Six simple exercises that will make you better
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ronnieanand
n00bier th@n th0u
Cool Thread. This is my warm up before I play anything on the guitar. It helps a lot.
1. Left Hand Exercise: Trills. Almost the same as what Rabi said. But trill on the entire fretboard non stop in constant speed. It usually takes around 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Right Hand Exercise: Tremelo Picking across all strings and also fret notes here and there, maybe a scale or maybe some pattern sounding like the ACDC Thunderstruck. This also non stop with increasing speed with reference to metronome. I play this at least for 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Left + Right Hand Exercise: Spiders (I just call them Chromatic Run), Pedal Tone, Yngwie Style Minor Scale Triplets on a single string. Three note per string scale. This is also done with Metronome. (15 minutes)
4. Note Identification: I put the Metronome on at about 40 bpm and take a note like F and then identify and play that F note through out the Fretboard. I go on from strings 1 to 6 and then 6 to 1 and sometimes random. Then I increase the speed in steps of 5, till I miss it. It helps to know the fretboard and also to think ahead of playing which is required if you want to improvise. I do this for about 5 mins.
5. CAGED theory. (5 mins)
This is my warm up schedule. It takes about 40 minutes and maybe to 1 hour or more occasionally. After this, I either take some particular technique and practice it or play a few licks or just improvise over a riff recorded in the sampler or best of all dump everything and play with my dog.
1. Left Hand Exercise: Trills. Almost the same as what Rabi said. But trill on the entire fretboard non stop in constant speed. It usually takes around 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Right Hand Exercise: Tremelo Picking across all strings and also fret notes here and there, maybe a scale or maybe some pattern sounding like the ACDC Thunderstruck. This also non stop with increasing speed with reference to metronome. I play this at least for 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Left + Right Hand Exercise: Spiders (I just call them Chromatic Run), Pedal Tone, Yngwie Style Minor Scale Triplets on a single string. Three note per string scale. This is also done with Metronome. (15 minutes)
4. Note Identification: I put the Metronome on at about 40 bpm and take a note like F and then identify and play that F note through out the Fretboard. I go on from strings 1 to 6 and then 6 to 1 and sometimes random. Then I increase the speed in steps of 5, till I miss it. It helps to know the fretboard and also to think ahead of playing which is required if you want to improvise. I do this for about 5 mins.
5. CAGED theory. (5 mins)
This is my warm up schedule. It takes about 40 minutes and maybe to 1 hour or more occasionally. After this, I either take some particular technique and practice it or play a few licks or just improvise over a riff recorded in the sampler or best of all dump everything and play with my dog.
ronnieanand
n00bier th@n th0u
10h-14h-10p-12h-14h-12p-10p-s9-10h-12h-10p-9p played on high E string
12h-9p-10h-12h-10p-9p played on B string
This is my Legato warm up. None of the note should be picked. Play it in a 6/4 timing signature, in the sense, you should be playing 6 notes per metronome tick. This is one of the most common Legato lick that is played by everyone including Steve Vai, Ritchie Kotzen, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, etc....
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
s - Slide
12h-9p-10h-12h-10p-9p played on B string
This is my Legato warm up. None of the note should be picked. Play it in a 6/4 timing signature, in the sense, you should be playing 6 notes per metronome tick. This is one of the most common Legato lick that is played by everyone including Steve Vai, Ritchie Kotzen, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, etc....
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
s - Slide
deathdr_87
Awesome Guitarist
ok heres 1 more for beginners:
play scales 3 notes per string, eg.
the notes C-D-E on the A string,
then F-G-A on the D string,
then B-C-D on the G-string, etc...
oh ya u can start with G-A-B on the E string (6th).
learn these scales for each key.
then play diff. patterns.
eg.
C-D-E | D-E-F | E-F-G | F-G-A|
but make sure ur still maintainign alternate pciking and playing the same notes on the strings as mentioned above..
play scales 3 notes per string, eg.
the notes C-D-E on the A string,
then F-G-A on the D string,
then B-C-D on the G-string, etc...
oh ya u can start with G-A-B on the E string (6th).
learn these scales for each key.
then play diff. patterns.
eg.
