Below are some timing exercises to work on your picking hand.

   d   d   d   d     d   d   d   d
E-----------------|-----------------
B-----------------|-----------------
G-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--
E-----------------|-----------------
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

   d   d   d   d     d u d u d u d
E-----------------|-----------------
B-----------------|-----------------
G-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E-----------------|-----------------
   1   2   3   4     1 & 2 & 3 & 4

   d   d u d   d     d u d   d u d
E-----------------|-----------------
B-----------------|-----------------
G-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2--
E-----------------|-----------------
   1   2 & 3   4     1 & 2   3 & 4

   d   d   d   d     d u d u d u d u
E-----------------|-------------------
B-----------------|-------------------
G-----------------|-------------------
D-----------------|-------------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E-----------------|-------------------
   1   2   3   4     1 e & a 2 e & a

   d   d u d u d   u     d   d   d u d u d u d u
E---------------------|---------------------------
B---------------------|---------------------------
G---------------------|---------------------------
D---------------------|---------------------------
A--2---2-2-2-2-2---2--|--2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E---------------------|---------------------------
   1   2 e & a 3   4     1   2   3 e & a 4 e & a 

   d   d   d   d     d   d u d   d u
E-----------------|-------------------
B-----------------|-------------------
G-----------------|-------------------
D-----------------|-------------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2---2-2-2---2-2--
E-----------------|-------------------
   1   2   3   4     1   2 &  3  4 &

   d   d   d   d     d u d d   d u d d 
E-----------------|---------------------
B-----------------|---------------------
G-----------------|---------------------
D-----------------|---------------------
A--2---2---2---2--|--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--
E-----------------|---------------------
   1   2   3   4     1 & a 2   3 & a 4 

   d u d u d u d  d      d u d u   d u d u d u
E---------------------|-------------------------
B---------------------|-------------------------
G---------------------|-------------------------
D---------------------|-------------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--|--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--
E---------------------|-------------------------
   1 & a 2 & a 3   4     1 & 2 &   3 & a 4 & a  

   d   d u d u d u d     d u d u d u d u d
E---------------------|---------------------
B---------------------|---------------------
G---------------------|---------------------
D---------------------|---------------------
A--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E---------------------|---------------------
   1   2 & a 3 & a 4     1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
Tags:

Explore More

Diatonic Legato Arpeggio Exercise

Try these using legato where it says h above the tab. Very useful for turnarounds, etc. Helps you visualize triads as well.

Read More

Finger Exercises

E-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------D----------------------------7----7-9-7-9-10----------A-------7----7-8-7-8-10-8-10---10---------------------E--8-10---10------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------7----7-8--B----------------------------8----8-10-8-10---10------G-------7----7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10---------------------D--9-10---10------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------E--8-7----7-------------------------------------------B------10---10-8-10-8----8----------------------------G---------------------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7------------D------------------------------------------10---------A-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G--7--------------------------------------------------D----10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-----------------------------A--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7--------E-----------------------------------------10---10-8---E------------------------------------------------4---5-4-7----B----------------------------------------5---7-5---7----------G----------------------------4---6-4-7-6---7------------------D----------------4---6-4-7-6---7------------------------------A----4---5-4-7-5---7------------------------------------------E--5---7------------------------------------------------------E--5---4------------------------------------------------------B----7---5-7---5----------------------------------------------G------------7---6-7-4-6---4----------------------------------D------------------------7---6-7-4-6---4----------------------A------------------------------------7---5-7-4-5---4----------E------------------------------------------------7---5-7-4-5-- Pinky Exercises Finger Stretching The EyeE--------------------------------2-4-5---5-4-2--------------------------------B--------------------------2-3-5---------------5-3-2--------------------------G--------------------2-4-5---------------------------5-4-2--------------------D--------------2-3-5---------------------------------------5-3-2--------------A--------2-4-5---------------------------------------------------5-4-2--------E--2-3-5---------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2--E-----------------------------------3--3-----------------------------------B--------------------------3-----2--------2-----3--------------------------G-----------------3-----2-----1--------------1-----2-----3-----------------D--------3-----2-----1--------------------------------1-----2-----3--------A-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------1-----2-----E--1--------------------------------------------------------------------1--E--3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--B-----2-----3--------------------------------------------------3-----2-----G--------1-----2-----3--------------------------------3-----2-----1--------D-----------------1-----2-----3--------------3-----2-----1-----------------A--------------------------1-----2--------2-----1--------------------------E-----------------------------------1--1-----------------------------------E|-5-4-2-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-B|-------5-3-2-------------------------------------------------2-3-5-------G|-------------5-4-2-------------------------------------2-4-5-------------D|-------------------5-3-2-------------------------2-3-5-------------------A|-------------------------5-4-2-------------2-4-5-------------------------E|-------------------------------5-3-2-2-3-5-------------------------------

Read More

E Major Scale Exercises – Part 3

E Major Scale

Read More