how do I play fast mostly solos

[Guest]

I been seeing tons of videos of people playing fast I want to know how do I do this because I can’t I’ve been trying to play to a metronome and speed it up but it never works what should I do I also try to play it slow then speed it up then it gets messed up please help

 

[idssdi]

I always feel like playing fast is a muscle memory thing because if you have to think which note comes next you probably cant play that note that fast after the other. For me fast playing was really just repeating the same thing over and over and over it will not happen in a day it is something that you develop after time. Try to use your metronome and when you can really nail a certain bpm bump up the metronome by like 5% amd do it again

 

[Filip Tomiša]

You can’t expect that after practicing for a few hours with a metronome that you are going to be able to shred at super speed. It really takes time to achieve that and playing with a metronome only helps you with that.

 

[D K]

You can find all sorts of tricks online that people claim will make you faster, some might help a little, some are nonsense, but it all boils down to one thing: practice.

 

[Lenore M]

One of my drills is to work with a metronome for 5 minutes each day. I start at a speed I’m comfortable with and I raise it one BPM every day. I don’t move on until I can sustain that speed comfortably. Worth a shot, if you’re not doing this.

 

[Jen Hapke]

Try to reduce your movement to a minimum. For example if you only pick one string, try to stay as close as possible to the string after every hit.

 

[Jesse Salmons]

practice practice practice. i was in the same boat as you man, never could get up to speed unless i practiced the same thing constantly for days in a row. now my problem is playing too fast and playing in front of the beat. one step forward and one step back.