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 &
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