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For Beginner Guitar Players - Daily Exercises - This Alone Make You A Better Player.
It is so much thing to learn, and depend on how much desire you have and the commitment you will dedicate to your learning.
The best way to learn any things is to learn it from the 1st step and move on to the next one when you believe you understand thoroughly the previous lesson.
How do you know when you ready to move to next lesson?
When you play your lesson and you make almost no mistake or just a few mistake then you are ready for the next lesson.
Again it all depend on your desire, someone expectation maybe more or less than your.
Take it easy, make it fun but not to wasting time and energy going nowhere.
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Remember you have to learn how to Craw before you learn how to Walk and then you can lean how to Run.
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Our Index finger is the most dominant finger, than the next less dominant one is the Middle finger, then the one less dominant than the Middle finger is the Ring finger, than the least dominant one is the Pinky.
Beginner players have issues with their fretboard fingers hand. They are UN-coordinate, they are out of alinements and they do not respond to your command, they are weak. Like a drunk person walking.
We use exercise to train them to respond to our command, to play cleaner, to play smoother, to play faster, then to play with passion as we mastering the technique.
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We category our lessons into Three Levels: Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced
Beginner level players :
Learn all Basic and popular scales, modes, arpeggios and chord types. --- Using Alternate Single Picking technique in 12 keys.
Always using the Metronome while practice your lessons. An expect to reach up to 60 beats per minute with out errors, or the least errors.
If you making so many errors during your lessons drill, you are going TOO FAST - SET Metronome to slower tempo. You are advise to play in scale steps sequence order as ascending or descending.
Intermediate Level players:
Players at this level are expect to be able to perform all the features for Beginner and including Double picking technique.
Also try to experience how to play lick or a short solo by play a few random notes from each pattern as you joining them to cover the entire fretboard ( the 5 patterns). Hint, close your eyes and just improvising, force your ear to listening to the sounds as you play, apply sustain on some note, then experience on some notes using hammer on, pull off....Bend an half step higher.... the more experiencing you try the faster and better your lick or solo will get. Also learn some Foreign and Exotic scales.
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Advance Level players:
At this levels, player are expect to master the Beginner and Intermediate Levels.
Spend more time in to improvising, this is how you can create your own tunes or songs.
Remember playing fast doe not mean cool, matter of fact many player fool others by playing really fast and have no feeling or skills but just using the so called " fastness" to cover up errors and most of these player are boring, actually all they do is make noise, and no skills or passion whatsoever.
In other hands slow player are the good one, they able to control and have tastes, feeling and improvising.
Best players are the players who can play fast and slow with passions and feels.
I have passion for classical guitar and I prefer Acoustic guitar over electric. Don't get me wrong. I love electric too.
I love Acoustic steel string and I love to play rhythm on a 12 string acoustic guitar, it sound so cool and awesome, so full and so colorful.
What kind of exercises are important that I should do as far as physical training of my fingers for both of my hands
Daily Exercise 1-2-3-4
I teach my players 3 difference exercises and advise them to exercise at least 15 minutes or more on the daily basis.
Someday you do not feel like to practice your lessons, that is o.k. BUT. You should try to do your daily exercises at least.
I start on 5th fret. "You can start on any fret as you like, and I prefer 5th fret. as higher frets the fret are narrow than lower fret.
Lower fret are wider so it is hard to manage your fingers to correct positions.
I use Alternate picking. Because it is the fastest picking style as you move natural up than down on your rhythm hand. You spend less energy and time and effort to play the note compare with all other picking techniques.
1. Index - Middle - Ring - Pinky ( 1 -2 -3 -4 backward 4-3-2-1 )
I put my Index finger on 6th string 5th fret, I play a Down stroke.
Keep my index pressing down, I play the next not on 6th string 6th fret using my Middle finger with an Up stroke.
Keeping both "Index & Middle finger pressing down" I play the note on the string 7th fret using my Ring finger with a Down stroke.
Keeping "Index & Middle & Ring fingers pressing down" I play the note on 6th string 8th fret using my Pinky finger with an Upstroke.
... I just finish my run in "Ascending order" --- I am now going Down in "De sending order" from Pinky to Ring to Middle and finally the Index
using the same procedure "Alternate picking".
The only difference now is. "as I am starting to go down, I still have all 4 fingers pressing down, One by one I release my Pinky - Ring -Middle as I strike the note.
Start with my pinky with a Down stroke, I play the note on 6th string 8th fret.
Immediately I release the Pinky and ready to strike the next note on 6th string 7th frets using my Ring finger with an Up stroke.
Immediately I release my Ring finger and ready to strike the next note on 6th string 6th fret using my Middle finger with a Down stroke.
Immediately I release my Middle finger and ready to strike the next note on 6th string 5th fret using my Index finger with an Up stroke.
I Just Finished my 6th string run using exercise 1-2-3-4 On The 6th string.
Now I do the same procedure for 5th string at 5th frets
The I continue the same procedure for 4th the 3rd then 2nd then 1st string.
When I played the last note on the 1st string at 8th fret.
