Lesson Category: Warm-up Exercise

20- Spider Walk 101 (no pick)

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION This exercise goes by many names and has been used by classical players for years. The purpose…

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19- Pinkie Hammer-On Power

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION Our pinkies tend to be our weakest finger. They need a little extra intentional work to build…

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18- Rolling Arpeggio Warmup

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION This is a great exercise that uses a very common technique of thumb on the bass followed…

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17- Two String Jump Pick

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION ‘Confusing’ your fingers is an excellent way to develop your muscles and coordination. We tend to learn…

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16- Baby Chord Warm Up

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION Warming up is underrated when it comes to guitar playing! It helps you perform better in so…

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11- Pentatonic Pull-Off Workout

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION We will use a classic Willy Nelson song to practice some classic techniques and chords on the…

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1- Alligator Stomp

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION This week we are going to dive deeper into the roots of what makes up blues music,…

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11- Siblings of Baby “A” [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION In this exercise we’re going to play four different versions of an A chord. But instead of…

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6- Crawdaddy Pull Workout

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . LEARN PLAY DESCRIPTION This is the start of a 5 session series on the blues in the style of Muddy…

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16- Isabelita Warmup Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Learn this traditional Flamenco fingerpicking pattern for this beautiful tune. You need to login or…

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11- Four String Warm-up in G

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Just like you warm up when before you exercise, it’s good to warm up before playing…

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6- Two String Jump Pick [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION ‘Confusing’ your fingers is an excellent way to develop your muscles and coordination. We tend…

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11- Major Scale In 3rds [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Intervals are the distance between notes. 3rd intervals are notes that are three notes apart. If you…

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6- Moving Up To B

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION It’s important to learn to play in multiple keys, including non-open keys. It’s the same…

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16- Super Hammer Pull Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Now that you’re familiar with hammer ons and pull-offs, let’s put them together in an…

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11- Diminishing Warm-up Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Diminished chords aren’t used very often in popular music but they have a really cool…

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6- Pull Like You mean It

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Pull-offs are an efficient way to play a series of notes or musical phrases quickly….

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11- Pinkie Hammer-On Power

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Have you ever felt like your pinky could use some help? This is a great…

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16- Hammer Pull Exerciser [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are the most common guitar embellishments. These are techniques that…

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11- Chromatic Scale Warm-Up

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Chromatic scale warm ups have been used for decades to improve speed and dexterity. It…

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6- G Minor Pentatonic Scale #1

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Even if you don’t know what the minor Pentatonic scale is, I promise you’ve heard…

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1- Two String Crisscross

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION I like to call exercises like this finger twisters. It’s like a tongue twister for…

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11- Finger Developer 4.1 [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Finger Developer exercises are an extremely effective way to build speed and coordination. I actually…

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16- Stretchy Finger Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG DESCRIPTION This is a great exercise for helping you with changing chords faster. We’ll be working specifically on…

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6- A Minor Pentatonic Warmup [WU]

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION The minor Pentatonic scale is one of the most useful and widely used scales. It…

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16- Minor Arpeggio Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION Arpeggios are chords played one note at a time. So far we’ve played them as…

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1- Four String Warm-up in G

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION In this exercise you’ll get a chance to practice what will eventually turn into bass…

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16- Major 7th Arpeggio Exercise

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION SLOW MEDIUM FAST DESCRIPTION “Arpeggios” are chords that are played one note at a time. They can be played…

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