Guitar Exercises For Dummies
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Train your fingers to become a lean, mean guitar-playing machine!Want to sharpen your guitar-playing skills? This practice-oriented playbook is packed with hands-on technique builders, from warm-up exercises and scales to arpeggios, chords, and much more. You'll see how to apply your technique with performance pieces at the end of each chapter. Review basic guitar fundamentals — posture, holding the guitar, sitting and standing with the guitarBrush up on guitar notation — decoding tablature, comprehending chord diagrams, interpreting neck diagrams, recognizing rhythm slashesWarm up away from the guitar — release tension, improve breathing, prepare your mind and body to playWake up those fingers — limber up your fingers by playing simple exercisesDevelop strength, speed, and independence — play single-note patterns and chord progressionsOpen the book and find:More than 300 exercises in various keys, positions, and rhythmsDrills & tips to perfect your playing and maximize your practice timeTechnique building opportunitiesScales, scale sequences, arpeggios, arpeggio sequences, and chordsFull-length pieces to play along withWays to improve your musicianshipBonus CD IncludesSelected exercises from each chapterEvery performance piece Open string tuning notesMetronome tracks of different tempos
Introduction. Part I: Preparing to Practice. Chapter 1: Reviewing Guitar Fundamentals. Chapter 2: Warming Up for Your Practice Sessions. Part II: Scales and Scale Sequences. Chapter 3: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing. Chapter 4: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire. Chapter 5: Tackling the Three Minor Scales. Chapter 6: Examining Minor Scale Sequences. Part III: Arpeggios and Arpeggio Sequences. Chapter 7: Breaking Out with Major Arpeggios. Chapter 8: Discovering How to Play Major Arpeggio Sequences. Chapter 9: Getting to Know Minor Arpeggios. Chapter 10: Looking at Minor Arpeggio Sequences. Chapter 11: Enhancing Your Playing with Seventh Chord Arpeggios. Chapter 12: Trying Your Hand at Seventh Chord Arpeggio Sequences. Part IV: Chords and Additional Exercises. Chapter 13: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises. Chapter 14: Developing Strength and Speed by Playing Single-Note Exercises. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Maximizing Your Practice Time. Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Improve Your Musicianship. Appendix: How to Use the CD.
