15 AWESOME Guitar Exercises That Are Actually Useful

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I wanted to share with you some great exercises that helped me build my technique and still continue to challenge me today. Not claiming these are the best, but these are the main ones that helped me on my way and can definitely be applied to solos of your making. There are many more if you would like to hear them! Let me know in the comments.
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1:28 - Ex. 1
2:06 - Ex. 2
3:32 - Ex. 3
4:11 - Ex. 4
5:03 - Ex. 5
6:21 - Ex. 6
6:52 - Ex. 7
7:51 - Ex. 8
9:01 - Ex. 9
9:36 - Ex. 10
10:35 - Ex.11
11:35 - Ex.12
13:00 - Ex.13
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Gear:
Guitar: Charvel San Dimas Neon Yellow
Amp: Yamaha THR30ii
XSonic Airswift Footswitch
Camera : Lumix GH5 12-35 F2.8
Mic: Rode Videomic Pro Plus
Keywords: Steve Vai, Gus G, Van Halen, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Charvel, Yamaha, Elixir Strings, Randy Rhoads, Seymour Duncan, Floyd Rose, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Satriani, Legato, Guitar Lesson, Andy James, Jason Hook, Five Finger Death Punch, 5FDP

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@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up if you're trying these! I wanted to share with you some great exercises that helped me build my technique and still continue to challenge me today. Not claiming these are the best, but these are the main ones that helped me on my way and can definitely be applied to solos of your making. There are many more if you would like to hear them!

@chrisharrisseacaptainchris 2 жыл бұрын

i was doing a couple of runs that were almost just like these ,Thankx a bunch Cameron,the subtle diffrences are very much needed in my case.thank you for these !

@Mujcanal 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please show more exercises, thank you Brother

@dad_halen_5150 2 жыл бұрын

great video lesson ! this is absolutely the best way to improve the technique in a fun a musically way.

@vinithomasi 2 жыл бұрын

oh we'd like to hear them man!

@BlackSheep121 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much. I'm enjoying the practice again! Very fun and effective exercises.

@MarceloNajarro 2 жыл бұрын

1:28 - Ex. 1 2:06 - Ex. 2 3:32 - Ex. 3 4:11 - Ex. 4 5:03 - Ex. 5 6:21 - Ex. 6 6:52 - Ex. 7 7:51 - Ex. 8 9:01 - Ex. 9 9:36 - Ex. 10 10:35 - Ex.11 11:35 - Ex.12 13:00 - Ex.13

@ryanllewellyn3472 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. Thanks 🙏🏼

@irtazamehdi2856 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!👍👍

@gr8tnowwhat 2 жыл бұрын

Gets a little frustrating wanting to get faster but Im pushing myself to take my time, get it right and do it clean and then go from there. Thanks for this!

@white_mann1015 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to continuously come back to this lol.

@jamesa6080 2 жыл бұрын

Practice is no laughing matter son

@gabriel.psycho 2 жыл бұрын

Justo do it dude

@matsugero3038 Жыл бұрын

Already back. I'm with ya.

@metal420. Жыл бұрын

Just back again

@bashdash4 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely love seeing this type of content!

@Luanhaider Жыл бұрын

thanks mate,i will be lookin forward to this

@1981SG 2 жыл бұрын

Lessons like these are just gold! Thanks so much Cameron!!!

@williamjones8926 2 жыл бұрын

Love these - always great material Cameron.

@koenmartin8624 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss Cameron!!! Great educational video! Will be coming back to this one again and again!

@gluph5580 2 жыл бұрын

cam is makes me so happy to see you uploading so much lately! you definitely have been one of my biggest influences

@jamesryder9158 2 жыл бұрын

These are awesome, thanks for sharing them with us!

@joshmaitra 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing content as usual Cam!!

@guitagious9464 2 жыл бұрын

I predict this will be a video that I re-visit often!!! Thanks for these cool exercise techniques that could be used in real solos, Cam!

@EddieB2047 10 ай бұрын

Excellent! One of my fav’s

@edwardglyons 2 жыл бұрын

This is just super awesome! Thanks heaps Cam for sharing. BTW absolutely loving your Skype lessons and can’t wait for the next one.

@allanpierce9700 Жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense. Really enjoyed this . You are soooo good. Great inspiration Cameron. I'm getting it ... Your finger speed with smoothness is your key for teaching us the rhythm as you speed up the licks .. my fingers look like yours so I get an extra bonus at watching which I love.. and great narration .

@martymcfly1833 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this knowledge

@benpowersguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Cam. Always a pleasure to watch your vids.

