Thanks Tony! Great video here, and we appreciate the shout out!
@ZacCostilla3 жыл бұрын
These techniques are done for the same reason cyclists buy shoes that clip into the pedals: efficiency! With clipped shoes, the cyclist can use the flexor muscles to pull up one side of the crank while using the extensor to push down on the other side. They also allow the cyclist to not worry about his feet falling off the pedals, so less thought goes into going forward. They use cyclometers for pace to make the long rides, but they’ll pedal faster and faster as they jockey for position or get closer to the finish line, finally pushing to an all out sprint to get there first. But it takes consistent, dedicated practice to do so. -former cyclist (now disabled, but still jamming on my guitar!)
@logofthelex26683 жыл бұрын
Practice, practice, practice, mostly slow, until muscle memory takes over.
@guylaurent81383 жыл бұрын
I agree...
@comree113 жыл бұрын
I agree. only been playing a year but the progress is there. Unfortunate i started late
@alxesh40883 жыл бұрын
I've been playing for 4 months and something that really helped me practice is having really solid chord changes, 60 second exercise helped me a lot
@MoonhareStudio3 жыл бұрын
Pick direction was without doubt the biggest revelation to me in my first 90 days. I had no idea about this before joining TAC and it has made my playing so much more fluid.
@iamsuperb37143 жыл бұрын
practicing with metronome was extreemely beneficial for me.
@russellharris50723 жыл бұрын
Julian Bream's tutor made him play gradually slower and slower,which was the method used to enhance muscle memory.When I first learned finger style I would play everything fast,it took a good friend dueting with me to realise slower can be better.|The spaces are as important as the music,this imparts emotive content to the music..................
@mintonmiller3 жыл бұрын
I have often said, the silent parts of music is where the emotion lives. Same is true with lyrics. Guy Clark said it is the holes in the lyrics where listeners fill in the gaps and personalize a song.
@russellharris50723 жыл бұрын
@@mintonmiller Amen to that Minton.............
@nowarnopoker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony and all for great tips. I really need it.
@TommySG13 жыл бұрын
Another good episode Tony! First off I really enjoy your daily lessons with your program, as far as playing faster those were great points to think about but I’m also agreeing with some others comments on this thread and that’s just good old fashioned practice, practice and more practice 🤙
@march81933 жыл бұрын
Great messages Tony, that is show. Metronome gonna go for. And pick thicker too.
@roks13573 жыл бұрын
These are very helpful tips! Another method that may help develop faster technique is to play as gently and quietly has possible which will improve dynamic control. Secondly, breakdown the musical passage to two note intervals and play as fast as possible and add notes as you become more comfortable. This channel rocks!
@leftghostcrow19433 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh I needed this
@arthurmabeejr87523 жыл бұрын
What helps me other than hammer ons, offs and slides is incorporating bends that enhance my pull offs and hammer ons. The bends are mostly made for what I call grabber notes, these bends can help you play faster if you use them within the slides. A metronome is an excellent tool to keep in constant rhythm, I am advanced player that uses a metronome, sometimes I turn off my metronome, I imagine in my head and make that same noise from the metronome, this helps me greatly as a daily practice session because I go turn it on then make sure I'm keeping that same rythm.
@dpc9153 жыл бұрын
New convert. Love the show and site. So much to say. Getting a shirt to send a guitarsenal pic! Thanks. Dave
@guybross12003 жыл бұрын
Hea Tony, i found a few years ago when i practiced with the metronome i had to slow way down [like Carey Price] that made it much easier to speed up. Now i am almost as fast as Vasys glove hand, the man with the Conn Smythe trophy.Just came back from the boat parade WOW. Maybe a threepeat next year. Your friend Guy B. in Champabay FL.
