This Is Why You CAN'T Play FAST! (and 2 exercises to FIX it)

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Today we work on why you can't play fast: economy of motion! This is the topic that changed everything for me and the 2 guitar exercises of today's video will hopefully help you out as well. You will learn to minimize your finger movement with your fretting hand, and you also work on developing a relaxed and economic wrist motion with your picking hand.
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00:00 Intro
00:50 The Basics
01:35 Exercise #1
03:59 Picking Hand Technique
05:30 Fretting Hand Technique
06:44 Exercise #2
07:49 What's Next?
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@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Download your tabs, guitar pro files, practice backing tracks, and video play-alongs for this lesson here: www.patreon.com/bernth - happy shredding! 🙂

@e_xcalibur578 3 года назад

please make a video on left and right hand muting technique for clean playing

@janzkie9266 3 года назад

How can I make my left hand ring finger move independently? Because I can't move it as what it should be right now. And this is my biggest obstacle in improving my guitar journey.And I have a very very hard time time reaching the 9th with my pinky finger especialy in lower fret. Tnx

@satchrules101 3 года назад

Great lesson ! How long did it take u to get to the speed ur at with alternate picking?

@L2verweb 3 года назад

I only know a few chords so are your courses for more advanced players or can a guy like me learn to shred and which of your courses should I start with , thanks !! 🤘

@pierrelacoste9251 3 года назад

@@e_xcalibur578 OH YAHOO...CAUSE IT WAS A TRAFFIC SATURDAY NIGHT CARS 😃😃😃😃😃😃

@moshekatzburg1859 3 года назад

Not only are you a monster guitarist and technician but more importantly, you are a sincere , fabulous instructor, able to break it down to and zero in on the pitfalls and supply us with simple , logical solutions with honesty and devotion. You deserve our deepest respect and thanks.

@Magmabbx 3 года назад

This comment is underrated

@jocastello7 3 года назад

i share the same opinion, i've been following it for a while and i think that that's what makes a good teacher. I suck as a guitarrist and following his classes (not only) i could achieve a lot of progress and now i can play sharp and clean stuff that i wasn't able to, like Pantera, Death and other heavy music that demands some technique to execute in a nice way. With a good teacher even ungifted people can go a bit further and enjoy its own playing and eventually make other people enjoy it as well, wich is a real nice thing. I've dug a lot looking for good instructors on the internet and i think that this is the approach that i identify the most as being an actual good class and not only a good guitarrist showing what he can do on the internet, wich is greatly different as we know...

@200130769 Год назад

Agreed

@mwmcbroom 3 года назад

Bernth has very solid left hand technique that any classical guitar player would be happy to have. Notice how his fingers barely move away from the fretboard during this exercise. As a classical player, l learned the best way to minimize movement was simply to relax my fingers. Relaxing them releases them from the strings and they will naturally float up a minimal distance above the strings. This is a good technique to develop because you're also practicing relaxation, which is always a good thing.

@pizzaman1973 3 года назад

yes exactly i struggle with tension and this advice is gold

@alesegdia 3 года назад

I want to bookmark this comment

@kirrax111 2 года назад

If I relax my pinky in this exercise, it would be on an 11th fret and not 12th. (

@Kirkenburer74 2 года назад

THANK YOU FOR THIS ADVICE I JUST NEEDED TO INTERNALIZE HOLY CRAP NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT

@bazarista4720 3 года назад

second exercise sounds like a soundtrack from walking dead :D

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Great ears, you are right! Now I can't unhear it! :)

@Turak_64 3 года назад

How to get fast at guitar with this one easy trick.. Play the walking dead theme tune.

@francesco111111 3 года назад

Shit thats what It was! Thanks

@danheim9154 3 года назад

First off, you are a incredible guitar player and instructor. 2nd for all you youngsters this is the beginning theme of the show Kinght Rider.

@AV7XMAN 2 года назад

Thank you for talking about the "floating hand" thing, I've always set my wrist on the bridge too and I've genuinely thought it hindered my playing. Thank you for showing that you can do that and still have the ability to shred!

