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Technique · Advanced · 8 min

Three Notes a String, G Major

Pick once per string and hammer the next two, up four strings and back.

How to play it
  1. Fret 3, 5 and 7 on string 6 with fingers 1, 2 and 4. Pick the first note, hammer the other two.
  2. Repeat the pattern on strings 5, 4 and 3 (frets 4, 5, 7 on strings 4 and 3), then come back down using pull-offs.
  3. Keep every note the same volume. If the hammered notes fade, slow the tempo before adding force.

What the coach checks: Pitch of each note in order. It cannot hear whether you picked or hammered, so keep that honest yourself.

Goal100 BPM · 80%
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Tab player

Hear the line

eBGDAE123

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Your practice room

Find each note

Single-note pitch feedback. Practice waits for each note; Play checks the sequence at your chosen tempo. This does not assess chord quality or fret buzz.

This checkpoint needs 100 BPM or faster and the required accuracy. Slower Play attempts still produce practice scores.

Exercise map · 23 targets
  1. 1. G2Bar 1 · beat 1 · string 6 · fret 3
  2. 2. A2Bar 1 · beat 1.5 · string 6 · fret 5
  3. 3. B2Bar 1 · beat 2 · string 6 · fret 7
  4. 4. C3Bar 1 · beat 2.5 · string 5 · fret 3
  5. 5. D3Bar 1 · beat 3 · string 5 · fret 5
  6. 6. E3Bar 1 · beat 3.5 · string 5 · fret 7
  7. 7. F♯3Bar 1 · beat 4 · string 4 · fret 4
  8. 8. G3Bar 1 · beat 4.5 · string 4 · fret 5
  9. 9. A3Bar 2 · beat 1 · string 4 · fret 7
  10. 10. B3Bar 2 · beat 1.5 · string 3 · fret 4
  11. 11. C4Bar 2 · beat 2 · string 3 · fret 5
  12. 12. D4Bar 2 · beat 2.5 · string 3 · fret 7
  13. 13. C4Bar 2 · beat 3 · string 3 · fret 5
  14. 14. B3Bar 2 · beat 3.5 · string 3 · fret 4
  15. 15. A3Bar 2 · beat 4 · string 4 · fret 7
  16. 16. G3Bar 2 · beat 4.5 · string 4 · fret 5
  17. 17. F♯3Bar 3 · beat 1 · string 4 · fret 4
  18. 18. E3Bar 3 · beat 1.5 · string 5 · fret 7
  19. 19. D3Bar 3 · beat 2 · string 5 · fret 5
  20. 20. C3Bar 3 · beat 2.5 · string 5 · fret 3
  21. 21. B2Bar 3 · beat 3 · string 6 · fret 7
  22. 22. A2Bar 3 · beat 3.5 · string 6 · fret 5
  23. 23. G2Bar 3 · beat 4 · string 6 · fret 3

Chord names and stroke directions are visual guidance. Rhythm scoring measures attack timing.

Target 1 of 23G2String 6 · fret 3

Play one note at a time.

Tune first. Audio stays on this device.

Why this drill

Three notes per string is how fast players cover the neck without the left hand stretching or the right hand picking every note. The weak spot is always the third note of each string, where volume drops.