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Single Notes Reverse Gallop with Palm-Mute Accents Guitar Exercise Climbing a Full Octave

12/3/2019

This guitar exercise uses a reverse gallop rhythm (two 16th notes and an 8th note), all 16th notes are palm-muted and played on the low E string, the 8th notes are not muted and played on the A string, and you climb up through the key of Fm a full octave.

reverse gallop guitar exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Speed/Tremolo Picking Guitar Drill/Exercise Using the Diminished Scale

10/14/2019

This fairly short guitar drill/exercise is something I like to sometimes use for some quick speed/tremolo picking practice.

speed and tremolo picking guitar drill

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this drill:

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Legato Guitar Exercise for the Weak Fingers

9/15/2019

This legato guitar exercise has you using only your ring and pinky fingers to perform hammer-ons and pull-offs. Your middle finger is the stationary finger.

legato guitar exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Challenging Pinky Focused Legato Guitar Exercise

9/13/2019

This was given to a guitar student to really work their pinky for pull-offs and hammer-ons (aka: legato)

Challenging Pinky Focused Legato Guitar Exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Another Pinky Heavy Legato Exercise - Slightly Difficult for Most

8/19/2019

This legato exercise was given to a student to help improve their pinky strength. This particular exercise feels a bit weird to me because you're leading with the ring and pinky fingers, which exposes your weaker fingers.

legato guitar exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Pinky Heavy Legato Guitar Exercise - Feels a Little Weird to Play

8/15/2019

This legato exercise was given to a guitar student to help them develop pinky skills and strength.

Pinky Heavy Legato Guitar Exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Start and Hold Three String Sweep Picking Guitar Exercise

8/12/2019

This sweep picking guitar exercise has you play the full three string shape up and down once, then up once more where you pause and hold the highest note for a full beat before moving on to the next shape.

3 string guitar sweep picking arpeggios

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Legato Pinky Building Guitar Exercise

8/8/2019

This legato exercise was given to a guitar student to help them build up their pinky strength.

Legato Pinky Building Guitar Exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Descending Double Up Burst Transition 3 String Arpeggio Sweep Picking Exercise

8/6/2019

This sweep picking exercise has you playing a 3 string arpeggio shape twice, then move to the first note of the next shape, then pause on that note.

sweep picking guitar exercise

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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Three String Arpeggio Sweep Picking Shapes Transition Bursts Guitar Exercise

8/5/2019

This was given to a guitar student to help them work on transitioning between three string arpeggio sweep picking shapes.

Three String Arpeggio Sweep Picking Shapes

Here is the Guitar Pro 6 tab for this lesson:

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