@seabass33733 жыл бұрын
Playing everything slow really makes you get solid with the piece, and therefore, increase the speed until you screw up again. Also, relating what I'm practicing to some conxept that I know makes me feel like I am not doing something completely different but rather some variant of something I already know. Adding, having no distractions helps you concentrate on that muscle memory, where you are playing, what you are playing, and how you are playing, so that you can fully practice getting consistent and fast.
@sbolfing3 жыл бұрын
The best technique I've found to play faster is to slow down. When I slow down, I play smoother. Smoother playing soon becomes faster playing.
@jimross94293 жыл бұрын
I was given this advice from Pete Huttlinger. I had a chance to chat with him at a very small venue in Woodstock GA. I asked him if he had any advice on practicing. He told me to select a lick, scale pattern, chord progression or song. Play it SLOW and perfect if you make a mistake go back to the last part you got right go slower and work through the part you messed up. As your accuracy improves start playing the selected piece a little faster. Eventually you will get, in his words not mine "stupid fast".
@raindancer893 жыл бұрын
Playing along with the oldies fm or am radio , helps me
@jacsvihus2 жыл бұрын
I have heard it said that speed kills....I would happily submit that in the hands of the relaxed player speed is safe and rewarding. The only thing I found killing was tension, Tension was killing my speed. When I was able to identify and eliminate tension speed was just another thing. And then there is tone. Another day perhaps.
@stickgs2 жыл бұрын
Can you discuss how to develop a light touch with fretting hand and perhaps more importantly how to develop relaxed hands, wrists, fingers, forearms? Trying to play faster causes tension in all of the above! What causes the tension? Is it lack of knowing the notes to play...fast? Is it not having proper technique? Is it not being able to skip strings efficiently as in cross-picking? I think not knowing the correct notes to play, as in knowing the scales, modes, and notes of the fretboard, etc. etc. may cause most of the tension....but need more opinions of experts! Thanks, -Greg
@troykelly6393 жыл бұрын
Question for everyone out there. First off, I'm no virtuoso, but have been getting better. I practice scales with a metronome all the time. Start a new exercise slow and once I have it, increase the speed. On simple scales, I have my speed upwards of 240bpm. At that speed it's a little difficult to "count" and I rely on feel. My question is... what's the best way to synch to at metronome a higher speeds.
@toddwilliamson85573 жыл бұрын
Slow down your metronome and fit in double the notes, then when you get back up to extremely fast tempos where you cant count that, you slow it down all the way again and fit in 4x the notes. In my opinion stamina and fluidity is more important than top speed. Also practice melodic sequences not scales. Running scales from root to octave and every note in between in sequence will not help you get better.
@troykelly6393 жыл бұрын
@@toddwilliamson8557 thanks for the info... makes sense.
@ianhorrocks96763 жыл бұрын
Here are three things that work for me when trying to speed up my finger picking: (1) use a capo to play the same thing higher up the neck -- I don't know why this works, but open to capo 2 makes a big difference for me; (2) play more softly; (3) try to relax and not to over think it -- in fact I think that I can play better/faster after a glass of wine :-).
@ianhorrocks96763 жыл бұрын
@john mcclure Thanks for the suggestion -- I think you're right. There might also be an element of reduced stretching.
@jasong5463 жыл бұрын
That beard and blackhawks sweater is a glorious combination of destruction!
@dalebrandenburger50023 жыл бұрын
Tony, where did you get that cool Unplug shirt?
@EduardoDiaz-wy4mi3 жыл бұрын
Tony have you've seen Paco De Lucia he was an extremely fast fingerpicker!
@handimax3 жыл бұрын
So does Petco de Lucia and John McLaughlin
@toddwilliamson85573 жыл бұрын
Paco De Lucia is probably the most famous modern flamenco guitarist of our time. The 'fingerpicking' he used is called picado. It does not involve the ring finger or thumb like fingerpicking. Flamenco also use another technique called rasgueado. These techniques are not the same as fingerpicking or classical techniques.
