5 PAINFUL Exercises That Actually Work!

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[@BrandonDeon]

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[@wyrdegebraecon]

forget about shorts, this format is more informative and enjoyable to watch

[@sodaverde]

This.

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

I did all 5, they don't work. Cigarettes however did work.

[@LaTrec9]

CIGARS GO TOGETHER WITH GUITAR

[@BlueCorvette375]

Nuh uh! No you didn’t!

[@shaanrana3075]

it takes time‼️

[@dabzlol]

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[@M4R10_]

@@shaanrana3075best counter answer 😅

[@russell2910]

I tried these exercises and now I can breathe underwater.

[@johnhensley6808]

Yeah, but for how long, though..

[@russell2910]

@@johnhensley6808 I tried the exercises for five minutes.

[@ljub0]

3 minutes at 130BPM

[@jordanjacobs3700]

I gotta say I’m loving these longer videos. The longer explanation is very helpful!

[@winstonsmith8240]

Pain is your body's way of telling you to stop doing something.

[@RolandsDad]

Really happy to see you're back to long form. Feels like it's been forever

[@scottenglert4083]

Super helpful ! Now I'll just LEAVE...

[@ferialsouhail]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@1firstguitar]

Hey Brandon, these are really impressive. As is your ability to demonstrate them. Now, I know most of you guys think we classical guitarists are all nerds, but hear me out on one point. You are young, and can ignore this for some time. But eventually, with your left wrist bent at such an acute angle, your left wrist is susceptible to tendinitis. Much better to hold the head of the guitar higher, with the neck at 45 degrees, half way between vertical and horizontal. (Your fans might check out how Scott Tennant angles the guitar neck.) This also gives you more mechanical advantage, with more potential strength and flexibility. You can dismiss this, but do think of all the players who are spending hours using your exercises, as some of them will be experiencing pain, either immediately or at some future time.

[@rigelloar7474]

You are right to point this out, as repetitive motion hand disorders are very common among serious players of stringed instruments. As a teacher of advanced guitarists, I see this frequently, It is best to adjust technique to avoid these problems, as they will often become chronic, which is a nightmare for any dedicated musician. . . . . . .

[@CharlesEMurphy]

Now picture a leather clad rock/metal guitarist rocking out on stage with his Les Paul strung up to his chin, maybe sitting on a stool.

[@_mickmccarthy]

Loving the longer videos man, keep up the great work! JUST LEAV-ing now

[@wideangle1238]

Good to see these back. Doing all those shorts has made your new longs sharper and better. Consider the shorts a learning exercise of your own!

[@blubottl]

Great content, and even greater catchphrases

[@tonic-music]

I really like the long form videos! The longer video length gives each section of the video more time to breathe, and time to explain each excercise.

[@HardcoreOreider]

Straight to the point and all great exercises! Subbed

[@shaggy1202]

I do a couple of them already...3 to work on, last one im excited about for some reason...great info, thanks!

[@im_organic_mojo]

The ring finger has that weird connected tendon. That’s probably why it’s the tough one

[@rigelloar7474]

I don't know the percentage statistics, but there are a few people who have completely discreet retracting tendons for the ring and little fingers.

[@damienkphoto]

@@rigelloar7474wishing i was that small percentage of people. i’ve spent so much time trying to strengthen the independence of my ring finger but it’s paying off… slowly…. >:(

[@rigelloar7474]

@@damienkphoto George Benson said that the fewer fingers you use to play a difficult phrase, the better it will sound. Django Reinhardt could only use his index and middle fingers, but was one of the greatest guitarists in history. Keep practicing, and remember, you don't have to use one finger per fret fingerings. The SOUND of the note is what counts, not which finger played it. Most of all, ENJOY your music. Good luck to you. . . . . . .

