Build Guitar Speed Without Losing Control
Free Progressive Alternate Picking Speed Workout
Speed is not one skill. It is a chain of skills.
Build faster alternate picking while keeping your timing, relaxation, synchronization, and control.
This free guided workout takes you step by step from short one-string picking bursts to longer synchronized patterns and full-speed runs across the neck.
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Progressive Speed Workout
A structured alternate-picking workout that gradually increases the technical challenge instead of simply forcing the BPM higher.
Workout PDF + TAB
The complete exercise with picking directions and clearly marked stages.
Guitar Pro Project
Practice with the full guitar part, drum timing references, accents, adjustable BPM, looping, and individual tracks.
10 Practice-Along Audio Tracks
Practice without Guitar Pro at:
55 · 60 · 65 · 70 · 75 · 80 · 85 · 90 · 95 · 100 BPM
Speed Progress Tracker
Track your:
- short-burst speed
- sustained speed
- highest clean stage
- picking-hand tension
- fretting-hand tension
- synchronization
- timing
- progress over multiple sessions
Baseline & Retest System
Record a short video before you begin and repeat the same test after several sessions.
Compare more than BPM.
Look for:
smaller movement · less tension · cleaner timing · better synchronization · longer controlled runs
Why This Workout Is Different
Most players try to build speed by simply increasing the metronome.
But speed can break down for many different reasons.
Your picking motion may become too large.
Your hands may lose synchronization.
Your fretting hand may become tense.
Your timing may become inconsistent.
Or you may be able to play a short burst fast but lose control during a longer phrase.
The Guitar Speed Builder develops these skills progressively instead of treating speed as one single ability.
Speed is not one skill. It is a chain of skills.
From Short Bursts to Sustained Speed
The workout begins on one string so you can focus on the fundamental mechanics without adding string-crossing complexity.
You’ll progressively work through:
- controlled triplets
- sextuplet speed bursts
- longer picking patterns
- fretting-hand synchronization
- different fingering positions
- position changes
- connected sequences
- longer sustained high-speed runs
Each stage adds another part of the speed-building chain.
Know When to Speed Up — and When to Slow Down
The goal is not to reach the highest BPM as quickly as possible.
Move faster only while you can maintain:
- clean timing
- relaxed movement
- good synchronization
- controlled picking motion
If a short burst works but a longer pattern falls apart, reduce the tempo for the longer pattern.
Train the movement you want to keep.
Do not repeatedly train the mistake.
Who Is This For?
The Guitar Speed Builder is for guitarists who already understand basic alternate picking but struggle with:
- increasing speed without tension
- keeping both hands synchronized
- maintaining control during longer fast phrases
- inconsistent timing
- position changes at higher speeds
- turning short bursts into usable sustained speed
You do not need to be an advanced guitarist.
Start at the BPM where your technique still feels controlled.
Your Starting Point Doesn't Matter
The practice pack includes audio tracks from 55 to 100 BPM, so you can choose a tempo that matches your current level.
Your goal is not to compete with someone else’s BPM.
Your goal is to improve from your own baseline.
Get the Complete Practice Pack Free
You’ll get:
- Workout PDF + TAB
- Guitar Pro project
- 10 practice-along audio tracks
- Speed Progress Tracker
- Baseline & Retest system
- Full guided workout video
Enter your email and start at the tempo where you can still play cleanly and stay relaxed.
Practice. Improve. Repeat.
Andrew Nitsievsky
Guitarist 365 Days