#166 - BEST 15-Min Play-Along Guitar WARM-UP (Picking Exercises, Finger Training, String Skipping, Rhythm)
Added 2021-04-27 13:01:02 +0000 UTCTime for the next wishlist winner! This 15-minute play-along workout will warm up both your hands for full shred mode - and it's also a great daily technique routine :)
Download the play-along (without intro/outro) and backing tracks in different tempos here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cg4gsxdjf757ddx/AABassyrOTVWib6XAPDkw2PCa?dl=0
I also added the tabs and Guitar Pro files for you below! You are playing through 7 blocks in this workout and I carefully arranged them to make this as accessible as possible for all levels. This workout is not so much about speed, it's about precision and warming up your hands for further exercises :) I hope you have a lot of fun playing with me!
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Hey Marcel, Bernth made 2 videos about string muting, I think they will help on your journey - I just searched for 'string muting' for you and they came up right away: https://www.patreon.com/posts/287-string-clean-87365440 https://www.patreon.com/posts/229-patreon-67802535 Hope this helps :) Team Bernth
Bernd Brodträger
2024-03-02 07:05:51 +0000 UTCHey, I'm really struggling with the Rhythm pattern 2 - precisely, my B string is making unwanted noises, as hitting only three strings seems actually impossible to me. Should I focus to eliminate hitting the B string to overcome this? Btw., is it only the left hand that is muting the strings, or both hands?
Marcel Stasiuk
2024-03-01 21:34:19 +0000 UTCtook me a couple months but i can play the entire warm-up at full speed now and its made my practice sessions so much better :D
Fugginoath
2023-10-18 13:45:17 +0000 UTCwho else is missing those play-alongs :D
Marco
2021-11-17 09:02:43 +0000 UTCI would consider myself between beginner and intermediate level and simply practicing the first half of this routine has improved my skill level more in the past two months than i ever could have imagined. I used to never practice with a metronome and when i started using one with this warm-up my skill level has Radically improved.
Sean Harris
2021-10-23 04:13:34 +0000 UTCim honing in on my funk today its so damn hard i need lots of practice haha
jaz
2021-08-17 23:52:26 +0000 UTCMan, Bro, You are awesome!
Geralt
2021-07-27 14:13:10 +0000 UTCthe drop box link seems to be broken? or is just me?
Michael
2021-06-08 22:52:56 +0000 UTCAnother Fantastic Lesson!!!! BERNTH WOOOOOOOO 🐛🎸🤘
Marshall
2021-05-31 02:08:48 +0000 UTCHey BERNTH, do you palm mute on the rhythm section?
Arcanist Bear
2021-05-11 16:02:06 +0000 UTCHerzlichen Dank Wolfgang für den Tipp
Danijel Brkic
2021-05-08 04:36:20 +0000 UTCYou need Guitar Pro.
Amaroth
2021-05-06 08:50:35 +0000 UTCHelll yeaaaaaa !
Lauri Laurila
2021-05-05 18:22:22 +0000 UTCThe rhythm sections absolutely annihilated me. Weakness found! Would love to see more rhythm/timing workouts.
Benjamin Hines
2021-05-05 17:13:07 +0000 UTCi like my teacher Bernth, but i was wondering what a .gpx file is and how to open it. is it a hiking route?
Dirk den Ouden
2021-05-04 17:43:05 +0000 UTCI really like the way that you break up lines rhythmically from 16ths to triplets and 32nds using altern I really like the way that you break up lines rhythmically from 16ths to triplets and 32nds using alternate picking. Another tip that helped today was to anchor or support my right hand somewhere on the instrument. I’ve always floated my pick hand but think I’ll try having my little finger planted in the pick guard. Also, I was wondering where you lived in Europe and see now that you’re Swiss. I live in the high mountains near the Tetons in Wyoming, USA
Robert Eckert
2021-05-03 17:52:14 +0000 UTCThe beats you added to the video lesson are great, but if I want to practice this at different tempo, I have to use the Guitar Pro, and the gpx file you included has only the guitar tab in it. Would you perhaps consider addding the beat to the tab file as well? I can cobble something together on my own, but I am not exactly a drummer.
Amaroth
2021-05-01 08:11:29 +0000 UTCGreat set for me . Safe for rhythm patterns part where I find myself struggling even at lower bpm. Any catch up exercise recommandation to even that out?
Vincent Boiteau
2021-05-01 06:22:29 +0000 UTCAmazing set of exercises here, Bernth! Thanks a lot for that. One request that I would like to do when putting several exercises together would be to add separate videos for each one on the dropbox folder. In case we want to focus more on one of those :)
Flavio F Lima
2021-04-30 12:10:51 +0000 UTCThanks for the comment! :) This is a pre-order for the new album (as you can see all over the shop) - we will ship all pre-orders out on release day, May 14th! I hope that clears things up :) If you have more questions, you can also always contact the customer support we set up, they are happy to help: bernth_webshop@martinkames.com
Bernd Brodträger
2021-04-29 09:40:21 +0000 UTChttps://bernth.myshopify.com/55398236310/orders/c37c5468dfbd0749c7b34e00b93acc3d I had my order confirm on 31st March via email , and there is no updates or notifications since ... please check , regards !