[@bite1029]

picked most of these exercises from a short before and included them in my routine, they are pretty nice a variation i like doing of the first exercise is including the g string in between each E, forces me to make sure the tension is appropiate on my other fingers, bonus if you can let it ring as you play the other notes, so: e - g - E - g - e - g -E and so on...

[@lcd1957]

A new fan and Subscriber.

[@thesportsjunkie4827]

Guy freaking great. Thanks I have more exercises to do on my list

[@m1j3]

Great video!

[@themonk8606]

Can we get a full metronome tutorial?

[@Noxal99]

Love this video :)

[@shubham5702]

Great exercises❤

[@rumbuzz1]

Finger independence is super helpful !

[@LaTrec9]

Good job 👏 👍 👌 🙌 😄 😀

[@ranhamam8148]

The first exercise really helped me with my finger independence a few years ago and would highly recommend it but would add another step to it - after you feel comfortable doing as Brandon explained, do the same thing but with 2 fingers at the same time, opposite directions - for example, leave the middle finger and the pinky on the neck, than take the index finger and place it on the low e and your ring finger on the high e and switch between them (both fingers should press down on the exact same time). try doing it with all fingers combination possible.

[@theme6530]

Brandon, thanks for the video, the long form is great and gives much-needed context. Can you please tell about the modes you play during the fourth exercise - it sounds musical and everything seems fine, but I just can't seem to understand how they form past the ionian. Cheers!

[@oisinfitzgerald5401]

If you want to make exercise one even harder, you can try using two fingers at a time, placing your second finger on the high E string and your first finger on the low E string, and hybrid picking the first string, alternating between the two. Adapted that from pumping nylon and it's superb for developing finger independence both on classical guitar and electric guitar

[@DatBoi-du7eo]

Oh hey, the last one is spider chords.

[@coacksenmayasse5771]

Didn´t Kirk Hammet claimed he "invented" that? Or maybe he said he was the first person to use them in songs, i can´t recall correctly. Either way, it´s a great excercise imo.

[@sleekeith2444]

Great vid Brandon !!

[@ReneSCmusic]

Tomo Fujita has a version of the last exercise in which he does ‘fifths’ and ‘minor thirds’ using the same pair of fingers before moving on to the next set of strings, it’s a cool version of the one you showed there! 😅

[@Madchris8828]

I actually was looking for new exercises to do with my guitar. Excellent

[@dylanolds1878]

great exercises! btw is your canadian Daphallia any different than others around the world?

[@aaronvicente5028]

*YES*

[@jonnyb2532]

Hi Brandon, thanks for this but . . . this video has confused me about modes (again). Can you do a video on odes, please and thanks.

[@kundybad]

The first one has variation, where you move two fingers at once in oposite directions. You should practice all finger combinations. Try that one.

[@kopsoung204]

How to do the first one?!?My ringfinger even can't move

[@tonym7051]

Exercises for practicing vibrato please

[@johnp5250]

God I needed this As a left handed player I need to exercise my hand as much as possible My ring finger has 0 strength and too poor and invested to buy a left handed guitar any day.

[@happymck4641]

i love you

[@lucbgg]

I am not even past the first minute, and I already hate the exercise just by looking at it. My future evenings are going to be great ;-)

[@user-83hricueb7]

I like that instead of saying in the thumbnail (this will make you better) or something like that he said: You will hate this. Maybe people do know that the stuff that is good for them is always going to be painful and difficult.

[@im_organic_mojo]

im watchin the entire 1:30 minute Yousician ad. They better pay u

[@cenpire]

LOL

[@M4R10_]

MONSTER!!!!!!!!

[@kathryneast6919]

They do

[@sthi3396]

Well, number 5 really drives me nuts. 😅

[@vinzuxd]

did bro just developed those nerves on his fingers

[@patmurphy7266]

Arpeggios - with b-bop scale, cuz Im that jazz cat

[@MrProthall]

But have you tried not throwing your fingers away every time you move up the strings?

