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Little Star Exercise

Al Joseph
BeginnerAny styleExercises 5 lessons19m

This month I present to you an exercise you might find to be quite unorthodox. I've been getting a lot of questions about how to clean up playing and finger tone. The answer is quite simple but choosing a method can be quite a confusing process. What we're going to do here is choose a very simple melody. So easy that it should free you up to listen intensely to your own playing as you go on. Yes, this is a listening exercise and quite a challenging one considering the simplicity of the exercise itself. Let's head over to the next video and I'll explain more of this method...

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  1. 1 0:48 Lesson · 1m Little Star Exercise - Intro This month I present to you an exercise you might find to be quite unorthodox. I've been getting a lot of questions about how to clean up playing and finger tone. The answer is quite simple but choosing a... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 6:27 Lesson · 6m Little Star Exercise - Explanation Let's face it. We all want to sound better and there's only so much high end gear can do. The beginning of it all starts at the fingers. I find that finger control is the source of why a lot of hard working... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 7:45 Lesson · 8m Little Star Exercise - Play Along Like I said before, we're going to cycle only the first 7 notes of 'Twinkle twinkle little star' and here are the rules: 1. You get to choose two fingers to play this melody 2. No sliding, slurs, or string... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 2:28 Backing track · 2m Little Star Exercise - Drum Loop Have fun with the backing track! Closing statements are in the next video. Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 1:50 Lesson · 2m Little Star Exercise - Wrap Up Hope this was fun guys. I know play 'Twinkle twinkle little start' can be quite insulting to a lot of you great players out there. But I trust by now that you see this is not the point of the exercise. Thanks... Tab Guitar Pro

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