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Beginner Gym

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Introduction

Take you speed and dexterity to the next level

Welcome to our Beginner Guitar Gym course! We're not worried about theory here, this course is all about giving you the technical skill to tackle even the toughest solos out there. We don't just write out the exercises either, you'll be able to play along with Dan to make sure you're keeping in time, and everything is sounding just right! If you want a course to work on every day to increase your speed and make your playing more enjoyable this is the one for you.

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Once you can handle this workout not only will you have the technique to play intermediate solos, riffs and songs, but you'll also have an in-depth understanding as to how to structure your practice sessions for the best results for you!

Dan Holton

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Scales, arpeggios and Barre chords!

Guitar Gym is a commonly used phase in the world of guitar player, but at YGA we take it a little more literally! This course guides you through the exercises just like a fitness instructor on a workout video! We start with a 10-minute workout testing chords and spider exercises, then gradually increase the difficulty and length of the exercises. Workout 5, our final beginners workout is a 20 minute long session that will really get you working up a sweat and have you racing through the pentatonic scales spider exercises, mini arpeggios, barre chords and power chords! Once you can handle this workout not only will you have the technique to play intermediate solos, riffs and songs, but you'll also have an in-depth understanding as to how to structure your practice sessions for the best results for you!

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5 HD videos

Full lesson notes

Interactive guitar tab

This course includes the following 5 units:

Unit 1

Level 1 Workout

Our first workout session is all about getting you used to how our guitar gym section works. We take 3 relatively simple exercises and play them through at three speeds, getting faster each time!

Lesson 1 – Level 1 Workout (10 Minutes)

Unit 2

Level 2 Workout

Each workout increases in difficulty and this workout is a big step up from the first. We tackle pentatonic exercises, take our spider exercise across the entire neck and increase the top speed by 10BPM.

Lesson 1 – Level 2 Workout (20 Minutes)

Unit 3

Level 3 Workout

In this guitar gym session we increase the amount of time you are 'working out' for to really test your endurance! We add more new exercises, including a string skipping exercise and an arpeggio exercise! We also increase the top speed by 20BPM!

Lesson 1 – Level 3 Workout (20 Minutes)

Unit 4

Level 4 Workout

We step things up again by pushing the top speed up to 160BPM, 20 above the previous guitar gym. We also start a lot faster and add new legato based exercise to ensure that you are practicing your hammer ons and pull offs properly!

Lesson 1 – Level 4 Workout (20 minutes)

Unit 5

Level 5 Workout

This is the top level of the beginners guitar gym, so make sure you have completed all other 4 levels before tackling this! We go way up to 180BPM (4th notes) and add in your final exercises to make for a pretty intense guitar gym session.

Lesson 1 – Level 5 Workout (20 Minutes)

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