The Final Step
If you made it this far, and I mean, if you have actually practised all exercises properly, daily, for weeks and months, you’re here, ready to end this madness!
I know from experience that this was no easy task, but the rewards are pretty amazing.
So let’s really go all the way and complete this. Here’s the notation.
Spend enough time with this until you feel you’ve had enough.
I know it may not seem like it right now, but speed isn’t everything. Don’t forget to play songs as well. These sweeping speed exercises are not what music is all about. Still, it’s nice to be quick!
Perhaps you want me to give you an actual, specific goal, so you know what you’ve been working towards.
So here it is, play the chromatic exercise with a straight 16th note pattern (that’s exercise 2 from step 1) at 140 BPM.
If you can do that, please move on.
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Chromatic & Sweeping | Step-by-step guitar course
The chromatic and sweeping exercises will sort out any problems you have with synchronizing your left and right hand as you play with a pick.
Take the Chromatic & Sweeping Course and you’ll will improve your accuracy, build speed, as well as train you in reading rhythms better.
Metronome
Spytunes Tap Tempo Metronome can help you when practising songs and exercises by getting yourself organized.
Manually enter the tempo or simply tap it in. You can also add accents, helping you learn complicated rhythmical patterns.
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This was a guitar lesson about advanced sweeping speed exercises, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and learn guitar with Spytunes.
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