Everyday Practice Techniques for the Intermediate Player
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What I've noticed about self-teaching yourself guitar is that you get trapped. You get to a point where you feel so badass playing easy power chord metallica riffs that you dont feel like you need to practice any more. That you'll get better just playing the same shit over and over again. I have been stuck in that trap for a few years, and now after these simple exercises totally kicked my ass, I realize I have a lot of work to do. I'm looking forward to becoming a much better guitarist.
That depends... I am self-teaching guitarist and I don't have feeling that I don't have to practise anymore.
I think that only selfish and arrogant people think they don't have to learn/practise new stuff, but the truth is... Well, at least you know it nowadays :)
Well I wasn't attacking any one or trying to be arrogant. If anything, I just admitted I suck and that I need to get better
That plateau you're talking about is what got me for years as well. I have OCD and I was all over the place when it came to practicing. Depending on the style you play, you may need to get faster. With jazz, it's more theory, chords, and integrating them quickly. With metal, you have an inner desire to play fast, because there are many scales that need to be played fast to sound good (not all, just generalizing). Like arpeggios. If you play them super slow compared to really fast, they may not sound like much. Your brain seems to need the notes to be played in a certain time frame in order to hear the whole progression (e.g. Vai's "trick bag" from crossroads). I can play fairly fast, but sometimes I wish I was better at rhythm. When people ask you to play something, you can't just sweep pick a bunch of arpeggios. This I struggled with for a long time.
David Soule
There are a few things I've found that helped me out a ton: listening to and trying to play music you wouldn't normally, learning songs that are above your level--The Trooper by Maiden was a good one for me--and using a metronome beginning just below your top downstroke speed on 8ths. Then you double it to 16ths alternate picking, then back to 8th downstokes at 5 bpm higher, then repeat. Worth a shot.
D Elliot me too OCD i know what you mean, its so hard without a teacher to decide on what to do
"i can last the 3 minutes but when im done i can feel it" thats my pick up line....ive been single for 10 years
I used to be a little player as a kid but after I split with my wife of 12 I lost it 😂😂😂 More freetime for me to get high and play guitar though so its allllll goood!
Yeah Right!
^
Drumilo
“-15 or 20 seconds as hard and fast as I can”
Yeah me too...
First step to change is admitting you have a problem.
Rick Jarvis
😂
"Start off at like 120bpm downpicking eight notes"
*Laughs in James Hetfield*
Metallica sucks
@@przemekwojtas3593 oh yes?
I worked my way up to 180bpm sixteenth notes, then my arm fell off.
It's agreed. METALLUCA are posers
metallica blows lmfao
Teaching guitar for over 27 years? This guy doesn't look a day over 32.
He started teaching at the age of 5, that's how...
he's in his late 40's
Max Aaron Well, I mean that would have to be the way it is, I'm simply saying that this guy still looks really young.
World Known yea, definitely got some good genes lol
***** That part about the musicians is only true if they die before they're 30... I mean, have you seen any band that came out of the 70's, 80's and 90's??? They're all either still on drugs, or they have become born again Christians and got off drugs. Still though, most of these people look much older than they are.
thanks for the lesson Legolas!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
ahahahaha xD
+Reckless39 legless lego legolas
+Kevin Castro this guy made my day :v
I would like to think Skwisgaar
hey bro i have been doing this exercise for a month now n i cant believe what i have acheived in this short period of time.i have good ears but i was always finding difficult to play what i wanted to play but after seeing your video i did as you instructed to n now every guitar lessons i watch,i learn it in 5 minutes,so i came back here to show my gratitude towards you,thank you so so much.
Hope l can say the same. l've been practicing this for 2 weeks now and it still hurts when working on the pinky.
Just wondering.... how long on average have you been practicing per day?
PinballWaluigi64 probably 15 to 20 minutes but most of the time i skip downstroke part lol
Rafael Montecristo I think it will always hurt to an extent on the pinky but with it actually used in context it benefits a lot.
