Lesson: Chromatic Scale Exercises for Guitar

This is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much more.

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This lesson is on chromatic scales and variations and follows the alignment and finger placement exercises for the left hand. Chromatic scales are great practice for putting the one-finger-per-fret hand position into action. Remember to go slowly (at your own speed for your level) and aim for a smooth legato sound. When shifting, keep the thumb behind the 2nd finger and have the arm move the hand up and down the neck without altering your hand position.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.