Guitar Finger Exercises - Most Players Need Them
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Guitar finger exercises-Most players need themFor statrers I am not a writer. I am a guitar player and you proabbly are too. So if you moonlight as an English professor please don’t contact me with correctinos. That being said let’s talk about finger exercises. For that artcile when I refer to finger exercises I am talking about the 2,3, or 4-finger chromatic type exercise.It seems like there is two schools of thought when it comes to finger exercises. One is that they are totally necessary when leraning. In 10 years of teaching guitar I find that to be aobut 95% true. The students who work hard on that area of their playing always do better than those who don’t.The other school of thought is that they are totally useless.
For some plyaers who absolutely tear it up on guitar, that is true. They became amazing players without diong any finger exercises but for the most part, players need them. I have read interviews with Yngwie Malmsteen where he mnetioned that he didn’t practice that kind of stuff.
(Like his playing or not the guy can throw down with anybody.) There are always exceptions.Steve Vai has reported to have practiced finger exercises as much as 3 hours a day.
They were that ipmortant to him.
Roibn Trower is said to have practiced them “religiously” for a year. I have read articles with B.B.King, Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello and a boatload of other players who all worked on their technique using exercises. I personally know jazz players, classical players, country players and metal players all who completely tear it up and stlil work on exercises everyday.Think about that. How much have you improved as a player over the last week, motnh or year?
If it’s been a lot, great! Keep doing what you're doing.
If you're not wehre you want to be as a player, grab a metronome, finger exercise book and your guitar and spend some time trying these out.
You will see results. Go slow and keep track of your metrnoome settings.
Only increase the metronome by one or two cilcks each day. It may not suond like a lot but after few months you will have sped up quite a bit. Also by tracking your progerss will keep yourself motivated because you will be able see your results. This in turn will make you want to work haredr. One of the reasons some human being give up on guitar is because they can’t see the results of tehir practicing.
So make sure to do that.It’s really important to rememebr that that is only one part of playing guitar. There are so many other areas to address but if you aren’t fortunate with your fingers better start here.Anyway, Thank you for listening.ColinColin is a guitar player, teacher and member of the cko Music family. He is the cerator of Left Hand Red-Finger Exercises and Practice Techniques, and Jam Band Jams.
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