This spider walk in every variation I can dream up is 30 to 60 minutes of my practice day. As an older guy with arthritis it's the main exercise that keeps my hands able to play. I came here after watching a different video of yours that popped up in my feed. Your doing some great stuff so I subscribed.
...thanks for the info..about being an older dude with arthritis...as I am in the same boat...and after just discovering this ex....I wasn’t sur whether this would harm or hinder my arthritis....so. your input is appreciated by me🌈Bright Moments from Australia.55 years this December...40+ year picker.
@@jfson4321 thank you for the kind words. I wish you the best an happy playing as well. Personally I have slacked off a bit lately but I still do the spider crawling excercises an it really has stuck with the way I play even after setting the guitar down for a while.
Ever since joining GMM, all these finger exercises and use of a metronome have significantly improved my finger movements and speed. They're the first things I do in my practice sessions.
in my modest opinion this is the most useful exercise if you want to get fast and accurate with scales (and solos), i have been doing it for 2 weeks and my speed has improved drastically, i even keep the finger closer to the string now, and it comes automatically. thanks man!
Thank you so much!! About a year ago, I sprained my fretting wrist and could not fret a note for 6 weeks. I'm still not back to where I was before but I just realised I had forgotten to do spider walk warm ups. These drunken ones are great!! After just three days I am getting flexibility back and my playing has already improved. Not bad for a near 70 year old.
this exercise is golden, I've been doing it every day for a while now and have seen massive improvements in my lead playing and timing . thanks for such a great exercise
Good finger exercise. In my younger more dedicated days I used to do this as well as fingers 2-4-1-3, 1-4-2-3 and so on.... BTW, this is my first time on your channel. Good clear audio and video and you explain things clearly without too much gabbing...lol! You have a likeable personality as well. You are a natural teacher Eddie. Keep up the great work!
As a rank beginner (emphasis on 'rank'), I find a lot to like about this video. The exercise itself, of course, but also the multiple views of the process. One thing that still hasn't become normal yet is the feel of the neck in my hand. In a static mode, say while practicing chords, it's not too bad, but moving along the neck is a different story. Particularly the bit about where my thumb goes to provide the necessary leverage as I move along and across the fretboard. Having a closeup of your hand is really helpful for that.
Just wanted to say that I've been doing the standard Spider Walk for almost a year now and my playing still can feel sloppy at times. I tried your variation of it yesterday and gave up after messing up a few times, but today I ended up getting it right and I can notice a significant improvement in my precision and playing overall. Excellent exercise!
Duuuude!! This one KILLS it!! Brutal, painful and awesome at the same time!! I've got my work seriously cut out for me with this one!! ☝️💯 Can you say "carpal tunnel"?? OUCH!! 🎶🎶 In all candor, this is an EXcellent routine, to build sheer strength and finger placement. AND it helps my Uncle Arthur.. (arthritis)..big time. Killer lesson bro, GRACii ...!! 👍💯...
Thanks for the exercise. Actually though I found the basic spider walk if you keep all of the fingers down until after the pluck and move just that finger to the next position with the other fingers still down much harder for me, C.
I came up with it a few weeks ago just because I thought it felt right. Used to do something similar when I was a kid even before I wanted to play guitar where I'd alternate tap my fingers like that just to pass the time lol
awesome...I love hard things, I have looong fingers and McPinkie always has an awkward "throw" so I have a tendency to just stretch Ringo and adapt to a lesser way of doing things.
I've plincked for years, and at 61, I'm just finally learning to play semi properly.. and this really makes sense to me. Thanks. Though I'm going to a 3/4 guitar because this wide stretch is killing my small hands. lol
Im having IMMENSE trouble doing regular spider-walks (where 3 fingers are in contact with fretboard at all times). Does anyone recommend I build up finger strength with the "Drunken Spider Walk" and THEN come back to the regular walk (3 fingers on board at all times)? Or should I focus mostly on this exercise and then sprinkle in the regular?
This is a great workout for your fingers. I remember when I first learned it in GMM's Guitar Mastery 101, it gave me fits. It slowed my playing down a lot. Charlie calls it the Broken Chromatic Scale. I could play the Chromatic Scale at 160bpm back then, but had to go down to 60-70bpm for this exercise.
Can you show us the most advanced ones that exist to help some of us, also.This is great stuff of course, but some of us need a lot more to really get to where we need to go.. Signed, a humble Grasshopper.
Instead of just touching frets, you can do this running the chromatic scale 2-octaves across the neck. Basically, from low E to high E...it's not easy, but it'll get you moving in both directions on the neck.
