My Creed, My Religion
Three Note Warmups #2
Tip: Practice each exercise with a metronome. Start at a slow pace and gradually increase the beats per minute.
Note: Don’t go any faster until you can play each note clear and correctly. It’s good for you.
Enjoy!
EXERCISE #1(in the key of E minor)
e:-------------------------------------------0-3-5/6---------------------|
B:-----------------------------------0-3-5-------------------------------|
G:---------------------------0-2-4---------------------------------------|
D:-------------------0-1-2-----------------------------------------------|
A:-----------0-5-7-------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #2(E blues pattern)
e:--7-6-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------5-4-3-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------4-3-2----------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-6-5-------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------7-6-5----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------5-4-3p0-----------------|
EXERCISE #3(A diminished pattern)
e:--------------------------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
B:----------------------------------10-12-13-----------------------------|
G:--------------------------8-9-11---------------------------------------|
D:-----------------7-9-10------------------------------------------------|
A:---------6-7-9---------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #4(in the key of G)
e:------------------------------------------5-6-7/10---------------------|
B:----------------------------------5-7-8--------------------------------|
G:--------------------------2-3-4----------------------------------------|
D:------------------2-4-5------------------------------------------------|
A:----------3-4-5--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--3-6-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #5(in the key of G minor or G5)
e:--3-5-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------6-3-6-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------5-7-5----------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------8-5-8-------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------8-10-8---------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------10-8-10----6-8-6/3------|
EXERCISE #6(in the key of F minor or F5)
e:------------------------------------------6-8-8/11/13------------------|
B:-----------------------------------6-9-6-------------------------------|
G:--------------------------3-5-5/8--------------------------------------|
D:-------------------3-6-3-----------------------------------------------|
A:----------1-3-3/6------------------------------------------------------|
E:--1-4-1----------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #7(A major blues pattern)
e:--8-9-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------7-8-5-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------5-6-2----------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------4-5-2-------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------6-7-3----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------7-8-5-------------------|
EXERCISE #8(in the key of E minor or E5)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------0-2-3-----------2-3-5---------3-5-7---------5-7-9-------------|
E:--0-2-3-----------2-3-5---------3-5-7---------5-7-8--------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------7-9-10-----------9-10-12-----------10-12-14------------------|
E:--7-8-10----------8-10-12-----------10-12-14---------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------17-19--20\22-----|
B:--------------------------------------------17-19-20-------------------|
G:---------------------------------14-16-17------------------------------|
D:-----------------------14-16-17----------------------------------------|
A:------------12-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
E:--12-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #9(in the key of B minor, Bmb5, or B5)
e:-----------------------------------------------13-15-14----------------|
B:-------------------------------------12-15-14-----------12-------------|
G:---------------------------10-12-11------------------------------------|
D:------------------9-12-11----------------------------------------------|
A:----------8-10-9-------------------------------------------------------|
E:--7-10-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #10(in the key of A5)
e:------------------------------------------2-4-5------------------------|
B:----------------------------------1-3-4--------------------------------|
G:--------------------------2-4-5----------------------------------------|
D:------------------2-4-5------------------------------------------------|
A:----------3-5-6--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
EXERCISE #11(in the key of E minor or E5)
e:-----------3-5-7-------------5-7-8----------7-8-10-----------8-10-12---|
B:--3-5-7-------------5-7-8-----------7-8-10----------8-10-12------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--10-8-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------10-8-7-------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------7-5-4----------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-5-4-------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------5-3-2----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------5-3-2p0-----------------|
EXERCISE #12(blues pattern in the key of E minor, E5 or E7)
e:--------------------------------------------10-11-12-------------------|
B:----------------------------------10-11-12------------10-11-12---------|
G:--------------------------7-8-9----------------------------------------|
D:-----------------7-8-9-------------------------------------------------|
A:---------5-6-7---------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5-6-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-12-13-14--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------12-13-14------------10-11-12-------------------------------|
A:----------------------12-13-14-----------10-11-12----------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------10-11-12-----------|