Yo man I kno I'm four years late but I'm the exact same. How's guitar now if you see this? You still playing?
Consistency is crucial. I tell my audience I'd rather them practice for 5-10 minutes per day than to practice several hours once a week or more.
Especially when you are just starting out, its is actually better to not practice for hours. But each day 10-15 minutes. You need to built up strength in a natural way and not force things. Then you can easily get injuries. I found out the hard way when I was trying to learn the piano ;).
Why not a few minutes at a time several times during the day?
That's what I do. Singing drummer often forced into keyboards and a lil bass for fun.
TSgitaar if you don’t get injured, you can have incredible results if you play for hours everyday when starting out.
Yes sir!
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Singing drummer...now that's talent!
My wife makes me do this workout everyday. She said its changed her life forever.
This is fucking underrated 🤣
I think people didn't like it because they didn't understand the joke.
She really must've loved the way you play with the guitar
My wife complained that I play my guitar more than I play her to which I responded well it still has the same shape it did when I first got it, it only says what I want it to say and it shuts up when I want it to. In hindsight I'm glad I have a comfortable couch.😂😂😂
@@sinisterminister6478 you dont touch your wife? idk that sounds kinda gay to me lol
Honestly, you're by far the best teacher on the Internet.
+Matthew Delgado Not to take anything away from him. But did someone say Tom Hess?
+Matthew Delgado agree up+1
+Carlile Ernest well, there are many people who teach you songs, or show you accords and "tricks" how you can show that you are a good guitarist. but i dont see many people who teach how to drasticly improve your basic skills in such easy ways. the shown things in this video helped me in less then a day!
+Matthew Delgado Carl Brown ftw bro
+Matthew Delgado And to think... I almost didn't watch the video because of the tribal tats...I learned alot from him
Started these last night. My pinky is the grand betrayer.
In the beginning i recall it felt like pinky wasnt mine. It was way before internet :) It gets softer, more natural and stronger if You just use and use and use it
BinarySecond After 9 years, I can put out a cigarette on my pinky without feeling any hurt. I played guitar then a harsh-stringed old bass, so every other bass seems so subtle compared to it. No shortcut for it, only practice and time.
BinarySecond Mine does this weird little pop into place kinda thing when I try hammer on exercises with it. Like it's messed up at the last knuckle that joins the hand. Hopefully, I just need to get it stronger and it's not something messed up where I'll never be able to use it properly. Then again, I saw a dude playing Pink Floyd with his feet because he had no arms, solos and all. So, I think I'll be ok even with a bum pinky. hehe
Just keep going on for 15 min every day rather then 15 hrs once in a week and You will see it will break up fine for You
BinarySecond My pinky is honestly basically paralyzed. I'm planning on weeks of nothing but pinky strengthening.
6:54 showed this finger exercise to so many young guitarists over the last 35 years. Great finger exercise to teach ya brain left and right hand coordination. A classical guitarist called Mike Trillo taught me this many years ago and as us musicians do we pass it on. Thanks for the upload gonna share it with my Cousin he duz this exercise in various different ways every day as a warm up. He was a late starter as far as guitar goes. Ade started playing 12 years ago when he was 40. Last week when he phoned me he played the solo for the Scorpions song Lady Starlight. Just goes to show its never to late to start playing an instrument.
It’s called the spider crawl, isn’t it? I started using this early on and my god has this helped me a lot. I do it all the way up then all the way back down my fretboard
Dude his down picking alone was insane..
"And being honest about it." I'm guilty of this. Good lesson.
To play fast, you must play slow. This is the first, most fundamental principle.
To play fast you have to play fast
It is not true !
To play fast you must play fast~~
As a classical guitarist... Yes, when learning a new piece, I learn it slow and deliberate and then gradually increase the tempo... You perform like you practice.. so.. practice correctly without mistakes, then gradually build speed. Then you have an awesome performance!
