-------1-2-3---------------------------------------------
-1-2-3--------------------------------------------------- 
use 1 2 3 fingers
-------------------------------------------------3-4-5---
-------------------------------------------3-4-5---------
-------------------------------------3-4-5---------------
-3-2---------------------------3-4-5---------------------
-----4-3-2---------------3-4-5---------------------------
-----------4-3-2---3-4-5--------------------------------- 
etc., use 1 2 4 fingers
this is a good excersise because it forces you to switch
your picking patterns. i.e., the first three notes would be
down up down the next would be up down up.  It gets the
alternate picking thing going for your picking hand.
These are played a triplets (one-two-three) or one and a
to count.  Play with a metronome and play this pattern
all the way up the neck then back down
C
-----------------------------------------2-3-4-1-etc-----
---------------------------------1-2-3-4-----------------