Metronome

Free Metronome for Guitar Practice

This tool generates two tones, tic (330/E4) and toc (440/A4). If you need to reset anything, stop, make changes, then start again.

• Select the BPM
• Select the time signature
• Press start

Metronome Drills for Guitar Players

1. Chromatic Finger Exercises

• Description: Start on the low E string and play frets 1-2-3-4 sequentially with fingers 1-2-3-4, then move to the next string until you reach the high E string. Reverse the pattern back down to the low E string.
• Goal: Increase finger dexterity and coordination.

E|1-2-3-4|
A|1-2-3-4|
D|1-2-3-4|
G|1-2-3-4|
B|1-2-3-4|
e|1-2-3-4|

2. Scales Practice

• Major and Minor Scales: Practice ascending and descending through major and minor scales.
• Pentatonic Scales: Work on both major and minor pentatonic scales.
• Goal: Develop scale fluency and speed.

Do not sacrifice qualify of sound for speed. Practice perfect fret placement, on the metronome time.

Am scale
E|-------------------------5-7-8-|
B|-------------------5-6-8-------|
G|-------------4-5-7-------------|
D|-------5-7---------------------|
A|-5-7-8-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Major Pentatonic Scale
e|-----------------5-7-|
B|-------------5-7-----|
G|---------4-6---------|
D|-----4-7-------------|
A|-5-7-----------------|
E|---------------------|


Minor Pentatonic Scale
e|-----------------5-8-|
B|-------------5-8-----|
G|---------5-7---------|
D|-----5-7-------------|
A|-5-7-----------------|
E|---------------------|

3. Alternate Picking

• Description: Use alternate picking (down-up-down-up) for all exercises.
• Goal: Improve picking accuracy and speed.

4. String Skipping

• Description: Play a scale or a simple melody, but skip strings randomly or in a pattern.
• Goal: Enhance picking accuracy and hand coordination.

Before:

e|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------4---------------------------|
A|--2--4--5----4--2---|--2--4--5-----5--4--2------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------------------|

After:

e|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------0-----------|--------0--4---------------------------|
A|-------------4--2---|-----4--------5--4---------------------|
E|--7--9--------------|--7-----------------7------------------|

5. Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

• Description: Practice hammer-ons and pull-offs within scales or using the chromatic exercise.
• Goal: Build finger strength and legato playing skills.

E|-------------------------5h7p5---|
B|-------------------5h6p5---------|
G|-------------4h5p4---------------|
D|-------5h7p5---------------------|
A|-5h7p5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

6. Chord Changes

• Description: Select a chord progression and practice changing between chords smoothly and in time.
• Goal: Improve chord transition speed and accuracy.

  Am     G     F     E
E|-0-----3-----1-----0--|
B|-1-----3-----1-----0--|
G|-2-----0-----2-----1--|
D|-2-----0-----3-----2--|
A|-0-----2-----3-----2--|
E|-------3-----1-----0--|

7. Rhythm Patterns

• Description: Practice various strumming and picking rhythms (e.g., quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes) using chords or single notes.
• Goal: Develop a strong sense of timing and rhythm.

8. Metronome Speed Challenge

• Description: Choose any exercise and start at a comfortable tempo. Gradually increase the metronome speed while maintaining accuracy.
• Goal: Increase playing speed without sacrificing precision.

9. Arpeggios

• Description: Practice arpeggiating chords, focusing on clean note separation.
• Goal: Improve arpeggio fluency and chord knowledge.

E|-------0-|
B|-----1---|
G|---2-----|
D|-2-------|
A|0--------|
E|---------|

10. Dynamics Control

• Description: Play scales, arpeggios, or chord progressions while varying dynamics (loud to soft and vice versa).
• Goal: Develop control over the dynamics of your playing.