Metronome Speed Trainer

Playing a passage fast is the last step, not the first. Speed comes from clean repetitions at tempos where you make no mistakes, then raising the tempo in increments small enough that the accuracy carries over. Start around 60–80% of your target — if the target lick sits at 120 BPM, that means opening somewhere between 72 and 96, and 80 is a sensible default for most players.

Step mode is the classic drill: hold a tempo for a fixed number of bars, then bump it by a few BPM. Four bars per step gives you enough repetitions to settle in; +5 BPM is a big enough jump to feel but small enough that your hands rarely notice. If a step falls apart, stop, drop back 10 BPM, and rebuild. Continuous mode ramps the tempo smoothly over a set number of minutes instead — useful for tremolo picking, strumming endurance, and anything where you want the increase to sneak up on you.

Muted bars are the honesty check. The click alternates between audible and silent bars, and your job is to keep playing through the silence so the click lands back on your beat 1, not somewhere near it. If it doesn't, your internal clock — not your fingers — is what needs the work. Start with one silent bar, then stretch to two and four as the drift disappears.