12 Easy Finger Exercises
Short finger exercises for two, three and four fingers
12 Easy Finger Exercises is a short guitar finger exercise course taught by Steve Stine, GuitarZoom's Master Instructor. You work through two-finger, three-finger and four-finger combinations, play some of them backwards and legato, and finish with an exercise for crossing strings. The course has 16 video lessons, about 35 minutes in total, with a 24-page PDF book.
What 12 Easy Finger Exercises is about
Steve breaks every skill into simple steps you can follow. In this video, he teaches the first two-finger combination exercise.
Free preview lesson: Exercise 1a - Two Finger Combination 1 · 6:17
Is 12 Easy Finger Exercises right for you?
- Beginners with weak or clumsy fingers. The exercises start with just two fingers and build up slowly.
- Players who want a quick warm-up. Most lessons are under 3 minutes, so they fit into any practice session.
- Players working on legato. Two lessons turn the exercises into legato drills.
Skills you'll walk away with
- Play six two-finger combination exercises
- Play a finger combination backwards
- Play finger combinations legato
- Play three-finger combination exercises
- Play a four-finger sequence
- Practice crossing strings
What the course covers
The full lesson list is below.
The 12 Finger Exercises
An introduction, six two-finger combinations with backwards and legato variations, four three-finger combinations with a legato version, a four-finger sequence and a string crossing exercise.
Learn at your own pace
Clear video lessons
Every move is shown up close. Pause, rewind and repeat each lesson as often as you need.
Practice materials
Includes 24-page PDF book. Use them to practice what you learn in each lesson.
Yours for life
Pay once and come back any time, on your computer, tablet or phone. No subscription.
Steve Stine
Steve has taught guitar for more than 30 years and has helped millions of players in over 100 countries. He has a Music Education degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and taught guitar at North Dakota State University. He's known for breaking hard things into simple steps you can follow. Read Steve's full story
What students say about Steve's teaching
Excellent · 4.8 out of 5 on TrustpilotRead our reviews"It's clear, precise and I can follow along really well."
Jim C.United States
"This is top class. Thank you very much. This is really good, gold standard."
Brian H.United Kingdom
"I really like Steve's systematic approach to practicing."
Kevin M.United States
"The lessons are easy to learn. You'll progress quite well. Do it."
David P.United States
"You're gonna be surprised. You're gonna learn a lot very quickly."
Timothy C.Canada
"I think the really positive thing about GuitarZoom is the structure of the lessons."
David C.United States
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Where to go after 12 Easy Finger Exercises
Warm Up Routine
Stretching, pre-practice and legato warm-ups, plus 18 down and alternate picking exercises and G major scale picking.
12 Essential Techniques to Practice
Twelve short lessons on picking, warm-ups, scale positions, arpeggios and finger-picking to add to your practice.
Picking Booster
Warm-ups, finger combinations, economy and legato picking, metronome drills and bursting for building picking speed.
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