But also remember to play at a ridiculous speed for a few minutes to push yourself and get your hands and mind used to being able to fathom that speed.
Even if it sounds like garbage, go for it, and focus always on each hand separately, then together at last, and watch how fat you're going past the strings with right hand, and how far each finger is lifting off the fretboard. Make sure you're pinkeye isnt flying up off the fretboard when doing runs.
Always LIFT your index when playing 3 note per strings or any note per strings licks. Dont let the index rest and never lift up, make then all lift independently no matter what.
Always make sure your picking hand is NOT anchored with any type of tension at all. Resting your pinky or whatever on the pickguatd is okay, as long as you're not PRESSING whatsoever.
Best way I've seen is to get used to being able to keep a fully closed fist. It's tough at first, but if you can master that, youre set. A nice relaxed floating hand.
I’ve been a daily metronome practice player for years and have always gradually increased speed. UNTIL I hit a wall. I could brute-force the riff more until my hand hurt but I found out the real secret is the rest you take in between practice sessions and how you space out riffs in your routine.
After heavy practice, I wait a day and come back to it with a significant jump in mastery
No sarcasm, youtube is graced with your presence, and we are with your teaching. You are the most pleasant teacher to listen to in my life. Please keep making videos.
holy shit I never realized how weak my third and fourth fingers were... I can barely hear the hammer-ons. thanks for the lesson
That legato exercise is tough! Great video.
Heck yeah it is!
01:09 - "I can last 3 minutes and when I get done, I can feel it." :-)
02:41 - "It's done with your left hand to create strength with all of your fingers. Ok, the stronger your fingers are, the longer you can last." :-)
You can feel the blood flowing
Nick Faina Wait a minute, just what the h is going on here!?!?!?!!!?
Mojoman57 the fingering technique
twinsmm1 3:47 "You wanna hit that hard, and you want to hit it fast."
OMFG!!
I have been playing since i was seven and im now almost eighteen i ,discovered these 3 and 1/2 years ago and they skyrocketed my skills .They are truly, very effective excercises ,go-to for me. This video played a big part in the fact that i am able to play songs and solos like tornado of souls ,crazy train ,master of puppets and recently even flight of the bumblebee, now i want to finally obtain the music degree. Im very grateful ,your video really helped me get to the point where i feel confident to call myself a guitarist ,thank you😎
2:46 The stronger your fingers are, the longer you last😂😂
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I am always thankful for all the free advice that you would pay for if you took lessons from someone else. There are always people out there that think they are above and beyond any advice, or think they are the best. I don't know what I would consider myself as a player, not a beginner, but far from a pro. All the people that make negative comments when people are showing you things to make you a better player, why don't you make a video, take your time to help others, and see what kind of feedback you get. Thanks for the help, subscribed to your channel and look forward to more advice to help me become a better guitar player. Keep up the good work
You mean you want some people to break a sweat gettin' off their asses to do something concretely helpful to someone else? Dude, are you serious? Actually, I'm kidding---I agree with you 100%!
thicker1111 You can tell this guy has been teaching for awhile. Check out the Zakk Wylde instructional videos. Some good tips and advice but it's almost painful how bad he presents it.
This guy is an amazing teacher and if you don't see that his objective is preparing you for greatness as a lead guitarist. You don't have a handle on what lead guitarist greatness is.
I think the main thing to remember is that the word, “practice,” is a highly subjective term. Some think it means 20-minutes a day playing whatever feels good. Others think it means 10-hour work days with a rigorous routine & metronome. Most fall somewhere in between, but it all comes back to the old farmer saying, “you reap what you sow!”
Consider this:
You'll retain more when consuming smaller bites for 15-20 minutes at a time, than gorging yourself on a ten course meal all day for 8 hours.
The tattoos verify he's legit.
And the hair...
@@AK-rx6hv exactly lmaoo
@@kieranjackson9206 right? Kerry and Jeff had a baby. lol....
I didn't know Jerry Cantrell got a UA-cam channel. Good for him.
