Increasing Speed for Hail To The King Intro

[Lauren Morales]

Does anyone have any tips for increasing speed for the Hail To The King intro? I have been trying to get up to speed for a couple of months and can’t get faster than 100 BPM.

 

[idssdi]

What are you struggling with exactly?

 

[Richard O'connor]

I’d keep with the metronome. But just increase slightly say from 98 to 100 to 102 bpm. Just rake baby steps. You will get it eventually. Just takes time. I’ve been doing this with one of the legato etudes I was having trouble with.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Hey Lauren. I did the tutorial for the intro and just like you, I struggled for months with the speed and eventually gave up. But after picking it back up I learned a lot about what I was struggling with. If you’d like, you can Skype me and I’d be more than happy to talk with you and walk you through some things.
If you don’t feel comfortable with Skype or don’t have one, I can give you a few pointers here

 

[Lauren Morales]

I am struggling with the 4th measure when you jump up to the 17th.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

It’s really hard to help when I can’t exactly see what you’re doing. From the position that you start with all you do is slide up two Frets and your pinky finger will already be on the 17th fret ready to start the next lick. If this is what you’re struggling with I would suggest practicing without a metronome so that you’re not racing against the beat. Just focus on ending the first lick and starting the second lick. If you need any further help I just posted up my tutorial with the amp on the Riff page. Feel free to take a look at it and write me if you have any questions