Alright, Anyone familiar with Chris' work knows that hard work pays off so...enough slacking, lets get it on!
Here's a few I came up with that I posted on the John Petrucci forum in a thread that died a quick death. They focus on alternate picking arpeggio ideas and some string skipping. Since there is always new stuff to play and learn, no matter how long you've been playing (20 years for me), it'd be great for you players out there to post yer crap! Preferrably your own material you found to be a good workout (regardless of what technique it focusses on).
Well, here's a little etude I came up with for working your string crossing technique. It's short, simple and effective. The first 4 measures are played four times each before moving on. The last measure is played once, and signals the turnaround.
---------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------
----------------10--|--------------8---|-----------6--|-----------5--|--------------
-------9------------|------7-----------|----5----------|----4---------|----7----7--
---------10-12-----|--------9-10-----|-------7-9----|--------6-7----|-------------
---12---------------|---10------------|--8------------|--7-----------|--8---11----
---------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------
This is based on a simple Am/G/F/E progression with one passing tone per chord. The bitch factor lies in the groupings of five, which when repeated, force you to change pick direction (1st time on a down, next time on an up). Play it on a clean tone AND distorted tone and watch for the dreaded "ringing".
P.S. Sorry...it looks like crap.
Here's a few I came up with that I posted on the John Petrucci forum in a thread that died a quick death. They focus on alternate picking arpeggio ideas and some string skipping. Since there is always new stuff to play and learn, no matter how long you've been playing (20 years for me), it'd be great for you players out there to post yer crap! Preferrably your own material you found to be a good workout (regardless of what technique it focusses on).
Well, here's a little etude I came up with for working your string crossing technique. It's short, simple and effective. The first 4 measures are played four times each before moving on. The last measure is played once, and signals the turnaround.
---------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------
----------------10--|--------------8---|-----------6--|-----------5--|--------------
-------9------------|------7-----------|----5----------|----4---------|----7----7--
---------10-12-----|--------9-10-----|-------7-9----|--------6-7----|-------------
---12---------------|---10------------|--8------------|--7-----------|--8---11----
---------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------
This is based on a simple Am/G/F/E progression with one passing tone per chord. The bitch factor lies in the groupings of five, which when repeated, force you to change pick direction (1st time on a down, next time on an up). Play it on a clean tone AND distorted tone and watch for the dreaded "ringing".
P.S. Sorry...it looks like crap.
