Guitar Speed Bursts - Breaking Your Own Speed Barrier
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One of the questions that I am constantly asked as a guitar teacher is "what is the best way to develop speed on the guitar?".
Now, just as I point out in the video lesson, speed is not everything, but it is a valuable tool that every musician should have in their toolbox. There are many musical moments where using a little bit of speed in your playing can help convey the emotion you are trying to put into the music.
From my experience as a practicing guitarist in many different styles of music from rock to classical to jazz, I find that the practicing of guitar speed bursts has increased my speed and control on the guitar more than anything else. After more than 20 years of teaching I have also found that to be the case in most students as well.
So why do guitar speed bursts work so well?
Well the number one problem that prevents anyone from playing something that is fast on the guitar is tension. If there is a fast picking sequence most players tend to tense up their picking hand, wrist and forearm. If you have been playing a while you may not even notice it since you are so used to the way the tension feels.
The key to breaking down your own personal speed barrier (while maintaining a clean technique!) is to reduce the amount of tension in your hands to the lowest amount possible.
This is were guitar speed bursts come into play. We will be alternating a quick burst of notes with a longer period of rest and relaxation. You still do this in a rhythm with a metronome so you can gauge your daily progress.
The idea here is to play the quick burst and try to then completely relax during the couple of beats where you aren't playing anything. Then when the next speed burst comes around try to keep that relaxed feeling while playing it. It may seem at first that your loss of tension will create a loss control. This is natural but with continued practice of speed bursts you will be able to play very accurately with absolutely no tension. Everything should feel nice and loose.
In order for this method to work you really need to concentrate and analyze how your hands feel. This relaxation principle goes for the fret hand as well. Stay focused while you are practicing these exercises in order to make sure you are feeling everything correctly. This isn't the type of technique exercise you would want to do while sitting in front of the TV and mindlessly letting your fingers fly around the fretboard.
As you develop that loose and relaxed feel with the shorter speed burst, it will now become time to increase the length of that speed burst. Again you will want to focus on how relaxed you can stay through all of the notes of the guitar speed burst. The longer the speed burst, the more difficult it will be to stay completely relaxed.
I would love to hear from you guys about how this practice method is helping you. It can be applied to many different guitar techniques as well so perhaps I can make some lessons for those if people are interested in it.
Hope this lesson helps you guys break your own speed barriers!!
Carl...
"A relaxed hand is a fast hand."
Thank you, Carl.
"A relaxed hand is a fast hand." ...man, wish I had learned and realized this a lot sooner, haha. Thank you. I have a clearer direction 🤘🏻
he never gets upset in these videos or raise his voice. he's like the Bob Ross of guitar.
CRIMSON PRODUCTIONS I don't think that's unique to him
Can somebody please link me a video of a guitar instructor getting upset? I think that would be hilarious, no offence lol
Why would he get mad at the camera lmao
😂😂😂 cuts to other yt guitar teachers strait rage quitting mid lesson
So true !!
These speed bursts are amazing, I've been doing them for quite some time now and I'm starting to get extremely fast, very effective
do they really work?
Hey No M, sorry but TH-cam won't allow my to respond to your individual comment for some reason. But in any case, yes this speed burst technique works great for just about any scale, lick or technique on the guitar. :)
Hey Carl , do you think that a Harley Benton WL 20BK will fit for a beginner ?
Just wonderful, been searching for "justin guitar ear trainer app" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Peynharlotte Acoustic Smasher - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my friend got excellent results with it.
Good old 2015 youtube
Dude. I have seen a shit ton of practise videos to break that speed barrier I had and this is the only one that works. So amazing! Thanks for this.
Thanks for the sage advice! Of all the students I've had, I'd say tension has been the no. 1 impediment to real fluidity on the instrument. It was certainly mine when I was really trying to develop my chops; I thought that to play faster I'd have to bear down harder. It seems a lot of developing players feel that way. Even though it's become instinctive for me, in the role of teacher, to work with students on relaxation and emphasizing its importance (regardless of speed), I still find that after a while my own tension will creep up in almost imperceptible increments. So one day I'll be working on some new material and suddenly finding that I just can't get it. And what's my first instinct? I'll check everything my pick, my pick angle, my hand position, etc.-everything except my tension. Finally, I'll think of checking my physical tension; and 10 times out of 10, that's the culprit. Tension's my chronic road block, and the one thing that I always seem to need someone to point out to me. So that's a longwinded way of saying Thanks for the reminder, for the excellent remedies, for your fine playing, and for your entire series. While I'm at it, thanks for your dedication to the instrument and to teaching. This is an act of immense generosity on your part. All the best!
thormusique Thanks a bunch for the kind message and for the great read! I really appreciate it! :)
I've been looking all over youtube for how to increase your speed and I knew tension was one of the main factors to play faster. I believe this excercise is everything I've been looking for. Thanks a lot! I can't wait to start! I'll let you know my progress.
