MetalMike676

Any suggestions here?

I've been doing the same drills (trilling up/down minor pentatonic patterns) from a book I've been using, and I can't seem to speed up, and my hand starts to cramp up partway on descending back.

Any suggestions on positioning or anything at all?

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Zaphod_Beeblebr

Relax more, use less movement. Practice what you're going to end up playing, just make sure you practice it really well.

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AndyGray

For me, it worked really well to get fast with economy picking. Try looking at sweeps too.

NecroComet

I would suggest practicing on any single string something like this

E--5h6p5h6p5h7p5h7p5h8p5h8p5h7p5h7p5h6p5h6

Then try moving it around

E|-5h6p5h6----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------5h7p5h7----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------5h8p5h8-5h6p5h6------------------------------------------------5h7p5h7-
D|---------------------------------------5h7p5h7------------------------------5h6p5h6----
A|-------------------------------------------------5h8p5h8-----------5h7p5h7------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------5h8p5h8-------------------

Try doing it slowly and give yourself the challenge to play The Trooper by Iron Maiden

Sorry the tab came out wrong but I hope u get the idea

ZebraFetus

You have a metronome? Just take it slow. Speed is a gradual thing, your body has to physically develope.

StrykVladzimsky

Boy you oughta see Dimebag's trill warmup. That'll give you plenty to work on

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cdgraves

What is your current metronome setting and what subdivisions are you trilling?

vIsIbleNoIsE

i find that for the fretting hand, it's easier to get speed if you use something closer to a classical positioning (pad of thumb on the back of the neck) versus the one you use for rock/metal vibrato (hugging the neck with your thumb/forefinger). you just have to get used to the less stable feel.

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xHellbound

I always come back to this.. but you should learn some Black Sabbath solos. Iommi uses lots of trills when he's just shredding around a pentatonic scale.



17:13 is particularly interesting.

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deltadaz

How long are you practicing trills for start with up to a minute
then try for five for real endurance go for 20 mins
1 finger 2 finger three and four finger trill all permutations & with open strings
then move onto trilling the pents & three finger patterns
About a years work right there maybe two

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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY1MjgwMzEy.html

That is all

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bburritt1

Thats how i learned how to trill way back when i first started. Its a great warm up and by god it works oh so well.

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MetalMike676

You got me curious, what was Dime's routine?

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Zaphod_Beeblebr

Trill up and down the neck with a bunch of different finger combinations. There's nothing specifically great about it other than that it makes you trill a lot and with a bunch of different fingers. I think he also went in to some stretching trills like doing 7-9 but with your index and middle fingers rather than the more natural index and ring.

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