Exercise

Open String Warmup

Andrei Cioara

A short alternate-picking study for clean open-string transitions.

Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
E A D G B E
Capo
No capo
Key
E minor
BPM
84
Published
October 9, 2026

Use a steady down-up picking pattern and let each string ring only as long as the next note needs.

e|-------------------------0-1-0-------------------------|
B|-------------------0-1-3-------3-1-0-------------------|
G|-------------0-2-4-------------------4-2-0-------------|
D|-------0-2-4-------------------------------4-2-0-------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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Practice Notes

Start slowly, keep the fretting hand relaxed, and listen for even note volume between strings.