How to Learn to Play the Guitar Fast - Free Guitar Tutorials According to guitarnoise.com, it is a common misconception that playing fast is the only way to play guitar and that you must practice fast in order to play fast. Actually, to play fast, you must first play slow. If you cannot play a piece slowly, you cannot play it fast.
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1 Pick the piece you would like to play faster. It is important to be able to play the piece well, no matter what speed. Play through the piece one time at a moderate speed to gauge how well you can play it. Observe your technique (for example, is your right hand relaxed and are the fingers of your left hand close to the fingerboard?) to figure out if it is causing you to play the piece sloppily.
• 2 Using a metronome, play the piece again slower—try 60 beats per minute. Do not speed up the metronome until you can play the piece cleanly at this speed. Slow down the metronome and work on trouble spots in the piece if you are still having difficulty.
• 3 Speed up the metronome about 10-12 beats per minute. If you feel this increase in tempo is too much, only speed up the metronome about 5 beats per minute. Play the piece again until you can comfortably play it at this tempo. Notice if you are getting tense or not— tension creates the potential for mistakes, so make sure you can play the piece while maintaining a relaxed state.
• 4 Continue to speed up the metronome gradually (do not go more than 12 beats per minute faster at a time) until you reach your desired speed. Make sure the piece sounds clean and you don't make any mistakes at the top speed—if you play with mistakes, slow down the tempo again. Do not think you must reach your desired speed in one practice session—it may take several days or longer.
• 5 Sometimes not all of a piece should be played fast; only a measure or two is supposed to be fast, creating a kind of speed burst. Practice speed bursts by playing a scale or part of a piece of music slowly at first, then play it again very fast. For instance, you can play the scale with the note value of an eighth note for each note first, then play it again at a sixteenth note value for each note. The speed bursts will help you figure out any trouble spots you may have.
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