The #1 guitar speed mistake I fix in my students' practicing is…
…
Cranking up the metronome tempo way too soon.
You’ll build way more guitar speed when you can make a lick harder to play ‘without’ playing faster…
(e.g. play unplugged, play with the picking hand only without fretting notes, accent ‘every’ beat, play on the lowest (or the highest) frets, combine it with another lick, add string skipping, etc.)
… or easier to play ‘without’ slowing down.
(e.g. play fewer notes, play without string skipping, play in a more comfortable position on guitar, play the same frets on every string to simplify the fretting hand, etc.)
This helps you iron out any remaining flaws at each tempo before you speed from it and build WAY more control over the lick.
By the time you reach your top speeds, it should feel just as easy to play as it did at slow speeds.
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The #1 guitar speed mistake I fix in my students' practicing is…
…
Cranking up the metronome tempo way too soon.
You’ll build way more guitar speed when you can make a lick harder to play ‘without’ playing faster…
(e.g. play unplugged, play with the picking hand only without fretting notes, accent ‘every’ beat, play on the lowest (or the highest) frets, combine it with another lick, add string skipping, etc.)
… or easier to play ‘without’ slowing down.
(e.g. play fewer notes, play without string skipping, play in a more comfortable position on guitar, play the same frets on every string to simplify the fretting hand, etc.)
This helps you iron out any remaining flaws at each tempo before you speed from it and build WAY more control over the lick.
By the time you reach your top speeds, it should feel just as easy to play as it did at slow speeds.
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