Why Triplets Throw You Off (& How To Make Them Feel Easier!)

Have you ever been cruising through a lick, everything feels locked in… and then you hit triplets, and suddenly it feels like your picking hand and your timing are speaking two different languages?

You’re not alone.

Triplets have a way of throwing even solid players off balance. They don’t line up the way your brain expects rhythm to feel, and that’s why a lot of guitarists end up rushing, dragging, or just plain avoiding them altogether.

But here’s the thing—you don’t have to stay stuck. Once you understand the trick to lining them up, triplets stop feeling like this awkward math problem, and they actually become one of the fastest, smoothest ways to rip through shred lines.

That’s what we’re diving into today. By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear, simple way to finally get triplets under control—and make them sound clean, fast, and powerful in your solos.