Guitar 2: Box 1

The shape

Box 1, note names. Two notes on every string.

Box 1, fingers. 1 is index, 3 is ring, 4 is pinky.

One finger per fret

Index plays fret 5, ring plays fret 7, pinky plays fret 8. Middle finger rests over fret 6.
Thumb behind the neck, roughly behind the middle finger.
Press right behind the metal fret, not on top of it. Only as hard as needed.

Guitar 2: Box 1

Up and down

2.1Up

Thick string to thin string. One note per click. Let every note ring until the next one.

e|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---8---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-5---8-----------|
G|-----------------|---------5---7---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---7-----------|-----------------|
A|---------5---7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

BPM

Pass: every note rings clear, no buzz, four times in a row.

2.2Down

Same notes, from the top back to low A.

e|-8---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------8---5---|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-7---5-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7---5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------8---5---|
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

BPM

Pass: you land on low A exactly on the click.

2.3Up and down, no stop

Play 2.1 then 2.2 without a break. Loop it for one minute.

BPM

Pass: one full minute without stopping.

Guitar 2: Box 1

Know it cold

2.4Say the names

Play up and say each note name out loud before you pick it.

e|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---8---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-5---8-----------|
G|-----------------|---------5---7---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---7-----------|-----------------|
A|---------5---7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
   A   C   D   E     G   A   C   D     E   G   A   C

BPM

Pass: you say every name before the click, not after.

2.5Eyes closed

Play 2.3 with your eyes closed. Feel the string change under the pick.

BPM

Pass: up and down twice without looking.

2.6Start anywhere

Pick any dot in the diagram. Go up to the top, down to the bottom, back to your dot.

BPM

Pass: it works from three different starting notes.