KB
2021-04-29 09:31:23 +0000 UTCSadly not planned at the moment, hope to be able to do that for future releases :)
Bernd Brodträger
2021-04-29 05:58:35 +0000 UTCThe on screen tabs are cut off at times on the longer runs, makes it hard to see when only playing along to the video. I really like the dead note rhythm part, I have never been good at those. Thanks Bernth!
Dan Hughes
2021-04-29 01:48:35 +0000 UTCIch verwende indische Zählsilben, ta ke ti mi
Wolfgang
2021-04-28 19:29:37 +0000 UTCRegarding the new album, no vinyl?
p4tt4nz
2021-04-28 18:11:38 +0000 UTCHallo Community, kann mir jemand sagen, wie man 32tel Noten zählt?
Danijel Brkic
2021-04-28 15:51:41 +0000 UTCHello community can anybody telle me how to count 32nd notes?
Danijel Brkic
2021-04-28 15:51:14 +0000 UTCGood job BERNTH.
Hector Rodriguez
2021-04-28 14:38:37 +0000 UTCHonestly, I feel the different... for me this warm up is good at 50 BPM tempo...
Hector Rodriguez
2021-04-28 14:37:47 +0000 UTCIt warms up everything hands and head. Great stuff Bernth.
Steve Shaw
2021-04-28 13:17:36 +0000 UTCThis is a really excellent workout. Loved it and going to incorporate this into my morning warmups for sure. Some great and interesting parts in this to get the hands moving differently
Dave Shaw
2021-04-28 07:13:47 +0000 UTCthe first exercises reminded me of Frank Gambale's Chop builder :D Other than that, the rhythm block is the most challenging for me because it's pretty specific :) keep up the good work!
Deimantas Jurevičius
2021-04-28 06:42:47 +0000 UTChohoho the rhythm parts are so stronger....thx Bernth for this routine workout :-)
Hellvetic
2021-04-28 06:06:03 +0000 UTCI am working on my morning practice routines and this training is amazing man! Thanks a lot! btw. Those rhythm ones are the hardest for me :D especially in 7 string guitar.
Thrusher
2021-04-28 05:14:24 +0000 UTCAmazing workout :D
Rogerio Silenti
2021-04-28 03:06:33 +0000 UTCI really like that you included a rhythm workout section \m/
Juan Zombo
2021-04-27 20:44:48 +0000 UTCGreat... Guess I will update my daily warm up (what I used to play for nearly a year now) to this exercise since some tasks here are pretty similar to what I configured for myself but tend to go a little beyond just that. At the very least it is a welcoming change to the routine.
Sephiroth
2021-04-27 16:58:34 +0000 UTCI have big improvement with your lessons. thank you for this warm-up
georgi kanchev
2021-04-27 15:07:05 +0000 UTCThank you Bernth, Now I know that I really suck with the rythm pattern... Impossible to have the good Downstroke and upstroke motion when I speed up...... With the pattern 3 impossible for me to begin with a downstroke the secon triplet section.... ARGGGGGGG
kevin Dumont
2021-04-27 14:52:17 +0000 UTCExcellent. You’ve saved me so much effort when it comes to creating structured practice sessions to get the most from my time.
Mark McNish
2021-04-27 14:47:19 +0000 UTCExcellent!!! I cant wait to add this to my growing shred workout! I hope it warms me up quick, its frustrating having to take an hour to be properly warmed up. Silly hands🤘👽🤘
DarthWooPV
2021-04-27 14:14:06 +0000 UTCReally appreciate this video. I use the warmup from #151 every morning and was just looking for a new routine to rotate in, so I was thrilled to see this in my inbox this morning. Seriously, this is the best serious guitar instruction on the web. Thanks again.
Will Malone
2021-04-27 13:46:22 +0000 UTCThanks so much for sharing that John, this really helped me out! Now the link should work for every browser :) I agree, it can feel a bit tedious to play through it slow - but I did find it difficult not to rush and to really play in time here, so it's harder than it looks :) But after 2-3 playthroughs, you can definitely go for the faster backing tracks! You have all exercises under your fingers until then and it makes sense to keep pushing as soon as you feel too comfortable. I'm very happy you like this one - yes, please feel free to modify it to suit your own goals!
Bernd Brodträger
2021-04-27 13:27:54 +0000 UTCThank you so much Bernth. This is definitely something I will try and implement, maybe even modify when I feel I can get more out of it. Should we increase the speed of the exercise if we feel the 50 BPM start tempo is a little tedious? Also, I don't think your Patreon link in that video description is working as I had to manually search you on Patreon. Just kept clicking the link and getting a 404 message. Maybe it's just me.
TheMooseCaboose
2021-04-27 13:16:53 +0000 UTC
