Classical Guitar Warm ups

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:51 pm

Hi everyone. The purpose of this section is to encourage and share each others progress of Guitar.

As many of you know I am Classical Guitar crazy and will be using the new thread to give as much help as I can to anyone wishing to explore the nylon guitar. Hopefully some of the guys/girls here will also submit advice too.

Right Hand Studies

Warm Up Exercises for the Right Hand (using fingers P,I,M,A: thumb, first second and third finger)

E minor warm up: P,I,P,I,P,I,M,A,M,A,I,M,,P,I,P,I
http://media.putfile.com/Example-One

-----------------------0-----0----------------------------------
----------------0---------0-------0----------------------------
----------0---------0-----------0-------0----------------------
----2--------2-----------------------2---------2--------------
-------2------------------------------------2------------------
-0--------------------------------------------------------------

E major warm up: P,I,M,A,M,I etc
http://media.putfile.com/Example-Two

---------0----------------0----------------0---------------0------
-------0----0---------0------0---------0-----0---------0-----0---
----1---------------1-----------1----1-----------1---1----------1
------------------------------------2------------------------------
-----------------2-----------------------------------2------------
-0----------------------------------------------------------------
Left Hand Studies

Warm Up Exercises for the Left Hand (using fingers 1,2,3 and 4)

Chormatic exercise: frets: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 then 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc )use fingers I and M through out
http://media.putfile.com/Example-Three

-----------------------------------------------------1-3-2-4--
-------------------------------------------1-3-2-4------------
---------------------------------1-3-2-4----------------------
-----------------------1-3-2-4--------------------------------
-------------1-3-2-4------------------------------------------
-1-3--2--4----------------------------------------------------

Left hand jumbled chromatic exrecise: Frets: 1,3,2,4 on all 6 strings then when string 1 is reached move onto the next string.
http://media.putfile.com/Example-Four

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:56 pm

EDIT: decided to update this since showing is better than telling, Thought id just add to my original post to stop things getting too confusing.

i always play broken chords to help warm up, i play some different open chord shapes then form a bar and move them up the neck, starting slow and then speeding up a bit.

D - Chord shape
-2---------------2---3----------------3----4----------------4 etc.
-3-----------3-------4------------4--------5------------5----
-2-------2-----------3-------3-------------4--------4--------
-0---0---------------1---1-----------------2---2-------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
obviously as you can see, you'll need to form a half bar for this exercise

E - Chord shape
-0----------------0---1----------------1---2----------------2- etc.
-0------------0-------1------------1-------2------------2-----
-1-------1------------2-------2------------3--------3---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-0---0----------------1---1----------------2---2--------------
this one needs a full bar

A - Chord shape
-0---------------0---1----------------1---2----------------2--- etc.
-2-----------2-------3------------3-------4------------4-------
-2-------2-----------3--------3-----------4--------4-----------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-0---0---------------1---1----------------2---2----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
this will also need a full bar

Like i say start slow and increase in speed as you get more 'warmed up'.
For an extra challenge and to get used to switching shapes again i reccomend switching between shapes as you move up the neck.

for example i normally play E, A,D (all in open position) E,A,D (all in first position) then to the second position and so on...

This kinda thing just helps me get into the flow of picking again, plus it helps with holding bars and chord shapes. Gives you a good chance to work on getting the phrasing of your broken chords nice and even too.

Hope this helps, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask or pm me.

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:59 pm

rice_pudding wrote:i always play broken chords to help warm up, i play some different open chord shapes then form a bar and move them up the neck, starting slow and then speeding up a bit.

-2---------------2---3----------------3- etc.
-3-----------3-------4------------4-----
-2-------2-----------3-------3----------
-0---0---------------1---1--------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------

this kinda thing just helps me get into the flow of picking again, plus it helps with holding bars.

That is very cool. Thanks

Matt

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:56 pm

I am really sorry but the links have been removed by putfile. I will get them uploaded again pronto

Matt

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:37 pm

I have some warm ups too...when I get a moment to transcribe them here, I shall!

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:26 pm

NicDots wrote:I have some warm ups too...when I get a moment to transcribe them here, I shall!

Please do! I am loving this new section...Nicole!! "dweebs forever"

Here is another good warm up.

1st time let the notes on the e ring out, 2nd time try the other string

--8-----7-----6-----5---------------------------------------
-----5-----8-----5------6-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

Then try

---8-------7------6------5----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-------5------8-------5------6-------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

then try the same going to the 4th

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:20 am

Hammer on exercise

This is great because it clamps all the fingers down it means your fingers have to use only their strength and not the momentum of the hand!

ex.1

--------------------------------6-7--------------------------------------
--------------------------4-5--5--------when hammering-keep------
--------------- ----6-7--7--------------the-chord-on------------------
--------------4-5--5-----------------------------------------------------
---7----6-7--7----------------------------------------------------------
---4-5- 5----------------------------------------------------------------

ex.2

-------------------------------------------7-6-7------------
------------------------------------5-4-5-5-----------------
----------------------------7-6-7--7------------------------
--------------------5-4-5--5--------------------------------
---7--------7-6-7--7---------------------------------------
---5-4-5 ---5------------------------------------------------

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:34 pm

Hey Mattdweeby, is that first exercise from a Villa Lobos piece?

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:17 pm

NicDots wrote:Hey Mattdweeby, is that first exercise from a Villa Lobos piece?

(Matt does the lady killer smile) ...

could be

Could Ian perhaps the lady killer smile as an icon

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:35 pm

That was gonna be the exercise I put down then.

YOU STOLE MY IDEA!
Now I'm gonna have to think of a new one now...

frank · Post by **frank** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:10 am

Matthew wrote:Could Ian perhaps the lady killer smile as an icon

i think it should be made available as an avatar.

Post by **Trigger** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:57 am

frank wrote:
Matthew wrote:Could Ian perhaps the lady killer smile as an icon
i think it should be made available as an avatar.

I will see if it can be shrunk and added to the avatar's. trouble is the world will have learned Matt's lady killer face and no woman will be safe from his grasps

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:48 pm

Trigger wrote:
frank wrote:
Matthew wrote:Could Ian perhaps the lady killer smile as an icon
i think it should be made available as an avatar.
I will see if it can be shrunk and added to the avatar's. trouble is the world will have learned Matt's lady killer face and no woman will be safe from his grasps

No not on the public bit!!

I would like one for y own avatar though

Post by **Trigger** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:41 pm

Ok let me see what I can do

frank · Post by **frank** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:46 pm

c'mon trig...i want to use it too.