Easy Beginner Exercises

We've spent the past few weeks studying the various modes of the major scale, so before we get into really fun stuff like minor scales and blues, I wanted to do a quick series of beginner lessons. This will be good for you beginners out there who are looking for an easy step to help get you started, as well provide a handful of exercises for those of you advanced players who teach guitar and/or have been known to spread the gift of guitar from time to time.

This particular lesson deals with the two basic ways we press our fingers on the fretboard on the guitar:

Perpendicular- pressing straight down on one string only, being careful not to touch other strings.
Parallel - pressing down flat on more than one string at a time.

Here's the first exercise as demonstrated in the video:

In this second exercise, we'll combine both of these concepts using more than just the one finger:

Be sure to practice both of these exercises daily until you can play them smoothly. Remember; there's no silver bullet, no quick fix, and absolutely no substitute for practicing your guitar daily.

I hope by now, you're starting to see the value that one-on-one lessons have to offer. While YouTube lessons are helpful, they can only take you so far and are no substitute for having a real life guitar coach there with you in person to help you reach your goals faster and more efficiently. For example, I'll be able to catch you right away if I notice any bad habits forming, which could save you years of headaches. Also, I have a library of music for tens of thousands of songs, (that I can't post online for copyright reasons), including virtually any song you'd ever want to learn. For private lessons, we'll supplement songs you're working on with what you're learning about music theory, so you'll learn how the theory relates back to the music. This, in turn, will help you to become a better musician and put you on the fast track towards being able to write your own arrangements and compositions. I hope to have the chance to meet you soon and help you reach your goals!

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Email; RobertJohnstonGuitar@Gmail.com

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