John Smith hahahahhahahaha I actually clicked on this cuz I thought it was jerry Cantrell talking about how to do chops hahahaaha
Watching this I thought "You resemble Jerry so you MUST know what you're doing. I will follow your every word."
lol
Exactly my thoughts, lmao.
omggg that is the reason why i clicked this video 😂
this dude has a good plan
Dude, watched hundreds of these, and this guy is hands down THE BEST. Loved the way he explained things and his delivery, relaxed and patient. Creative techniques with a simple set up, not an eq'd Fractal and all edited up. Thank you for such a great video!
Great exercises. Thanks for the advice!
Are you feeling it now mr Krabs?
Sometime beginners like myself over analyze great guitar players, but just like the rest of us who learn. . . it is broke down into steps. You do a great job of explaining the techniques that make a good guitarist. Thanks!
Ive been doing these practices ever since this video came out back in the day and im happy to say that i am now ready for the advanced practice lessons.. the first 9 years of practice really helped me, cant wait for the next
Hey Steve, you've probably heard this millions of times but you're a fantastic teacher/player! Ive been playing for a while but I wanna step up my game...Im going to do these exercises everyday! Thanks again Im a big fan of yours
Steve, thank you so much! Been to teachers before and not once did any offer finger exercises but were eager to show me their own lightning prowess. You're a legend and look forward to finally progressing!
One extra step that I was taught (and you did mention it) is economy of movement. Regarding your example playing this Quasi Chromatic Scale. Speed is a result of 2 hand synchronization, equal strength in all left hand fingers and lastly distance. Distance being how far your fingers glide next to the fret board. As one gets faster, it becomes obvious that the further your fingers are away from the frets the more time is waist-ed. Speed and time are locked together. The closer your fingers are to the fret board the shorter the time it takes to hit the fret. Obviously if your fingers are inches away your fighting a loosing battle.
So how do you train your fingers to play closer? I will explain.
As Steve has explained we will use his Quasi Chromatic Scale but with a twist. A quick word of warning, this is quite hard at first so be patient. Even some seasoned players will struggle with this exercise but i guarantee with SLOW practice you will eventually get it. You may not even get through one whole routine the first few attempts. This is a very difficult exercise but one of the best to force you to play as close as possible to the fret board.
Again taking Steve's example 4 fingers one to each fret. Starting on the 6th string play these notes sequentially (Thick E String) 1st finger - 1st fret, 2nd finger - 2nd Fret, 3rd finger - 3rd fret and finally 4th finger - 4th fret. (Exactly as Steve shows) Now here is the twist. Each time you play a note leave your fingers on the fret board. When you finish the first 4 notes (fingers are still holding down lightly on each fret) LIFT your first finger off and move it to the 5th string, (1st fret) and play the note. Again while ALL fingers are still on their given frets LIFT your 2nd finger off and move it to the 5th string (2nd fret) At this point (To check that my explanation is clear) you should have 2 fingers still on the 6th String lightly holding down frets 3 and 4 and two other fingers now holding down the first two notes on the 5th string. Keep going until each finger has been lifted and placed onto the adjacent 5th string - i.e lift your 3rd finger off the 6th string 3rd fret moving it to the 5th String 3rd fret (remember at this point your pinky is still on the 6th string 4th fret) then finally move your 4th finger off the 6th string 4th fret to the 5th string 4th fret. And you are done, well almost :) Keep following this pattern across all strings until you reach the 1st string (Thin E string) Remember that as you move your fingers off one string to the next, once they are on the adjacent string they must also stay down. In other words ALL fingers stay on the fret board and ONLY one finger is being LIFTED and PLACED at any given time. Again, this is very hard but worth your effort. You will soon find that you play extremely close to the neck at all times regardless of what your are playing. Finally this exercise can be reversed. As you end the sequence on the 1st string, still holding down all 4 notes (lightly) lift your Index finger (1st finger) off fret one and move it to fret one of the 2nd string. Now you can go up and down. Don't do any more than one repetition of this exercise in one day. If you feel pain STOP relax stretch and regroup. You will find your 3rd finger is the most retarded in the group. You will probably find you cant lift it up far from the fret board. Hey that finger already knows how to play close. :) Good luck. No charge for this lesson. Peace out.
