Rick Beato - Stop Wasting Practice Time: My 3 Core Guitar Drills
Rick Bato introduces three warm-up exercises designed to improve finger agility and musicality in guitar playing. The first exercise involves playing a series of triads in the key of E major, which can be adapted across different string sets. This exercise helps in understanding chord transitions and finger positioning. The second exercise, called the pivot point or pedal point exercise, focuses on string crossings and learning the E major scale on the top two strings. It emphasizes alternative picking and finger independence. The final exercise, the circle of fifths, involves moving through dominant chords in a fifth relationship, enhancing understanding of chord progressions and transitions. These exercises are part of a professional guitar collection available for purchase.
Key Points:
- Practice triads in E major to improve chord transitions.
- Use pivot point exercise for string crossing and scale learning.
- Focus on alternative picking for better finger independence.
- Circle of fifths exercise enhances understanding of chord progressions.
- PDF with exercises available in professional guitar collection.
Details:
1. 🎸 Melodic Warm-up Exercises
- Rick Bato introduces three warm-up exercises that also sound melodic and can be used in improvisations.
- The first exercise is performed in the key of E major, using a series of triads: E major, F# minor, E major over G sharp, A major, B major, C# minor, B over D sharp, and E major.
- A simplified version of the exercise is provided, focusing on the same chords but with a less complex structure.
- The exercises are adaptable to different strings, using similar chord voicings across various sets of strings.
- Rick provides guidance on finger positioning, such as shifting to the third finger for smoother transitions.
- The video includes options for more complex, busier versions of the exercises.
- Rick offers a PDF with exact notation and tabs for a limited time as part of his professional guitar collection.
2. 🎶 Pivot Point Exercise
- The exercise is designed to be performed in the key of E major.
- It helps in learning string crossings and the notes of the E major scale on the top two strings, which are commonly used for improvisation.
- The exercise begins on the note B, which is the fifth of the E major scale.
- Alternative picking is used throughout the exercise (down-up picking pattern).
- The exercise is executed without using any bars, focusing on clean transitions, especially with the third finger.
- It's considered a good warm-up exercise to improve finger strength and agility, particularly for the third finger.
3. 🔄 Circle of Fifths Exercise
- The Circle of Fifths exercise involves transitioning through a series of dominant chords in a fifth relationship, starting with an E7 and progressing through D7, A7, D7, G7, C7, F7, B flat, E flat 7, A flat 7, D flat 7, F sharp 7, B7, and returning to E7.
- This exercise is designed to enhance finger independence, improve chord transitions, and deepen understanding of music theory.
- Practicing this exercise continuously in a cycle helps guitarists master the Circle of Fifths, a fundamental concept in music theory that explains the relationship between different keys.
- The exercise is part of the Biato professional guitar collection, which is available for purchase at $89.