Finger Exercises for the Beginner Guitarist

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In this lesson Chris Liepe, JamPlay instructor, introduces two valuable finger exercises for the absolute beginner guitarist. Playing guitar can be quite the load on the muscles in your wrist and forearm, but with proper exercise and practice you can start playing pain and fatigue free in no time. For more exercises or lessons from Chris Liepe, be sure to check out: bit.ly/3D4iqZV
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[@kevinkoltraka3121]

this instrument is gonna make me lose my mind

[@toby9945]

This instrument is goning to make me want to lose my fingers!

[@QwEr-bx5ey]

Hey im someone who's been playing for 6 years and im telling you its gonna be so much fun. Maybe you'll get angry because some riffs wont be easy but its all worth it. Just practice your ass off :P

[@chrismeyou]

Qw Er did you fall in love with practice right away?

[@QwEr-bx5ey]

@@chrismeyou i am completely self taught, so i only practiced songs back when i started. i didnt know scales or exercises so it was very hard for me to progress. if you enjoy playing keep going, it might be hard in the beginning but think about the long run

[@StoicTrader-]

How about an update, you still playing kevin?

[@RogueMonk3]

That last exercise had me laughing and giggling like a child. My 3rd finger is like a baby trying to walk. Good stuff.

[@jiannarae28]

SAME

[@roserosaroro]

I thought I was the only one! The sensation was so weird!

[@Hey_Revolver]

my 3rd finger forgot how to be a finger

[@dollyioane3445]

Wow! this is great! I am 57 and just learning to play the guitar, never too old to rock-in roll hahahaha...

[@joshleenall]

I hope you kept playing!

[@alexdominguez3993]

@@joshleenall exactly what I was thinking

[@Beeplap]

are you still alive? if you are please reply how much did you progress

[@imarandomgirl.]

Are you still playing? Cuase 10 years of playing now, must be decent haha

[@pmarciano1717]

Update ?

[@Spacelordgr3]

My 3rd finger doesn't listen at all :D

[@coffee4193]

No it listens to the second finger

[@talynzkoh6013]

It just Your Brain Muscle

[@King-hs9zc]

Mine either

[@wandaramos7861]

Cheers for this, I've been looking for "ear training for guitarists" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Peynharlotte Acoustic Smasher - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my colleague got excellent results with it.

[@jsaudio7428]

Legit

[@katherine1304]

“one finger per fret” bro my hand is small :(

[@heyitsleo]

Same, I can barely reach the fourth fret. We small handed peeps can do this 😤😤😤

[@stanleycarrick5901]

Just play further down the fret board they are closer together

[@milkwater1204]

Play the mandolin and do the same thingy

[@datdeerdude5139]

If you place your thumb behind the neck of the guitar, your fingers will open up and stretch more. You may just be holding the guitar in a way that is limiting

[@w1sby]

not small just not trained well enough

[@tamer79]

I’ve being practicing for 3 months and it’s clear how I improved my speed during other exercises! Thank you very much for this video!!

[@cookiduhh8601]

how u improving now?

[@Mustaine69]

@@cookiduhh8601 now he can play neon

[@Nicklelove]

This is great! I learned to play guitar 15yrs ago, don't practice much, and my skills haven't improved (for obvz reasons). These exercises are great! I'll keep practicing them. My problem is my pinky is very short so I have to extend my hand farther to reach the 6th string with it. Wish me luck!

[@big-ass-nugget]

This is awesome. Thank you. I started learning the guitar a few weeks ago and the left hand is giving me a hard time. Never thought of doing exercises like these..

[@laylaaissaoui-hester7638]

Wow it's amazing how fast you get better at this. Thank you so much, this hurts good!

[@johnd4348]

I am contemplating playing the guitar, never even held on and have learned much from you. It's a bit overwhelming . A lot to learn. Thanks

[@southern9292]

7 years later & you are still helping people!! TY for this video.

[@danielburford6754]

Don't have to use right hand Me: left handed guitar player

[@emmet56]

Best if all the guitar instructers would use the terms 'fret hand' and 'strum hand'. (also a lefty)

[@danielburford6754]

@@emmet56 yep

[@federicobravi5752]

Hahaha right, me too😂

[@alephnull423]

Hiya shame but I'm trying to pearn how to play with both

[@n34z3r]

Same. Lefty with righty guitar (play as is)

[@samsamax]

One of the best finger exercises for guitar, thank you so much.

[@chainmasters2178]

Thank you, I've been playing for a few years now and it's always good to learn new things even if your not a beginner going back to the basics help!

[@rongentle8316]

Great practice advice , excactly what I needed . Thanks for keeping it basic for us newbies . Ron

[@lavoxii]

Thank you and the best of all.

[@shanejabari]

killer excersizes, thanks chris!

[@vatarants]

thks, this really hurt my hands, lol

[@user-nq6mt3ol9r]

Thank you very much for the lesson!!!

[@AiyoPahkou1]

Thanks for the great video! That POV perspective was a huge help as well, cheers!

[@user-nq6mt3ol9r]

Great exercise for coordination and development of motor skills of the left hand!

