[knowledge_6]

Hey hey,

i know practicing guitar is essential to becoming better..

and there are probably a ton of exercises you can do..

but what do most people recommend for crucial exercises to do everyday whether it takes you 15mins or 3 hours..

scales?
chromatics?

my pinky is weak and i have a tough time using it and i want to be able to move around the fret board faster..

 

[Guest]

my pinky is weak and i have a tough time using it and i want to be able to move around the fret board faster..

Check out John Petrucci's Rock Discipline (the book not the DVD). It's chock-o-block full of great stretching and accuracy drills. And Holdsworth's Reaching For The Uncommon Chord is a great book for stretching (literally and figuratively) your chord shapes in new directions.

 

[Ripper]

Check out John Petrucci's Rock Discipline (the book not the DVD). It's chock-o-block full of great stretching and accuracy drills. And Holdsworth's Reaching For The Uncommon Chord is a great book for stretching (literally and figuratively) your chord shapes in new directions.

I second this, both the book and DVD are definitely worth owning and using. They can be a huge help.

 

[violation]

I third it... great DVD, easily one of the best instructionals I've watched. Definetly a must-have. Another suggestion is anything that involves Paul Gilbert. Man is a genius and great at explaining what he's doing.

But all that aside, my 'exercises' come from passages I want to learn. What's the point of practicing something you're never going to use? There isn't one... unless you haven't developed finger independence yet.

 

[stratovani]

Running major and minor pentatonics all over the neck in all positions seems to work for me.