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Fast Fretting Help

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Hey Troy! So it’s been a bit over a month & I’ve been working on the fast fretting stuff that you and I were working on back near the end of October. In case you don’t remember here’s the original thread: https://troygrady.com/dashboard/tc/364/ I decided to stick to the shape we were working on originally which I guess you’d call a C major shape (with CAGED as a reference) 3 NPS scale. I also have been working on faster pentatonic runs, mainly just up and down the scale getting used to changing strings on the fretting side. I have been working on evenness and speed because I was pretty slow when we first started & you & I uncovered that my slow fretting was the first thing holding me back. My end goal is to be fast enough that I don’t feel held back by my speed when I’m improvising & am not embarrassed by my speed anymore lol. I’ve uploaded two new videos. 1. Playing through the 3 NPS scale at 190 bpm. After a month of practice this feels pretty solid & I think I can keep the pace up for a good amount of time 2. Playing through the 3 NPS scale at 210 bpm. This feels like it’s about my limit right now. I think it’s a decent jump after a month but there’s still room to improve 3. Playing through a position 5 & 1 shape pentatonic at 130 bpm. This one has been slower going but I was unable to do this at 100 bpm last month so it’s improving. Overall I think it’s getting better but it’s time to check in with you & see what you think. Thanks for all the help in advance! Aaron