This is freaking hard, but I'll definitely try it everyday. Anyway, thanks a lot for this exercise, and for taking your time to write everything step by step =)
Warlord Nygard
Hey Buddy, your very welcome thanks for the comment. Honestly this is one of the best exercises and yes its bloody hard at the start. I myself was running through this exercise again today. You will be amazed how a little each day adds up to eventually success. In fact this the only way to learn any instrument, a little each day. (Its a great exercise for shear mind over matter will power) And trust me, BELIEVING in yourself and UNDERSTANDING the process of learning is another major part in mastering and instrument. (The Psychology part of the process) One run through 6 strings per/day is all you need. Its kinda like what people have to do when they are in a Car accident and have to do Physical Theorpy to regain movement. In a weird kinda a way that's what we do every day, try to make our hands do something really unnatural. We are our own, physical therapists. haha :)
Stephen Houghton
You will notice the physical therapy part happening on the faces of other players. I use to know this Bass Player who couldn't play a note unless he had is mouth open. Funny to watch. We soon kicked his ass out of the band. Was it cruel? Well maybe to the public having to watch. Flies were happy for the nesting gound.
hard but very helpful. thanks.
thanks. this excersise made me realize my brain didnt have any neurological pathways for my 3rd finger at all whatsoever. im not joking. its like my brain is screaming at my 3rd finger and zero reaction. retarded finger physio time incoming! after 5min i got some response, but this is a great tip man. thanks alot
Love the "intermediate" lesson. So many are beginner or advanced and they overlook all of us intermediate players. Thank you for the great lesson!
Been playing guitar on and off for the past 8 years, and these fundamentals still help me with my daily playing. I remember finding this video years ago and doing these exercises, and it really "unlocked" the next level of playing for me. Consistency is the key. Do this stuff every day, even just as a warm up for your play session. You'll be surprised at the results!
I wonder how he has enough time to make these videos and still tour with Alice in Chains.
Ike Carter
Hahaha
Jerry has a great work changing his voice for the lessons.
Ike Carter i thought it was him too. hahahaha
Ike Carter hahahahahaha
+Ike Carter HAHAHAHA
+Ike Carter hahahah I read this before the video started to play and I got excited cause I love jerry Cantrell....video started to play and I dieddddd dude hahahaha
Steve bro you rock! I cant tell you how much your lessons have helped me understand and improve at the guitar. I appreciate all your videos and everything that you do.
Thanks for your time !
I was wondering about playing with a metronome, here it is.
I was wondering how to develop legato technique, and here it is
and the syncing, great stuff, Thanks again!
THE most helpful guitar instruction video I've found on UA-cam so far. Building this strength and precision in my hands using these mundane exercises helped me make tremendous progress in playing with speed and control.
Geezz, this guy helped me more than a years worth of the others lessons I've been watching!
This video was awesome! Been playing for a little over a year. It made me realize that although I can play a nice number of songs and riffs, I still suck. I will definitely practice these routinely because one of my goals is to be a great player. Rock on!
Discovered this today and loving it for my warm-up as I try and get back into guitar more seriously after a few years away. Thank you for sharing this!
This guy seems really awesome as a guitar teacher and also as a guitar player. I like the way he puts enfaces on each aspect of what is important to what we guitarists should improve on 🎸
Superb teacher, lessons and guitarist. Very basic and common exercises explained and demonstrated brilliantly.
Excellent exercises. Simple but effective. Thank you!
Thank you for the lesson...i have been stuck for about a year...i'm old and life gets in the way..this has been inspiring ..thank you for your time...
Excellent teacher. He has a gift of teaching. Very clear, easy to understand, and a helpful! I am excited about doing the exercises!
