Pat Metheny — Guitar Etudes - Warmup Exercises For Guitar Pdf.pdf

Set a timer for 2 minutes. Play the etude non-stop. If you make a mistake, do not stop to correct it; keep the rhythm going. Metheny believes that stopping destroys rhythm memory. Finish the 2 minutes, then go back to fix the mistake.

But as Metheny famously said: "The guitar is a difficult instrument to play cleanly. These etudes are my map to the truth." Set a timer for 2 minutes

If you are working through these exercises, keep the following guidelines in mind to get the most out of them: do not stop to correct it