1/8 notes

Playing eighth notes on guitar really ups the pace of your playing. Even at a low BPM you are moving quite fast. What we are doing is playing 8 notes per bar – so if you tap your foot 4 times you are hitting 2 notes for each tap. This is the timing I recommend you practice in. With the addition of a turnaround note in a scale (the 9th note for ascending scales and the 7th for descending scales), you can play a scale up and back in 2 bars and finish on the root note for the 3rd bar – | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | 1. Or just keep repeating the scale – | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 |. Once you have the pattern down speed up your metronome and keep practicing to improve your speed. And honestly, there is only one way to get fast – absolutely tonnes of practice. So grab every scale you know and keep learning more, then practice in 8th notes 10 times each – every day. You will get good fast – but not through any tricks, just solid effort. You can check out the support material found here https://7minutemusic.com/time/level-2/1-8-notes/ and if this lesson smashed you try the 1/4 notes found here https://7minutemusic.com/time/level-1/1-4-notes/. And if you are just keen on more speed check out https://7minutemusic.com/time/level-3/1-16-notes/.