Hi all does anyone have an exercise I can do to help with spacing my fretting middle finger and ring finger? I currently do several spider exercises and they don't seem to help with those two fingers. Also I'm 57 so probably a little tighter than a younger person. Thanks!
Finger stretch
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I can't help you with exercises, funny the spiders aren't helping, but here is an idea for old guys like us. I just picked up this 3/4 size Ibanez. Yes it's a kid's guitar, but with only a 22" scale it is some friendly to play. If you like Chuck Berry type stuff, having those frets closer together is very nice indeed! And dirt cheap to boot.
This year the diet is definitely gonna stick!
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#1
Originally Posted by:
cigaris07
Hi all does anyone have an exercise I can do to help with spacing my fretting middle finger and ring finger? I currently do several spider exercises and they don't seem to help with those two fingers. Also I'm 57 so probably a little tighter than a younger person. Thanks!
Try these!
Warmup Stretches
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1525/
Trill Drills
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1829
This last one is aimed at your pinky, but the nature of the exercise will help with your middle & rings fingers also.
Build Pinky Strength & Dexterity
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1292
Hope that helps!
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#2
Originally Posted by:
William MG
I can't help you with exercises, funny the spiders aren't helping, but here is an idea for old guys like us. I just picked up this 3/4 size Ibanez. Yes it's a kid's guitar, but with only a 22" scale it is some friendly to play. If you like Chuck Berry type stuff, having those frets closer together is very nice indeed! And dirt cheap to boot.
Thank you William!
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Originally Posted by:
ChristopherSchlegel
Try these!
Warmup Stretches
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1525/
Trill Drills
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1829
This last one is aimed at your pinky, but the nature of the exercise will help with your middle & rings fingers also.
Build Pinky Strength & Dexterity
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1292
Hope that helps!
Thank you Christopher!
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The warmup stretches link is 404 Not Found, has this content been moved?
*** UPDATE ***
Never mind now it's working, first 3 times I clicked took me to a 404 not found.
edited
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Youtube video's for classical guitar
Pumping Nylon
a finger Independence Exercise and a Spider exercise. Different to the Spider Walk exercise on GuitarTricks
Dave L
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If it's strecthing you want this exercise should do it. If not the best strecthing workout I've found, it certainly seems to be the most intense. Especially after you move it to the realm of the first three or four frets. https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/finger-stretching-exercise-te-101 .
Good luck, have fun.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins
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#7
Originally Posted by:
ddiddler
Youtube video's for classical guitar
Pumping Nylon
a finger Independence Exercise and a Spider exercise. Different to the Spider Walk exercise on GuitarTricks
Dave L
Oh my! Immediately after I posted mine above, I found this Pumping Nylon exercise on YouTube. Good golly Miss Molly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disvW6awtUw&ab_channel=GuitarBasement
Thanks!
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins
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Originally Posted by:
john of MT
Oh my! Immediately after I posted mine above, I found this Pumping Nylon exercise on YouTube. Good golly Miss Molly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disvW6awtUw&ab_channel=GuitarBasement
Thanks!
Hi John
good to see him struggling a little.
I'm finding my pinky is muting more than I realised but the strangest was usung 3 and 4 together.
Both on 5th string and my 3rd finger was just totally disconnected and unable to move at all.
There is a Pumping Nylon Spider exercise which is totally different to the GT spider walk
Loads of Scott Tennant on youtube and many others covering his exercises.
Try Merce Font, good Barre finger exercises
Dave L
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#1
Originally Posted by:
cigaris07
Hi all does anyone have an exercise I can do to help with spacing my fretting middle finger and ring finger? I currently do several spider exercises and they don't seem to help with those two fingers. Also I'm 57 so probably a little tighter than a younger person. Thanks!
Same, i<m 52 and just started
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#3
Originally Posted by:
ChristopherSchlegel
Try these!
Warmup Stretches
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1525/
Trill Drills
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1829
This last one is aimed at your pinky, but the nature of the exercise will help with your middle & rings fingers also.
Build Pinky Strength & Dexterity
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1292
Hope that helps!
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for.
Thanks
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You're welcome! Enjoy!
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