Super Mediocre Guitar Exercises
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
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
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
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---------------------
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 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 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----------------------------
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
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-------------------------------
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 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 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 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
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
Hammer Ons Down Hammer Ons Up Outside Inside Middle Reverse String Skipping String Skipping Two Notes Per String Up by Fifths Up by Fourths
Alternating Ascending and Descending String Skipping Alternating Ascending and Descending Two Note String Skipping Down by Fifths Down by Fourths Down by Groupings of 2 Down by Groupings of 3
