01
Transitions, not tempo
The metronome stays slow, but the finger changes should be quick and clean. You are training the movement between the notes.
If your fast picking
sounds sloppy,
this will fix it.
A focused six-string workout for building cleaner transitions, tighter synchronization, and more control at speed.
This is not a speed test.
It trains the exact moment where most players fall apart: the tiny gap between the pick, the fretting hand, and the next note.
24 finger permutations. All six strings. 60 BPM. One goal: clean transitions.
Why this works
Three things to focus on.
02
Kill the flams
Listen for the blurry double-note sound where the pick and fretting hand do not line up. That tiny flam is usually your real speed limit.
03
Piano fingers
Do not keep multiple fingers planted. Move only the finger you are playing, like a piano player pressing one key at a time.
Watch the lesson
The full breakdown
The technique walkthrough first. Or skip it and jump into the workout below.
Pick today's fret position
30-day challenge: cover all 15 fret positions with a downstroke session and an upstroke session. Different position every day. Stay in the same four-fret window for the full ten minutes.
Tempo
60
BPM · Locked
Don't push the click. Push your transitions.
Start with
1 → 2 → 3 → 4
Index → Middle → Ring → Pinky
Focus
Slow notes, fast moves. Fingers leave the fretboard between transitions.
4
Nice. Ten minutes well spent.
Run this for 30 days. Work through all 15 fret positions, then run them again with the opposite pickstroke. That is your full cycle. Watch what happens to your picking.
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