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I've decided to take a break from the strict ascending/descending scalar type patterns for Part 3 of Warm Up Tips, since several forum bros have asked me about finger strengthening and hammer on/pull off exercises.

The included exercise has a little bit of everything: finger stretching, finger strengthening, sweeping, economy picking, and hammer on/pull off all wrapped into one.

The pattern is an Add9 arpeggio pattern. Play it slowly and pretty far up the neck to begin. After playing through it four times, slide down one fret and play the same pattern. As you work your way down to the 1st fret, your fingers will be stretched further and further apart to the excruciating 1st/3rd/5th fret stretch! Then work your way back up. There are some more linear stretching exercises coming up in Part 6 or 7.

This exercise will definitely increase your appreciation for players like John Petrucci, Jason Becker, and other shred-types who can rip through this stuff at light speed.

Remember - WARM UP FIRST! PLAY SLOWLY AND ACCURATELY FIRST! OBSERVE THE NOTED FINGERING AND PICK STROKES!

Enjoy good luck!

working on it now Thanks

I corrected one of the pick strokes, which was wrong in the original jpeg.
Sorry!!!

A string skip to boot? You're killing me bro!

Thanks

ba-BUMP!

Another one, nice!!

Thanks TO

You're welcome, lads.

I hope they vault all of these.


Originally Posted by djs194I hope they vault all of these.

Good idea, get them all in one thread or something then -gt; to the vault!

Thanks Benny, not here too often these days, but got them all!

Bump

i know my hands are going to quit on me when i'm gonna start playing again gt;.lt;

Are the 1st 2 of these exercises still up somewhere? I appear to have missed them

They're here someplace. You'd better catch up, I'm working on Part 4 now ...

aieeeeee... back home... no GP yet

have to get started on these thingies

You should be able to see the TAB ... tis a jpg.