@TheArtofGuitar 3 года назад

You've inspired me to add zoom effects to my videos. I'm gonna go the other way tho so it's more like a horror movie. ;) Love your vids YT brother.

@BLADEOUTDATOMB 3 года назад

hey mike!

@nuke8672 3 года назад

Mike's literally everywhere these days 😂 Howdy there Mike!

@amitabhkunchey9342 3 года назад

I love how he says "Shredding"and then goes on to shred our faces off at the start

@asadzaid4127 3 года назад

😅😅😅

@PeterGBS 3 года назад

Awesome lesson thank you for sharing bro.

@anastasiavila5284 2 года назад

You probably aren't still reading comments, but in the off chance you see this, you know what makes you great? You actually draw attention to all the tiny technique details that most other tutorial dudes tend to overlook or assume are implied. And even though they're tiny details, they make a HUGE difference, especially when trying to create that muscle memory. So THANK YOU for all your amazing tips!

@jayseibert3965 3 года назад

So yeah, excellent lesson. My 1st time here, I am Subbed up and ready to go! 25 years playing and today you made me realize 2 things. One, my so called 'alternate picking' is actually a combination of that but sometimes hits a double downstroke, or double upstroke, which I think they call economy picking. Aaargh! Second, my finger height is REDICULOUS! And that many years never really paying attention to them, it feels almost impossible to control them when they aren't holding a note. I appreciate the comment about keeping the fingers relaxed, seems to help a bit, but man do I have some serious work to do! Again, thank you Bernth, nice to meet you, rock on!!

@GabrielPHahn Год назад

I'm being 25 years playing guitar this year and I feel the same, the same issues and ToDo list to pay attention. lol

@x_sinestesia_x 3 года назад

I’ve watched a couple of your videos now, and what you’re offering is exactly what I’m looking for right now.. Thank you for the content you’re helping me move forward. 🎸✌🏻

@nicwilson89 2 года назад

Damn, that first exercise is actually pretty difficult in that it's a constant battle to force my fingers to move so little after years of doing it 'wrong'

@GabrielPHahn Год назад

In my case the battle is to keep playing in a continuous alternate picking. Sometimes I let escape a sweep... :/

@abirahmed3480 3 года назад

I don't know what I would have done without your teachings... All the exercises are helping me out a lot... Thank you so much 🖤🖤🖤

@johnallen4863 3 года назад

I have watched this channel for some time now and I have to say that I very much like your method of teaching and the material. The presentation is excellent.

@scottwheels 3 года назад

You are an amazing teacher. I am so grateful you offer these lessons to us. You have helped my playing and technique immensely. I still have a hard time with my thumb staying under my fingers, but I'm working on it. It's difficult as a paraplegic, but I'm doing it! :)

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind feedback Scott, I'm very happy that I can help you with these videos 🤘

@daltonrolls7031 3 года назад

Everything that you share in your videos really vibes with me. You have taught me so much even though I don't watch the videos often but the skills and techniques have really kept me in check with myself and my playing ability.

@Muzerino434 3 года назад

You are without doubt one of the best online teachers I’ve seen. And your playing is incredible, obviously from many hours of proper practice. Thank you for taking the time for all your excellent videos.

@rajarajanperiasamy7474 2 года назад

Bro you are seriously what the worlds needs. Ill be joining ur patreon and thank you!!!

@ricardobush3738 3 года назад

Wow great timing! I think this is exactly what I need right now. Can't wait to try!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Great to hear, hope you have a lot of fun trying this out! :)

@papamurf7653 3 года назад

Yup, gonna fit right into my current practice routine 👍 Thank you 🙏🤘🤘

@ilmastro9326 3 года назад

Thanks to you I started to learn shreding. You are so damn good

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Happy to help! :)

@2good2betrue3 3 года назад

Thanks BERNTH for the lesson,👍

@lunacyrain1798 3 года назад

This is great! I have always been a rhythem player. Now Im getting into theory and new techniques I have problems with middle finger control. This looks like just the thing to help me tackle that situation. Thanks! Your videos are helping me expand my playing!