@jds2056 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make this. Your videos are very easy to understand even without tablature. Thanks friend

@jamesmartin9740 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Will definately improve my solos to go through these and disect them down step by step and then increase the speed.

@PedroPrando 2 жыл бұрын

Tks Cameron! Always bringing us useful ideas and inspiration🙏🏻🔥

@auragraf 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome value Cameron...

@Pulse2AM 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I've been searching for something like this for awhile, thanks for posting!

@josefplager 2 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful! Thanks Cam!

@tomaszbieniek-guitarist 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff! More of these please

@siricortana9550 2 жыл бұрын

Great exercises/licks! More of these, please.

@hierrogm 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa video quality is great, always learn a bunch from ya bro

@mattdoliver1984 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, only just come across your channel today and I’m hooked already....well done mate 👍🏼

@gscgold Жыл бұрын

Studied classical guitar for 3 years in HS back in the 80s did the segovia scales every day all fingerings, it helped increase my dexterity and ability to navigate the entire fretboard, also taught me his own exercises aside from the regular scales...I'm a firm believer in those, combined with what you teach on your channel with some serious practice daily one would progress incredibly in 6 months time. Would have been a godsend to have an instructor like you in my town back in 1982

@sixgunlover274 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic lesson Cam. Thanks.

@maxteks1653 Жыл бұрын

Cooper,..thanks man,..you’re unlocking multi- doors for my playing , that I overlooked , and you are the finest teacher I’ve seen ,…

@martino5150 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you cam thank you!

@eddiecancelmusic Жыл бұрын

Righteous exercises, thanks!

@MrBngwatson Жыл бұрын

How could anyone question you you are brilliant simples please carry on what your doing so helpful! thanks so much!

@michaelotten1956 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this lesson. Thankyou.

@derekklassen1592 Жыл бұрын

Thx so much Bro! Your video's have helped my playing a lot.

@josephplatania5593 2 жыл бұрын

Hey cam. I hope your well. Thanks for another great fun and practical lesson I love Ozzy's players too. They inspire me. Stay well bud!!!

@gregbloodworth6000 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was awesome Cameron.

@gersonalves6041 2 жыл бұрын

awesome content! thanks! it helps a lot!

@toadrunnertv5946 2 жыл бұрын

Love this lesson. Nice job Cameron keep them coming. Just like the old VHS tapes in the eighties only to the point and no BS!

@blakekawula1422 Жыл бұрын

great lesson cam! i agree with you i stopped searching for exercises because they were just chromatic and not musical i was looking exactly for something like this!

@spchaledonnj68 2 жыл бұрын

Cameron, love your video's dude! I am now subscribed to your channel and, i hit the "Bell: for all upcoming video's. I am smashing the "Like" button as well - Cheers from the USA! First caught you demo-ing the Revstar RSP20CR-you killed it! I am a Les Paul fan for sure, and even though I had a Revstar RS620 before hand, I do like them. It sits in good company with my LP's. I am looking forward to supporting your video's and content! The Charvel's and all your guitars and you playing are awesome! You are an awesome player! Thank you for you contribution(s) to the guitar community.

@wokemadeit2826 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is a gold mine bro, thanks.

@scottrabinowitz3355 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@petewhitten3778 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thanks 🎸🎸😎👍

@ctp5676 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial: short, simple, and with wide range of styles.

@permission2rock494 2 жыл бұрын

This is great Cameron.

@timcarter3439 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time Cameron … Awsome stuff …

@BjarniOlsen 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thanx

@Knome-Ansland 2 жыл бұрын

👍...👍 on second thought, I'll give it two thumbs up. Wish my guitar teacher from the 80s was like you. Nice job Cameron

@josephreynolds4899 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Cam, Great job, I’m 59 years old and I have been playing the guitar since I was 11 and I have to say it still amazes me to see young man like you rip on the fretboard, I don’t remember it Saving to be that easy to play it myself at that age lol

@white_mann1015 2 жыл бұрын

This is really cool, saving the video.

@Canalguitarclub 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente!!! Thanks Bro

@trevorvogler4661 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video thanks 👍👍

@jeppej4265 2 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to have some speed in legato and picking exercises and got bored on my old exercises. This will be pretty much my next training session (or at least few of them at a time). Good usable stuff just waiting to be stored in the muscle memory =) Liked and saved to watch later!