I have added the Spider Walk to my practice it does improve things, I have the metronome set to 60 I could go faster but I want accuracy , this should be in everyone's practice routine
That's a great exercise and I've been using it for a few months since your video popped up on my phone, so thanks for that! As a kind-of-beginner, what I'm missing from this video is how to do this exercise *right*. Have the fretting fingers and the picking hit the string at exactly the same time, keeping the fretting fingers close to the fretboard but still move them individually, maybe use muting on the picking hand when moving from string to string so that the previous string doesn't still make a sound etc. I'm far from an expert so those are the things I thought of, but I would have liked hearing from an expert as yourself how to perform this the right way
What do you do once you pass the 15th fret or so? I can't even reach the E A D , nevermind play them keeping my hand and fingers level in 1,2,3,4 position. So 90 bpm goes down to 20 !
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The fastest I can do this exercise is quarter notes at 95 bpm. I've been stuck at that speed for months and months and I cannot get any faster. My fingers will move faster but my picking goes out of sync and sounds a mess. How can I improve and get faster?
Excellent ! yes its gonna hurt but it never ever crossed my mind to ever shake my fist at you guys,i save that for when i look in the mirror..I found mysif checking out that axe instead of what u were saying.I never saan a Robin, i think..Something about it then the wood on the neck was special andthe colors and esp. the tuners on headstock ,,ala Jeff Beck or (ola),i think his was customised.
Always great videos Eddie. This exercise was the one I most dreaded when I first started the speed building exercises. I now consider it one of the most important for building dexterity and stamina.
I commited my self to doing the spider walk for 30 days straight 2 × morn an eve. I just fired the spider walk for druken spider, I am on day 5 let ypu know how it went in 25 days.
i think this is absolute genius im thinking about shuffling between the drunken and regular exercises i think combining them could really make one very versatile ill know sooñ
The purpose of reverse headstock is to have the strings go straight line from saddle to tuners and that makes strings less breakable. With that also theres a minimal chance the strings would go out of tune unlike on Les Paul
That isn't the spider walk, you keep your fingers on the strings and move one finger at a time to the next string with the other three remaining in place.
This spider walk in every variation I can dream up is 30 to 60 minutes of my practice day. As an older guy with arthritis it's the main exercise that keeps my hands able to play. I came here after watching a different video of yours that popped up in my feed. Your doing some great stuff so I subscribed.
...thanks for the info..about being an older dude with arthritis...as I am in the same boat...and after just discovering this ex....I wasn’t sur whether this would harm or hinder my arthritis....so. your input is appreciated by me🌈Bright Moments from Australia.55 years this December...40+ year picker.
Best of to you in pioneering your guitar into total life.
@@jfson4321 thank you for the kind words. I wish you the best an happy playing as well. Personally I have slacked off a bit lately but I still do the spider crawling excercises an it really has stuck with the way I play even after setting the guitar down for a while.
Ever since joining GMM, all these finger exercises and use of a metronome have significantly improved my finger movements and speed. They're the first things I do in my practice sessions.
in my modest opinion this is the most useful exercise if you want to get fast and accurate with scales (and solos), i have been doing it for 2 weeks and my speed has improved drastically, i even keep the finger closer to the string now, and it comes automatically. thanks man!
"Trust me, this is for your own good"...absolutely true!
Thank you so much!! About a year ago, I sprained my fretting wrist and could not fret a note for 6 weeks. I'm still not back to where I was before but I just realised I had forgotten to do spider walk warm ups. These drunken ones are great!! After just three days I am getting flexibility back and my playing has already improved. Not bad for a near 70 year old.
this exercise is golden, I've been doing it every day for a while now and have seen massive improvements in my lead playing and timing . thanks for such a great exercise
No burn at all, it's a pleasure to learn new exercises buddy thank you!
Good finger exercise. In my younger more dedicated days I used to do this as well as fingers 2-4-1-3, 1-4-2-3 and so on.... BTW, this is my first time on your channel. Good clear audio and video and you explain things clearly without too much gabbing...lol! You have a likeable personality as well. You are a natural teacher Eddie. Keep up the great work!
Will greatly help with my dexterity renewal project after growing old and loosing half of what I had in the go go years.
@tubesandbends
What you advise has always been helpful Eddie. Thanks, will do
As a rank beginner (emphasis on 'rank'), I find a lot to like about this video. The exercise itself, of course, but also the multiple views of the process. One thing that still hasn't become normal yet is the feel of the neck in my hand. In a static mode, say while practicing chords, it's not too bad, but moving along the neck is a different story. Particularly the bit about where my thumb goes to provide the necessary leverage as I move along and across the fretboard. Having a closeup of your hand is really helpful for that.
Just wanted to say that I've been doing the standard Spider Walk for almost a year now and my playing still can feel sloppy at times. I tried your variation of it yesterday and gave up after messing up a few times, but today I ended up getting it right and I can notice a significant improvement in my precision and playing overall. Excellent exercise!
