Was bored so thought id post a little spanish peice with a fun scale to play to help you get more speed with up and down strokes! E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G----1---1-1--1-1--2-1-~----1---1-1--1-1-2-4-2-1-~--------------- D----2---2-2--2-2--3-2-~----2---2-2--2-2-3-5-3-2-~--------------- A----2---2-2--2-2--3-2-~----2---2-2--2-2-3-5-3-2-~--------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- Scale E-----------------------------------------------0--1--4--1--0------- B--------------------------------------0--1--4---------------------- G-----------------------------0--1--3------------------------------- D--------------------0--2--3---------------------------------------- A-----------0--2--3------------------------------------------------- E--0--1--4---------------------------------------------------------- Then back up again E------------------------------------------------------------------- B--4--1--0---------------------------------------------------------- G-----------3--1--0------------------------------------------------- D--------------------3--2--0---------------------------------------- A-----------------------------3--2--0------------------------------- E--------------------------------------4--1--0---------------------- Use alternate up/down strokes then when you master this put up and down strokes into your normal play, it makes it so much easier and it sounds so much better.