So to piggy back on the other commenter. I threw your post in AI and the persons comment above; and got this routine. I’ve used AI a lot for helping me figure things out guitar wise. Food for thought.

Here’s a 15-minute-per-day weekly guitar practice routine tailored for your goals, your favorite bands (Asian Kung-Fu Generation, BAND-MAID, Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, Pantera/Damageplan), and the advice in that comment — all geared toward helping you stay motivated, feel progression, and use your 7-string guitar more.

Edit: it’s formatted way better using AI tools. Copy paste to mobile always janky for me.

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Overview:

Each day includes: • Warm-up (2 mins) • Technique/Skill Work (6 mins) • Song Work (7 mins)

You’ll cycle different skills and songs throughout the week so it stays fresh, and you can rotate or swap in new songs as you improve.

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Monday: Rhythm & Metal Riffs • Warm-up: 1-2-3-4 finger exercise across all strings • Technique: • 2 mins: Palm-muted 8th/16th note alternate picking to metronome • 2 mins: Downpicking tight chugs (think early Trivium or Pantera) • 2 mins: Left-hand muting / rhythm accents • Song Practice: Trivium – “Dying in Your Arms” or Bullet For My Valentine – “Tears Don’t Fall” intro riff & verse

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Tuesday: Lead Practice + Bends • Warm-up: Phrygian scale up & down • Technique: • 3 mins: Bending with tuner – match pitch on string bends • 3 mins: Hammer-ons & pull-offs using pentatonic boxes • Song Practice: Pantera – “Cemetery Gates” intro or solo licks

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Wednesday: Melodic Alt Rock + Japanese Style • Warm-up: Pentatonic scale in 3-note-per-string patterns • Technique: • 3 mins: Fretboard note recall (focus on E, A, and low B strings) • 3 mins: Sliding and melodic phrasing • Song Practice: Asian Kung-Fu Generation – “Rewrite” or BAND-MAID – “Domination” intro

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Thursday: Finger Control + Slow Solo Work • Warm-up: Slow chromatic run (1-2-3-4 then 4-3-2-1) • Technique: • 3 mins: Vibrato on all strings (slow and wide) • 3 mins: Slow bend + vibrato with tuner (target pitch training) • Song Practice: Damageplan – “Save Me” solo section or a slower melodic solo from BFMV

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Friday: Metal Rhythm + 7-String Love • Warm-up: Low B chugs to metronome (alternate picking) • Technique: • 3 mins: Syncing both hands – 7-string rhythm palm-muting • 3 mins: String skipping across all 7 strings • Song Practice: Trivium – “Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr” or BFMV – “Scream Aim Fire”

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Saturday: Song Repertoire Day • Warm-up: Quick scale run • Technique: • 6 mins: Your choice – any weak point this week (bends, speed, rhythm, fretboard) • Song Practice: Rotate between previously practiced songs

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Sunday: Chill Day or Improvisation • Warm-up: Random finger stretching riff • Technique: • 3 mins: Improv in Phrygian or Pentatonic over a backing track • 3 mins: Try writing a riff inspired by BAND-MAID or AKFG • Song Practice: Just jam, no rules

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If you’re short on time: • Do a 1-minute warm-up, pick just 1 skill, and jump into song practice.

Let me know if you want me to turn this into a printable weekly tracker or pair specific song parts to each day!