Guitar Warm Up Exercise
2008 February 17
Free Tab and Guitar Notation guitar Exercises
Sometimes there’s very little time to warm up before playing a live gig. you’ve done everything right, been organised, turn up early and kappow, everything goes skewiff. I always like to warm up before I play. Above is a very basic warm up exercise that I have found to be very valuable if there is very little time befor I go on live.
It is a simple D major arpeggio (A chord broken up) played across the top (highest sounding) three strings of the guitar. Work your way all the way up the neck. Yes there are many exercises, but if I’m really pushed for time, I’ve found this one to be tremendous.
It’s always good to learn peoples warm up routines, starting off cold for me is never easy!
Mark
I have quite a few of these that I use, I learnt them at 17 when I studied with a ver good Australian jazz player, he also recorded with Grapelli. They sort of stuck and if I was in a hurry they’d always do the job.
I read that when they were doing acoustic duets, Coryell and Catherine used to play in the limo/car on the way to a concert but eventually they had to ease up a little because they’d over play and be left empty before the concert.
I find I don’t like to play too much during the day if I’m playing that night, it’s very easy to empty yourself and music comes in waves, is not constant.
Tony