Break rut — loop cells

G major, third position. Play overlapping groups of three frets, low to high, then the same groups in reverse. On the way back, outside string crosses become inside crosses — that flip is the drill. Isolate the flip first on Alternate · outside / inside.

Model: slow · 4 loops · start metronome near 50–60

e|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|-----------------------2---4---5-
A|-------------2---3---5-----------
E|-----3---5-----------------------
     |--grp1--| |--grp2--| |--grp3--|  then reverse grp3 grp2 grp1 …

Am triad at fret 5: sweep up, sweep down, pause, then the same at fret 7 (Bm). If notes flam, slow down — it is not a sweep yet. Pick path first: Sweep picking (lessons + Sweep lab). Deeper: Solo drills · arpeggios.

Model: slow · 4 loops · one note per click on the way up/down

Am (fret 5)                Bm (fret 7)
e|-----------5-------5-     e|-----------7-------7-
B|---------5-------5---     B|---------7-------7---
G|-------5-------5-----     G|-------7-------7-----
D|-----7-------7-------     D|-----9-------9-------
A|---7-------7---------     A|---9-------9---------
E|-5-------5-----------     E|-7-------7-----------
   up ↓  down ↑   rest       same shape +2 frets

Am box 1 at fret 5. On each string pair: pick–hammer–pull. On G–B, roll the index at fret 5 (one fingertip, two strings). Pick hybrid or a tiny sweep on the roll — choose once and keep it.

Model: slow · 4 loops · unpicked notes as loud as the pick attack

e|-------------------5---h---8---p---5---
B|-----------5---h---8-------------------
G|---5---h---7---p---5-------------------
   pick  hammer pull     roll index 5→B

Five notes of G major on the bass strings. Economy = follow through on string changes. Ascending starts on a downstroke; descending starts on an upstroke (the awkward one). Lesson path: Economy · fives · Economy lab.

Model: slow · 4 loops · up then down each time

e|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------
A|-------------2---3---5-----------
E|-----3---5-----------------------
         ↓ ↑ ↓  ↓ ↑   up

A|-------------5---3---2-----------
E|-----5---3-----------------------
         ↑ ↓ ↑  ↑ ↓   down (start upstroke)

Hammer from nowhere on G (5, then 7), then pick B twice (5, 8). Palm mute the whole cell. Percussive, not pretty. Eyes on the picking hand for the two hits.

Model: slow · 4 loops · heavy P.M.

e|---------------------------------
B|-------------------------5---8---
G|---5---h---7---------------------
   h=from nowhere (no pick)  pick pick
   |----beat----|----beat----|

Outline Am, then C. Pick (muted) on A, middle finger on open G, pick on D. Same right-hand map; only the left-hand bass note moves (0 → 3).

Model: slow · 4 loops · Am then C each loop

Am                         C
e|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---0-------0----------------0-------0---   m = middle finger
D|-------2-------2----------------2-------2---   pick
A|---0-------0-----------3-------3-----------   pick, mute bass
   pick m pick m pick pick   (same RH on C)

Three techniques, one cell, no pause between them: legato on G, alternate on B, economy across G–B–e. The join is the drill. Warm the pieces on Alternate, Economy, and Sweep before looping the mix.

Model: slow · 4 loops

G|---5---h---7---p---5---|   legato
B|-----------------5---8---5---8---|   alternate
G|---5---|
B|-------5---|
e|---------------5---|   economy (one sweep through)

Open low E as pedal. On A: two picks on each neighbour fret (2, 3, 5, 6, 7), then back to open E. E harmonic minor colour. Jump over the D string — do not plow through it.

Model: slow · 4 loops · alternate pick every note

E|---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---
A|-------------2---2-------3---3-------
   pedal  neighbour×2  pedal  neighbour×2  … (5, 6, 7)

Hold open Em. Tap twelve frets above (octave), release so the fretted note speaks. Watch the tapping hand. As the tap lands, the lower finger lifts.

Model: slow · 2 loops (long cell)

low E held at 0 — tap pattern on one string first:
E|---0---T12---0---T12---0---
    hold  tap   release

Full shape (tap frets = held + 12):
e|-12p0-  B|-12p0-  G|-12p0-  D|-14p2-  A|-14p2-  E|-12p0-

Am sweep to the treble, but the last two notes are hammered so the pick can jump back to low E for the next loop. Then the same at fret 6 (B♭ major — major third). Build the path on Sweep picking.

Model: slow · 4 loops · mute unused bass if gain is high

Am — pick sweeps up; hammers free the pick hand
e|-------------------------5---h---8---
B|-------------------5-----------------
G|-------------5-----------------------
D|-------7-----------------------------
A|---7---------------------------------
E|-5-----------------------------------
   pick to here ↓  hammers while pick jumps to E