With this exercise we will travel up the
neck. By up I mean towards the bridge where the higher
notes are. If you have just started working on sixteenth
notes, I think you will agree that this exercise is fantastic
for developing speed.
Line up four fingers with the first four
frets. Play across the neck.
Open Position
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:-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------
Now, before reversing direction and
moving back across the neck, move up one fret and line up four
fingers with the second through fifth frets.
II Pos
E:-5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------
B:--------5-4-3-2------------------------------------
G:---------------5-4-3-2-----------------------------
D:----------------------5-4-3-2----------------------
A:-----------------------------5-4-3-2---------------
E:------------------------------------5-4-3-2--------
Then move up again, lining up four fingers
with the next four frets, the third through sixth and reverse
direction.
III Pos
E:------------------------------------3-4-5-6--------
B:-----------------------------3-4-5-6---------------
G:----------------------3-4-5-6----------------------
D:---------------3-4-5-6-----------------------------
A:--------3-4-5-6------------------------------------
E:-3-4-5-6-------------------------------------------
Continue up the neck in this fashion.
Reverse the procedure when you have reached
your limit or (better yet) once you've reached the guitar's limit.
XIX Pos
E:-22-21-20-19---------------------------------------
B:------------22-21-20-19----------------------------
G:-----------------------22-21-20-19-----------------
D:----------------------------------22-21-20-19------
A:---------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------
A:-22-21-20-19---------------------------------------
E:------------22-21-20-19----------------------------
That's right now move
down one fret, reverse your direction and play
XVIII Pos
E:---------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------18-19-20-21------
D:-----------------------18-19-20-21-----------------
A:------------18-19-20-21----------------------------
E:-18-19-20-21---------------------------------------
E:------------18-19-20-21----------------------------
B:-18-19-20-21---------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------
Keep going until you go
back down to the lowest fret.
Achieve
that dream!
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