I've noticed that those 4 finger walk up/down type of exercises up to the 12th fret and back also help me to get used to the fret spacing as the frets get considerably closer and closer together as you move up the neck. Good lesson.
does that mean I'm intermediate now? nice!
Remmy 315 oh dude don't wreck my confidence!!
Armin Dayson It can be for beginners or experts; that's the nice thing about it.
I think the real intermediate barrier is sweep picking. At least that's where I felt I truly got to an intermediate level.
Edit: For clarification, the "tiers" go like this in my head. Beginner (literally just learning chord positions and finger strengthening), -->Elementary (be able to play chord only songs well and simple licks/solos), -->Pre Intermediate (be able to play more difficult riffs/licks and some solos), -->Intermediate (be able to play more complicated songs and being decent at techniques like tapping/sweep picking/legato/hybrid picking), -->Expert (be able to play intricate/complex rhythms and songs with various or alternate time signatures while being proficient at the above mentioned techniques), -->Master (basically the same but incorporating things like 2 handed tapping or sweep+tap arpeggios), -->God (when you can do all of this a million notes per minute and still be clean, precise and melodic/pleasant to listen to)
@@Walamonga1313 In other words God: John Petrucci
@@Walamonga1313 Well don't forget some people could be very well at complex ryrhrms while at the sane time they can't sweep pick past 50 bpm lol. So I'd say a guitar master can adapt to any playstyle and be able to use the technic those styles require.
Thanks for your time Steve, its nice to see you guys sharing the knowledge and its appreciated and being used..
Steve,I HAVE many of your program lessons, and YOU ARE the BEST!!THANKS SO much!
4:49 I'm really feeling it!
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Are you feeling it, Mr. Krabs?
Not shulk time yet. buddy.
@Bryan Fuentes I was just about to comment a Xenoblade reference, but it warmed my heart to see one here already. 👌🏻🐺
When this guy reaches for the metronome, it looks like his entire soul connects with it when he touches it lol
Best teacher i've ever had for free.
You deserve a serious reward.
A simple but effective lesson. Great reminders for any guitarists who need some easy habits to get into.
superb lesson you are a natural at teaching and conveying knowledge impartially, easy to understand and concise! subscribed.
Hey Steve, Great lesson. It's good to review sometimes. I wish I had known that back when I first started playing the guitar. And you're right my pinky finger is so weak. I've been practicing like you said for years and it works wonders. My pinky will get weak again if I don't keep up with it. I sometimes use a hand exercise gripper, and turn it upside down so that I can only grip it with my ring finger and pinky finger, and try to work it to where I only use my pinky. Some hand grippers are harder than others so for a pinky you might want to find one that's easy to do. Plus I do stretching exercise too! (See. Nina Stauss!)
Thanks again Steve. See you in the next video!
Todd P.
This guy is a really excellent example of how to teach under any circumstances. Great job sir
Thank you. I've been a drummer/percussionist for 48 years, just picked up guitar 2 years ago. Struggling with learning because of playing riffs. You have reminded me of how I got so good at drums. Thanks again for the tip.
Steve I really want to give a very sincere 'thank you' to you for this lesson (and all of your others). I have played guitar for roughly 30 years and have always been very frustrated with my left hand (fret hand) strength and coordination. No matter how much I practiced there was always this sort of wall that I could not break through, in terms of my left hand ability. I was pretty much resigned to just accepting what I perceived as basically a genetic shortcoming on my part. Sure I can play fairly well, but nowhere near what I would like to achieve, and certainly less well than I feel like I should be able to considering how long I have been at it.
BUT - then I watched this video, and more importantly actually did the exercises. I could barely manage to do the more difficult fingerings at first, let alone at speed for 30 seconds at a time or whatever. But sure enough, after just a week or two of struggling through it, I can see AMAZING results. It is SUCH a terrific feeling to have my left hand so rapidly doing things that weren't possible just days ago. It's almost strange (in a very good way), as if I suddenly am borrowing a better players hand. My fingers are moving faster, are fretting notes cleanly, my hammers and pull offs are snappier, and mainly my fingers are just going where I want them to, when I want them to, with sort of a new feeling of authority.
