Effective Alternate Picking Exercises

Standard tuning

= 120
Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1

S-Gt
3 3 3 3

8 7 5 8 7 5 5 7 8 5 7 8

Exercise 3 Exercise 4
3

8 5 5 8
8 5 5 8

Exercise 5 Exercise 6
5

3 3
3 3

8 7 5 5 7 8
8 7 5 5 7 8

Exercise 7 - Scale Run

3 3
7
3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3
3

5 7 8 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5
5 6 7 7 6 5
5 6 7 7 6 5
5 7 8 8 7 5

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 Effective Legato Exercises
Standard tuning

= 120

Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1

S-Gt
3 3 3 3

5 7 8 5 7 8 8 7 5 8 7 5

Exercise 3 Exercise 4
3

3 3
3 3

5 7 8 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5

Exercise 5 Exercise 6
5

5 7 8 7 5 8 7 5 5 7
5 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 7 8

Sequence 1 Sequence 2
7

3 3 3
3 3 3

5 8 5 7 8 7 5
8 5 7 8 7 5 5 7 8 8 7

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 Full Legato Run In A-Blues

3 3 3 3
9
3

3 3 3

8 7
5 8 5 7 8 7 5
7 6 5 6 7
5 7 5 6 7 6 5
5 7 8

11
3

3 3 3
3

5 8 5 7 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 8

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 Effective Economy Picking Exercises
Standard tuning

= 120

Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1

S-Gt

8 5 5 8
8 5 5 8

Exercise 3 Exercise 4
3

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

5 7 8 10 8 7 10 8 7 5 7 8
5 7 8 10 8 7 10 8 7 5 7 8

Exercise 5 Exercise 6
5

5 8 7 5 8 7 5 5
5 7 8 8 8 5 7 8

Exercise 7 - Scale Run

7

5 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5
5 6 7 7 6 5
5 6 7 7 6 5
8 5 7 8

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 Sweep Picking Examples
Standard tuning

= 120

Example 1 Example 2
1

S-Gt

5 8 7 5 5 8 7 5
7 7 5 5
5 7 8 8 5 5
5 6 7 7

Example 3 Example 4

3 3 3 3
3 3

12 17 12 15 12 12
13 13 13 13
14 14 14
14 14
12 15 15

Example 5 - A Minor Arpeggio Run

5

5 8 12 8
5 10
5 9
7 10
7 12
5 8 12 8

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