Pat Metheny Guitar Etudes - Warmup Exercises For Guitar Pdf.pdf !!exclusive!! Link
If you are working through these exercises, keep the following guidelines in mind to get the most out of them:
Guitarists are notoriously bad at leaps (e.g., jumping from the low E to the high E string). This etude forces intervals of 10ths and 12ths. If you are working through these exercises, keep
This is where the PDF gets difficult. You play a melodic cell (e.g., 1-3-2-4) but skip strings. You might play the first note on the Low E, the second note on the D string (skipping A), the third note back on the A, the fourth on the G. This destroys the "adjacent string" reliance most guitarists develop. You play a melodic cell (e
After two weeks of this, you will notice that your "sticky" shifts (e.g., moving from F to Bb) feel lubricated. Your pick accuracy will improve because the etudes force you to land on the correct string at an extreme angle. After two weeks of this, you will notice
Unlike many mechanical exercises, these etudes are musically sophisticated, often drawing comparisons to the works of J.S. Bach. They are designed to: both the picking and fretting hands.