If it's this helpful in just a matter of days, I can't wait to see how much improvement I will have in the weeks and months and years ahead. So again, THANK YOU!
I have been playing for about 35 yrs. I wouldnt say I was Intermediate since I can play Vai solos ect. But this little workout showed me how lazy I have become without realizing it !! If I got a gig I dont know if I could do multiple sets doing covers all night LOL Thats sad man this video is for any guitarist IMHO !! I read some of the comments below and one thing I do is try to learn stuff I hate like Country or even some of the Newer pop bands but by learning their stuff it keeps my hunger to learn more and get better keeping sharp , every music genre has something to offer Disco riffs can be amazing workouts some of you younger guys check it out . METAL HEAD 4LIFE !
Thank you for the video. It's nice to see something aimed at players in between beginers and advanced.
Thanks Steve. Been playing for 30 years and this is such a useful excersise. Been doing similar combos, but your video brings fresh perspective. Thanks Dude!
Dude is a great teacher
I fucking hate my pinkie. its a fucking burden I just hope this will help me
See if you can get a doctor to chop it off and sew your right hand middle or ring finger in its place. Should work.
+Mk101T lmao. omg
Although you should probably check into a cadaver doner before losing any right hand fingers.
Could be a new market for aging guitarists to sell off their fingers to the highest bidder too ;)
bite it off then
Excellent, keeps it simple-easy to understand-this man is an outstanding teacher!
Thanks, Steve! It is always nice to see a lesson on exercises, which really are the key to becoming faster and cleaner in your playing. I used to teach bass, and always taught my students alternate fingering and using all four fingers of the left hand. I will be working on these exercises on guitar now. Thanks again!
I started playing guitar in 1979 - no tab, no instruction DVDs, no guitar mags with transcriptions of classic songs or tutorials on scales, modes or different styles of music until the mid-1980s with American GUITAR mags being available here in the UK. You learned by ear from listening to records over and over, slowing them down till you worked it yourself. If you were no good, you stayed crap. Now it's totally different - if you're not in a band or jamming with friends, you're not going to progress much unless you start recording yourself playing over jam tracks, etc. Or study lessons like this!
+Tan Gerine - I'm so dumb that when I first saw the Blues scale written out as a diagram, I thought it was a chord shape....! My drummer friend picked up my guitar and played the scale (it was in a very old book on lead guitar, with Pete Townsend on the cover) and that's when I realised it wasn't the major scale. Learning three chords on the electric guitar and listening exclusively to the Damned, Motörhead and the Sex Pistols wasn't a very good start, tbh ;-(
Have you run into that cheap little Fender G-dec yet? It's full of backing tracks right there. Very cool for maybe 90.00.
I'm a singing drummer, but I remember the "boxes" (scale shapes) from when I was a kid. Or some of them. A very nice US Strat I got for a steal at 250.00 (I checked, didn't see evidence it was hot) and I can amuse myself all day long. lol.
If I'm feeling masochistic, I try it on acoustic (ow).
he grew his hair for 27 years
You can tell you've been teaching for a long time. I would love you as a teacher.
Great video! I'm a bassist and I've been doing that chromatic string-by-string exercise for years! Great way to warm up. Will be trying it on guitar!
this is so helpful thanks!
Dude I thought I was intermediate then I tried out the second exsercise
its hard right, that means its an effective exercise
This has to be one of the best guitar practicing videos out there! Cheers Steve.
Just wanna mention this real quick I love that fretboard design it's so beautiful
Guys why are you arguing and hating on this video, what he is teaching actually will make your playing very tight, this is good information
You look like you sing for dragon force
You mean he looks like the vocalist from dragonforce
thats excacly what i was thinking..Lol
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Just saw this video today, first time seeing any of them and I must say you are an excellent teacher very great at explaining I'll incorporate this into my playing
The best Teacher all the time...God bless you Steve
What kind of shampoo do you use?
