The #1 speed killer: pick and fret hand not landing together.
Set metronome to 80 BPM. Play this on one string:
E |--7-8-9-10-9-8-7-8-9-10-11-12-11-10-9-8-| (alternate picking) The #1 speed killer: pick and fret hand not landing together
Check: Record yourself. If you hear two separate attack sounds (fret then pick), you’re not synchronized.
You might be asking: Is a PDF just a PDF? Articulation rule: Keep fingers curved, close to frets
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Improves finger independence and evenness. Articulation rule: Keep fingers curved
E |----------------------------1-2-3-4-|
B |--------------------1-2-3-4---------|
G |------------1-2-3-4-----------------|
D |----1-2-3-4-------------------------|
A |1-2-3-4-----------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|
Articulation rule: Keep fingers curved, close to frets. No “flying pinky.”
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