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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,360
09/07/2011 11:54 pm
Hey & welcome to GT, Chuck!
Originally Posted by: a98gsxrWould like an exercise that "I" could practice. Spider legs is way to hard for me now ...

For now, you could just do the spider legs with three fingers or only on the frets & strings you can reach. And play it a little more slowly. Gradually work on increasing your reach & speed as you improve!

When I warm up I do chords & scales, but very slowly & deliberately. So, for example I'll play some simple chord changes like this tutorial in GF2:

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=455

Then, I'll play some simple scale exercises like this tutorial in GF2:

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=743

Sometimes I do pentatonic scales like this:

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=185

But, when I first start I play them a whole lot slower, then after 5-10 minutes I'll gradually increase the speed.

Hope that helps! Have fun. :)
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