Alternate Picking Speed & Accuracy

Practice right hand isolation on a single string using triplet picking patterns. Use drum beats from the resources tab to repeat the exercise ten times and vary speeds.

Practice right hand isolation (part 2) with muted strings, focusing on 16-note patterns, emphasizing downstrokes and upstrokes in groups of four for improved speed and accuracy.

Continue with right hand exercises grouping six notes, emphasizing the first note of each group, and practice both downstrokes and upstrokes with a drum track on all strings.

Practice right-hand isolation by playing three slow beats, then a fast fourth beat, using drum tracks at different tempos to start downstrokes and upstrokes from a dead stop.

Master right hand isolation with four-note groups, starting slow for the first three beats and doubling tempo on the fourth beat to 60 notes, while practicing without an amp.

Improve alternate picking speed and accuracy by practicing a drum track focused on left-hand isolation, exercise 1.

Practice the final single-string exercise to keep your pinky grounded and close to the string, then apply a 16-note pattern across keys and strings.

Set a comfortable tempo for static speed and practice with a metronome to build finger memory and relaxed hands, choosing one exercise for a five to ten minute session.

Ramp speed practice mode guides you to gradually increase tempo, starting at 90 bpm, by achieving four measures without mistakes and logging the tempo for the next session.

Explore burst speed mode to push max tempo by halving tempo and doubling notes, using a metronome and three to six note patterns to break speed barriers while staying relaxed.

Develop alternate picking speed and accuracy by performing a single string etude that emphasizes precise picking technique and consistent tempo.

Learn the first section of the single string etude, focusing on triplets in a minor, using frets 8, 5, 7, 10, and 4 to build alternate picking speed and accuracy.

Break down section 3 of the single string etude, teaching an alternate picking pattern from the 10th fret and shifts to 7th and 5th with repeats and variations.

Explore a single string etude variant of a six-note pattern across frets, expanding to the 10th and 15th frets, the 12th fret, and the 7th position with a pinky stretch.

Break down section 6 of the single-string etude, move the pattern up to the 12th fret, and practice the high-string fourth fret with a barre to boost alternate picking accuracy.

Move between adjacent strings with two-string grooves, focusing on inside picking and outside picking, with exercises to improve alternate picking speed and accuracy.

Master inside picking with a two-string chromatic exercise that alternates downstrokes across strings and upstrokes returning, starting at the 12th fret and moving to 15th fret, then back.

Refine inside picking speed and accuracy by mixing three core exercises, applying them to a pentatonic scale, and following with a performance video and backing track.

Master the inside picking etude in f-sharp minor by outlining triads off scale degrees and practicing two fret patterns on the 12th and 11th frets to boost speed and accuracy.

Explores a picking etude, section two, outlining a diminished triad off the eleventh fret, moving to twelfth fret, turning the pattern into an alternate picking exercise for speed and accuracy.

The section introduces the next picking pattern, starting at the 15th fret, then 15–12, slide to 11, and 14 on strings, combining with earlier patterns to boost speed and accuracy.

Master alternate picking speed and accuracy by practicing the inside picking etude section 4, building triad patterns across frets, and repeating sequences for steady technique.

Master the outside picking technique with targeted exercises and examples, as popularized by Paul Gilbert. Compare outside versus inside picking and learn to craft licks and solos by staying outside.

Explore fragment one from the alternate picking speed and accuracy course, using building-block fragments to practice downstrokes, frets, and strings, highlighting a speed ramp and deliberate practice modes.

Practice fragment four within the outside picking exercises, starting somewhere, then play a fret on the G string and repeat the pattern over and over to refine alternate picking.

Explore triplet and six-note group patterns across strings from a starting position, then play a 7 on the G string and shift the first finger to the fifth fret.

Explore sixteenth feel and alternate picking by shifting between eighth and sixteenth note patterns, with outside picking practice that moves across strings and frets, including back-and-forth string transitions.

Develop alternate picking speed and accuracy with a new guitar fragment, using 60 or 80 or eighth notes, played on the fifth fret of the G string.

Develop the sixteenth feel in fragment 3, practicing fret seven on the G string and counting the rhythm to improve alternate picking speed and accuracy.

Improve alternate picking speed and accuracy by practicing a 5-8-7 pattern, moving to the G string fret, and starting with a downstroke to stay on the outside of the strings.

Combine four different patterns in the sixteenth feel by linking fragments, following the triplet feel and six template feel fragments, and these work great with bring ex-Rangers.

Explore staying outside the strings to maintain outside picking fluency by transitioning between strings on the same string, practicing scales, and blending inside and outside techniques for the upcoming etude.