Amazing! Glad to hear :)
Duuuude!! This one KILLS it!! Brutal, painful and awesome at the same time!! I've got my work seriously cut out for me with this one!! ☝️💯
Can you say "carpal tunnel"?? OUCH!! 🎶🎶
In all candor, this is an EXcellent routine, to build sheer strength and finger placement. AND it helps my Uncle Arthur.. (arthritis)..big time. Killer lesson bro, GRACii ...!! 👍💯...
Thanks for the exercise. Actually though I found the basic spider walk if you keep all of the fingers down until after the pluck and move just that finger to the next position with the other fingers still down much harder for me, C.
I came up with it a few weeks ago just because I thought it felt right. Used to do something similar when I was a kid even before I wanted to play guitar where I'd alternate tap my fingers like that just to pass the time lol
awesome...I love hard things, I have looong fingers and McPinkie always has an awkward "throw" so I have a tendency to just stretch Ringo and adapt to a lesser way of doing things.
You've a very warm and thoughtful way of teaching guitar. Excellent !!!
I've plincked for years, and at 61, I'm just finally learning to play semi properly.. and this really makes sense to me. Thanks. Though I'm going to a 3/4 guitar because this wide stretch is killing my small hands. lol
Im having IMMENSE trouble doing regular spider-walks (where 3 fingers are in contact with fretboard at all times). Does anyone recommend I build up finger strength with the "Drunken Spider Walk" and THEN come back to the regular walk (3 fingers on board at all times)? Or should I focus mostly on this exercise and then sprinkle in the regular?
Try using plant based protein powder in your coffee on the mornings. A new habit of mine to redevelope lost hand strength.
@@jfson4321also talcum powder in your shoes.
Thank you for this great lesson. Also could you post a lesson on simple Metal Strumming Pattern for beginners please. Thanks
Thanks for the suggestions!
This is a great workout for your fingers. I remember when I first learned it in GMM's Guitar Mastery 101, it gave me fits. It slowed my playing down a lot. Charlie calls it the Broken Chromatic Scale. I could play the Chromatic Scale at 160bpm back then, but had to go down to 60-70bpm for this exercise.
Can you show us the most advanced ones that exist to help some of us, also.This is great stuff of course, but some of us need a lot more to really get to where we need to go.. Signed, a humble Grasshopper.
is it ok if I start doing this even though I haven't mastered the standard spider walk?
Yes, absolutely. It all just aids progress :)
Instead of just touching frets, you can do this running the chromatic scale 2-octaves across the neck. Basically, from low E to high E...it's not easy, but it'll get you moving in both directions on the neck.
I like the name you give it to the SPIDER WALK. I will definitely add this to my warm up exercise. Thanks . Handy lesson!
I have added the Spider Walk to my practice it does improve things, I have the metronome set to 60 I could go faster but I want accuracy , this should be in everyone's practice routine
That's a great exercise and I've been using it for a few months since your video popped up on my phone, so thanks for that! As a kind-of-beginner, what I'm missing from this video is how to do this exercise *right*. Have the fretting fingers and the picking hit the string at exactly the same time, keeping the fretting fingers close to the fretboard but still move them individually, maybe use muting on the picking hand when moving from string to string so that the previous string doesn't still make a sound etc. I'm far from an expert so those are the things I thought of, but I would have liked hearing from an expert as yourself how to perform this the right way
What do you do once you pass the 15th fret or so?
I can't even reach the E A D , nevermind play them keeping my hand and fingers level in 1,2,3,4 position. So 90 bpm goes down to 20 !
No evil stare at all. You are making an effort to think of creative exercises. Grateful student here. Thanks!
Thanks for the tip, now I'll get that difficult riff right before the solo on Aesthetics of Hate 💪🏼
Another good lesson Eddie!!! I've seen it before and have to start putting it into practice; with a METRONOME XD
Thank you for the "tough love".
Eddie👑 you're a frickin' genius for this! 💎✨👌
Great job! Just starting out guitar, this channel is invaluable for me
Thank you for this exercise, it changed my playing! (Speed). I am doing this every day now. And some variations.
Thank you
Haha, I did this lesson awile back. The return of the reverse spider walk, love this. Thanks Eddie brother, time to rooock! Yeeaaazhhhh!😉
Thanks brother Eddie
A question about exercises I never see answered: If I mess up, do I stop and restart the exercise? Slow down the metronome? Or just power through it?
I wish he would have answered. I'm interested to know too.
Aaaaahhhhh! Cramp,,,cramp...cramp....thanks Eddie! Love this exercise and definitely seeing quick improvement :)
Thank You Thank You Thank You......
