| Here’s
a little speed and fluidity exercise. I do this every time I pick up my ax, just
to get the blood flowing and the neurons synapsing. I start by going up chromatically… E—--------------------------------------------------1-2-3-4^5
B—---------------------------------------2-3-4-5
G—-----------------------------2-3-4-5
D—-------------------3-4-5-6
A—---------4-5-6-7
E—5-6-7-8
Now
do it down…
E—5-4-3-2
B—----------6-5-4-3
G—--------------------6-5-4-3
D—------------------------------7-6-5-4
A—----------------------------------------8-7-6-5
E—--------------------------------------------------
9-8-7-6^5 * ^
means slide your finger up or down.
**You are playing a chromatic scale in
A. You can do this exercise in any key, but I usually choose A. No reason why. |
