The Workout This workout will do wonders for your guitar playing, I can assure you that if you stick to doing this 30 minutes a day, for as little as 2 weeks you will be astounded at the results. It is absolutely crucial that you complete this workout with a metronome. Not using one will cut down your progress massively. I do know that when you first try, playing to a metronome can be challenging, but stick with it. Practice the exercises separately, then only once they are flowing comfortably, put them to a metronome. Remember to warm up and stretch out your muscles appropriately to make sure you gain maximum results and reduce risk of pulling a muscle. 1am aware that at first you may find some of the exercises challenging, but this is all part of the process. Take your time and remember there is no race with this. If you find some of the exercises overwhelming, just consider this... You can play any song on that has ever been written on a guitar at a snails pace. Guaranteed... The following tablatures showing each exercise are only to assist you, to know exactly how to perform the exercises you need to watch each exercise video. 1. Learn all 12 exercises and get to know them fluently 2. Get use to practicing the exercises to a metronome at low speeds 3. Find your current BPM (Video 27) 4, Track your progress by writing down your BPM as you go in the Workout Progress Chart 5. Do the 30 minute workout schedule everyday for a minimum of 2 weeks 6. Step up to the 1 hour advanced workout to really explode your guitar speed NOTE: You have a video timer that shows you the exact time to spend on each exercise without having to use a stopwatch (Video 41) USE IT! ~ Page 10 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 1 - Video 28 - Chromatic Scale te_pde-f pie mse, Free | ze pte Cie Letty , File ‘ See, « rane Tadte eS T 7 eae 6 SS — a te 7 Eee © aidcezs obo ote Fe ondte ° pip 5432 3456 SS e432 pase * 88 543-2 a8 oP Exercise 2 - Video 29 - Chromatic Scale w/Hammer Ons and Pull Offs a ee Tete ote | ree fer ee re: 6 ae nee > | ety EE SE oe To I a 2 Bg te S= — = —— JA + tee Eid SS Fane ote stot * ; HMC eastec srowens | oa abe c#0 oF =— Ta sae A $—4—3-2- 34-56 B Se Se. << - Page 11 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 3 - Video 30 - Broken Chromatic Scale PTT? peut LOE ES wees 5348 364-6 o: es => Exercise 4 - Video 31 - 1 2 Combo 6 | IT A B Tr A B IT A B Taye oe = See =; a2 a4 c= = ete rie he = a ase ee a ed ~ Page 12 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 5 - Video 32 - Triples | Played with triplets, 3 notes per metronome click a oo ° 2 0 9 ie a= wonide- pipte tat t prey —_ so — Wo te te # 3 = Boy yp yg tt =o => 3- —_— om SS gol SoS SS - IS Fd Odd Fade ack | edad opts - Ae SS 8. st <= Exercise 6 - Video 33 - 4E 2B ¢ beeps 6 SS | seen been eRe 2M 112 2 we ne 6 ne | fee lite _=— . | | "OS SP eet pe | | oP ~ Page 13 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 7 - Video 34 - Picking Isolation f = Seer eee deere vo | SS wotlet | Ctr Titers FS a 0000 vee ooo coop f8e _ SSS SS SS Sr 7 ia" ooee sed ane vee A eae 0-0-0-0 peeo-#- 0-0-0-0, 0-0-0-0. iS cos 0-0-0-0. 0-0-0-0. a =~ é fren 70000 008 a= |The Workout - Exercises Exercise 8 - Video 35 - Trilling Isolation é _ OFiidddedccedescd Tod - TPT Pataed Ce ~ Page 15 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 9 - Video 36 - Runs Up & Down the Fretboard 6 ae ee = ee coer oP A B ° 2 fee eee crerer Hiftrese f test oot = Se i | 4 vnvavn navavayavavanvayaA — beer thet Sitreses geil iter pees ote pw eT ete fe Og a te te te This exercise can be tricky to get to the metronome, as each group of notes doesn’t always start on ‘a metronome click. Because of this, you may find it easier in the beginning to double the speed of the metronome (E.g. 60 BPM becomes 120 BPM) and play 2 notes per click instead of 4. ~ Page 16 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 10 - Video 37 - Sweep Picking 101640 12-1642 8 2 2 8 $4 0 008 pire apie tte Te ie 7 | m, ee 8 a ae Notice the slight picking change to start the pattern again the second time F Exercise 11 - Video 38 - Spider Exercise ‘Ascenang- toma ue tetra 6 FTP d § a Desceneng-ovag agen te tetboad . 6 we aes T = 7a 8 A HARA AVE PN Pann an - Page 17 -The Workout - Exercises Exercise 12 - Video 39 - Dexterity Exercise eges 182 ogo 3 ros 84 egestas geo zee ada, ° Eptehr corrterr, Ce Se 6 88 eT eT OTS opt fp tgtr Cer eres tet e Cet ~ Page 18 -The Workout Schedule Note: 30 Second rest between each exercise. Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 7 Exercise 8 Exercise 9 Exercise 10 Exercise 11 Exercise 12 Chromatic Scale Chromatic Scale with Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Broken Chromatic Scale 12 Combo Triples 4E 2B Picking Isolation Trilling Isolation Runs Up The Fretboard Sweep Picking Spider Exercise Dexterity Exercise ~ Page 19 - 2min 2min 2 min 1 min 30 sec 1 min 30 sec 1 min 30 sec 2min 2min 2 min 1 min 30 sec 1 min 30 sec 2minThe Workout - Measuring Your Speed Gain Write down your BPM each time you do the exercise schedule. It is important that you document your progress so you can see yourself improving on paper. Progress is the best motivator so do not skip this step. Start with your ‘current BPM’ as per video 27 then increase your BPM speed by 2-3 per day. The difference is so small that you will barely notice that you are going any faster from the previous day, however the accumulative effect over time is huge. You should find playing at your current BPM easy and effortless, so after doing this for 2 months increasing your BPM by 3 per day you would be playing at 180BPM faster than what you started on, but still doing this new speed easily. This how is you develop real guitar speed and technique. Here are the tools, all you need to supply is the determination. DATE BPM DATE BPM ~ Page 20 -The Workout Schedule - For Beginners If the full workout schedule is giving you a headache will all the fancy exercises and you want something a bit easier to ease yourself into it... This is what you need to do. All these exercises here are very easy for even a beginner to get down, and will still get you massive results in developing speed and guitar technique. Make sure you still do this exercise schedule to a metronome. This simplified version of the workout will still take 30 minutes to complete. Once you find this exercise schedule easy, then step up to the full schedule with all 12 exercises. The 6 exercises listed below still have their original number from the original schedule to make it easier when referring to the video for each exercise. Note: 60 Second rest between each exercise. Exercise 1 Chromatic Scale 4min Exercise 2 Chromatic Scale 4min with Hammer Ons & Pull Offs Exercise 3 Broken Chromatic Scale 4min Exercise 4 12 Combo 4min Exercise 8 Trilling Isolation 4min Exercise 12 Dexterity Exercise 4min - Page 21 -