Right Hand Warm-Up Exercise for Flatpicking Guitar

When it comes to flatpicking, the right hand is where your tone, rhythm, and accuracy are born. A great way to prepare for practice or performance is by starting with a simple but powerful right hand warm-up exercise.

In this lesson, I’ll share a 3-note picking pattern that moves across all six strings using only the G and E minor chords.

This exercise will help you:

• Improve string crossing – smooth transitions from string to string

• Develop accuracy and consistency – every note rings clear

• Build tone control – learn to play evenly and with intention

It’s also short enough to add to your daily practice routine, but effective enough to make a big difference over time.

👉 Watch the full demonstration on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Nafq9-0izmw

Whether you’re just starting with flatpicking or you’ve been playing for years, this warm-up will keep your picking hand relaxed and ready to play tunes at your best.

A New Warm-Up for Your Picking Hand: String Skip Groove

This week, after a long time without it, I renewed my Netflix subscription. My wife and I ended up watching the mini-series Adolescence in one night.
I have mixed feelings… The story probably could have been told in two hours, but I really appreciated how deeply it explored the world of today’s teenagers. Raw, honest, and quite intense at times.

On a completely different note — I want to share a new right-hand exercise I recently came up with, and it’s now on YouTube.

🎸 It’s called String Skip Groove.
It’s a simple but effective warm-up that focuses on alternate picking and string skipping, while changing chords throughout. It helps improve coordination, accuracy, and overall groove.

It’s become one of my favorite ways to warm up the right hand — and I think it can be useful for late beginners and early intermediate players who want to level up their picking.

🎥 You can watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z7LJj6lUkA

Try it out, and let me know how it feels!

Until next time,
Roberto