Is This the Mother of All Finger Exercises?

Finger independence and hand synchronization are essential skills for guitarists to develop.

In this instruction video, Paul Davids throws down a challenge for all guitarists who want to improve in these areas. See if you can perform this drill that he calls “the mother of all finger exercises.”

“This is a real challenge for your left and right hand and the synchronization between the two,” Paul says. “Also, you need to have excellent finger independency. So if you’ve got trouble with one or more of these, this is the perfect exercise for you to try to master.

“This one is good not only for your technique but also touches the field of music theory. We’ll be playing arpeggios of the harmonized major scale in the key of C in seventh chords, so all the shapes we’re playing are really used a lot. They’re good for improvising, writing melodies and so much more.”

Paul includes tab for this lesson right in the video. Tab for the other exercises he discusses is available on his Patreon page.

You can find this video and much more on Paul’s YouTube channel.