Guitar Warm-Up Exercise 1

Simple guitar warm-up exercise for beginners (1 of 3). Here we introduce a basic approach to increase finger/hand dexterity, and establish a great foundation for all types of guitar playing. Feel free to post any questions you may have and I'll do my best to respond quickly.

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[NoteworthyMusic101]

@moronslave I usually recommend that my students start on the acoustic guitar for 3 reasons: 1) It's a better solo instrument, whereas the best context for electric guitar is in a band setting - and usually beginners don't have bands in which they're playing; 2) You don't need to worry about buying an amp, cables, etc.; 3) It's easier to make the transition from acoustic to electric than vice versa. Picking up the electric guitar later will feel like a breeze; going the other way?...not so much.

[NoteworthyMusic101]

@Vincere Sorry - just now saw this. Thanks for the kind words :)

[Vincere]

Thanks for posting this good lesson. I've been trying to find a vid to show friends what they should practice when beginning, and you nailed it. Cheers.

[moronslave]

Hi there, I'm getting back to guitar again after 2 years of break. Got both acoustic and electric.. would it be a better foundation to practice on acoustic instead of electric? Thanks!

[NoteworthyMusic101]

@TeeLoWLoW Good question - I never really explained why I started where I did in the video. The general playability of the guitar around the 4th fret tends to be better than on other places around the fretboard. I do, however, often practice this exercise starting on many different frets up and down the neck, and I recommend practicing this as well. Since the string response and fret spacing at (say) the 15th fret is much different, it's good to practice this throughout the entire fretboard.

[TeeLoWLoW]

is there a reason you started at the 4th fret instead of the 1st? which is easier?