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- Chicken PickingLEVEL 5An exercise for developing stylistic 16th note dead notes.
- Even Note GroupingsLEVEL 5My favorite way of alternate picking: Using even note groupings and downward pickslanting.
- Hybrid Picking ExercisesLEVEL 4In this lesson I will show you some hybrid picking exercises over a country example in the key of E.
- Hybrid Picking ExercisesLEVEL 5Exercises & licks using hybrid picking.
- Hybrid Picking ExercisesLEVEL 3Take your first steps in Hybrid Picking land!
- 16th Notes PhrasingLEVEL 4In this study, we'll learn how to develop improvisation ideas over 16th note patterns.
- 16th Notes ExerciseLEVEL 1Practice timing and playing 16th notes using interactive exercises.
- Tapping in 16th TripletsLEVEL 6This lesson shows what can be done with only one simple tapping pattern. Moving through the scale while tapping and producing the whole solo with just one simple pattern.
- 16th Shuffle SoloLEVEL 5Get comfortable with the 16th Shuffle rhythm to spice up your vocabulary!
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Bluesberry5th April 2010Thank you, Jose! This inspired me to practise alternate picking again!
It's nice to see I'm developing with these patterns. I'll try and put up a REC take in a month or so.
Jose Mena6th October 2008Thanks Alejandro
Alejandro Pinero6th October 2008Very useful excersice!
- Jose Mena5th October 2008
Thanks Danilo
Danilo Capezzuto4th October 2008I like and use this runs too! Ah...very useful lesson for beginners. Well done!
- Jose Mena3rd October 2008
Thanks guys, I'm glad you find it useful, they are simple exercises when played without a metronome, with the metronome it becomes a challenge
Pedja Simovic3rd October 2008Very cool alternate exercises Jose !
Marcus Lavendell3rd October 2008Cool patterns Jose. Now I must learn all of them!! Thanks
Nazgul3rd October 2008Very useful excercises, Jose! Well done! This will help my AP for sure!
- Jose Mena3rd October 2008
thanks guys
Ian Bushell3rd October 2008Nice technique and sequences as always Jose.
Carlos Carrillo3rd October 2008Great technique friend!! Very fast and Very clean! It is the most important!
Vasilije Vukmirovic2nd October 2008Right hand motion is perfect, relaxed wrist, even picking....
Jerry Arcidiacono2nd October 2008Really really great exercises Jose
Ivan Milenkovic2nd October 2008Very good exercise for shredding, well done
Eat-Sleep-andJam2nd October 2008Pure Inspiration
Added.
You should do a In the Style of PG Lesson, I think it would be interesting
Sergio Dorado2nd October 2008Great exercise!
Hisham Al-Sanea2nd October 2008nice exercise Jose.
Dejan Farkas2nd October 2008Very nice
- Jose Mena2nd October 2008That's exactly what I was looking for - thanks! How long will it take me to get that fast! Seems like years and years.
I am not going to lie, it takes time, just be patient, practice focusing on playing cleanly and accurately, speed will comecool Jose!
Thanks Lian 
Lian Gerbino2nd October 2008cool Jose!
Kizaze442nd October 2008That's exactly what I was looking for - thanks! How long will it take me to get that fast! Seems like years and years.
- Jose Mena2nd October 2008"Only 160 BMP" - Jose Mena
Jose - this is great. You say you've used some of these runs in past lessons. Could you guide me to one specifically? I can do these kinds of runs (not as fast - YET!) but I'm having trouble mixing speedy runs into my improvs. I'd like to see how you do it. Nice job!
-Kiz
This one:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...tal-shred-solo/
Around 0:09 I do one of these, not exactly the same, but the same concept, 16th notes on 3 notes per string scale shape, played at 220 bpm, which makes it harder to follow - Kizaze442nd October 2008
Jose - this is great. You say you've used some of these runs in past lessons. Could you guide me to one specifically? I can do these kinds of runs (not as fast - YET!) but I'm having trouble mixing speedy runs into my improvs. I'd like to see how you do it. Nice job!
-Kiz 
fatb0t2nd October 2008"Only 160 BMP" - Jose Mena
- Jose Mena2nd October 2008
thanks, glad you like it chmilew
chmilew2nd October 2008Very nice excercises Jose, well done !
- Jose Mena2nd October 2008
Thanks Muris and fkalich
@fkalich: I am glad you see it this way, I have used a few of these patterns in my solo lessons, then I though it might be a good idea to go deeper into what I was doing with Alternate picking, it seemed important to explain how to do it a little slower to concentrate on timing and accuracy.Great lesson Jose, it's fast enough for some of us
Don't worry about the speed, if you feel comfortable at 120 bpm, go with that, focus on the note duration, you want to feel comfortable hearing that click on every 4th notes you play - inertia2nd October 2008
Great lesson Jose, it's fast enough for some of us
fkalich2nd October 2008also, the fact that you play it cleanly, 20bps faster and it is like Gilbert. Articulating notes, There have been other AP lessons in the past, where this has not been the case, you kept it at 160 to make it a good lesson, rather than show what you yourself can do.
- fkalich2nd October 2008
Thanks, this is useful. Others have short sections like this, but not so extended. Also your comments on the forum are always intelligent, appreciated.
Muris Varajic2nd October 2008Nice exercises!
- Jose Mena2nd October 2008
Thanks guys, Even though it isn't fast the idea is to play the 16th notes with the 3 note per string scale shapes, and not get lost with timing. Glad you find it useful as I do.
Bogdan Radovic2nd October 2008Very useful exercises Jose !!
kaznie_NL2nd October 2008..Just a bit to fast for me
thnx man, neat playing!!- Alex872nd October 2008
Great exercise Jose
SensE2nd October 2008This lesson is on my list. Must do !
Vinod Saranga2nd October 2008I like excercise lessons thanks Jose
Emir Hot2nd October 2008excellent exercise lesson
Kuba Szafran2nd October 2008Great exercises Jose
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Hello GMCers
In my previous shred lesson I included some 16th note fast runs, however they were arranged in a 3 note per string scale pattern as shown below.
The problem this presents is that the click will not fall every 3 notes, thus makes it harder to follow, we have to forget about the shape and concentrate on the sound itself, we have to get used to hearing that click every 4 notes.
I have only gone up to 160 bpm here, the purpose here is not developing blazing fast lightning speed, but rather good timing at a moderate speed which is much more important, before going to fast insane shred. It is important to practice these patterns with a click, starting slowly and increasing the speed gradually.
I have included 6 patterns here, some of which I have used in some of my solos, these should help you get started into playing this type of 16th note runs on a 3 note per string scale shape.
Happy Alternate Picking!!!
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