Tuning: EADGBe
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-1-2-3-4---------5-6-7-8---------9-10-11-12-------------|
B|---------1-2-3-4---------5-6-7-8------------9-10-11-12--|... and then
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
e|12-11-10-9------------8-7-6-5---------4-3-2-1-----------|
B|-----------12-11-10-9---------8-7-6-5---------4-3-2-1---|
Exercise 2
Exercise number two should help you're your both hands to gain speed.
Exercise 2a) Picking hand
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------7-8-9-10----------------------|
G|-------------------------5-6-7-8-9-8-7-6-7-8-9-10-------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-6-7-8--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-6-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-6-7-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1
e|-11-10-9-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-10-9-8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11-10-9-8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11-10-9-8-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-6---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-6-5-----|
Exercise 2b) Fretting hand
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7h8h9h10/------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------7h8h9h10----------------------|
G|-------------------------5h6h7h8/9p8p7p6h7h8h9/10-------------------------------|
D|-----------------5h6h7h8--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5h6h7h8----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5h6h7h8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1
e|-11p10p9p8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11p10p9p8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11p10p9p8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------11p10p9p8\7h8h9h10p9p8p7\6-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------9p8p7p6---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------9p8p7p6p5-----|
Exercise 3
Exercise number three is from Stratovarius' "Black diamond" song. ( It's actually on
keyboard but here it is arranged for guitar)
I think it might be the best speed exercise that exists.
1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 4 2 4 3 4
e|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---|:10-8-10-6-10---10---10-8-10-6-10---10---11-10-11-8-11----11---11-10-11-------|
G|-7-|--------------9----7--------------9----7---------------10----9----------------|
1 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 1
e|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-8-11----11--8-6-8-5-8---8---8-6-8-5-8---8---:|-x999------------------------------|
G|------10---9-----------7---5-----------7---5--|-----------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
PLAY TOO ..