[@honeybuzzard2843]

Thank you so very much....thank you for helping my life...I love music..and really want to learn to play my Guitar better...hard to pay for lessons now..since tearing my shoulder...and now out of work

[@michaelthreet7693]

Thank you. I will try this.

[@alexlimon]

hey, thank you for taking the effort on making this video. easy simple exercises i am for sure gonna use!

[@DGOODIN2024]

Thanks for the tips,

[@levilukeskytrekker]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@alexisvacilli2892]

Good! I like the video. Very helpful!

[@Sw-sx7nw]

Nice little exercise video mate

[@estebanhernandez3264]

Great vid, these are great beginner exercises. I will add them to my practice routine!

[@battousaicrescent]

very good exercise cause that curl one is what i needed for my third.

[@michaelschwartz8922]

Very cool.. going to add this to my routine

[@abhishekpalve271]

thank you this was helpful

[@Sharkuterie327]

Thanks for this! I feel like I am making little progress in playing cleaner chords and I think this will help. So strange, when concentrating on independent finger movements on my left hand my right hand was mimicking the same motions involuntarily...

[@rahuldeshpande3516]

Great exercises. The advanced ones are excellent :)

[@user-ob9pp]

Thanks mate

[@user-te2uq2pc9q]

👍 Very useful for electric guitar beginners!

[@susmoysarker467]

Thank you 🎉

[@gm0826715]

Love you man it's great 👍

[@lestervaldesnunez74]

Thank you !!!!!

[@MusicTraveller]

Wonderful exercise

[@k.johnson8059]

Thank you

[@wraithstrongopark]

thank you.

[@converti76]

Seems easy but it is so hard, im gonna do it every day to see if finally I can learn to play guitar, Thanks for the video

[@christianwk8048]

Lol I’ve played for a year and never practiced and all I know are the chords and a few songs but now I’m actually practicing and I think I’m getting better

[@jfalconredskins]

Great video!

[@mvprincess9343]

I used to play the guitar years ago but stopped. This is actually very helpful!

[@abraham7203]

Lol anyone else surprised seeing the best vocal coach on KZbin teaching guitar? And he has has hair in this video!

[@Karaisoke]

Thank you!

[@bevo65]

Wait. Chris? Chris LIEPE? The singing instructor? Holy crap! 🤠

[@ecetheplatypus]

As a guitar teacher, these are GREAT exercises for beginners... considering that for some reason most guitar teachers try to teach the minor pentatonic scale in the first lesson.

[@emorymurrah4584]

All smiles!

[@Fantasticleman]

Thank you for the video! I'll go practice this now, but just a little smile can go a long way! I'm almost too intimidated to practice when you look at me like I'm going to get punished if I don't! ^^'

[@DrunkinHulk]

great video! At times trying to lift my ring finger, my middle would come up and ring would not move.... definitely need these exercises.

[@carlossanchez2191]

Dude same thought i was losing my mind

[@DLSIDIUS]

Love your videos bro, Subscribed!

[@imapersonnamedgio]

I needed to work on ring and pinky, and now that I can practice on my arm, I can do it every day anywhere I am

[@imapersonnamedgio]

I would walk my fingers down and up the gutair from the thickest string to the thinnest and vice versa but my ring finger is always the hardest

[@pnbproductions6008]

1:19 typing, whatever LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@ronineditor9920]

I noticed that too, hahahahaha... totally laughed.

[@dunjaalabed9034]

me too LOL ^^

[@nicholasbullock9943]

I CANT STOP LAUGHING WHY WAS THAG SO FUNNY 😂😂😂

[@AnonYmous-zt6kr]

I don't get it, he's probably right typing might be helpful with finger Independence

[@FaposaurusRex69]

Chicka bow

[@emanx222]

Hi, I'm in a real pickle. My fingers seem to bunch together when I try to separate them fret by fret and I really don't know what to do

[@jozk183]

hey ,if anyone else trying to find out guitar course online review try Elumpa Simple Guitar Alchemist (just google it ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my buddy got cool success with it.

[@ubershredder1989]

this is completely normal especially for the beginner guitar player. In fact getting finger independence is the single biggest aspect of becoming good at guitar. search for finger independence exercises, or search *JAMIE ANDREAS GUITAR PRINCIPLES* if u r *serious about playing guitar*.

[@soshi6808]

I'm a beginner .. actually I feel pain all over my hand and fingers today I couldn't even touch thr strings

[@tiago5a]

Loved this lesson. I want to buy the whole course but can't find it on Jamplay. Did you take it off from the website?

[@3volu]

Chris Liepe here! Wow! 😅

[@jc.eh.123]

Trying to move that third finger gives my hand a mind of its own.

[@lmgarekol]

For the first exercise. If I cant move my ring at all without lifting up another finger, should I just lift it with another finger or is there some sort of incremental thing I can do. For the second exercise if my fingers can't spread across 4 frets, how do I begin to spread them more?

[@augustbrante8117]

I can't get my fingers on all the fret I think maybe I should do some hand stretching first :)

[@Mattypantaloons]

Are there any practice devices, like neck and strings only in an use to practice while lying down?