+Lee Olsen
No. 1. off comment award :D
I wanna know too.
Lee Olsen
head & shoulders
Garnier fructis
Lee Olsen
I would love to go thru his hair with my hand for about ten minutes... And with my other hamd, i would bring some hair of him up to my nose, and smell his hair.. Inhaling deep in and out. I would never forget that day.!
Man that made my forearm burn...
so simple, so effective
This is great, I'll add these to the already massive list of guitar exercises I do before I play, I feel like every exercise helps
I have got to agree you teaching is just that teaching,no long stories about nothing you handle business you explain it very well and you have patience but most of all you handle the business you don't sit there and having to go trip where you just talk and talk and talk like other people on this do thank you your ideas and techniques are definitely worth teaching
Brother! I am a professional guitarist/teacher (30+ years playing) as well, Masters in Music theory BMus in Jazz studies yadda yadda...
I really enjoy perusing pedagogical approaches around youtube and I hafta say you are one of the best natural teachers I have heard! Great narrative flow, great demos, very natural and energized, this is how I teach as well ideally, some days are better than others! But great job, love the pace.
If you wanna PM your email I'll send you my Guitar Calisthenics book to check out and maybe borrow from.
haha frankstein, good shit!
Thanks for these tips! Helped me a lot
PS. Is your guitar an Ibanez Jem 7v Steve Vai signature?
Great tips. I have done the hammer on exercise just once and can already feel a difference. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this video. I really appreciate it.
Man! I have been trying these out! I'm Definitely becoming better…
Absolutely same with me, been on this for a few weeks and not only do I get warmed up way more thoroughly but my speed has broken through to a new level. Doing this for a whole month or even two ... scary.
jabberwocky1969 I am only on 160 bpm at the moment & I can really feel it after 3 mins… I'm not a metal player, but this has really helped me in the 'off time' between gigs…
so helpful!!! \m/
Awesome ideas and tips! I knew a few of them from earlier, but I really like how structured this lesson is. This guy obviously understands what he is talking about; I am extra amazed because he does not waste any time on "being cool" or trying to be funny. He focuses on the matter and makes it understandable! Thank you. Thank you.
Great advice! I will be practicing on this exercise, thanks for the video, keep'm coming.
5:23 I just felt that Eruption vibe
" i can last the 3 minutes but i really feel it " ?
thats what she said . lol
great lesson buddy :)
"She." Are you kidding me.
Noah Klan
lol, thats what she said.
Justin ball that's what everybody's saying these days.
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Thanks dude, I've been playing for years. I've been doing these exercises twice a day for the past 3 days and I already notice a difference. I made a variation to the last exercise you showed. Not only do I do it the way you showed, but after I finish I run through it again with just legatos, and then I do it again but I string skip. Thanks for these dude.
Hi Steve thank you for these videos. Appreciate all the free videos that I find so effective, one of the greats on here for sure
nr. 1 get long hair.. 2. you can now play guitar!
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+victor Bazooka Or change your last name to Satriani :)
lol da best comment
+victor Bazooka well, i started growing my hair out when i started playing guitar. we'll see if that's how it works :D
hahaha :)
2:37-3:06 (with no guitar or context)
Mr Stine I have to say at my age of 45 you are the best teacher I have found. To me, everything you say and show make sense to me with no confusion. I dont play in a band but enjoy noodling at home or with backing tracks. I had hit a wall for many years but honestly never gave it my all because I couldnt find a teacher that I could understand and most made it confusing and boring. You have reignited a spark in me to play again and it all started with the 6 note solo lesson. It was like a light bulb came on. I also like how you say to be honest with yourself. I think that is very very important. So I wanted to say thank you and I subscribed and follow you on FB now. Keep up the good work. Your the best on the internet.