We are starting out with one of my favorite daily exercises. I like to call it the "finger gym", because it feels like I'm lifting weights with my fingers! It is designed to dramatically enhance your finger independence and strength.

I created this game for the purpose of helping to improve your chord switching. It is designed to have you constantly maneuvering in and out of your essential 15 open chords. One of the biggest advantages of this game is that you don't stuck in the same patterns, it changes each time you play the game. Make sure to follow along with the PDF instruction sheet on this one. 

You have to become familiar with this shape! This is the #1 most commonly used scale to play or create guitar solos from. Running and memorizing this scale shape is a must.

This drill with have your fingers dancing all around the frets. It is the ultimate dexterity exercise for all your fingers. It is also a terrific alternate picking drill for your right hand.  

Continuing with the chord switching game. We begin to enhance it by adding a strumming pattern to it.  The purpose of this drill is to ensure you are able to keep a steady rhythm and strumming pattern while switching through the essential chords. 

The pentatonic is the most common scale in popular music. It has 5 positions that link together like a puzzle pieces. In order to play or create solos all over the guitar neck. You have to master all 5 positions. This drill works on Box 2. 

The guitar is your instrument, so knowing how the fretboard is laid out is critical. It's easy to just use a number system counting frets, but to truly understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn the notes on the fretboard.

This is an extension of Finger Gym #1. It takes finger independence to another level. With this drill you are moving two fingers at once, in opposite directions. 

Continuing with the chord switching game. We switch out the "Home Chord". I also added a new strumming pattern while switching through the essential chords.

This introduces position 3 of the 5 pentatonic positions that link together like scale puzzle pieces. In order to play or create solos all over the guitar neck. You have to master all 5 positions. 

To understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn and memorize the notes on the fretboard. In this lesson, you are going to locate the "A note" on each string.

The hammer-on, or "legato" style playing technique is critical to any guitar player. Using the technique not only can add speed and efficiency to your playing, but also helps to create a fluid sound. This drill introduce or improve your overall Hammer-Ons. 

We begin to enhance the chord switching game by adding the accountability of a metronome. The purpose of this drill is help speed up your switching through the essential chords. Adding a metronome begins to influence you to make your switches faster.

This introduces position 4 of the 5 pentatonic positions that link together like scale puzzle pieces. In order to play or create solos all over the guitar neck. You have to master all 5 positions.

To understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn and memorize the notes on the fretboard. In this drill, you are going to locate the "D note" on each string.

The Pull Off is another "legato" style playing technique is critical to any guitar player. Using the technique not only can add speed and efficiency to your playing, but also helps to create a fluid sound. This drill introduce or improve your overall Pull-Offs.

Continuing with the chord switching game by adding the accountability of a metronome and strumming quarter notes. The purpose of this drill is help speed up your switching through the essential chords. Adding a metronome begins to influence you to make your switches faster and the strums bring more movements to the game.

This introduces the final position of the 5 pentatonic positions that link together like scale puzzle pieces. In order to play or create solos all over the guitar neck. You have to master all 5 positions.

To understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn and memorize the notes on the fretboard. In this drill, you are going to locate the "G note" on each string.

"Sliding" into a note makes a smoother transition and adds style to your playing. It is a technique you hear often with guitar players. This drill will enhance your ability to slide with different fingers and distances. 

The chord game helps to improve your mastery of switching in and out of 15 essential open chords, however this round I add a barre chord as the "home" chord. Barre chords are chords where you use one finger to hold down multiple strings.

It's important to master and memorize scale shapes and patterns. However, the reason for this is to create musical phrases and licks. This lesson will teach you a lick that applies your scales and techniques.

To understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn and memorize the notes on the fretboard. In this drill, you are going to locate the "B note" on each string.

Finger style playing or Fingerpicking is a widely used technique for guitar. It has multiple notes moving in various directions, which is something you cant typically do with a pick in your hand. This drill runs a chord progression using the "Travis Picking" pattern.  

We are continuing to improve your mastery of switching in and out of 15 essential open chords. This lesson, you will pick any home chord and add the difficulty of doing a travis picking pattern for each chord.  

Improvisation with scales seems like random selection of notes in any order to make music. However, there's also the preparation of particular moments in a song to ensure you land on your feet. The blues turnaround is a essential section to be ready for. This lesson gives you a classic turnaround to always insert.  

To understand the relationship between music and the guitar, you have to learn and memorize the notes on the fretboard. In this drill, you are going to locate the "F# (sharp)" on each string.

Another favorite drill of mine, the Triplet Position Climb. In many instances you will be wanting to climb vertically on the neck. This exercise helps prepare you to climb correctly and efficiently.

The 12 bar blues progression is a must-know order of chords. It is the heartbeat and foundation of most blues songs. Also, the best progression for a fun jam session.  

This final day of the challenge gives a musical mix up pattern of all of your pentatonic boxes. Connecting them smoothly is the ultimate goal and covers most of the sonic space on the guitar.