7 Key Focus Areas All Guitarists Should Practice

In this KZbin video, we'll discuss seven key focus areas that all guitar players should practice. These techniques will help you become a well-rounded musician. The areas we'll cover include alternate picking, hammer-ons and pull-offs, economy picking, stretching and reach, modes and sequences, polyphonic playing, and fingerstyle guitar.
Throughout the video, I'll guide you through each exercise, explaining the techniques and demonstrating how to practice them effectively. It's crucial to start slowly and gradually increase your speed.
Let's take your guitar playing to new heights. See you in the next one!
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 7 Key Focus Areas
01:31 Exercise 1
03:08 Exercise 2
04:19 Exercise 3
06:22 Exercise 4
08:01 Exercise 5
08:56 Exercise 6
09:50 Exercise 7

[@staffordsanpei7804]

Hey Erich. Your 365 lessons are an absolute must for any guitar player. I'm on my 3rd year with this and loving it. It's great excercise. Thank you for this

[@yourguitarsage]

Stafford, that is amazing! Three years!

[@TheSokodelic]

The most concise, well paced lesson I've ever found. Great teaching skills as well man.🤘

[@yourguitarsage]

I appreciate that very much! 🙏👍😀

[@glendoggett9670]

RE: octave polyphonic runs, while Tom Petty often played a 12-string, some riffs that Mike Campbell played, like in American Girl and The Waiting, were done on a six string with octaves. I have been learning Southern Nights and am working on the Jerry Reed turnaround, it goes up and down at the same time, that is a fun polyphonic lick!

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@yourguitarsage]

Friends! I truly hope you got something out of this video. Please let me know below what you thought. Thanks for checking it out.

[@waynesteinhardt9911]

After 40 years of trying to learn guitar I'm now 25 weeks into 365 Guitar Plan which has sensationally provided me the enthusiasm and commitment to learn. Eric's style and encouragement is second to none. Great job mate!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, Wayne! I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment. And I appreciate your gratitude. 👍🙏💪

[@PaganBaby114]

Always cool even after years of playing to remind ourselves of the basics and check our form and see if there's a better way to do it...suck as Sage One shows in this video 👍 Thank you Erich....and I am a UGS pro member. Take it for a test drive and see for yourself ✌️ Peace ✌️

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, my friend!

[@offbeatbassgear]

The 365 Guitar Course is really useful, since you can shuffle through one days focus over several weeks and then drop back into some other featured technique that you might need more work on, and the fact that it's a pdf allows you to use it on a lot of different platforms.

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@kenmcguire2427]

Thank you! Fun! And a great intro to 365, which is a real deal, BTW. "Wholey great condensed recap Batman!"

[@yourguitarsage]

👊🏻🙏🙏🙏

[@Iyebor1]

Hey I got the 365 course I recognize all of these exercises. 😊

[@yourguitarsage]

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[@jeffrininger4075]

All of these are covered in Eric's excellent 365 Guitar Plan which I cannot recommend enough. My warm up every day!

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@tracyd1175]

Eric. you get yourself a new guitar? Or i ve never seen this Fender before. Its doesnt look like a reissue, neck looks pretty worn. Sweet what year is it? Great video btw

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, Tracy. I’ve had this one for a few years and use it on occasion. It’s actually a custom made, “Gunner“ guitar. He’s only made about a dozen so far and I own two of them.

[@daveb8799]

Thanks Erich! Excellent! A few questions: Economy picking - continue with alternate to whatever pick direction moved me to the next string ? Finger style - rest strokes or free strokes?

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes on economy picking. Free strokes on the fingerpicking. 👍

[@jwhines2]

1) Playing with your teeth. 2) Playing behind your head. 3) Swinging it around your back to front while strapped. 4) Throwing it in the air & catching it. 5) Using a bow. 6) Lighting it on fire. 7) Smashing it. 😂

[@yourguitarsage]

YES!!!😂💪

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Can you take me from beginner to professional?

[@yourguitarsage]

Yup! www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@MrDoneboy]

Actually...Only you can do that, yourself!

[@manuelgonzales6483]

@@MrDoneboy I actually meant help guide 🦮 me. I'm shopping 🛒 around for a mentor ☺️ and this gentleman is in the top of my choices...

[@MrDoneboy]

@@manuelgonzales6483 He is a great tutor for you!