Here are a few tricks to improve your guitar skills. Let's start with a little speed. Get yourself a thin pick and play these riffs in alternate picking: --10-9-7--------------------------------------------------------7-9-10------- -----------10-9-7--------------------------------------7-9-10---------------- --------------------9-7-6-----------------------6-7-9------------------------- ----------------------------9-7-6--------6-7-9-------------------------------- ------------------------------------9-7-9--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Try building up speed on this exercise. It's really good for playing fast scales. Another cool little thing you should try out as fast as you can: --13-14-13-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------14-12-10----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------13-11-10--------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------12-11-9---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------12-11-9-8~------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is used by Yngwie Malmsteen in one of his songs and is played extremely fast. Try playing this Locrian mode scale as fast as you can: ----------------------------------------5-6-8-6-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------6-8--------------8-6--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------5-7-8------------------------8-7-5--------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------5-7-8----------------------------------------8-7-5------------------------------------------------------- -----------5-6-8--------------------------------------------------------8-6-5----------------------------------------------- ---5-6-8------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-5--------------------------------------- This is also a cool little riff. Start with the Major scale and then play the Locrian mode. ---------------------------------------3-4-6---------------------------------------3-4------------------------------------- ----------------------------------4-6------------------------------------------4-6---------------------------------------- --------------------------3-5-6----------------------------------------3-5-6------------------------------------------------ ------------------3-5-6----------------------------------------3-5-6-------------------------------------------------------- ----------3-4-6----------------------------------------3-4-6---------------------------------------------------------------- ----4-6-----------------------------------------3-4-6---------------------------------------------------------------------- When you play this fast, it might be a little hard to jump from the e to the E string, but practice it a little and you'll get it right. Ok now, try sweep-picking this exercise as fast as you can: ------------------7--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------5--------7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------7-------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------5------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------7-----------------------5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---5-----------------------------7-5~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now try this Minor Arpeggio sweep: -----------------8h12p8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------10-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------9-------------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------10------------------------11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---12--------------------------------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now try this harder Major Hy-Peggio out. --------------------3-/-8--T12p8--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------5-----------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------5----------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------5---------------------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------7---------------------------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------- ---3-/-8---------------------------------------------8--3------------------------------------------------------------ Same thing, only this time it's a Minor Hy-Peggio: ----------------------8h11--T15p11p8---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------8-----------------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------8----------------------------8---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------10---------------------------------10------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------10-----------------------------------------10-------------------------------------------------------------- ---8h11-------------------------------------------------11p8------------------------------------------------------ And now a Diminished Hy-Peggio: -------------------8h11--T14p11p8------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------7-----------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------8---------------------------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------10--------------------------------10------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------9----------------------------------------9--------------------------------------------------------------------- --8h11--------------------------------------------11p8-------------------------------------------------------------- Great, now if you think you are ready, try out this Monster Hy-Peggio! It's hard, but after a while of practicing, you'll get it. Remember to use sweep picking and hammer-on right! ?? Am???????????????????????????????? E E:--------------5h8-T12p8p5--------------------------- B:------------5------------------5--------------------5---- G:----------5---------------------5----------------4------ D:--------7-------------------------7-------------6-------- A:------7-----------------------------7---------7---------- E:-5h8---------------------------------8p4h7------------- ???????????????????????? ? G E:-4h7-T12p7p4-------------------------3h7-T10p7p3---- B:-------------------5---------------------3------------------3-- G:--------------------4-----------------4----------------------- D:----------------------6--------------5------------------------- A:-----------------------7-----------5-------------------------- E:-------------------------7---3h7----------------------------- ???????????D???????????????????????????????? F E:-----------------------2h5-T10p5p2--------------------- B:---------------------3------------------3------------------- G:-4----------------2---------------------2------------------ D:---5------------4-------------------------4-------------3-- A:-----5--------5-----------------------------5---------3---- E:-------7p2h5--------------------------------5p1h5------ ???????????????????????????? C E:-----1h5-T8p5p1-----------------------0h3-T8p3p0--- B:---1----------------1--------------------1------------------ G:-2--------------------2----------------0--------------------- D:------------------------3-------------2----------------------- A:--------------------------3---------3------------------------ E:----------------------------5p0h3-------------------------- ?????????????D??????????????????????????? ??????E E:--------------------------2h5-T10p5h2----------------- B:-1---------------------3-----------------3--------------- G:---0-----------------2--------------------2------------- D:-----2-------------4------------------------4----------- A:-------3----------5---------------------------5--------- E:---------3p2h5--------------------------------5p4h7--- ? E:---------4h6-T12---|| B:-------5-----------|| G:-----4-------------|| D:---6---------------|| A:-7-----------------|| E:-------------------|| Hope you manage to play this! It's pretty hatd, but, Enjoy!! --AtmaTribe
