Guitar Picking Exercises

(for building speed, finger strength, and agility)

D=DOWNSTROKE, U=UPSTROKE
All exercises should be played with a pick
Exercise 1
DUDU

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|-0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3-|Repeat till 12th fret then play on 5th, 4th, etc.

Exercise 2
DUDU
|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4--5-4-3-2---------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------1-2-3-4------------------5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------
|--------------------------1-2-3-4---------------------------------5-4-3-2-------------------------------------
|------------------1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------5-4-3-2------------------------------
|----------1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------------------5-4-3-2------------3-4-5-6-etc.
|--1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-3-2---3-4-5-6---------

Exercise 3
DUD
|-------------------------------1-2-3--4-3-2----------------------------------------------3-4-5.etc. till 12th fret
|-------------------------1-2-3--------------4-3-2- ----------------------------------- 3-4-5
|-------------------1-2-3-------------------------4-3-2------------------------- ----3-4-5
|-------------1-2-3------------------------------------4-3-2---------------------- 3-4-5
|-------1-2-3------------------------------------------------4-3-2--------------3-4-5
|-1-2-3------------------------------------------------------------4-3-2----3-4-5-----

Exercise 4
DUDU
|-----------------------------------------1-3-2-4------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-3-2-4---------2-4-3-5-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------1-3-2-4--------------------------2-4-3-5----------------------------------|
|-----------------1-3-2-4------------------------------------------2-4-3-5---------------------etc. till 12th fret.
|---------1-3-2-4----------------------------------------------------------2-4-3-5-------3-5-4-6--|
|-1-3-2-4--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-4-3-5----------|
Exercise 5
DUDU
|-1-2-3-4----------------------------------------------6-7-8-9--|
|------2-3-4-5------------------------------------6-7-8-9-------|
|-----------3-4-5-6--------------------------6-7-8-9------------|
|----------------4-5-6-7----------------6-7-8-9-----------------|
|---------------------5-6-7-8------6-7-8-9----------------------|
|--------------------------6-7-8-9---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------4-3-2-1----|
|-8-7-6-5-----------------------------------------4-3-2-1-------|
|------7-6-5-4-------------------------------4-3-2-1------------|
|-----------6-5-4-3---------------------4-3-2-1-----------------|
|----------------5-4-3-2-----------4-3-2-1----------------------|
|---------------------4-3-2-1-4-3-2-1---------------------------|

Exercise 6 and 7
DDDD
|-----------------------4-----------------------------|
|---------------4-----3---------5---------------6---|
|-------4-----3-----2---------4---------5-----5----|
|-----3-----2-----1---------3---------4-----4------|
|---2-----1---------------2---------3-----3---------|
|-1-------------------------------2-------------------|
UUUU
|-1-------------------------------2-------------------|
|---2-----1---------------2---------3-----3---------|
|-----3-----2-----1---------3---------4-----4------|
|-------4-----3-----2---------4---------5-----5----|
|---------------4-----3---------5---------------6----|
|-----------------------4------------------------------|