Random Exercises and Studies Part 2
For blues and other genres, and great for getting to know the finger board.
By JumpAndRide
remember, have fun. if you feel your getting frustrated, take a break.
Part 2 starts with a exercise.
make sure you are using alternate picking.
E-----------5-6-7--------------------5-6-7-------------
B---------6-------6-----------------6------6--------
G-------7-----------5-------------7---------5--------
D-----7---------------5----------7-----------5--------
A---6-------------------6-------6-------------6-------
E-5-----------------------7-6-5----------------7---
drone string exercise, this may look simple, but practice it, it will come in handy. especially for playing creed songs.
E----------------------------------------------
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---
G---------------------------------------------
D------------------------------0---0---0---0-----
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------
play above until you feel comfortable, then add some notes.
E----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
B----0--0--0--2--2--2--4--4--4--2--0--4--2---
G---------------------------------------------
D------------------------------0--0--0--0-----
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------
E----------------------------------------------
ascending notes. using the pentatonic scale
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------5----------------
D------------------------------------5--------------5-7-5---------------5-7--7-5------------
A--------------5------5-7-5------5-7--7-5------5-7-------5-7-------5-7----------7-5---------
E--5-8-5-8-5-8--8-5-8------8-5-8---------8-5-8---------------8-5-8-----------------8-5-8----
continued, try not to pause in between
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------5----------------------------5-8-5------------------
G---------5-7-5----------------------5-7--7-5---------------------5-7-------7-5-------------
D-----5-7-------7-5--------------5-7----------7-5-------------5-7--------------7-5----------
A-5-7--------------7-5------5-7------------------7-5------5-7----------------------7-5------
E----------------------8-5-8-------------------------8-5-8-----------------------------8-5-8-
continued, again, try not to pause.
E----------------5----------------------------------5-8-5--------------------------------
B------------5-8--8-5---------------------------5-8------8-5-----------------------------
G--------5-7---------7-5--------------------5-7--------------5-7----------------------------
D----5-7-----------------7-5-------------5-7---------------------5-7-----------------------
A-5-7------------------------7-5------5-7----------------------------5-7-------------------
E--------------------------------8-5-8-----------------------------------8-5-8--------------
- in the above exercises, you can see that each time we move up, we are adding one note. please, do not play it through just once. play it UNTIL you feel comfortable, be it for an hour. try not to get frustrated, its annoying at first. wait til you get into the descending notes.
Descending Notes
E-5-8-5--5-8-5------5-8-5---------5-8-5-------------5-8-5----------------5-8-5-------------
B-------8------8-5-8------8-5--5-8------8-5------5-8-----8-5---------5-8-------5-8---------
G-----------------------------7-------------7-5-7------------7-5--5-7--------------5-7------
D----------------------------------------------------------------7---------------------7-5-7-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
continued
E---------5-8-5-----------------------5-8-5---------------------------5-8-5----------------
B-----5-8------8-5----------------5-8------8-5--------------------5-8------8-5-------------
G-5-7-------------7-5---------5-7-------------7-5-------------5-7-------------7-5----------
D---------------------7-5--5-7--------------------7-5------5-7-------------------7-5--------
A-------------------------7---------------------------7-5-7--------------------------7-5-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8---
continued
E-----------------5-8-5------------------------------------5-8-5-----------------------------
B-------------5-8------8-5-----------------------------5-8------------------------------------
G---------5-7--------------7-5---------------------5-7---------------------------------------
D-----5-7----------------------7-5--------------5-7------------------------------------------
A-5-7------------------------------7-5-------5-7---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------8-5-8--------------------------------------------------
ouch. can you feel your fingers burn? now onto some easy stuff.
triplets - ascending
E-----------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-8----
B--------------------------------------------------5----5-8---5-8-----8--------
G-----------------------------------5----5-7---5-7----7------------------------
D-------------------5-----5-7---5-7----7---------------------------------------
A----5----5-7---5-7-----7------------------------------------------------------
E-5-8----8----------------------------------------------------------------------
triplets - descending
E--8-5----5----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----8----8-5---8-5-----5-------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------7-----7-5---7-5-----5---------------------------------------
D------------------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-----5-----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-----5-------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------8-----8-5----
16ths - ascending
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------5------5-8-
B----------------------------------------------------5-------5-8----5-8----5-8-----
G---------------------------------5------5-7-----5-7-----5-7------7----------------
D---------------5------5-7----5-7----5-7-------7-----------------------------------
A----5-7----5-7----5-7------7------------------------------------------------------
E-5-8------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------
16ths - descending
E-8-5------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----8-5----8-5----8-5-------5-----------------------------------------------------
G--------------7-------7-5----7-5----7-5------5------------------------------------
D---------------------------------7------7-5----7-5----7-5-------5-----------------
A---------------------------------------------------7------7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------8--------8-5-
slides
ive pretty much mastered the art of sliding. the most important thing about slides is that you slide from one note and whack the next note dead on. it takes time, practice and effort. this is a simple exercise I used when learning slides, i will go into more practices with slides in the next lesson. the more you practice slides, the stronger your finger tips will be, and they will become rough, therefore eliminating the need for a glass slide.
E------------------------------------------1/121-----------------
E------------------------------------1/121----------------------
B-----------------------------1/121---------------------------
G----------------------1/121-------------------------------
D---------------1/121-------------------------------------
A--------1/121-----------------------------------------
E-1/121---------------------------------------------
next lesson. (i havent fully come up with where to go next.)
more about slides.
vibrato. if you havent learned vibrato yet, or are just beginning, pay attention to this. i will help you get a more defined vibrato.
maybe a few practice riffs.
stay tuned.
