FT01 Simple Chromatic Scale Exercise 1 2 3 4
Foundation: Technique
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15m
This exercise involves more than fingering. Join Tomo as he focuses on posture, thumb position, left-hand muting, palm muting, dynamics, and the best way to hold a pick. Skillful fingering, picking, and muting add up to good coordination and clean playing! This exercise is more difficult than it first appears to be, so take your time. You will likely see progress after several weeks -- not hours! For more about this exercise, see the November (2024) Challenge posts in the Forums. Guitar: Ibanez AZES31. D’Addario EXL110 (.010-.046) Strings. Fender Pro Reverb (2) Amps. Lehle P-Split. Providence E205TF Cables. Pickboy TF Signature.
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