Master Guitar Speed
Transform your playing with precision-engineered speed training. Build explosive technique, flawless accuracy, and unshakeable muscle memory.
Join thousands of guitarists accelerating their progress
Everything You Need to Accelerate
Our comprehensive platform combines proven techniques, interactive tools, and detailed analytics to fast-track your guitar mastery.
Precision Speed Training
Build guitar speed using progressive overload and BPM ramping. You set the warmup, target max, and cooldown tempos while the trainer guides each pass to develop fast twitch muscle fiber and flawless alternate picking technique.
Categorized Exercises
Organized by Core Mechanics, Pivotal Techniques, Musical Applications, and Skill-Based Workouts.
Evidence of Impact
The RiffReps Method
We translate the same principles used in sports science to guitar speed training. By pairing progressive overload with structured layering of exercises, every repetition is engineered to build speed, precision, and consistency you can prove in your practice log.
Progressive Overload in BPM
You pick the warmup, peak, and cooldown BPM for every drill. RiffReps maps those numbers across a 20-rep arc so progressive overload happens on purpose—warm up, ramp, peak, and coast back down without guessing when to nudge the metronome.
- •The speed curve shows all 20 reps (warmup 1-2, ramp 3-9, taper 10-16, cooldown 17-20) before you hit play
- •Auto-advance plus a skip button keeps tempo bumps to controlled 2-5 BPM increments
- •Per-exercise presets remember your tempos, metronome state, and transposition for the next session
Layered Progressive Riffs
Instead of slicing licks into isolated chunks, you string together exercises that naturally add complexity. Start with foundational patterns, then stack position shifts, string crosses, or rhythmic twists in the same session so the “final” riff never feels abrupt.
- •The workout builder forces a warmup → main → cooldown recipe (1/2/1 minimum) so difficulty ramps gradually
- •Categories and tags surface related mechanics, making it easy to line up sister exercises that add just one new demand
- •AlphaTab playback plus shared tempo presets keep tone and timing consistent while you introduce the next variation
Community Proof: Breaking Guitar Speed Plateaus
Real players, real metrics. These stories tackle the biggest objections—difficulty, trust, and guidance—while showing how progressive BPM training delivers measurable gains.
“I plateaued at 120 BPM for a year. Mapping my own warmup/peak/cooldown temps inside RiffReps finally nudged me up every session without wrecking my timing—now I sit comfortably at 180 BPM.”
“As an instructor, I assign RiffReps as homework because the analytics show exactly which reps fall apart. My students upload their logs and I can spot inefficient hand positions without being in the room.”
“The app looked intense at first, but the guided rep phases kept things simple. I used to bounce between apps like Yousician, but this is the first time my alternate picking actually feels effortless.”
Real Results: Breaking Guitar Speed Plateaus
See how guitarists are using our progressive BPM training to shatter limits. By pairing self-set tempo arcs with structured workouts, they break plateaus without sacrificing accuracy.
Practice Workflow
What Makes RiffReps Different
A complete workout arc: starts with warmup reps, ramps up intensity to your peak, then tapers down to a cooldown.
Dial in your own warmup, max, and cooldown BPM per drill, then save presets for every session.
Composer enforces one warmup, two main drills, and one cooldown so difficulty ramps on purpose.
Metronome toggle, volume, and transposition stick to each exercise so your setup loads instantly.
You decide when to bump BPM—RiffReps simply keeps the structure honest.
Popular Drills Built For Speed
Curated licks that showcase our tempo ramping workflow. Tap a tag or category to jump straight into filtered libraries.
Drill 01
2 Note Per String - 2 String Pattern
2-note-per-string exercise focusing on 2-string patterns. Great for developing finger independence and alternate picking coordination.
Drill 02
2 Note Per String - 3 String Pattern
2-note-per-string exercise focusing on 3-string patterns. Builds on the 2-string pattern with added complexity and string crossing challenges.
Drill 03
Bass 8th Notes - Alternate Picking
Fundamental bass exercise focusing on 8th note patterns with alternate picking technique. Essential for developing consistent timing and pick control.
Drill 04
Bass 8th Notes - Downstroke
8th note patterns using only downstrokes for heavier attack and tone. Builds picking endurance and consistency.
Drill 05
Bass Doom - Hangar
Heavy bass riff inspired by the Hangar level from Doom. Features low-tuned, aggressive patterns and sustained notes typical of metal gaming music.
Drill 06
3 Note Per String - Minor Tremolo Picking 1
Essential 3-note-per-string exercise in minor scale patterns with emphasis on cross-string picking mechanics. Develops both inside and outside picking techniques while navigating string changes at high speeds.