@leroyrodgers4609 2 года назад

you are an excellent instructor, Bernth! Thank you!

@kg322 3 года назад

Bernth and Ben Eller can teach the world. Thanks for your video lessons man, they are all amazing! It's like you've seen my playing and made these lessons just for me. 🤘

@Luke_Lumberjack_Music 3 года назад

*puts coffee mug down and grabs guitar* Sigh - okay here we go again!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Let's do this 🙂

@Aaronius_Maximus 3 года назад

@@Bernthguitar Best rock guitar lessons there are!! Love you Bernth, thanks as usual for being so consistent. It's been such a pleasure watching your channel grow. Hope you and your family are well! Take care!

@pierrelacoste9251 3 года назад

OK COFFE +COCAÏNE 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃✌✌✌✌👊👊👊✋✌🔛🔛🔝🔝

@randompersonb5320 3 года назад

@@pierrelacoste9251 *Yu need help boi.*

@pierrelacoste9251 3 года назад

@@randompersonb5320 BOUHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😀😀😀😀🙃🙃

@d0minar 3 года назад

Amazing channel. I'm definitely buying Bernth's courses this month!

@craigspicer4296 3 года назад

Great practice tips. Something i be trying. Great thinking

@DonnieMarhefka 3 года назад

Great work, teaching, editing, camera work - it’s all really great. Thank You

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind words 🙂🤘

@ewood7783 3 года назад

Your stuff is always great. Thank you!

@feeldablues7235 3 года назад

Great lesson ..thank you so much bernth👍👍

@joetroutt7425 3 года назад

I have learned alot from you Bernth. Your exercises are easy but yet hard at the same time.

@josephalvarado7008 3 года назад

Thanks for your lessons. I enjoy listening to how you explain.

@ruforeal5991 3 года назад

What holds me back is not having fingers that can cover six frets at the same time

@certifiedhoodclassic7833 3 года назад

I've got big ass hands but they can't keep up with my brain

@_Not_Retarded 2 года назад

If you have shorter fingers, maybe you can get a guitar with narrower frets. What guitar do you use?

@brandoncooke6564 2 года назад

@@_Not_Retarded No guitar exists that was made for my stupid weird hands. I am almost 100% sure that I have mastered economy of motion and minimized the amount I have to move my fingers and I literally cannot play near the speeds some of the best shredders play, but EVERY single shredder I have ever seen has nimble, long fingers. The only somewhat exception I personally know of is Dustie from BTBAM and he generally doesn't play any of the really complex stuff. That's all Paul with his 6 knuckled fingers.

@zainpunka1703 2 года назад

You dont need all that stretch stuff, you can play fast with just 3 strings, its down to pick economy, just learn on small things at a time, 3 strings, keep on that til it get s ok then move up the fretboard. Check out Michael Schenker,

@jmcb8440 3 года назад

Thank you for a great lesson and sharing sir!

@ManuelEscalante-he5zx 9 месяцев назад

Thank you bernth for all the lessons you give us

@ihleetlebradores92 3 года назад

Thank you sir for super effective practice routines... God bless you!

@alfredbellanti3755 3 года назад

Great tips. Thanks Bernth 🙂

@exl2964 3 года назад

I like Bernth style, he is friendly, calm, and always has tons of nice exercises. cheers man

@jocastello7 3 года назад

a simple and brilliant lesson as usual, thank you teacher!

@thepoozer 3 года назад

Adding this one. Great stuff

@muhammadkhalil883 3 года назад

thank you very much this is very useful for my practice

@WoodyG13 3 года назад

3:07 . YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE EXPLAINED. God damn thats good, thank you

@rodrigocristofoletti5136 3 года назад

Great videos! My fretting hand technique is fairly ok, but I was really struggling with my picking hand. The exercises helped me a lot to relax my wrist while playing. I practiced for a couple of weeks super slow. Then, on the third week, I tried to play Satch Boogie and felt a massive difference in my playing! Thanks for the amazing tips, Bernth!