How's it coming along?
This makes complete sense. It is so easy to tense up, lock up and come to a standstill. I'll adopt these exercises. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes to you.
Stephen Gritton so has your speed increased?
So are you dead
“a relaxed hand is a fast hand, and you’ll also last longer” i think he’s talking about more than the guitar 😂
This exercise is soooooo good and so simple that hacks the finger speed limits! Tnx a lot!
Does it really work?
@@francescosisto7131 for me yes!
Thanks, really helped with understanding how to use a metronome and incorporating it to increase speed. After 1 year of playing, I am finally adapting TH-camrs' believes that I should be using a metronome.
If anyone is having a hard time getting started like me, start off with just hammer-ons using your 2-3-4 fingers to build strength and coordination. You can also do pull-offs too with these fingers. Mix up the order too.
I was having a really hard time getting my ring finger especially to hit independently and on time. After a few sessions a day of 2-3-4 H/Os and P/Os for about a week I really saw improvement in finger coordination and timimg. Now I can move on to mastering Guitar Speed Bursts. Thanks Carl for another GREAT lesson!
any exercises to strengthen ring and pinky fingers
Thank you. You're pry the only person who actually explains the technique. There are way too many TH-camrs who just want to advertise their website and not explain anything at all.
excellent lesson! my A # 1 Numero Uno biggest pain in the ass problem is excessive tension in my right hand. i'm a lefty that plays righty so its even more of a problem because motor control is lacking in my right hand. i have actually done some work using the short burst type technique you described here, albiet intuitively, so at least i was on the right track but this def gives me some new ideas and makes me realize more than ever i have GOT to teach this right hand to relax or it'll always hold me back! thank you!
Any improvement?
you should do a new video of speed burst with sweep picking arpeggios and also left hand legato speed burst ! you'd also would be the first on TH-cam with a video of those techniques with speed burst
Descending bursts are much harder for me. I can perform ascending sixteenth note bursts at 92 bpm but if I try to perform descending speed bursts I have to decrease the tempo to 88 bpm. Thank you for the lesson.
Steven Mal Do you use alternate picking?
Dude ascending is the problem for me LMAO
You are so well balanced, relaxed, funny ,great knowledge and skills. Somebody compared you with Bob Ross and I get it you are the Mister Miyagi of guitar. Such a relief to watch and learn. I learned a lot from your lessons. Thanks for everything 🤟😎🤟
To the point and good material as always. I like your channel better then any other on TH-cam guitar lesson wise
Sounds legit. Going to implement this into my daily practice routine for the coming month. Thank you!
that strat is sick bro 👌
Its just a regular strat.
@@mindcontrol67 its still sick bro
@@mindcontrol67 it's professional series maybe
I’ve been playing a long time, self taught before studying in college and teaching private lessons. I hit a plateau, and had looked everywhere for help; this video appears to have fixed it. Very simple approach, that quickly turns into gains 💪🏾 💪🏾
finally !! all i needed...you are right to the point without long boring speeches !! thank you,, this is really helping me speed up in no time.
Carl
this is a great lesson ... so simple and (I can imagine ... gonna try it out asap) so effective.
Thanks.
You know, I've been trying master the two pentatonic triplett runs in "Good Times Bad Times" solo, but haven't been able to play them up to speed. I came across this video, and tried doing them in speed bursts and staying relaxed, and I think I got it now! Thanks much for this tip.
Carol your the best guitar lesson I’ve come across on TH-cam. 👍👍
Thanks so much...this lesson is just what I needed. Much appreciated. Geoff
This really works... Im learning "Vivaldi Tribute" and this speed burst technique really helps me .. specially with going from one string to another.
The first time i watch this vids i thought it just a waste of time, but im wrong :p
Great video! Two things I thought to do as I'm going through this are to do both up down and down up alternate picking, as well as doing 3nps scale shapes with triplet speed bursts, it forces your hand into awkward string changes
Man i am traped with my picking speed! Been looking for a while and I think this one is helping me get better. Thanks!
Man i just wanted to say thank you carl for all the great lessons i love you!
Wonderful ideas and exercises, as always! Thank you very much, Carl! You're a great inspiration for beginners guitar players like me! ❤
proberly the best lesson on theory and exercise for speed burst on ytube
Six years later this video is still the best
Very clear lesson
This video changed my guitar playing. If you're skeptical, trust me, this works.
What was ur bpm before and after?
0:45 that gave me bicycle race solo (Queen) vibes
Roger Taylor works
I have a great feeling about this exercise...thank you so much
This is very helpful my legato is somewhere above 150 bpm but my alt picking is only at 120bpm
This tutorial easily deserves a million views. Thanks a ton _/|\_
Thanks for another great lesson. I've been really avoiding the metronome till recently , and I wish I'd started sooner .
