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50 Stupid Guitar Exercises That Will Kick Your Ass And Drag Your Fingers (kicking & screaming) Into Finally Making Some Progress On Guitar

The Four Categories Of Guitar Exercises We Work With

1. Coordination

In order to play guitar well it's critical that your right and left hands are in harmony with each other. They must flow together...

It's all about timing and finesse.

So for that reason the selection of exercises you'll go through here are pretty exhaustive. So much so that I feel obliged to give you this following WARNING... your fingers really aren't going to like them.

More than likely they'll kick, scream and complain every step of the way but... that's a good sign.

That means... it's working.

Get your fingers working fluently across the entire fretboard
Master the art of alternate picking (a big secret bonus)
Develop your sense of timing to a PRO level
Handle any scale or pattern in the future with ease

2. Finger Independence

What it is?

Well, it's the ability for each of your fingers to act completely independently of one another. For each to be his own man so to speak.

That may not sound like much but trust me

This one is huge.

One thing all good players have in common is 'economy of movement'. Each finger only moves when it absolutely needs to so there's not wasted time or energy as you play.

That means you make less mistakes!

These exercises will FORCE YOUR FINGERS TO STAY IN LINE. Like a well trained navy S.E.A.L team.

Avoid wasting time an energy on movements which are unnecessary
Reduce the amount of mistakes you make when playing
Keep your playing looking very clean and neat with the minimum amount of movement necessary

3. Stretching

This one you'll love...

Just consider something as common as barre chords. So many people have problems with them.

The key to barre chords has nothing to do with the shapes of the chords... what stops you is your inability to stretch your fingers... your lack of dexterity and strength!

So the true way to solve it is not through practicing barre chords but rather to increase your strength and stretching ability.

Do that and barre chords (in fact, all chords) become 100x easier and more comfortable to play.

The stretching exercises I reveal here are killer. They'll quickly increase your ability to stretch across the fretboard and most start to notice a significant improvement in just 7 days.

Oh... and these exercises will also work wonders for anyone with small hands struggling to stretch. Most people start noticing an improvement in less than 5 days after starting.

Make things like barre chords feel much easier to play
Bring previously 'impossible' chord shapes into easy reach
Perfect a new wrist position essential for playing guitar well
Never feel you're at a disadvantage with small hands ever again

4. Stamina

45-extrasHow long can you last? (only clean answers please!)

Everyone learning guitar has experienced the sensation of fingers getting tired, wrist cramping up and simply not having the strength to do something on guitar.

Actually if you think about it, many things we play on guitar simply isn't natural for the hand to do anyway so just like an athlete you have to increase your endurance and stamina first.

The exercises in this section will quickly build up your hand into the virtual Arnold Schwarzenegger but man, it is gonna feel like work!

The exercises here are designed to literally push your hand to the point of exhaustion. And that's a good thing. Even after just a week of doing them you'll start to feel a massive difference in your capacity to play guitar.

Experience a totally different sensation each time you pick up your guitar
Play without getting tired or suffering hand exhauston
Begin to master techniques that previously seemed impossible
Dominate the fretboard with confidence and power

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