Love this! such fun! added to my daily practice routine combined with the chromatic exercise
I like this. tried for a couple minute and my wrist felt the strain very quick. Thanks for the exercise
Thank you again for your very encouraging words 👍
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Starting this Dec 14, 2023 will see you guys in 30 days :)
I use this exercise daily and it really helps! What is up with the Robin Guitar ? I went to there web page and they are no longer making guitars?
Ever do continuous, diagonal spider walks? Arpeggio style. I sweep my spiders now!
The Drunken Merry Spider it is ' from this day fourth @ thanks for a great many COOL TIPS .............. love ya channel Bro :)
Tabs on screen!! That made me subscribe to the channel
Thank you dear.I need more exercise
🤘. Great lesson, thank you Eddie! But man, stretching them fingers, just not used to it yet
Is your thumb placement important? On the back of the neck or over the top of the neck? I have developed so many bad habits while learning. Thanks.
I wish he would have answered.
Need to grab a few beers and give this one a shot!
This works, thanks Eddie!
Very nice
Tankyou so much
Thanks bro..
Tqvm, for you beautiful tutorial..
It’s a little stretch for my pinky should l move my hand or not? I would figure not?
Great video Eddie. I can play this exercise pretty well but the spider climb feels like I have never played guitar in my life.
thanks ❤
You're welcome 😊
do you palm mute for no buzz on strings as you do this workout
Will you plz put the GPS link for the metronome app you are using... or a similar one you would recommend !
You sir, just got a new subscriber.
Nice. Thank you.
Cool stuff, man... LOVE that Robin! =)
Quick question, is it normal to feel slight pain/sore on the back of my hand when I do the exercise?
I guess he doesn't answer questions people have. I'm wondering the same thing you are .
The fastest I can do this exercise is quarter notes at 95 bpm. I've been stuck at that speed for months and months and I cannot get any faster. My fingers will move faster but my picking goes out of sync and sounds a mess. How can I improve and get faster?
Excellent ! yes its gonna hurt but it never ever crossed my mind to ever shake my fist at you guys,i save that for when i look in the mirror..I found mysif checking out that axe instead of what u were saying.I never saan a Robin, i think..Something about it then the wood on the neck was special andthe colors and esp. the tuners on headstock ,,ala Jeff Beck or (ola),i think his was customised.
But i needed this lesson,and thanks for the copy
Very very nice sir
Always great videos Eddie. This exercise was the one I most dreaded when I first started the speed building exercises. I now consider it one of the most important for building dexterity and stamina.
amazing how your pinky doesn´t fly away, always close to the strings.... definitively I´m putting this in my daily routine.
i'm gonna start doing this excersize. your guitar kinda looks like my left hand telecaster turned upside down.
Can I move my fingers with my hand to help? I physically can’t stretch my fingers that far
Fantastic exercise!
Which key are you playing on?
It’s a fish scale, from the fallopian mode...
@@salamanderseven8341 - that scale always smelled a little funny to me....
Snarkapotamus me too!!! Had to restring after playing that one a few times...lol! 😂
I commited my self to doing the spider walk for 30 days straight 2 × morn an eve. I just fired the spider walk for druken spider, I am on day 5 let ypu know how it went in 25 days.
so... how did it go? 😄 notice any improvements? I'm at day 8
is there tab for this?
This is really helpful but the only thing that's messing me up is that I can't stretch my fingers across the longer frets
man...this is so difficult right now. will take time to get used to it
Are there 2 guys teaching on this channel? lol
@@GuitarMasteryMethod who is guy in this tutorial. 🤔 eddie something 🤔
Make short and sweet pls
Isn't this just the broken chromatic scale Eddie?
Whew! The spider-walk broke four of my five fingers.
So funny , I started doing this on my own a couple weeks ago , I guess I'm smarter than talented .... thanks man 😜
i think this is absolute genius im thinking about shuffling between the drunken and regular exercises i think combining them could really make one very versatile ill know sooñ
use acoustic guitar please
Tried to get the down load but no joy ??
👍👍
i do this since 20 years + ( exactly the same ) but i dont call it like you
👍🤘🎵
Why are playing a left handed guitar...?
Tuners on the bottom of the headstock?
The purpose of reverse headstock is to have the strings go straight line from saddle to tuners and that makes strings less breakable. With that also theres a minimal chance the strings would go out of tune unlike on Les Paul
@@GuitarMasteryMethod eddie haddock. Do u have a personal link so I can learn from you 🤔
Spider exercise is the most boring and important one 😭😭😭😭
>: ( grrr :D !!!
That isn't the spider walk, you keep your fingers on the strings and move one finger at a time to the next string with the other three remaining in place.
Beautiful tutorial and thank you.....
Thank you! 😊