My old warmup

[valvetronix]

This is my warm-up. I usually run through this 2 times a day.

First is a chromatic finger excercise. Hit EVERY NOTE using alternate picking.
This will help to get your right and left hand together. Use your pinkie.

e-1-2-3-4---2-3-4-5---3-4-5-6---4-5-6-7---5-6-7-8---6-7-8-9---
b-------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------


e-7-8-9-10---8-9-10-11---9-10-11-12---10-11-12-13---11-12-13-14---12-13-14-15--
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Repeat this on every string.)

Next is a chromatic string-skiping excercise. Again hit EVERY NOTE using
alternate picking. This will help get your right and left hand together. Use
your pinkie.

e---------------------------------------------------------1-2-3-4----
b-----------------------------------------1-2-3-4--------------------
g-------------------------1-2-3-4-----------------1-2-3-4------------
d---------1-2-3-4-----------------1-2-3-4----------------------------
a-----------------1-2-3-4--------------------------------------------
e-1-2-3-4------------------------------------------------------------

The next part is played right after the last.

A chromatic legato excercise. This will build left hand strength. Only pick
the first note of each 4 note section. Use your pinkie.

e-4p3p2p1-------------------------------------------
b---------5p4p3p2-----------------------------------
g-----------------6p5p4p3---------------------------
d-------------------------7p6p5p4-------------------
a---------------------------------8p7p6p5-----------
e-----------------------------------------9p8p7p6---

e-------------------------------------------------------12h13h14h15---
b-------------------------------------------11h12h13h14---------------
g-------------------------------10h11h12h13---------------------------
d--------------------9h10h11h12---------------------------------------
a----------8h9h10h11--------------------------------------------------
e-7h8h9h10------------------------------------------------------------

Next is a diatonic lick I copied from Zakk Wylde (BLS/Ozzy)

Again, Hit EVERY NOTE. This will help stretch your left hand. Use your pinkie.

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------9-12-15--
g----------------------------------------9-12-15---------9-12-15----------
d-----------------9-12-15--------9-12-15---------9-12-15------------------
a---------9-12-15--------9-12-15------------------------------------------
e-9-12-15-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------9-12-15---15-12-9-----------/19---
b---------9-12-15-------------------15-12-9---------
g-9-12-15-------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------

The next part is diffrent 3 Octave shapes. This will help stretch your left
hand. I use chicken picking for this part. Use your pinkie.

e-----12-----10-----8-------7---
b-------------------------------
g---9------7------5------4------
d-------------------------------
a--------5----------------------
e-12------------8------7--------

The final part is 2 simple sweep arpegios. This is taken from a random Yngwie
Malmsteen solo.

e----------------10-15-10---------------------------
b-------------12----------12------------------------
g----------12----------------12---------------------
d-------12----------------------12------------------
a-10-14----------------------------14-10--10-9-10---
e---------------------------------------------------

e----------------12-17-12----------------------------
b-------------14----------14-------------------------
g----------14----------------14-----------------14~~-
d-------14----------------------14-------------------
a-12-16----------------------------16-12--12-11-12~~-
e----------------------------------------------------

This excercise was created to help many aspects of lead guitar playing.

[T BAG]

<----Sweep virgin.

Would you start that second last thing with an up stroke? And I hope you use your middle finger for the 12s?

[valvetronix]

unclejerry said:

<----Sweep virgin.

Would you start that second last thing with an up stroke? And I hope you use your middle finger for the 12s?

I do use my middle finger for the 12s, and the first note of the last line is played with a down stroke

[voltimus]

"Simple Sweep exercise"?

There's no such thing...this is an oxymoron....

[valvetronix]

voltimus said:

"Simple Sweep exercise"?

There's no such thing...this is an oxymoron....

Hah, try it... its VERY simple if you have any strength in your middle finger

[voltimus]

Of course I have strength in my middle finger...

That's my "poon" finger...

I'll give it a go, I've been trying to break the mysteries of sweep picking for awhile now...

[valvetronix]

lol, make sure you do it cleanly!

[emixolydian]

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------9-12-15--
g----------------------------------------9-12-15---------9-12-15----------
d-----------------9-12-15--------9-12-15---------9-12-15------------------
a---------9-12-15--------9-12-15------------------------------------------
e-9-12-15-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------9-12-15---15-12-9-----------/19---
b---------9-12-15-------------------15-12-9---------
g-9-12-15-------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------

This isn't diatonic, valve.

[FourLetterWords]

valvetronix said:

voltimus said:

"Simple Sweep exercise"?

There's no such thing...this is an oxymoron....

Hah, try it... its VERY simple if you have any strength in your middle finger

Even I can do it.

Just play it very slowly and gradually build speed until you're playing it mega fast Al Di Meola style.