier.
Practice the single string lick below:
To make this easier, break it down into segments of a few notes at a time. Then alternate playing with legato and picking the notes.
This is massively effective for warming up your fretting hand and locking it in sync with your picking hand.
Tip #4: Play Guitar Fast With Intensity Using More Power
Want to give any guitar lick you play a boost in intensity while subtly improving your speed at the same time?
Use more power in your picking attack.
Similar to single string licks, picking with power forces
you to stay in sync to get the notes to sound perfectly.
By simply using more power in your picking attack, you make your guitar playing more precise and accurate.
Tip #5: Make Playing Guitar Fast Feel Easier Using Speed Bursts
Anything can be mastered quickly when you break it down into smaller, easier to follow steps. This makes much more sense than trying to master something all at once in a single setting.
Same concept applies to guitar – yet many guitarists never consider this.
Breaking down any fast guitar lick into small groups of notes is not only easier to practice, it also allows you to practice without slowing down!
This video shows you how to use bursts of speed to make breaking down licks an even more effective practice approach:Now you understand 5 very powerful concepts for becoming a faster and more accurate guitarist. However, there is more to learn in order to become a top-tier shredder with perfect accuracy.