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Guitar Warm Up - The Spider Exercise

Guitar Warm Up - The Spider Exercise

The basic starting pattern

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A - One finger per fret
Index
Middle
Ring
Pinky
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
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At Low E string first fret start playing four adjacent frets in order index to pinky, advance one string at a time to high E, then go back to low E and start over at second fret, then third fret etc. all the way to the last playable fret. Start slow and play clean notes.

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  Starting with index at fret 1
e|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4--|
B|----------------------------------1-2-3-4----------|
G|--------------------------1-2-3-4------------------|
D|------------------1-2-3-4--------------------------|
A|----------1-2-3-4----------------------------------|
E|--1-2-3-4------------------------------------------|


e|--1-2-3-4------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-2-3-4----------------------------------|
G|------------------1-2-3-4--------------------------|
D|--------------------------1-2-3-4------------------|
A|----------------------------------1-2-3-4----------|
E|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4--|
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  Starting with index at fret 19
e|--------------------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--|
B|--------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------|
G|--------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------|
D|--------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------|
A|--------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------|
E|--19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--|
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Common Variations

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Some variations of the basic exercise is to change the order of frets played and also to play over multiple strings. You can also do alternate picking, add slides and do hammer-ons and pull-offs. The variations are endless, be creative. Remember to play slow and to play clean notes.

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  Change the order
e|------------------------------------------1-4-3-2--|
B|----------------------------------1-4-3-2----------|
G|--------------------------1-4-3-2------------------|
D|------------------1-4-3-2--------------------------|
A|----------1-4-3-2----------------------------------|
E|--1-4-3-2------------------------------------------|

  Play over multiple strings
e|-1-----4--------------------------------------|
B|---2-3----1-----4-----------------------------|
G|------------2-3----1-----4--------------------|
D|---------------------2-3----1-----4-----------|
A|------------------------------2-3----1-----4--|
E|---------------------------------------2-3----|

  Change the order and also play over multiple strings
e|-4-----------------------------------|
B|---2-3----4--------------------------|
G|-------1----2-3----4-----------------|
D|----------------1----2-3----4--------|
A|-------------------------1----2-3----|
E|----------------------------------1--|
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Happy playing!

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The basic starting pattern

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A - One finger per fret
Index
Middle
Ring
Pinky
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
G♯
C
F
2
F♯
B
E
A
C♯
F♯
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
G♯
C♯
F♯
B
E♭
G♯
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
G♯
C♯
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
F♯
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
C♯
F♯
B
E
G♯
C♯
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
G♯
C♯
F♯
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E

At Low E string first fret start playing four adjacent frets in order index to pinky, advance one string at a time to high E, then go back to low E and start over at second fret, then third fret etc. all the way to the last playable fret. Start slow and play clean notes.

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  Starting with index at fret 1
e|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4--|
B|----------------------------------1-2-3-4----------|
G|--------------------------1-2-3-4------------------|
D|------------------1-2-3-4--------------------------|
A|----------1-2-3-4----------------------------------|
E|--1-2-3-4------------------------------------------|


e|--1-2-3-4------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-2-3-4----------------------------------|
G|------------------1-2-3-4--------------------------|
D|--------------------------1-2-3-4------------------|
A|----------------------------------1-2-3-4----------|
E|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4--|
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  Starting with index at fret 19
e|--------------------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--|
B|--------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------|
G|--------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------|
D|--------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------|
A|--------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------|
E|--19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------19-20-21-22--|
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Common Variations

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Some variations of the basic exercise is to change the order of frets played and also to play over multiple strings. You can also do alternate picking, add slides and do hammer-ons and pull-offs. The variations are endless, be creative. Remember to play slow and to play clean notes.

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  Change the order
e|------------------------------------------1-4-3-2--|
B|----------------------------------1-4-3-2----------|
G|--------------------------1-4-3-2------------------|
D|------------------1-4-3-2--------------------------|
A|----------1-4-3-2----------------------------------|
E|--1-4-3-2------------------------------------------|

  Play over multiple strings
e|-1-----4--------------------------------------|
B|---2-3----1-----4-----------------------------|
G|------------2-3----1-----4--------------------|
D|---------------------2-3----1-----4-----------|
A|------------------------------2-3----1-----4--|
E|---------------------------------------2-3----|

  Change the order and also play over multiple strings
e|-4-----------------------------------|
B|---2-3----4--------------------------|
G|-------1----2-3----4-----------------|
D|----------------1----2-3----4--------|
A|-------------------------1----2-3----|
E|----------------------------------1--|
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Happy playing!

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