I just finish my entire exercise (1-2-3-4) Run for ONE way ( As ceding - I am going up)
Now I start my De sending run from the 1st string 8th fret using my Index with an Up stroke until I reach the last note on 6th string 5th fret.
I do this exercise for more than 10 years now, I did it about every other days of the week and I using the other 2 exercise which I will talk about next.
The above exercise is demonstrate single string technique. I will talk about Double string technique next.
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What kind of exercises are important that I should do as far as physical training of my fingers for both of my hands
Daily Exercise 1-2..... 2-3....... 3-4....Turn Around... 4-3.... 3-2.... 2-1
I start on the 6th string 5th fret using my Index finger with a Down stroke.
Keep pressing down on my Index finger, I strike the next note on 6th string 6th fret using my Middle finger with a Up stroke.
Now still hold & pressing down on my Middle finger on the 6th string 5th fret. I release my Index finger on the 6th string 6th fret, I strike the next note on 5th string 5th fret using my Index finger with a Down stroke.
Immediately, I release my Middle finger on the 6th string 6th fret, position it and ready to strike the next note on 5th string 6th fret with an Up stroke.
I continue the same procedure to finish my run until i reach the note on the 1st string 6th fret with my Middle finger and with and Up stroke.
I just complete my run for 1-2 exercise One way "As sending order"
Now I am ready to go "De sending" with my Middle finger still pressing down the note on 1st string 6th fret, I release the Index and position it to play the next note on 2nd string 5th fret using a Down stroke.
Immediately I release my Middle finger on the 6th string 6th note getting ready to play the note on the 2nd string 5th fret with an Up stroke.
Continue the same procedure I finish the run as I reach the note on the 6th string 5th fret with my Index finger.
I just complete Ascending & De sending run for exercise 1-2 then I Turn around for 2-1.
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Now I move to 2-3 then turn around 3-2
Now I move to 3-4 then Turn around 4-3
I just finished entire run on exercise 1-2 2-3 3-4 then turn around using alternate single picking technique.
Exercise 1-3 2-4 1-4 2-4 and Reverse
Daily Exercise 1-3 2-4 1-4 2-4 and Reverse
Exercises Using Alternate & Double Picking
Dialy Exercises Using Alternate & Double Picking
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Guitar Scales, Modes, Arpeggios, Chords
So many things to learn and I am confuse - I am about to give up.
Guitar Scales, Modes, Arpeggios, Chords - So many things to learn and I am confuse - I am about to give up.
Like learning anything else, learn to play the guitar requires your commitment with times, money for buying tools such as videos, books, sheet music to learn, your dedication and your focus and attention. And the main key is to do it re-repeatedly ( Daily practice) as you eat or sleep or schools. You did this on a daily basis aren't you?
To learn Basic Music Theory is the 1st step and the foundation and beginning spot as far as I am concern.
I believe it will not take more than a few months to lean how to read basic music notations.
I am not recommend reading tabs, thought I do teaches how to read tabs. You know how people are when it come to criticism.
Rule #1:
Music have only Seven basic Tones or Notes and we use notes symbol to represent them on the music staffs( standard 5 lines and 4 spaces) lines and spaces including ledger lines and its spaces.
Beside the seven basic tones or notes, there are Five Accidentals notes or tones as:
C# / Db
D# / Eb
F# / Gb
G# / Ab
A# / Bb
There they are the 5 (pairs) of Accidentals notes or tones. These accidentals also called "En-Harmonic"
Enharmonic means: They sound the same but they written difference.
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Rule #2:
guitarelements fearue 26 type of difference scales.
The Mother of All scale: The C Major Scale - The Natural C Major scale. - There is No accidentals ( no sharps or flats)
All 7 Basic Notes or Tones. -------------- The C Major scale ---- C D E F G A B C
From this scale and base on this scale steps, many difference type of scales,modes are created from it.
Arpeggios are nothing strange or hard to understand. Actually it easier than scale as It only play the Odd steps of the scale.
guitarelements feature 14 difference types of Arpeggios.
Basically, Arpeggios is played by using certain steps of the scale, " the Odd scale steps."
Let me explain to you what I mean.
The C major scale:
1st ..... 2nd ..... 3rd...... 4th..... 5th.... 6th.... 7th..... 8th
..I ...... .. II........... III........ IV........ V........ VI...... VII.......VIII
C...........D...........E..........F.........G........ A .......B.........C
Root........................................................................ Root ------------------- Root/Tonic to Root/Tonic note is ONE OCTAVE.
The C major Arpeggios steps: Using the 1st - 3rd - 5th - 7th and additional "8th" for the root and to have fuller sound.
Here it is.........C E G B C
I advise to use same fingering just as if you play the scale.
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Modes: guitarelements feature 26 difference type of Modes
Modes are generate from certain scale types.
We are going to discus and learn the most popular mode types.
Let us talk about Modes generate by the Major.------- Ionian - Dorian - Aeolian - Lydian - Locrian - MixoLydian - Phrygian.
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The Ionian Mode.
Let's us look at the C major scale --- The mother of all scale ----- C D E F G A B C
All natural notes or tones, seven of them - No accidentals - No sharp or flat.
