Guitar Warm Up Tabs
"Just focus on loosening and warming up, nothing more. These exercises aren't to build technique, just to get warmed up."
Options for doing the warm-ups
- Option 1:
- Complete the pattern on one string, every fret then down a string.
- Option 2:
- Complete the pattern on one fret position and all the strings, then move up a fret after you go up and back.
Try alternate picking. It's a good habit to get into. Alternate picking just means up and down picking.
Single Warm Up Patterns: Single String
Guitar warm up exercise 1
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Guitar warm up exercise 2
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Guitar warm up exercise 3
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Guitar warm up exercise 4
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Guitar warm up exercise 5
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Guitar warm up exercise 6
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Guitar warm up exercise 7
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String Skipping Guitar Warm Up Exercises
Guitar string skipping warm up exercise 1
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Guitar string skipping warm up exercise 2
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Guitar string skipping warm up exercise 2
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