Practice
What to play today.
Recommended session
A 30-minute session
Revision, technique, one new thing and some music. These times are a guide, not a timer.
Technique
10 min
- Clean open chords: String-by-string check
Form a C major chord.
- Clean open chords: String-by-string check
New learning
10 min
- Clean open chords
Place each fingertip close behind the fret wire and arched, so it does not touch a neighbouring string. (about 5 min to read, then the first exercise.)
- Clean open chords
Musical application
5 min
- Play through Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Use the Steady eighths pattern over G D Am | G D C.
- Play through Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Total: about 25 minutes.
Metronome
Songs for the techniques you are learning
A small set, each chosen to reinforce specific lessons. Open the song library.
Practice journal
Only “What did you practise?” is required. Everything else is optional. Entries are saved in this browser.
Past entries
No entries yet. Even one line after a session is a useful record.