[@basketkase404]

no way! it's Chris liepe!!!

[@user-jb4kq5iy3h]

I have been playing guitar self-taught for a long time but I have picked up the bad habit of not using all of my fingers. Any advice for breaking this habit? I am going to try a few exercises like this to relearn better technique.

[@nehaprasad9300]

All the fingertips should be perpendicularly to the string or slightly tilted to the strings?

[@livingforyou0000]

I like that

[@XenSoldeir]

The only time I have a hard time is between the 12th and 19th frets. It's really difficult for me, probably as I'm a begener but I've never had any pain in my arm. Maybe I was just so into the music I just didn't notice it?

[@C0LDCH1LL]

so my pinkie is bent a little so i find it hard to place it on the 6th string what do i do?

[@ChrisHiler4EG63T]

I can't get my ring figured to bend will it become easier the more i practice? i been a mechanic since i was 15 im 34 now and i also been lifting since i was 16 so my hands are pretty stiff😕

[@pillow_fluff2276]

Just lining up my fingers for the first exercise my pinky is laying sideways. Is that a me problem or is there a way I can fix that?

[@datdeerdude5139]

As for the exercise at 3:10 I can't touch my palm with my pinky. Is that normal? Any tips?

[@djematrix]

My left hand gets numb and strats to tingle like it's asleep after playing about an hour and has hinder me practiceing can you advise me..I dont think I have any strage bad habbits

[@shinyue4548]

my pinky is very short and it hurts my wrist a lot while doing these, will it improve and get better if i keep doing these everyday? i hope it doesnt always hurt:/

[@michaelmajor1909]

Moving my third finger up also puts up my fourth and I can’t stop that.

[@jordanw1649]

3:15 i have to use my right hand to force this for my index, middle, and ring finger.

[@sweetysaral8001]

How many times I have to do this.

[@ndondiafrika249]

barre chords finger exercises at their best

[@JamplayJeff]

Ya know, the same thing happens to me but not just playing guitar, just if I hold my hand in the same place for too long. The way you are positioning your hand might be cutting off circulation.

[@kodaavkin_music]

CHRIS???? I WOULDVE EXPECTED ANYONE BUT HIM HERE LMAOOO

[@nternetrat]

yo i could do this while watching tv!

[@notblakecallisto9027]

i’ve been playing for 8 years. lets see if this video does me justice.

[@jamsamhd1680]

My hand doesn’t stretch out enough to fit on 4 frets

[@fatfartfart]

I just got my first guitar for my twelfth birthday and istg this thing is gonna kill me

[@crusaderpeter1042]

I tried that part 3:20-3:30 and it made my tendons hurt like hell. should i keep doing these exercises or do i need to warm up my hands in advance?

[@jemuzu0944]

Lol

[@avikbiswas3516]

how quickly he changes to typing😂😂 ....... but on other side its excellent video

[@jules-sf5us]

i can’t even stretch my fingers across the four frets-

[@taypricephotography]

…you got a hand position video? I can’t get my fingers straight nor get enough length to get my pinky up to the 6th string. And my forearm is immediately on fire. Orrr is that normal?

[@christianwk8048]

Also what have you done to my arm it’s hurting in one spot ow!

[@mayonnaiz-7990]

3:15 dude I can't physically make my fingers do that

[@jamplay]

You're not alone!

[@TripleMoxy9]

JamPlay Does it improve with practice?

[@rabbitgoldto4181]

Jam Thank you very much, you correct me wrong fingering.....

[@Georgian.A-Music]

I'm playing for almost 2 years now and I use 2 fingers when I solo

[@Karaisoke]

So while I probably just need a smaller guitar (3/4) with narrow frets, my hands are so small that my pinky hits the fourth string in this position. I can bend my pinky all the way to touch my palm, but I'm having trouble reaching all the strings in even a "baby" F. Any advice? (From anyone)

[@zoieiceton1857]

try playing ukulele our a smaller electric guitar w/o the amp

[@leojames559]

My pinky seems to like following my 3rd finger is that just me? And why does my pinky angle towards my thumb?

[@blackllistd5752]

When just putting my fingers on the frets like you said, my pinky doesn’t reach all the way to the six string. I think my hands might be too small.

[@mrchrizztech1050]

Same here, did u figure something out?

[@lokiwr228]

Mantaf master.. tapi ora mudeng boso mu, nonton tanganmu ae 😁👍👍

[@hazmie2647]

My pinky finger bone is slightly bend inwards. I couldn't even do the first step 😥

[@JohnnyRelentless]

I have a contracture in my pinky. It's a medical issue, so I can't extend my pinky flat. It hasn't affected my playing yet, but it could get worse. I can't do some of these exercises, and never will be able to. I wonder if I should be trying to learn to play lefty.

[@curtsoulonline]

Try some sea moss, ingest it and also rub on your pinky like aloe Vera. After a few days should start to see improvements.A bit of turmeric in a drink is not as potent but easier to get hold of. Not saying it will cure but will significantly help.

[@jacob_chartier_]

I only did the first one a couple times and it feels like I did an arm workout