Years of practice, that's what makes you play fast nothing else, there are exercises that you can do to teach your fingers to move faster but that takes time, that's the thing about guitar learning nothing happens fast, your hand and finger muscels have to be trained to move fast and correctly. One exercise that helps increase your speed is this : start with your first finger on the first string first fret, and then the second finger second fret and so on, leave your finger on the fret until the fourth, and then start over on the second string continue this until your done all six strings, for about a half hour a day, longer when your used to it, after a couple of weeks of doing this come down to the fifth fret and start over the same as from the first to the fourth, do this until your able to work in all eight frets, eventually you'll be able to do this up and down the fret board. There is nothing else that will make you play faster, just a lot of practice and hard work. I've been teaching guitar for years and believe me if there was a short cut I'd know about it. It's just like learning to read, you didn't accomplich that in a few months right ? I remember one kid that came to my house for lessons with a book, he never played guitar before, and he said that he wanted to play Stairway to Heaven before he left, I didn't say anything I just started to teach him how to play and and wow was he in for a shock, he soon learned that that wasn't going to happen, by the time he learned the C scale his fingers were killing him, so he figured that he better start from the beginning, he couldn't get over all the things that you had to learn, and he thought that he'd be able to change chords with no problem, well he soon found out that it wasn't as easy as he thought !!!! So my suggestion to you is to take your time, you'll play it better if you learn it slowly, and then fast when you know it by heart. I play classical guitar and just recently got an acoustic and Sweet Child of Mine, by G's and R's is one of my favorites I think I'll still love that when I'm old and gray, good luck to you, but remember go slow, what's the hurry, most kids that learn fast don't play well, they get half way through a song and then forget it, that's because they didn't learn it correctly from the start, if you learn it slowly it will stick in your head better, try it and you'll see that I'm right, do you think Slash learned to play fast, I bet it took him years to play the way he does, I think he is either a genius or has perfect pitch, because he doesn't even know how to read music, what a talent, good luck, maybe I'll see you on youtube someday, AND FORGET ABOUT GOING FAST !!!!!!
2007-09-09 12:06:30
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answered by chessmaster1018 6
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I play guitar and i guess i picked up sum stuff pretty quickly. but when you say fast how fast do you mean? A day? or is there a specific song you need to learn if so youtube might help you. But it will help if you already know how to read music and maybe u can start taking lessons and then you'll be playing in no time!
2016-03-18 02:57:40
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answered by ? 4
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FIrst, you get fast by practicing slow and methodically.
I think you're talking about the harmonic minor run that leads to the solos climax.
Make sure to use alternate picking. In othrt words practice the run slowly using a down up down up down up etc....
hope this helps
2007-09-09 14:04:14
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answered by ed clearlight 2
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You'd want to learn "Alternate Picking"..
But playing fast takes time, it's not an overnight thing, but remember this though: Speed is produced with increasing accuracy, not the other way round.(for me at least >_>)
2007-09-09 13:14:58
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answered by Captain Overbite 1
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Don't try & play all downstrokes. You'll just get cramp. you need to practise the technique of up and down strokes played quickly. Don't grip the plec. too tightly. Hope this helps.
2007-09-09 11:02:03
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answered by SKCave 7
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