[@rusty1253]

the first one was hard but alright, the second one tho... i need therapy, it was so bad that i cant write anymore, took me 10 yrs to write this

[@Schnoig]

How to get newbies a tendonitis 101

[@ValeGadogni]

2:33 set speed to x2 for John Petrucci.

[@LarryAlvarez-qp4nm]

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[@robertsutton7949]

Judging by the thumbnail I thought it was going to be Matt Berry!

[@Austin-ks2zv]

Isn't the thumbnail one of neons chord ?

[@G_Demolished]

You don’t know painful exercises until your quadratus lumborum muscle is spasming so hard you can’t get off the floor and you’re supposed to “stretch” it. You develop sudden onset Tourette’s and start cursing in tongues. It’s like getting branded while Superman squeezes your bottom rib. Then when it finally releases you get back up and go back to light finger torture like this.

[@KodierungHerz]

Lorian Dorian what theeeefack

[@dr.chaotic5153]

Yo how you're doing

[@lobbypie]

Brandon keep uploading longer videos... Shorts are sucks....

[@sakos3456]

Dave Mustaine approved number 3 and number 5

[@gamma2816]

00:16 DUCK TALES oaoh! 🤣

[@DGP311]

I almost did it at 1 bpm 😂

[@garethmccash5986]

No mention of laying off the cigarettes to be a better guitarist....

[@Fuzzybunny-ki1cw]

2:40 bring that pinky lower there fine sir.

[@Guitarboy761]

Brandon sir please help me how many hours should i practice in a day 3 hours 4 hours or 5 hours🤢🥵

[@maxwellblakely7952]

6

[@Guitarboy761]

@@maxwellblakely7952 🥵😵‍💫

[@maxwellblakely7952]

@@Guitarboy761 2-3 per day and you will see noticeable gains

[@matthewwestfall4753]

18

[@Woozy.0]

12

[@learnitmyway5848]

This reminds of SpongeBob theme I understand but how technically? Does notes match?

[@andiploi]

great, new exercises and video length, now I left

[@mixen24]

Man i really wanted to play some cigarettes after sex song but i cant now :((

[@chillscosby]

I just realized you've gotta be Canadian..

[@davidbaise5137]

These are all very helpful. Thank you. Also helpful - just stop shouting all the time.

[@samardas5460]

All

[@joaxen2012]

7:06 Me who knows how 2 play wake up dead:

[@wilhelmrifflord]

6:08 yeah, we know but metal is cooler 💅🏻

[@fishing50when70]

I hate small frets

[@smartronome]

Do you also have 5 non painful exercsies that don't work?😅

[@user-tx1to7ni4m]

hmmm

[@bluephoenix3865]

Ow😬

[@LaTrec9]

Throw you a fish

[@simplicity1891]

Ranking system is trash at ranking, great at engagement though.

[@haroldbaker555]

dude my nuts itch

[@Lucas-dm7xo]

Nuh uh no they don’t

[@tversetti]

I finished a whole cigarette during your three minute drill

[@madhuchaudhary8011]

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[@EyesOpen369]

This infomercial sucks!! 😂😂

[@collinmonroy3217]

4:15 you did the same string twice lol

[@eluzii3773]

Marry me pls

[@detunedpaper8150]

Maybe it’s painful because your wrist technique is god awful, always so bent

[@user-kd8cw5pm4u]

Please make exercise for specific purposes and add limited video (for Exercise) . Don't overload your channel with bunch of exercises with false claim such as "Do this and increase your speed to 5x".

[@curtisnorris868]

Maybe you should consider skipping over the anchored string when it is in front of other notes or you may risk mind fucking yourself by picking the same note three times while fretting with the three fingers behind it. It'll probably cross wire your brain and cause disturbances in your playing.

[@rigelloar7474]

I take exception to the use of distortion when playing drills of this sort, as your sense of dynamics and tone production are compromised. Dexterity and speed are certainly important, but sound quality should always be the first consideration.