@hakdwak 2 жыл бұрын

why i just found your channel.. so good vidz.. thanks a lot boss!!!! :)

@lacaz212 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@Cbuzz1399 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Cam! These are the gems I need but surprisingly so hard to find on KZfaq and you always seem to offer them in the most concise and easy to replicate manner. Cheers bro!

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Stew. 😊

@jackbrew1 2 жыл бұрын

Priceless

@jacobfuentes5667 2 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome I have lots to practice thanks for teaching

@CrushingAxes 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro ever dude!

@2good2betrue3 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, will definitely learn this, nice riffs, nice haircut.👍 Thanks! :)

@wolfgang5150akevh 2 жыл бұрын

great exercise！！

@pauleverettguitar1568 2 жыл бұрын

These are excellent ! @ 6:55 very Vinnie Moore esc .. fab!

@waynegram8907 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Cameron Cooper do more video exercises like this because Alexi Laiho has a lot of patterns, skipped string arpeggios and Uli Roth arpeggios and scale sequencing patterns.

@tommybennett5729 Жыл бұрын

Kick Asssss Brother !!! Ty for all the great exercises you would have to be a fool if you can't hear these are exactly what you need if you want a fast technique builder. especially if your looking for control at high speed..Ty

@ronleeman8059 8 ай бұрын

I’m in older rocker I used similar exercises to get faster and clean. I tried back in the 80s. Super sure I just age myself. Just getting back into it. Love your videos they’re inspiring. Thanks so much sir

@57RickH 2 жыл бұрын

This style of playing isn’t even in my wheelhouse but I’m gonna make an attempt to learn all of the riffs in the video! Great instruction, clearly explained with the perfect camera angle on the fretboard. Thanks 👍🏻🎸

@dalec4906 2 жыл бұрын

I like when guitar players who aren’t the biggest fan of fast playing styles take time to learn technical skills! It’s good when guitarists realise the value of good technical skills despite what their preferred genre is.

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@geraldyafchak4365 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I'm battling my way back, working my ass off to overcome all these challenges...as times my fingers feel like chunky fat sausages that aren't fully connected to my body...so learning new exercises and expanding this...is awesome 😎 need to get my dexterity back ... get my coordination back so that I can play guitar standing up and walking...ugh. Anyway, appreciate videos like this! Thank you

@philrisser6853 2 жыл бұрын

this is in my Excercises each morning. id like more videos like this. i love little repetetive licks with alternate picking and legato intertwined a little bit. i hope to see another video with nice looping licks that when played fast sound like magic. your work is appreciated Huge. i hope to seee an exercise going up the scale and turning around and going back down the scale so theres no stops but a constant up and down scale style . im trying to get better with my alternate picking and legato and im trying to find great non-boring excericses like this. Keep rocking brother. i love your style and is impressive seeing your accuracy. when i solo its hard for me to break out of barring 2 strings at the same time if the riff requires your index finger on the same fret of both strings. when i go up the pentatonic pattern i find il have my index finger on a few strings instead of doing it string by string and it ends up leaving too much sustain with this bad habit i created.

@cameraediting1015 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet yellow color, love these 80s bright colors

@jasonpatterson2218 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, your good ! 🇬🇧

@dalec4906 2 жыл бұрын

I like to use the Adrian smith lick from the trooper and move it up and down the fretboard, it’s very good for ear training.

@randallflagg9659 Жыл бұрын

I love finding your previous videos that i haven't seen yet. Lol

@nikkmorse 2 жыл бұрын

I will keep this SAVED and try my hardest to copy 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

@CodenameCuervo 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool and useful I never learned arpeggios but one day I hope to learn!!! 😏🤘

@gerdeywii 2 жыл бұрын

This is very useful. Thank you Cameron! I thought you sold the yellow Charvel. I saw it a couple of years ago in one of your other videos and had to buy one myself. I was fortunate to find a used one and I absolutely love it. I wish Charvel would produce these colors again.

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Nope, never sold the yellow one. Still got the two neon colours.

@bestboy897 2 жыл бұрын

tthis will be a banger

@EdKidgell 2 жыл бұрын

Gold...

@ThunderFalcon333 2 жыл бұрын

Dam now this lesson kicked up my guitar practice 👍👍and its pretty dam fun ...like Dio said we Rock

@RecycledRocker2 Жыл бұрын

I wish I found this video a year ago ..OMG forget the blind less licks and exercises .I wasted.so much time..pick a few of these that you like the best. Master them ..than pick a few.more.you will play so much better. I know I do !Thank you so damn much for this video. You helped my playing big-time !

