This exercise will help you build dexterity in your fretting hand. Do each of these on every string.
1-2-3-4
1-2-4-3
1-3-2-4
1-3-4-2
1-4-2-3
1-4-3-2
2-3-4-1
2-4-3-1
2-4-1-3
2-1-3-4
2-3-1-4
2-1-4-3
3-4-1-2
3-1-2-4
3-2-4-1
3-4-2-1
3-1-4-2
3-2-1-4
4-1-2-3
4-3-1-2
4-1-3-2
4-2-1-3
4-2-3-1
4-3-2-1
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Hammer Ons Down Hammer Ons Up Outside Inside Middle Reverse String Skipping String Skipping Two Notes Per String Up by Fifths Up by Fourths
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