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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,486
05/07/2020 4:36 am

Hey & welcome to GT!

Originally Posted by: wokinenBut main thing that bothers me most, is that my pinky doesnt listen at all, mainly in spider walk excercise.How do you train it?

The pinky is commonly the weakest & least dexterous. The advice manxcat gave you is absolutely correct: use it! Start getting it into the act as soon as possible. The only way to get better at any manual dexterity is repetitious practice until it becomes second nature.

I have a couple of tutorials that can help build finger strength & dexterity, in particular focusing on the pinky, but can apply to all fingers. These are not necessary, but I've used them for years to help students with this exact problem.

Building Pinky Strength & Dexterity

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1292

Trill Drills

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1829

Hope that helps! Best of success with it!


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