Category: Guitar Exercises
Super Mediocre Guitar Exercises
Diatonic Legato Arpeggio Exercise
June 20, 2025
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Try these using legato where it says h above the tab. Very useful for turnarounds, etc. Helps you visualize triads as well.
Pentatonic Exercises
February 5, 2025
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This pentatonic exercises is to get you ascending and descending between the different boxes. This one takes a bit of time to get right. Keep trying until you are smooth
More Scale Exercises
January 3, 2025
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Another way to practice a scale whether it be a Major, Minor, Pentatonic, etc. is to try these patterns below. So for instance if this was C major Scale. You
Finger Variations
December 18, 2024
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This exercise will help you build dexterity in your fretting hand. Do each of these on every string. 1-2-3-41-2-4-31-3-2-41-3-4-21-4-2-31-4-3-2 2-3-4-12-4-3-12-4-1-32-1-3-42-3-1-42-1-4-3 3-4-1-23-1-2-43-2-4-13-4-2-13-1-4-23-2-1-4 4-1-2-34-3-1-24-1-3-24-2-1-34-2-3-14-3-2-1
Tasty Jazz Licks
December 1, 2024
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Below are some nice jazz licks I found on the internet somewhere. E---------------8-10-12--B--5-----7-8-10----------G--5-4-5-7-9-11---10-12--D--5-5-7-----------------A------------------------E------------------------E-------------------------B--8-7-6---5-----------5--G------------7-6-5-4---5--D--------7-----------5-3--A----------------------5--E-------------------------E-----------------7--------B--8------------8---10-8---G---------4-7-9------------D--10---5--------------10--A--7--7----------------7---E--------------------------E-----------8-7-------------5-3--------B--10-----------8---------6---------1--G-----10----------7-------------4---2--D--------10---------9-7-7---------5-3--A--------------------------------------E--------------------------------------E--3----------------------------B--5-5-4-3---3-------8----------G----------5-------5---8-7---4--D--------------5-7---------5-5--A-------------------------------E-------------------------------E--------------3-5-8-7----------------B--------3-5-6---------8-----------3--G------5-----------------7-5-4-5---5--D----5---------------------------5-5--A-------------------------------------E--5-------------------------------5--E--10-12-13-12-----B--------------12--G--10----12----12--D--9-----12--------A------------------E------------------E----------6-4-3------B--------4-------6-4--G----3-4-----------3--D--6---------------5--A------------------3--E---------------------
Major Scale 4 Notes Per String
December 1, 2024
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Root Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of fretsE-------------------------------------------------12-13-15-17--B-------------------------------------10-11-13-15--------------G---------------------------7-9-10-12--------------------------D------------------5-7-8-10------------------------------------A----------3-5-7-8---------------------------------------------E--1-3-5-6-----------------------------------------------------E--17-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------B--------------15-13-11-10-------------------------------------G--------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------D------------------------------------10-8-7-5------------------A---------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------E-----------------------------------------------------6-5-3-1--2nd Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes
Harmonic Minor Scale
December 1, 2024
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Harmonic Minor Scale 4 Notes Per StringStart on the First Fret and move up until you run out of fretsE------------------------------------------------12-13-16-17--B-------------------------------------9-11-13-15--------------G---------------------------7-9-10-12-------------------------D------------------5-6-8-10-----------------------------------A----------3-5-7-8--------------------------------------------E--1-3-4-6----------------------------------------------------E--17-16-13-12------------------------------------------------B--------------15-13-11-9-------------------------------------G-------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------D-----------------------------------10-8-6-5------------------A--------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------E----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-1--Start on the First Fret and move up until you run
G Major Scale Exercises
December 1, 2024
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G Major Scale Harmonizing in ThirdsE------------------------2-3-5-7--B--------------------3-5-3-5-7-8--G--------------2-4-5-4-5----------D--------2-4-5-4-5-7--------------A--2-3-5-3-5-7--------------------E--3-5-7--------------------------G Major Scale Harmonizing in Thirds up the NeckE-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D-----------------A--2-3-5-7-9--10--E--3-5-7-8-10-12--E-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D--0-2-4-5-7-9----A--2-3-5-7-9-10---E-----------------E-----------------B-----------------G--0-2-4-5-7-9----D--2-4-5-7-9-10---A-----------------E-----------------E---------------------B--0-1-3-5-7-8-10-12--G--0-2-4-5-7-9-11-12--D---------------------A---------------------E---------------------E--0-2-3-5-7--8-10--B--1-3-5-7-8-10-12--G-------------------D-------------------A-------------------E-------------------G Major Scale Harmonizing by SixthsE--------------------3-5-7-8-10-12--B--------------3-5-7-------5-7--8---G--------2-4-5-------4-5-7----------D--2-4-5-------4-5-7----------------A--------3-5-7----------------------E--3-5-7----------------------------