+Bryan Bernas same here. i never even thought of using a metronome, but this makes too much sense.
Great lesson, it is helping me a lot. At first I struggled until I corrected my fretting hand position. Thank you!
Great video, played for years and never foccussed on speed. Paying now I'm trying to improve but this was useful.
Yo Carl brown can you smile in one video. Curious what that looks like. Great video as always
Maybe finish the entire video. He smiled at the end.
GuitarLesson365 you're the most good guitar teacher on youtube!
i ogree
helped me with legato going back and forth higher strings, thanks!
I am very shitty when it comes to speed and right hand endurance, I don’t know why I can’t get better. But this seems really helpful I will try this. Thank you Carl, you are the best
How'd it go?
Brilliant idea .
great guy thanks!
1:54 "sweet emotion" by aerosmith immediately came to mind
Thanks man. Excited to add this to my routine
Thanks so much, I don't really have a problem with my picking hand. For me it's the fretting hand that claws up and tenses up, but this technique helped nevertheless. Thanks!
I love your videos and I have learned so much! Thanks!!!
this helped me a ton! thanks for all the amazing guitar wisdom carl
IT’S REALLY WORK.. THANK YOU
that`s an interesting approach, I`ll try it immediately. Thanks!
Great idea thank you
Great video and technique, going to work that!
Thanks
Awesome technique, man!
I found this very helpful - Thank you.
thank you great lesson
Thanks teach ☺️👍
Thanks for this video.
this is clever... nice one!
The best in the planet..
This is really helpful!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Effective exercise thanks 🙏🙇
I'm using this to help learn your eruption lesson 😂
Holy Wars for me
Summer by Vivaldi for me 😅
domination solo for me 🙈
Overflow by Kiko Loureiro for me.
Speed Kills - LOL - cool I need this!
That really helped!
Thanks!
I'll do it. Thanks
Hey carl. This technique dis help me a bunch woth the tension and everything. I have to ask about your speed picking technique, because I noticed it's not the straight back and forth alternate picking but rather the more "rotational" picking if you will. I kinda started to do that and it does help ease that tension a little bit,but my wrist is still too straight. I know for the technique you're supposed to life your wrist slightly off the bridge. The problem is its a little harder to control what I'm doing. What can I do to kind of help "tighten" up the movement so I can still do it fluidly? Thanks a bunch! Your lessons have done me good :)
This is great, thank you
Nice guitar exercise.. new frnd here
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Great great lesson
Great advice👍👍
I love you Sir
Dear carl,
I check ur video everyday and every time, i really like what you are putting. You're really kkind of making a good effort for us and for ursrlf as well. In other words you motivate guitarist like us a lot. However i've a first and last ever request from u. I want u to do me favour by making a tutorial for all the guitar section of "Dream theatre- Breaking all illusion" by john petrucci (including intro-outro solo,rythm,bridges,main riffs) If it's not possible than "Racer X- technical difficulties" by paul Gilbert. As i'm performing on a well class platform soon, so i'm in need of so much help. And got no one to ask for. Thank you.
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T. Olik
Will you please do a lesson on Bare Foot Blue Jean Night by Jake Owen. Also your lessons are the best ever, it has really improved my guitar playing thank you.
great lesson!
thanks a lot
Any more advice for the picking hand? Is there a special way to hold the pick or angle to keep your wrist?
Its January 2024, thanks for this dude i hope you are well.
Woah! Thanks
awesome
Subbed Bro' Wicked lesson.
I've been trying this lesson. Do you guys make it a point to start on the upstroke as well? I find me speed is much slower that way. Good stuff.
Nice
I think (Classic guitar ) players , would find it a little bit hard to practice , cuz there is a small distance between strings and neck , that isn't existed as same in Electronic guitars .
Is there something you can do if your ring finger and your pinky are always kinda moving together?
Is it normal that the tendons on top of my hand fell like "pulling' after practicing this exercise?
I have a question about this exercise! If you are starting your practice routine with this exercise, how should you do it for? 3 min,4 min,etc.
Why do I have so much trouble doing the 4-3-2-1 back up the neck? Even playing it slower. I just don't understand why it's more difficult to keep my left hand in sync in that direction.
Speed isn't everything ..... It's the way you work it 😉
Great videos, always useful. Curious to know why there's always an unplayed guitar in the background. It seems to change with each video. A product placement? Guest appearance by a buddy's axe?
In how long time approximately you can expect to see results in your speed? If you practice this for 45 minutes per day lets say.
Hi Guys I cant click on the tab, the button is there but it's unclickable... any help? Direct link, if possible. Thanks in advance !!!
in the ending i forgot you were talking about guitar, a relaxed hand is a fast hand, and it will last longer without being tired