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Guitar Exercises for Beginners: What to Practice First
Free beginner guitar exercises with interactive tabs: finger, strumming and timing drills, where to start on electric, plus a printable practice sheet.
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Guitar practice guides
Five routines that cover the whole arc of a practice habit: what to play on day one, how to fill a session, and the drills that move speed, scales and technique. 50 exercises across the set, every one of them playable in the browser with your guitar plugged in or a microphone open.
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Daily Guitar Practice Plan: Routines for 15, 30 and 60 Minutes
Ready-made daily guitar practice routines for 15, 30 and 60 minutes — with example exercises, a beginner practice schedule, and a system for staying consistent.
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Guitar Scale Practice Routine: How to Practice Scales So They Stick
A 15-minute guitar scale practice routine with a free printable PDF, pentatonic drills with interactive tabs, and a daily CAGED fretboard-mapping plan.
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Guitar Speed & Hand Synchronization Exercises: 15 Drills With Tabs
15 guitar speed and hand synchronization exercises with interactive tabs: spider drills, chromatic patterns, legato runs, string skipping and burst training.
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Intermediate Guitar Practice Routine: The Complete 45-Minute Plan
An intermediate guitar practice routine, filled in: a 45-minute session with named drills, a 7-day schedule, plus rhythm, chords, fretboard and ear blocks.
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Songs ranked by difficulty from community ratings, with written guides for the ones people ask about most — what each riff demands before you attempt it.
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Longer pieces on how practice actually works: how much time a session needs, what to track, and how to pick songs that match where you are.
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