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Kasperow
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Kasperow
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10/10/2013 8:34 pm
Originally Posted by: maggiorIt may be boring, but a great way is to practice scales ascending and decending in 3rds and 4ths. Just use the major scale in any position and use alternate picking. This will demand fingering precision, picking precision, and picking efficiency. Start slow to get the mechanics down, then ramp up the speed with a metrenome.

I'll give it a try. I'm not quite sure what you mean by 3rds and 4ths, though.
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