Playing Faster?

juineaux · Unread post by **juineaux** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 10:53 pm

Does anyone have some advice for playing faster? Ive sorta hit a wall and cant seem to get past it.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:33 pm

ive realized that too dude. earlier i realized most of my guitar playing has emphasized rhythm, and i havent been doing much for lead. i started learning some parts of master of puppets (metallica just in case you didnt know) and i think its making me somewhat faster. most of my speed has come from playing satellite faster than ive heard dave play it. thats pretty much the only song i really have good speed on. anyway, my guess is the only way to get in faster is to go play songs that are faster than you, and eventually youll get it. i know im not nearly as good as you are, but maybe experience isnt needed for this one.

croloff · Unread post by **croloff** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 3:03 pm

A great way to play faster is to learn a few flatpicking tunes. Might not be your favorite music but it will increase your pick speed tremendously.

Careful, though, there is a difference between playing faster and missing or skipping notes.

juineaux · Unread post by **juineaux** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:06 pm

yea, I already do some flatpicking. Ive gotten alot beter at it over the last couple of months.

bugman96 · Unread post by **bugman96** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:39 pm

Finger excersizes.

croloff · Unread post by **croloff** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:55 pm

Bugman, you could use some spelling exercises!

bugman96 · Unread post by **bugman96** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 6:49 pm

croloff wrote:Bugman, you could use some spelling exercises!

Haha yeah. After I typed that I was like, "Did I spell that right? I don't think I did, oh well." My spelling is usually top-notch though.

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:08 pm

juineaux wrote:Does anyone have some advice for playing faster? Ive sorta hit a wall and cant seem to get past it.

I have an article from Acoustic Guitar Magazine that really helped me out. It is a series of finger/scale exercises that is designed to make your fingers independent of each other...that is to easily fret from one finger to any other finger...if you understand what I mean. With that you can pick up speed.

I'll copy it at work tomorrow and email you a pdf file of it.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:42 pm

taylordb would you mind sending it to me too?

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:50 pm

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e |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|.----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|.--------------2-|4-5-------------|----------------|
A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-3-5---|----3--------3-3|3-2-3-5-3-2-----|
E |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-5---------|----------------|------------3-2-|

thats a little somethin im working on. its been increasing my speed somewhat, if you listen to master of puppets its after the 2nd solo (kirk's solo) - its great dude.
edit doh all the tabs i put up suck lol (look like crap when pasted)

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:58 pm

shane wrote:taylordb would you mind sending it to me too?

Will do

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:00 pm

thanks dude.

juineaux · Unread post by **juineaux** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:53 pm

yea, thanks everyone

Jay · Unread post by **Jay** » Sun Apr 06, 2003 9:22 pm

taylordb wrote:
shane wrote:taylordb would you mind sending it to me too?
Will do

would you mind sending it to me too? :lol:

jjg243@nyu.edu

thanks if you have time.

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 4:58 am

Jay - check your email...you should have it now.

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