Major scale Formula --- 3 Whole and 2 Half steps - Half steps occurred in between steps 3th & 4th and 7th & 8th steps of the scale.
So we just learn a new term to call the mother of all scale the C major also know as "The Ionian Mode".
The Dorian Mode.
The Dorian Mode is construct of 5 Whole and 2 Half Steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps 2nd & 3rd and steps 6th & 7th steps of the scale.
D E F G A B C D
Notice they are all basic notes or tones, all natural. The Seven Magnificent. No sharp or Flat.
lucky we can come up with a hint for this D for Dorian.
The Phrygian Mode.
Phrygian formula: 5 Whole and 2 Half steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps 1st & 2nd and steps 5th & 6th steps of the scale.
E F G A B C D E -------- Notice they are all basic natural notes or tones --- No sharp or Flat. The Seven Magnificent.
No good hint for this so just force yourself to remember Phrygian is E ---- LOL just kidding.
The Lydian Mode:
Lydian formula: 5 Whole and 2 Half steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps 4th & 5th and steps 7th & 8th steps of the scale.
Here it is the F Lydian Mode: F G A B C D E F
As you can see they are all natural notes or tone, there is no sharp or flat. The Seven magnificent.
Another the force to remember F for Lydian.
The Mixolydian Mode:
The Mixolydian formula: 5 Whole and 2 Half steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps "3rd & 4th" and steps "6th & 7th" steps of the scale.
G A B C D E F G ----- They are all natural basic notes or tones --- There is no sharp or flat ---- The Seven Magnificent.
The Aeolian Mode:
Another special scale to remember. The Natural Minor - The Relative Minor -
The Aeolian formula: 5 Whole and 2 Half steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps "2nd & 3rd" and steps "6th & 7th" steps of the scale.
A B C D E F G A ---- They are all natural notes or tones --- there is no sharp or flat ------ The Seven Magnificent.
The Locrian Mode:
The Locrian formula: 5 Whole and 2 Half steps.
Half steps occurred in between steps "1s & 2nd" and steps "4th & 5th" steps of the scale.
B C D E F G A B ----- They are all natural notes or tones --- there is no sharp or flat ---- The Seven Magnificent.
The Seven Modes generated or created by the Major scale.
Please take your time and study this page in depth, you may need to go over this page a few times to really get it pack in your head.
I hope this is helpful information to aids you in your guitar lessons adventure.
All commend are welcome, please do so and if you find something not correct or wrong please let us know we will reward you for it and will correct it ourself.
Scales Arpeggios Modes Chords - Learn the 5 Individual Patterns & The Cage
Scales Arpeggios Modes Chords - Learn the 5 Individual Patterns & The Cage
Study in details by looking at the scale - mode - arpeggios - chord. For example the Key of C.
You can see the C Major Scale play every steps of the scale:............ C D E F G A B C
While the C Major Arpeggios only play the Odd steps of the scale:.. ..C E G B C
The Ionain Mode is played every steps of the Mode:...........................C D E F G A B C
The C Major Full Bar chord 6 notes Open position. The C have 10 difference positions - and category in to 6 notes, 5 notes, 4 notes chords.
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I just want to bring Chords issue here so I can show you the relationship between them. Chord features is going to be in a difference lenses
because there are a lot to talk and learn about chords and how chord construction work. We also get into Chords Orbit and what chords go with what chords...
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Daily Exercise 1-2.....2&3.....3&4...Turn Around.....4&3.....3&2.....2&1
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I recommend 5 times and more. Beginner! Try to play " ascending-descending " 5 times before your take a few second to rest. The get right back to it as your fingers, muscle and hands are all warm and moving smoothly. If you feel hurt-ed. Stop IMMEDIATELY and rest.
I prefer my exercise starting on 5th fret. It just me. You can start at any fret as you like as long as each finger land on each fret. Stress your fingers out if you have to. Keep on practice eventually it will be second nature to you.
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It help my fingers to respond to my command as when, how to pick. All my fingers are much stronger.
Daily Exercise 12 - 23 - 34 Turn Around 43 - 32 - 21 Single Alternate Picking
Daily Exercise 12 - 23 - 34 Turn Around 43 - 32 - 21 Single Alternate Picking
I did this exercise before start my lessons for warming up. I do exercise everyday especially on the day I did not feel like practicing. It took me 1/2 hour for 3 difference exercises. I did this for many years and it help my playing so much. This is the most important thing to do "Daily Exercises" . To help me playing clean. I applied this when I practice my scales, arpeggios, modes also chords and learn- experiencing my licks and solo run.
It help my fingers to respond to my command as when, how to pick. All my fingers are much stronger.
Daily Exercise for Index Middle Ring Pinky Alternate Double Picking technique.
Daily Exercise for Index Middle Ring Pinky Alternate Double Picking technique.
I did this exercise before start my lessons for warming up. I do exercise everyday especially on the day I did not feel like practicing. It took me 1/2 hour for 3 difference exercises. I did this for many years and it help my playing so much. This is the most important thing to do "Daily Exercises" . To help me playing clean. I applied this when I practice my scales, arpeggios, modes also chords and learn- experiencing my licks and solo run.
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