@toddwilliamson85573 жыл бұрын
@@handimax John McLaughlin plays with a pick. He does use nylon string acoustics. He does not play fingerstyle and never has. In the trio Al Di Meola played a steel string acoustic with a pick and occasional hybrid picking (pick and fingers), John McLaughlin played nylon strings with a pick and occasional hybrid picking in the chord sections, Paco De Lucia played Flamenco guitar. Paco could not read music, Paco did not know the names of the notes on his guitar. He learned entirely by ear in classic spanish flamenco tradition.
@rizlovedaydream84243 жыл бұрын
When he said, you want to throw out your metronome on the wall.. I was like Yes Yes you😁😁 know You know my pain..😅
@josephgraham10753 жыл бұрын
I can't follow that second G pattern. Do you have this exercises somewhere else? Maybe on a different video.
@gimpyjwilliams2 жыл бұрын
i thought ultex sharp was your favorite pick you traitor!! lol i have to use medium picks because heavy picks are hard for me to movie through the strings it feels like rocks
@josephgraham10753 жыл бұрын
I'm not so much into speed anymore, but for me. It was turning to drop D and palm muting.
@chrisgmurray36223 жыл бұрын
Yes, you left something vital off your list, although you sort of touched on it.I think it should be more clearly articulated as one of your main points-- that is rhythm as well as timing.Timing is improved with metronomes maybe, but rhythm is more subtle--being in front or deep in the pocket, or accenting clusters to give yourself an overview of something that will propel your playing and speed you up.Speed in any instance is mutually dependent on the rhythms, and is impossible to play fast if you can't develop a smooth continuous flow in timing and construction of the lick itself.So developing speed is intrinsically and completely the result of precise phrasing.( now I see why you didn't go into this more-it's hard to convey in words but hopefully you get what I mean)Good post!
@clintonlemoine9863 жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna lie. It looked like you sped up the video. Haha. Your a bad ass
@michaelhyatt97113 жыл бұрын
Tony, do you have a link for those fingerpicks? I see several options and want to get the right ones. Thanks.
@r.jlovely3 жыл бұрын
Sar make a video on guitar making process from raw material
@omarmac13 жыл бұрын
I play guitar in a plane so I play at 500 mph no matter what. 🎸🛫
@r.jlovely3 жыл бұрын
How many mm pic is good for trilling sir
@raymondkirkland8873 жыл бұрын
Can You Send Me That "G" Lisk Please!?
@randypaul85113 жыл бұрын
Tony I just got the Pro Metronome yesterday and it only cost me 1.99
@bp71523 жыл бұрын
Any advantage/disadvantage to using a drum machine instead of metronome?
@janeandthecoolcats50333 жыл бұрын
id say there is no difference. but regarding getting the rhythm right, i would advice to use a thumbslap. it is like the muslememory where your thumb becomes the metronome itself.
@leeonardodienfield4023 жыл бұрын
@@janeandthecoolcats5033 that is a bad habit, not all music has percussive guitar slaps. you're going to have to retrain yourself when you try a new genre, I had to. Sounds great for a lot and helps keep time but much better to count and use your foot or move with your rhythm if you have to
@deividasprunskas66893 жыл бұрын
Love this show,Tony,thanks for making,makes tuesdays even better ! :) also would like if You include Joan Baez in one of Your epsisodes :)
@jackwilson76493 жыл бұрын
“The golden rule of pick direction”…. Oh so alternate picking? Got it.
@omarmac13 жыл бұрын
Alternate contact or direct contact = tunder strokes ⚡
@mintonmiller3 жыл бұрын
for me... playing fast is overrated. after a certain speed it ceases to be music and you might as well be listening to a chainsaw.
@Trper-qh1nn3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@EricMLopez3 жыл бұрын
Nah. Speed is an effect like any other, and can contribute to the feeling you intend to convey.
@peterman70003 жыл бұрын
videos don't help practice does, that's it. there is no simple solution. practice.