inlovewithmusic

Hi ...i have a doubt regarding doing warm up exercises ...i usually play scales for warming up ...is it advised that when you do warm up exercises its better to start a slower pace than you can play at ? ...since your fingers have been resting for a while and then pick up speed slowly ? or is it ok to start playing at the highest speed you can play on ?

KileManA7X

As fast as possible. Don't listen to what your playing just make something up really fast and you'll feel the smoke coming from your fretboard.

That is the art of shredding.

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KileManA7X

Just do some chord progressions and you should be alright. I always warm up with Back in Black by ACDC or Smells like teen Spirit by Nirvana.

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Tuneman

If you start at the fastest speed, would that be defined as a warm up?

I'm never able to start at my fastest speed anyway, as I get faster once my fingers are warmed up..

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Zaphod_Beeblebr

Ignore KileMnA7X, you should start your warmups at a slow to moderate tempo and speed up gradually until you reach your best, then you'll be ready.

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jmag

The art of shredding? What the fuck?

Accuracy before speed. If you're you're warming up, you should start running your exercises slowly until you can do them without flaws, and gradually increase speed. Always focus on accuracy - sloppy and fast is a sign of bad playing.

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inlovewithmusic

+13213113133 .....thts what even i felt ....just needed some re assurance

afrika18

always warm up slowly. If its speed you want, speed is a byproduct of accuracy.

Blompcube

i don't do warmup exercises... is this actually a good idea? because nobody ever suggested this to me

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ThorgarShreder

why tou say accuracy are you sharpshooters or sniper of the ARMY wtf we are talikng about guitars coordination ,speed ,endurance id more correct words

ThorgarShreder

that is good that you do and when you arm falls off your arm tell us ok (OF COURSE ITS A BAD IDEA IF I DONT WARM UP I CANS SOLO)

Blompcube

i have absolutely no idea what that means so here's a response to my guess:

well i've been playing for 10 years and never had a problem with arms falling off, even though i've never done warmup exercises. i'm not sure i need them. anyway, i didn't want to hijack the thread, i think the threadstarter still wants his question answered, so ignore me

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ThorgarShreder

if you are playing for 10 years then tou are good dont need special warm up exercises you just warm up playing somhing slow but i think the threadstarter needs some exercises dont you??

Blompcube

*sigh*... that's what i was trying to say...

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ThorgarShreder

ok cool with me...

georgeazguitar

I usually play with a metronome so I start with 120 BPM and work my way up to 180 or so. I do this with alot, if not all my excersises. As for the people saying you don't need warm ups and whatnot, you don't need them it just helps get used to the movement so you can play more accurately.

jmag

Shut up, seriously. So, technical profiency is about speed? You can't have proper coordination without accuracy. What's the point in playing 25 nps if 20 of them are missed notes?
It takes more endurance, concentration and coordination to play something fast and right than to just wank the guitar.

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georgeazguitar

Indeed, if I can't reach my 180 goal with some new arpeggio pattern then I stay at whatever BTM im at until I can play it without having the notes bleed into the other ones or yet miss them completly. Accuracy>speed.

raper_rocker

A clean,accurate,slow warm-up exercises a the best! I tell you from my own experience!Plus nowadays not the speed is important,it's the quality that's in top!