C-D-E | D-E-F | E-F-G | F-G-A|
but make sure ur still maintainign alternate pciking and playing the same notes on the strings as mentioned above..
deathdr_87
Awesome Guitarist
another good excercise would be to play the same note all over the fret board... now lets start with the note E.
thers the open E, then u got to an E on the next octae and play all the E notes on that octave. After every E note on that octave has been played, move again to the next octave..
for example - u start with the open E string,
next octave is a 2 on the D string. next note on same octave is the 7th fret on the A satring and then the 12th note on the E string. from there u move to the next octave.. move back wards until u get to the first few frets and then move on to the nextt octave.. u should do this with a metronome - and uild up speed - itll be really useful - especially while soloing
thers the open E, then u got to an E on the next octae and play all the E notes on that octave. After every E note on that octave has been played, move again to the next octave..
for example - u start with the open E string,
next octave is a 2 on the D string. next note on same octave is the 7th fret on the A satring and then the 12th note on the E string. from there u move to the next octave.. move back wards until u get to the first few frets and then move on to the nextt octave.. u should do this with a metronome - and uild up speed - itll be really useful - especially while soloing
annand
the pessimist
rabi_sultan said:
it's advisable (and makes more sense to me) that you practice the hammer-on and pull-off (trill) until your fingers start to hurt - the longer you practice it, the more beneficial it is to you - then you would give it some rest and continue on again.
also, you should try different finger combinations:
index and middle finger
index and ring finger
index and pinky
middle finger and ring finger
middle finger and pinky
ring finger and pinky
it helps to start of on the high e string (possibly the first fret) then moving to the thicker strings as your fingers develop strength.
falcon eyes
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:rockon: great job @rabi
dark_angel
New Member
HEY!!!
plz help me wid the scales...
plz help me wid the scales...
prashant_soni14
New Member
hi!
hey nice dude! this exe will gona help me lot! well i have one que? pls tell me name of some good chordbook or any websit from where i can download it?
hey nice dude! this exe will gona help me lot! well i have one que? pls tell me name of some good chordbook or any websit from where i can download it?
prashant_soni14
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Tuning
hey!
friends i'm learning guitar at my home, not from any teacher, so it very difficult fot me to tune my guitar can any one help me for this and tell me right picth and sound. i tune it what sound me good but don't know that it's tuned right or not! how i find out righ sound of open E or 6th string pls if any one who can help me i'm very thankfull to them
hey!
friends i'm learning guitar at my home, not from any teacher, so it very difficult fot me to tune my guitar can any one help me for this and tell me right picth and sound. i tune it what sound me good but don't know that it's tuned right or not! how i find out righ sound of open E or 6th string pls if any one who can help me i'm very thankfull to them
ronnieanand
n00bier th@n th0u
prashant_soni14 said:
If you have a PC at home which can be used alongside with guitar, then download an Online Guitar Tuner. Otherwise buy yourself a simple Electronic Tuner from Boss or Korg. It shouldn't cost more than Rs.1000. Dont tune randomly and play. It hinders your ear development to recognized notes and chords.
J
jekyll
Guest
but RON
i feel that using ear to tune (realtive tuning) really helps build the musical ear ...
anywya u dont want a person like Kurt Cobain, who couldnot tune his guitars at concerts ..
hbbt:
i feel that using ear to tune (realtive tuning) really helps build the musical ear ...
anywya u dont want a person like Kurt Cobain, who couldnot tune his guitars at concerts ..
hbbt:
probuddha
Aspiring Guitarist
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Probuddha
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Cheers !!
Probuddha
asharpminor
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rabi...thanx dude for ur efforts....really nice....ive playing guitar for 3 yrs now and i think these are the basic for any guitarists.....NADISH you dnt need to get into twisty things...just follow the basics.........and yes PRACTICE...THATS THE MAIN THING...AT LEAST 4 HOURS A DAY...U CAN REALLY DO W0ONDERS...I CAN HANDLE YNGWIE JOHAN MALMSTEEN...YES IN 3YEARS...SO JUST PRACTICE DUDE...
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