@mikegleeson8733 3 года назад

Great lesson! Exactly what I was looking for to get me out of my full-motion slump.

@cflowers69 3 года назад

Almost pissed myself when the credits rolled in the beginning. Lol. Love this channel.

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

😂🤘

@jamesoconnor9532 3 года назад

Dude, love your work. You are a machine.

@brandonklevans7473 3 года назад

Thanks brother!

@dogholiday6261 2 года назад

Wow! It’s really cool. Thanks bro❤️

@sethenan 8 месяцев назад

This is just wow. Amazing tutorial. Thank you.

@MultiGuitarDave 3 года назад

Bernth, I like all your lesson. Best regards from your neighboring country the Netherlands.

@ranjitnath3051 3 года назад

Been doing this for 3 weeks now and it really is increasing my fretting hand. ❤

@sarthakkundu9782 3 года назад

These are one of the best playing exercises love your lessons bro 🤩💯

@gergemall 2 года назад

You make perfect sense. Thank you

@hazlanhalkim8578 3 года назад

thank you sensei 🙏...this tips help me alot develop my guitar skill

@shuriken22 3 года назад

Bernth this is such a finger twister of an exercise! I’m absolutely loving it. Thank you as always for such fantastic content.

@nicodemusbimoperkasa6847 3 года назад

you earned one subscribed man! you are awesome with no BS

@samovarrarwinrar2095 3 года назад

Such useful information! And what more important, motivating!

@Darth-Geralt 2 года назад

Beautiful as usual. I linked 161 and 182 from your Patron, in that way I could practice both amazing exercises, Tyvm bro

@brusvejn2798 3 года назад

Hvala mnogo Bernth. Pozdrav. 😊

@kingbai69 3 года назад

The early credits troll was so good, I nearly spit out my coffee! :D One other great thing that I think you should mention is how when you transition your left hand on the neck, there is no sliding/string noise. Every single note is crystal clear. I've been working on that along with your exercises and it's a lot more difficult than it looks! Thanks again Bernth! All of your vids are inspirational and motivating!

@mikeivey8471 3 года назад

Awesome exercise !! Thank you !!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Thank you Mike, I hope you have a lot of fun with this one :)

@joelholmes5490 3 года назад

Another great lesson thanks

@sideralsignal8833 3 года назад

Hallo Bernth, Vielen Dankeschön für die Übung! Sehr schön auch, dass du die Anschlaghand so detailliert beschrieben hast. Toll ist auch, dass du eigene Beispiele reinbringst, eben wie den Mittelfinger. Qualität und Inhalt vom Video: TOP\ n//

@JustMe-sc4fn 3 года назад

Bro you are so useful. I play guitar couple of months and this lesson helps me a lot 🙏

@imane5413 3 года назад

it sounds like the walking dead theme xD btw thank you man, it will help me to improve a lot :D

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Now I can't unhear it! :) Happy to help, hope you have fun with this one!

@frischborlic 3 года назад

@@Bernthguitar so does that mean you played a riff that sounds like the walking dead theme by coincidence? 😉

@onecleanfinger 3 года назад

if played starting on the 6th string it becomes every breath you take !

@Giofear 3 года назад

Omg this stuff is exactly what I need. Rising fingers is my biggest struggle and makes me unable to step up in the speed. Subscribed.

@christianneumann7608 Год назад

Great video, you have always something to learn to get better!😎

@funkyflipper7 3 года назад

Thank you! You Rock! I appreciate your kind and inspiring wisdom and energy! Forever Happies to you!

@marcoantoniosalinasdeudor3969 3 года назад

Thanks bro that really helped a lot. you rock

@zenwarrior3603 3 года назад

This guy is a great teacher! Thank you sir!

