dexterity...help a borther find it...


wolbeck04
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wolbeck04
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06/10/2003 1:40 pm
hey guys whats up?
i'm just wondering how to get better dexterity in my fingers..cuz latley i've been trying to play fater metal type solo things i'm working on for a song..but i can only do faster stuff with my index and middle finger. whats a trick i can do to get good dextertiy in my ring and pinky also?.....alright thnks

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Pantallica1
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06/10/2003 2:13 pm
I've seen many people point out this exercise, and it helps tremendously.

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B
G
D
A|--------------1-2-3-4-------
E|-1-2-3-4---------------


Just keep going down all the strings and all over the fretboard. It isn't very fun to play, but it will help with using your ring and pinky finger.
Sometimes I hit notes only dogs can hear.
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TheDirt
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06/10/2003 2:24 pm
Practice trilling with your ring and pinky fingers (especially that pinky). I find that in my playing I use my index finger and pinky finger in almost everything I play. The ring and middle fingers only get about half the action that my index and pinky get.

Trilling - Only pick the first note. The rest are hammer-ons and pull-offs. Try to keep it up for 30 seconds at first, then a minute, then two, and so forth. Great thing to do while talking on the phone or watching tv.

index and pinky
|5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8-|

index and ring
|5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|

index and middle
|5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|

middle and ring (this one is hard to do at first)
|6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-|

ring and pinky (this one's hard too)
|7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-|



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