Student Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios
Ken Puls Music
Resources to help acclimate your hands to the guitar, learn the fretboard, and develop good technique
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Four-Finger Exercises
Scales and Modes
Scales and Modes (in A) Overview
Major Scales and Arpeggios
C Major—Open Position (Easy)
G Major—Open Position (Easy)
Minor Scales and Arpeggios
A Minor—Open Position (Easy)
D Minor—Open Position (Easy)
Minor Scales include Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor
Two-Part Exercises
Playing in Octaves, Sixths, and Thirds
Playing Bass with Melody (Part 1)
Playing Bass with Melody (Part 2)
Left Hand Exercises
G and C Stretch Exercises (C and G Major)
Anchored Scale Exercises (C and G Major)
Right Hand Exercises
Learning the Fretboard
Notes on the Melody Strings in 1st Position (G Major)
Notes on the Bass Strings in 1st Position (e minor)
Notes on the Melody Strings in 2nd Position (A Major)
Notes on the Bass Strings in 2nd Position (f# minor)
Notes on the Melody Strings in 5th Position (C Major)
Notes on the Bass Strings in 5th Position (a minor)
Notes on the Melody Strings in 9th Position (E Major)
Notes on the Bass Strings in 9th Position (c# minor)
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