5-Minute Guitar Warm-Up for Beginners

• 1 minute: chromatic 1-2-3-4 on each string at 60 BPM.
• 1 minute: reverse 4-3-2-1 on each string.
• 1 minute: string crossing with strict alternate picking.
• 1 minute: light hammer-on and pull-off control.
• 1 minute: slow open chord strums with relaxed grip.

Speed is not the goal. Clean movement and tension control are the goal.

• Keep thumb relaxed behind the neck.
• Use minimum finger pressure that still gives a clean note.
• Lift fingers only as high as needed between notes.

If pain appears in wrist or forearm, stop immediately and reset your posture.

Warm-up should make playing easier, not harder.

Run each block for equal time, then repeat one weak block at the end.

Move to the next lesson set in the same focus area.