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IamGroot said:
There are 256 rhythmic possibilities to play a given 8th note in one measure. (2^8). . Slurs not included.

There are 65,536 possible arrangements of 16th notes in one measure (2^16)
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Of the 256 rhythmic possibilities of 8th note arrangements, one of those is no notes at all, which I would argue is both not playing and not rhythmic and so should not be included. So, there are 255 possibilities. The same holds for your 16th notes, so there are 65,535 possibilities.
 
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PillO said:
Of the 256 rhythmic possibilities of 8th note arrangements, one of those is no notes at all, which I would argue is both not playing and not rhythmic and so should not be included. So, there are 255 possibilities. The same holds for your 16th notes, so there are 65,535 possibilities.
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I include the empty set in both cases. The empty set is a sub set of the canonical arrangement.
 
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The Baba O'Riley Waterboard Exercise

The notes to this exercise are 1, 5, octave. So, for example, if we use e = A string 7th fret, [e,e b,b E,E b,b]. Sound familiar?

1) Set your metronome to 40.
a) Play quarter notes on the e, until locked in.
b) Play 8th notes on the e until locked in.
c) Play Triplets on e until locked in
d) Play 16ths notes on e until locked in
e) Play 32nd notes on e until locked in
Repeat steps 1-4 until you can immediately lock in.

2) Play the pattern [e,e b,b E,E b,b] as quarter notes, then 8th notes, then 16th notes. At 32nd notes, the entire pattern will go by each beat.

3) Increase the BPM slowly, alternate playing 8th and 16th and 32nd notes. Do not grimace or tighten up as you go past 80.

PS I could only make it to an honest 60 today. I have done 90 in the past.

Edited time error.
Edit 2: Restated speed I have played at
 
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IamGroot said:
The Baba O'Riley Waterboard Exercise

The notes to this exercise are 1, 5, octave. So, for example, if we use e = A string 7th fret, [e,e b,b E,E b,b]. Sound familiar?

1) Set your metronome to 40.
a) Play quarter notes on the e, until locked in.
b) Play 8th notes on the e until locked in.
c) Play Triplets on e until locked in
d) Play 16ths notes on e until locked in
Repeat steps 1-4 until you can immediately lock in.

2) Play the pattern [e,e b,b E,E b,b] as quarter notes, then 8th notes, then 16th notes. At 16th notes, the entire pattern will go by each beat.

3) Increase the BPM slowly, alternate playing 8th and 16th notes. Do not grimace or tighten up as you go past 80.

PS I could only make it to an honest 100 today. I have done 140 in the past.
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What on earth are you on??? :eek:
 
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How to learn a song in all 12 keys:

Learn the original song.
Transpose up an octave. You now have the transposable fingering to play in any other key (in most cases).
Transpose down to work with your lowest open string.
Find the open strings for that particular song (if you wish..its a DB thing).
 
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IamGroot said:
How to learn a song in all 12 keys:

Learn the original song.
Transpose up an octave. You now have the transposable fingering to play in any other key (in most cases).
Transpose down to work with your lowest open string.
Find the open strings for that particular song (if you wish..its a DB thing).
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Word to the wise: if you post these tips in the technique forum, you’ll get credit for them. There’s no credit for posting in OT.
 
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