@MrThomandjerry 2 жыл бұрын

yingwie malmsteen unlock. ahhahha.... thank you for this video lesson....... you are the best...... gonna practice this.....

@AdamKemp03 2 жыл бұрын

Another video done and dusted. 15 licks. Took a while but in the bag like many more of yours bud. You're right about John Petrucci chromatic runs. I bought his VHS video 20 years ago for around $100 mind you and spent years going over and over his runs trying to get them clearly at 170- 200bpm 🤷 The pentatonic licks you teach however are so useful and work so well with online backing tracks. (Obviously to those who know their basic theory) The minor pentatonic backings are the ones I normally play to and yeah.... Half the time now I can play though a whole backing track mixing in a heap of the licks you teach mixed in with my on the spot licks and it flows great, with barely a bum note now!! (Helps knowing the modes) Can't tell you how grateful I am for all your videos!! (Been learning from you for nearly 2 years now while out of work from an injury so yeah..... your videos have been really handy Thank again mate 👌

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the kind words

@artytoney2057 5 ай бұрын

Cameron you are literally one of the smoothest most technically advanced guitarist working today , just absolutely amazing skill and perfection

@CameronCooper 5 ай бұрын

Unbelievably kind words there. Thank you

@thedragonofthewest5789 2 жыл бұрын

imma practice those well. in the future i really want to form a cover band. i want to cover legendary songs from van halen, ozzy, dokken etc. basically a 80s hard rock band.

@jerrycrabb9234 Жыл бұрын

Love your dexterity people see it as talent a guitarist sees a person who has devoted many hours to learning so everything you are came from a lot of hard work and to that you are now talented.don’t know if you can get better than you are I guess now time to write huh anyway thumbs up on channel.

@CameronCooper Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Don't worry Jerry, I have written, released and writing more

@chikung Жыл бұрын

Cameron, once again thanks for this great and very helpful tutorial. To answer your question: yes I would want more of this! I have a question: Anything special picking wise in Ex. 4 (Zakk Wylde)? I'm not sure how I would address it...

@rockoutconsiderably 2 жыл бұрын

This is an important video

@montey6167 9 ай бұрын

thats a cool mug, i need one lol

@user-sn3cs2hd8r 2 жыл бұрын

Cam this stuff is gold! Stop giving away the store.LOL

@randompersonb5320 2 жыл бұрын

Some pretty cool licks I’m trying to learn: 3:27 7:25

@ginatom4449 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos and exercises! Any chance of teaching runs and improv in drop tuning?

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much the same, just ignore the string that's dropped aha

@ginatom4449 2 жыл бұрын

@@CameronCooper True! I think I just get confused on what key I’m in and where the root note is for the sake of composing solos. But I’ll keep at it! Thank you!:)

@The_Macaroon 2 жыл бұрын

Hair looking great Cam 😂🤘👍

@CameronCooper 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Matis374MC 2 жыл бұрын

E P I C

@marcuspaulo6410 Жыл бұрын

Take my subscribe now

@methos0473 Жыл бұрын

You need to come out with a guitar course!

@CameronCooper Жыл бұрын

I've thought about something like that but it'd be very different to a normal guitar course which is super structured and organised aha

@overthemountain16 Жыл бұрын

Not to sound like a smartass but I really do use the spider exercise everyday I play guitar. Only as a warm up tho lol. Works really good to loosen up the fingers helps with left and right hand sync to an extent depending on how you practice them.

@CameronCooper Жыл бұрын

If it works for you then cool!

@futurecorpse1945 2 жыл бұрын

Now I have found the most free and valuable guitar lesson in lead guitar playing...

@MarceloNajarro 2 жыл бұрын

4:16 Adrian Smith uses a very similar lick in the solo of 'Wasted Years', good for practicing bends and alternates.

@randompersonb5320 2 жыл бұрын

On Guns and Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” guitar solo too!. :>

@sasa-bv9gu 2 жыл бұрын

in free bird solo as well

@cleric8543 Жыл бұрын

Slash’s God father version did the same.

@Dodoskee Жыл бұрын

My biggest problem when it comes to electric guitars is the flailing, probably stemming from the fact I learned all my hammer-ons and pull-offs on acoustic guitars, and it takes so much more "umpf" to make them sound. I'm finding it very hard to lose the bad habit since I'm still mostly playing acoustic guitars. I'd love to learn this stuff but I'm not sure I can. Great content. Thanks.

@CameronCooper Жыл бұрын

You can sort it. It's a matter of playing electric more and adapting to it. You know what the problem is, just have to sit down and solve it. You can do it. Don't be defeatist