Subdivision Control

How to Practice

1. 1Play on a single muted string to focus purely on rhythm.
2. 2Bar 1: Play quarter notes (1 2 3 4).
3. 3Bar 2: Switch to eighth notes (1-and 2-and 3-and 4-and).
4. 4Bar 3: Play eighth note triplets (1-2-3, 2-2-3, 3-2-3, 4-2-3).
5. 5Bar 4: Play sixteenth notes (1-e-and-a, 2-e-and-a, 3-e-and-a, 4-e-and-a).
6. 6Repeat the cycle maintaining steady tempo throughout.

Tips & Techniques

• •Clap or tap your foot along with the metronome to feel the pulse with your whole body.
• •Count out loud to internalize each subdivision.
• •Your picking hand should move at the fastest subdivision speed.
• •Start very slow - accuracy is more important than speed.