Pedal Tone Exercises
December 1, 2024
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A Pedal Tone is a constant note while other notes around it change. Think of a pedal on an organ that you hold with your foot, while you play other
Finger Exercises
December 1, 2024
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E-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------D----------------------------7----7-9-7-9-10----------A-------7----7-8-7-8-10-8-10---10---------------------E--8-10---10------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------7----7-8--B----------------------------8----8-10-8-10---10------G-------7----7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10---------------------D--9-10---10------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------E--8-7----7-------------------------------------------B------10---10-8-10-8----8----------------------------G---------------------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7------------D------------------------------------------10---------A-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------G--7--------------------------------------------------D----10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-----------------------------A--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7--------E-----------------------------------------10---10-8---E------------------------------------------------4---5-4-7----B----------------------------------------5---7-5---7----------G----------------------------4---6-4-7-6---7------------------D----------------4---6-4-7-6---7------------------------------A----4---5-4-7-5---7------------------------------------------E--5---7------------------------------------------------------E--5---4------------------------------------------------------B----7---5-7---5----------------------------------------------G------------7---6-7-4-6---4----------------------------------D------------------------7---6-7-4-6---4----------------------A------------------------------------7---5-7-4-5---4----------E------------------------------------------------7---5-7-4-5-- Pinky Exercises Finger Stretching The EyeE--------------------------------2-4-5---5-4-2--------------------------------B--------------------------2-3-5---------------5-3-2--------------------------G--------------------2-4-5---------------------------5-4-2--------------------D--------------2-3-5---------------------------------------5-3-2--------------A--------2-4-5---------------------------------------------------5-4-2--------E--2-3-5---------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2--E-----------------------------------3--3-----------------------------------B--------------------------3-----2--------2-----3--------------------------G-----------------3-----2-----1--------------1-----2-----3-----------------D--------3-----2-----1--------------------------------1-----2-----3--------A-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------1-----2-----E--1--------------------------------------------------------------------1--E--3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--B-----2-----3--------------------------------------------------3-----2-----G--------1-----2-----3--------------------------------3-----2-----1--------D-----------------1-----2-----3--------------3-----2-----1-----------------A--------------------------1-----2--------2-----1--------------------------E-----------------------------------1--1-----------------------------------E|-5-4-2-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-B|-------5-3-2-------------------------------------------------2-3-5-------G|-------------5-4-2-------------------------------------2-4-5-------------D|-------------------5-3-2-------------------------2-3-5-------------------A|-------------------------5-4-2-------------2-4-5-------------------------E|-------------------------------5-3-2-2-3-5-------------------------------
Timing Exercises
December 1, 2024
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Below are some timing exercises to work on your picking hand. d d d d d d d dE-----------------|-----------------B-----------------|-----------------G-----------------|-----------------D-----------------|-----------------A--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--E-----------------|----------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 d d d
Chromatic Exercises – Part 3
December 1, 2024
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Chromatic exercises for your fingers in position 3. Down Each String Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String
Chromatic Exercises – Part 2
December 1, 2024
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Chromatic exercises for your fingers in position 2. Down Each String Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String
Chromatic Exercises – Part 1
December 1, 2024
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Chromatic exercises for your fingers in position 1. Down Each String Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String
A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 3
November 30, 2024
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Up by Groupings of 2 Up by Groupings of 3 Up by Groupings of 4 Up by Thirds Up Each String Vertical Triads Down Vertical Triads Up and Down Vertical