exercice D8
EXERCISE 38
- this exercise helps you learn to feel the difference between major and minor chords, and of course improves your technique too.
EXERCISES
exercice D7
EXERCISE 37
- another exercise which should help your left hand play more independently.
exercice D6
EXERCISE 36
- make sure to mute the first bass note of each bar with your thumb right after having played the note - so it´s played the "staccato" way.)
exercice D5
EXERCISE 35
-Usually I practice starting with a simple phrase (with the bass figure behind it), and then progressively try to develop and enrich the basic figure I started with.
exercice D4
EXERCISE 34
- a more sophisticated exercise in which you do not play only the open strings in the bass line all the time. - listen to the example and make sure that the first bass note of the bar gets muted by the thumb after having picked it, but the second is let rung... it will take you a little while to get used to it.
exercice D3
EXERCISE 33
- pay attention here because you play triplets, but the melody "phrases" which are repeated are made up of four notes (indexed in TAB as 0242 in the 1st measure, 0454 in 2nd measure etc.)
exercice D1
EXERCISE 31
-Even though fingerstyle playing is a style of solo playing, you should also work on arranging accompaniments, because when you arrange a song you actually compose the bass line, melody line, and harmony together... this kind of exercise is also useful
exercice D0
EXERCISE 30
- practice the scales on just one string as well, not only across multiple strings, you must know every "corner" of the fretboard -in this example the bass line is played with a swing feeling
exercice C9
EXERCISE 29
- don´t just use basic chords when practicing the patterns, there is a lot more to be discovered on the guitar fretboard - combine intervals, triads with open strings and get a new sound from your guitar - try everything and have fun with your guitar so you don´t get bored.
exercice C8
EXERCISE 28
- take notice of the 1st note of each bar - the root of the phrase moves up from bar to bar one step of the scale - make up your own phrase and try to move it in a similar way up and down
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EXERCISE 31 -Even though fingerstyle playing is a style of solo playing, you should also work on arranging accompaniments, because when you arrange a song you actually compose the bass line, melody line, and harmony together... this kind of exercise is also useful |
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EXERCISE 32 - exercise in E major |
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EXERCISE 33 - pay attention here because you play triplets, but the melody "phrases" which are repeated are made up of four notes (indexed in TAB as 0242 in the 1st measure, 0454 in 2nd measure etc.) |
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EXERCISE 34 - a more sophisticated exercise in which you do not play only the open strings in the bass line all the time. - listen to the example and make sure that the first bass note of the bar gets muted by the thumb after having picked it, but the second is let rung... it will take you a little while to get used to it. |
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EXERCISE 35 -Usually I practice starting with a simple phrase (with the bass figure behind it), and then progressively try to develop and enrich the basic figure I started with. |
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EXERCISE 36 - make sure to mute the first bass note of each bar with your thumb right after having played the note - so it´s played the "staccato" way.) |
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EXERCISE 37 - another exercise which should help your left hand play more independently. |
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EXERCISE 38 - this exercise helps you learn to feel the difference between major and minor chords, and of course improves your technique too. |
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EXERCISE 39 - practice the E major scale and E major key -the chords of the key of E major are: Emaj7,F#m7,G#m7,Amaj7,B7,C#m7,D#m7b5 |
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EXERCISE 40 - this exercise will help the independence of your left hand. You can use this exercise daily as a warm-up exercise.You may find this exercise hard to play at first, but after a few days of practicing it (at least 10 min. every day ) you will feel the results in your playing for sure. |
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EXERCISE 41 -this exercise develops your ability to concentrate on a regular bass pattern while playing the melody line. This bass line is played using two (bass) strings A and E. Practice the first four bars, then double the speed (by changing the quarter notes to eighth notes). The exercise is in A harmonic minor scale. |
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EXERCISE 42 - this exercise will prepare your fingers for learning the most difficult part of the arrangement "Don´t worry be happy". Alternate the fingers "i" and "m" when playing the melody strings E,B,G. |
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EXERCISE 43 - this exercise develops your ability to switch between the "i" and "m" fingers of the right hand while playing the chords. The chords used are Emi, Gmi, Asus2,Csus2 |
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EXERCISE 44 - this exercise is in the key of G major, the chord progression: II, V, I (in this particular case -Ami, D7, G) is the most used progression in music. This exercise will help you get more familiar with playing inside the key, pay attention to the use of various intervals - thirds and fourths - and of their visual position on the fretboard in relation to the chords of the used progression (key)... practice in other keys as well. |
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EXERCISE 45 -another exercise where you practice the II-V-I chord progression, this time in C major key. Notice that all three chords contain the „perfect 5th“(interval) . The 3rd and the 7th are variables, and they determine the quality of the chord. Minor 7th chords have a minor 3rd and a minor 7th, dominant 7th chords have a major 3rd and a minor 7th, and the major 7th chords have a major 3rd and a major 7th. Memorize the shape of the dorian, mixolydian and Ionian scale and transpose this exercise into another key. Practice with a metronome. |
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EXERCISE 46 - this exercise teaches you the percussive technique used in the arrangement Love Hurts by Nazareth. Slap the E or B string with the nail of your index finger downwards instead of picking it with the nail upwards as usual. Practice slowly, it takes time to get the beats clean enough and with accurate enough dynamics. The snare beat played with the thumb is played at the same time as the index finger. |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
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ETUDE IN E MINOR (Francisco Tárrega) |
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JINGLE BELLS |
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POD HOROU, POD HOROU (folk song) |
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PEC NÁM SPADLA (folk song) |