Guitar Practise Routines

This page lists my current practise routine and acts as an archive for my historical routines.

Current Routine | Started 20th of July 2008

Warm Up
F Chord Practise (pretty much mastered holding this now)

Note: Once I reach one hit per chord in any of the changes below I consider it mastered and I stop practising it.

Shared Finger Principle Chord Changes

Chord Change Proficiency
G to Cadd9  One hit per chord
D to G  One measure per chord
G to Cadd9 to D  One measure per chord
G to Em  One measure per chord
Em to C  One hit per chord
C to Am  One hit per chord
Dm to G   One measure per chord

Clustered Finger Principle Chord Changes

Chord Change Proficiency
E to Am  One hit per chord
Em to Am  One hit per chord
A to D  One hit per chord
C to D  One measure per chord
A to Em  One hit per chord
Dm to E  One measure per chord
Am to Dm  One measure per chord

Slide Principle Chord Changes

Chord Change Proficiency
E to D  One measure per chord
A to Dm  One hit per chord
G to Em to C to D  One measure per chord

More Advanced Chord Changes

Chord Change Proficiency
 G to C  quarter notes
 G to Am  quarter notes

Practise Stand by Me - C (2 Measures) to A (2 Measures) to F (1 Measure) to G (1 Measure) to C (2 Measures)
FInish up with more work on long progressions

Routine 2 | 8th of July 2008 - 20th of July 2008

Warm Up
F Chord Practise (only basic chord I haven’t mastered holding)

Shared Finger Principle Chord Changes

  • G to Cadd9 (I can do this strumming one measure per chord)
  • D to G
  • G to Cadd9 to D
  • G to Em
  • Em to C
  • C to Am
  • Dm to G

Clustered Finger Principle Chord Changes

  • E to Am
  • Em to Am
  • A to D
  • C to D
  • A to Em
  • Dm to E
  • Am to Dm

Slide Principle Chord Changes

  • E to D
  • A to Dm
  • G to Em to C to D

More F Chord practise (I can do it!)
Practise Stand by Me - C (2 Measures) to A (2 Measures) to F (1 Measure) to G (1 Measure) to C (2 Measures)
FInish up with more work on long progressions

 Routine 1 | 30th of June 2008 - 8th of July 2008

Warm Up
F Chord Practise (only basic chord I haven’t mastered holding)

Shared Finger Principle Chord Changes

  • G to Cadd9 (I can do this strumming one measure per chord)
  • D to G
  • G to Cadd9 to D
  • G to Em
  • Em to C
  • C to Am
  • Dm to G

Clustered Finger Principle Chord Changes

  • E to Am
  • Em to Am
  • A to D
  • C to D
  • A to Em
  • Dm to E
  • Am to Dm

Slide Principle Chord Changes

  • E to D
  • A to Dm
  • G to Em to C to D

More F Chord practise (I can do it!)
FInish up with more work on long progressions

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