@spiseck 3 года назад

Great lesson thanks

@ianysplaysguitar8785 Год назад

You are the best teacher, Bernth!

@yim3486 3 года назад

Bro u are the best...👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 so many i get from u content. Tq so much!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Thank you, happy to help 🙂🤘

@tophe95 3 года назад

Thank you, always great!

@agkairos 2 года назад

Meu mano, que dica sensacional. Vou aplicar hoje mesmo em meus estudos de guitarra. \m/

@nandakumarkulandaivelu8967 3 года назад

Real.practicable.Well tried and SET methods for Anyone ,,Thank you Dear Bernth..DrNanda India

@PawzPL 3 года назад

Thank's for this lesson!

@shahitto05 3 года назад

Very helpful video! Great content. One request, can you please talk about pickslanting? It would be really helpful for us.

@tommyibanez3958 3 года назад

Fantastic- thank you!

@indranilchowdhury1826 3 года назад

thanks, Bernth, lots of love, and support from India.

@nickname3798 3 года назад

madd9 and add9 arpeggios are my favourite arpeggios ..thanks for this lesson

@royfablooo2810 3 года назад

Goodness your such a Good Guitar Teacher. The best one probably on RU-vid.

@SillyGoose2024 3 года назад

Hes good. PDX Guitar Freak is also good. Check him out.

@aayushsagar6898 3 года назад

Thanks a lot bernth! That picking hand has been bugging me from a long time, I usually rest my palm on the bridge but I always thought that's not the correct way to as I see other players doing something else, but thanks again for everything! 🤘🖤

@DeafBlindMan 3 года назад

Tries this: "Hey it's the Walking Dead!" Level 2: "Ok more Walking Dead!"

@gustavovaslo3764 3 года назад

Thank You very mucho Bernardo...!!

@panagiotisandrianos8634 3 года назад

You're the best my friend!!!

@n1_Crims 3 года назад

Wow man. I had a flailing pinky problem and I brought my fingers off the strings too far in general. I practiced this for about 30 min yesterday and felt like I was having a stroke getting my fingers to do what they should but today I can tell a huge difference in playing scales just from that 30 minutes. Thanks for this!

@HP_J78 3 года назад

Very useful and interesting theme! Thanks a lot!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

Glad you like it, hope you have fun with the exercises! :)

@HP_J78 3 года назад

@@Bernthguitar 😁👌

@drewjohnson4794 3 года назад

You must work at some office building with cubicles I'm thinking. When you wear long sleeves nobody would ever know you're a shredding headbanging metalhead. Awesome video. Thanks!!!

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

That actually was the case before I became a full time musician in 2016 😂 I worked at a bank

@Axeman90 3 года назад

Excellent technique building for us amateurs. Keep up the great work and showing us all how it supposed to be done!

@jasonday8334 3 года назад

That was an original way to say subscribe, from ghost to guitar legend.😂

@HE360 3 года назад

Great video. There aren't enough videos that teaches these things specifically.

@arkadeepbasu8818 3 года назад

Hey bernth great video like always ,also wondering it would be very helpful if you could make a video on tapped arpeggios theory and technique

@e_xcalibur578 3 года назад

please make a video on left and right hand muting technique for clean playing

@Bernthguitar 3 года назад

I'd love to! Let's see how the lesson topic votings on Patreon turn out this month :)

@e_xcalibur578 3 года назад

@@Bernthguitar thanks

@JimmySixPickles 3 года назад

This is deceptively tricky and is working new muscles in my fretting hand I didn't know needed the work out

@drnandakumarakvelu1581 3 года назад

Thank you Dear Bernth..NO SUCH A THING such as Learning in SECONDS,,A Truthful statement...DrNanda,,India

@riloh58 3 года назад

Thank you. Thank you so much.

@hideouslyugly1361 3 года назад

If you haven’t heard of Michael Angelo Batio, you should check out his Metal Method video of “No Boundaries” from the 80s. The man is absolutely amazing and another fine example of economy of motion