Today I have literally no time to practice before my friend arrived. And after it I was not in good condition to do so. So there’s only ear training today.
New record: I’ve got to the level with 11 intervals. As soon as I get to the level with them all I’m gonna start with all of them initially.
Ear training – Intervals – 11 intervals – 10 min
Total – 10 min
Today I’ve practiced scales and started practicing CAGED system with the metronome.
16th notes @ 87 bpm
16th notes @ 87 bpm
16th notes @ 87 bpm
16th notes @ 87 bpm
16th notes @ 87 bpm
16th notes @ 87 bpm
The metronome was set to 60 bpm and the trickiest transitions were from the E shape to the D shape. I tried playing them a lot hence the duration of the video and only major chords covered today.
60 bpm
8 intervals. My minimum at this point. Not happy with the results but it’s still ok.
Major scales – 1-12 frets – E string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 4 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – A string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – D string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – G string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – E string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – A string – 87 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
CAGED – Major chords – 60 bpm – 21 min
Ear training – Intervals – 8 intervals – 10 min
Total – 45 min
Today I finally haven’t been practicing 1234s 😀 I focused on scales instead, trying to play them more consistently. Also I’ve returned to CAGED practice.
I practiced scales for a longer periods of time in order to work more on the precision. Hopefully this approach will get me to the desirable result sooner.
16th notes @ 85 bpm
16th notes @ 85 bpm
16th notes @ 85 bpm
16th notes @ 85 bpm
16th notes @ 85 bpm
16th notes @ 85 bpm
Got to the level with 9 intervals again. Still struggling with Minor 3rd and Major 2nd.
8th notes @ 160 bpm. It was not great, need to focus on it more in the coming days.
Major scales – 1-12 frets – E string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 4 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – A string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – D string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – G string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – E string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – A string – 85 bpm – 16th notes – 2 min
CAGED – Major chords – 1 min
CAGED – Minor chords – 2 min
CAGED – Major 7th chords – 2 min
CAGED – 7th chords – 1 min
CAGED – Minor 7th chords – 2 min
Ear training – Intervals – 9 intervals – 10 min
MGMT – Kids [Solo] – 8th notes – 160 bpm – 16 min
Total – 48 min
This week was kinda relaxed due to the holidays, so the main achievement is that I finally get through all the 1234 combinations and will now leave this exercise for a while 🙂
Also, one of the main things this week was to use that technique Brandon told me to use – holding the pinky on the guitar body under the strings. I’m not completely used to it and there are some questions on it in today’s video.
Anyway, have a great week everyone!
4123 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
4132 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
4213 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
4231 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
4312 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
4321 – 8th notes @ 150 bpm (on the 5th fret → on the 1-12 frets)
Major scales – 1-12 frets – EADG strings – 16th notes @ 90 bpm → 16th notes @ 80 bpm (more consistent)
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – EA strings – 16th notes @ 90 bpm → 16th notes @ 80 bpm (more consistent)
Intervals – 268 of 300 – 89.33% → 275 of 300 – 91.67%
Minor 2nd, Major 2nd, Minor 3rd, Major 3rd, Perfect 4th, Tritone, Perfect 5th, Minor 6th, Major 6th, Octave
MGMT – Kids [Solo] – 8th notes @ 150 bpm → 8th notes @ 160 bpm
Today I finalized 1234 exercise for a while and it’s almost everything…
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8 intervals today as well. I was close to fail even this amount, but eventually was able to get to this level before 300 attempts was over.
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
Today I’ve been sleeping a lot, so I did the practice after midnight and just repeated yesterday’s routines, having slightly increased the speed of Kids solo.
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
16th notes @ 80 bpm
16th notes @ 80 bpm
And 8 intervals once again. Not good, but today was really weird day, I’ve completely overslept it.
8th notes @ 160 bpm
8th notes @ 165 bpm
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – EADG strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – EA strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
Today I completely duplicated yesterday’s practice.
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
16th notes @ 80 bpm
16th notes @ 80 bpm
Only 8 intervals today. That’s unfortunate…
8th notes @ 155 bpm
8th notes @ 160 bpm
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – EADG strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – EA strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
Today I felt a bit better and decided to finally return to the normal routines instead of playing just 1234s.
With holding my pinky on the guitar body as the anchor point it’s still not very comfortable but I’m getting used to it.
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
I don’t know how, but my scales got worse even at the lower speed… Will practice them more to get rid of this inconsistency.
16th notes @ 80 bpm
16th notes @ 80 bpm
10 intervals, baby! I’m getting really good at this.
Today I was working on consistency. As I skipped this thing for a few days I started from 140 bpm once again and then gradually got to 155 bpm.
8th notes @ 140 bpm
8th notes @ 145 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 155 bpm
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
Major scales – 1-12 frets – EADG strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
Minor scales – 1-12 frets – EA strings – 80 bpm – 16th notes
I have a 37.1 temperature but I don’t want to skip any days of practice, so I just repeated 1234s and ear training.
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
I got to the level with 9 intervals once again! And there is my best result percentage wise. Cool!
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
Wow. Just, wow. The time has gone so fast – it’s already the 100th day of my daily uploads! I’m not feeling well today, so I played only 1234s again and did some ear training.
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
8th notes @ 150 bpm
I’m getting more consistent in getting to the level with 7 intervals. But proceeding further is still tricky.
4123 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4132 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4213 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4231 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4312 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min
4321 – 1-12 frets – 150 bpm – 8th notes – 2 min