1. Warm-up and technique tune-up: ten minutes overall Warm-up (two minutes): A
warm-up is the first part of your practice regime. It's important to limber up
and get the blood flowing before you get into anything too challenging. Start by
shaking your hands as if you were shaking them dry, then gently massage them.
Once you've loosened up, play something simple. Strum some open chords, or play
each fret on each string as you try to name the notes.
Example
1
An
essential technique that every guitarist should be proficient in, this involves
strictly alternating between downstrokes and upstrokes.
A lot
of players naturally use the less efficient 'all downstrokes' method, but you
should train your picking hand to alternate automatically. Two minutes a day
playing the spider exercise will help you nail this technique.
Improvers:
if you feel comfortable with this pattern, extend it to go across all six
strings and play four notes per metronome click at about 60bpm to 70bpm.
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