Do This Quick Warmup EVERY TIME You Pick Up Your Guitar

This Guitar Finger Exercise Builds Strength & Dexterity

It is a very simple guitar finger exercise, and if you go through it step-by-step, adding a little bit each time, you’ll get the best/fastest results.

To start, practice the Descent and Ascent in your own time (no metronome) until you can get through it without mistakes. When you’re ready:

  • SET METRONOME TO 60 BPM
  • Descending (8765) with 2 beats of “set up”
  • Descending (8765) with 1 beats of “set up”
  • Descending (8765) with 0 beats of “set up”
  • Ascending (5678)
  • Combine DESCENDING + ASCENDING and be able to do it perfectly 4x in a row at 60 bpm
  • 6) Instead of Downstrokes only, start going “Down-up”
  • Raise tempo to 62bpm, 64, 66, etc. Don’t raise tempo until you can do it 2-3x perfectly
  • Play this exercise all over the fretboard (start at 1st fret, or 10th, or wherever.. it’s up to you!)

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