Hand Strength Builder
Added 2023-02-17 20:59:08 +0000 UTCIn my opinion, one of the biggest things that gets overlooked by many guitarists, (even experienced ones) is the importance of strength in your fretting hand. It doesn't matter how many scales, chords and arpeggios you know - if you don't have the required hand strength and dexterity to be able to play them confidently and precisely, then it doesn't matter. So today I'm showing you 2 SUPER useful exercises that I've used personally to achieve very high levels of hand strength!
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Intro
1:41 Stretch test
3:24 Exercise
5:12 How to stretch + thumb positioning
8:37 Switching between positions
Comments
Good exercise. What picks are you using currently? Also, what string gauge do you have on your E standard tuned guitars?
Brian Diunizio
2024-11-29 06:49:05 +0000 UTCGreat idea!
Bradley Hall
2024-02-14 00:34:11 +0000 UTCBradley, I have a suggestion. What about a full, concise warmup routine, especially for people like me that get easily distracted and revert back to senseless noodling. I know several fellow musicians that still struggle with this.
Bryan Fowler
2024-02-13 10:09:49 +0000 UTCHello. What do you think about playing bass guitar? This also requires some stretching when playing frets 1-5.
Danielos
2024-01-31 07:04:51 +0000 UTCi tried it again right now and i actually get a good 12-16-21 stretch now!
Lucky L
2023-02-25 15:05:14 +0000 UTCIt worked quiet well for me, i did the second exercise every day since last week until today and tried the first one again today. tThe stretches sound way better and even the last stretch is a lot cleaner compared to last time! My hand still cramp a little but much less!
Lucky L
2023-02-25 15:02:51 +0000 UTCYes sir, that 7-5-2 is a real humdinger! Good luck on the practice
Bradley Hall
2023-02-19 22:38:12 +0000 UTCFantastic exercise! Though I haven't practiced this stuff much, I'm able to just barely get to the 20th fret, though in any comfortable manner, so I'll keep practicing! The real killer is definately the 2nd fret in the second exercise though.
Jonas Omen
2023-02-19 20:46:56 +0000 UTCYup, nearly everything I'll be teaching will be in standard tuning. Good luck with the Ghost songs, sounds fun!
Bradley Hall
2023-02-19 18:35:58 +0000 UTCAre the backing tracks made for standard tuning? I have my guitar tuned down a whole step as I'm trying to learn some Ghost songs.
TheEvilStrudel
2023-02-19 18:30:26 +0000 UTCDecent start! Remember not to push yourself too hard once you start feeling the cramps. Practice sensibly and you'll be making the stretches pretty quickly no doubt
Bradley Hall
2023-02-19 11:27:03 +0000 UTCThat sounds like a great start! Definitely sounds like after a bit of practice and getting used to making those big stretches you'll be doing them comfortably in no time
Bradley Hall
2023-02-19 11:26:17 +0000 UTCAwsome! I'm lucky enough to graced by the gods with big slender hands but I'm just managing to get to the 19th fret before cramping up. Will be sure to work on this. Cheers
james Muir
2023-02-18 18:34:18 +0000 UTCGreat Lesson! Im actually getting through all the stretches but at the last 2 my hand starts to cramp up a lot and i start holding my guitar like a weirdo :D, and also the e on the 12 fret in the last stretch does not sound 100% clean, more like 60-80% clean
Lucky L
2023-02-18 14:55:23 +0000 UTC
