Timing Exercises

Below are some timing exercises to work on your picking hand. d d d d d d d dE-----------------|-----------------B-----------------|-----------------G-----------------|-----------------D-----------------|-----------------A--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--E-----------------|----------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 d d d

Arpeggios 1

A MajorE--------------5-9-5--------------B------------5-------5------------G----------6-----------6----------D--------7---------------7--------A----4-7-------------------7-4----E--5---------------------------5-- A MajorE--14--10----------------------10-----------------9--12--9-------------------------B---------------------------------------------10------------10---------------------G----------14--11------11--14--------------9--------------------9------------------D------------------12------------------11--------------------------11--------------A----------------------------------12----------------------------------12--11--12--E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A MajorE------------------------9--12--9---------------------------B--------------------10------------10-----------------------G--------------6--9--------------------9--6-----------------D-----------7--------------------------------7--------------A-----4--7--------------------------------------7--5--4-----E--5-----------------------------------------------------5-- A DorianE-----------------------------------B--------------7-10-7---------------G------------7--------7-------------D--------5-9------------9-5---------A------7--------------------7-------E--5-8------------------------8--5-- Amin7E---------------------------12-15-17-15-12---------------------------G---------------------10-13----------------13-10---------------------B----------------9-12----------------------------12-9----------------D-----------7-10--------------------------------------10-7-----------A------7-10------------------------------------------------10-7------E--5-8----------------------------------------------------------8-5-- Am7E------------------5-8-5------------------B--------------5-8-------8-5--------------G------------5---------------5------------D--------5-7-------------------7-5--------A------7---------------------------7------E--5-8-------------------------------8-5-- A7E----------------- 5-8-5------------------G--------------5-8-------8-5--------------B------------5---------------5------------D--------5-7-------------------7-5--------A------7---------------------------7------E--5-8-------------------------------8-5-- Amaj7E---------------------------12-16-17-16-12---------------------------G---------------------10-14----------------14-10---------------------B----------------9-13----------------------------13-9----------------D-----------7-11--------------------------------------11-7-----------A------7-11------------------------------------------------11-7------E--5-9----------------------------------------------------------9-5-- A Major 4 StringE--------5-9-5--------B------5-------5------G----6-----------6----D--7---------------7--A---------------------E--------------------- A Minor 4 StringE--------5-8-5--------B------5-------5------G----5-----------5----D--7---------------7--A---------------------E--------------------- A Major 3 StringE--------12-17-12--------B-----14----------14-----G--14----------------14--D------------------------A------------------------E------------------------ A Minor 3 StringE--------12-17-12--------B-----13----------13-----G--14----------------14--D------------------------A------------------------E------------------------ Aadd9E------------------5-7-5------------------B----------------5-------5----------------G------------4-6-----------6-4------------D----------7-------------------7----------A------4-7-----------------------7-4------E--5-7-------------------------------7-5--

A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 3

Up by Groupings of 2 Up by Groupings of 3 Up by Groupings of 4 Up by Thirds Up Each String Vertical Triads Down Vertical Triads Up and Down Vertical