Quarter Notes Drill
One downstroke per beat on the A string — open A and one fretted note (B), with rests scattered through the pattern. The rests are not a break; they are the exercise: count through the silence and land the next note exactly on the click.
Tablature
First few measures of the exercise.
How to Practice
- 1All notes are on string 5 (A string). Open string = A, fret 2 = B.
- 2Use only downstrokes — one per beat, no upstrokes yet.
- 3Phase 1 (bars 1–2): open A only. Count through the rests — don't speed up when silence hits.
- 4Phase 2 (bars 3–4): fret 2 (B) only. Left hand enters, but the pulse stays the same.
- 5Phase 3 (bars 5–6): A and B together. Don't rush the note that comes after a rest.
- 6Phase 4 (bars 7–8): accented beat 1 — the last bar is mostly silence, count all 4 beats.
- 7Start at 50 BPM. Tap your foot on every beat, including rests.
Tips & Techniques
- •Rests are not waiting — keep counting '1 2 3 4' out loud even when you're not picking.
- •The note that comes after a rest is where most players rush — slow down mentally before that beat.
- •Keep the pick hand moving down on every beat, even on rests — just don't touch the string.
- •Tap your foot on the floor: foot down = beat, whether you play or not.
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