Guitar Speed - Developing Speed & Accuracy Part. II

This is the last installment of Developing Speed & Accuracy. In this part, we're going to learn more tricky exercises. Don't forget to use the metronome and use the method I've mention in the last post. If you haven't read the part I, click here to read.

D = Downstroke
U = Upstroke
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
h = Hammer On
p = Pull Off

Exercise #1

D U D U
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------7-------------7-------------7------------|
|-7-8-10---10-8-7-8-10---10-8-7-8-10---10-8-7-etc-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
*Just repeat the note above again & again

Here's another exercise .....

Exercise #2

D U D U etc...
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10----|
|--------------------------------10----10-12-------|
|--------------------10----10-12----12-------------|
|------8----8-10/12----12--------------------------|
|-8-10---10----------------------------------------|

|----------10----13/15-13----13--------------------|
|----10-13----13-----------15----15-13-15----13----|
|-12--------------------------------------14----14-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|-12-14-12\10-----||
|--------------12-||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||

And now this...

Exercise #3

D U D U etc...
|---------------------------------10-13/15-13-----|
|---------------------------10-13--------------15-|
|---------------------10-12-----------------------|
|---------------10-12-----------------------------|
|------8-10/12------------------------------------|
|-8-10--------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------||
|-13-----------------------------||
|----14-12\10--------------------||
|--------------12-10-------------||
|--------------------12-10\8-----||
|-----------------------------10-||

The next exercise will uses hammer on & pull off a lot....

Exercise #3

D       D         D U       D
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4h5h|
|---------2h3h5p3p2---2h3h5h7-----|
|-0h2h3h5-----------5-------------|

  D       D         D
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------4h5h7p5p4---4h5h7h|
|7p5p4---4h5h7-----------7-------|
|------7-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


S S S S
|--------||
|--------||
|9p7p5p4-||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||

You can use a lot of Palm Mute technique for the exersices 1 & 2. Do it with & without palm mute and so on..

I've already mastered all the exercises above. So, what's next?

Try to learn Sweep Picking and arpeggios. Sweep Picking is a technique used by Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, John Petrucci and the new modern guitarist, Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold. Here some sweep picking lessons :
Guide to Sweep Picking
Playing Arpeggios Fast. Part 1
Playing Arpeggios Fast. Part 2
Playing Arpeggios Fast. Part 3

Other recommendation for learning is to watch Intense Rock Video by Paul Gilbert. This video cover lots of exercises & techniques for faster fingers. Click here to get it now!