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Fingering Exercises & Techniques: Set One |
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| Exercises: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven | |
The exercises on this page are intended to help you develop strength, dexterity, and coordination. Each includes a midi sound file as an example, and a tab file that you can download to practice with. Playing along with the tab is highly recommended in order to develop a good sense of rhythm and timing. Play these slowly at first, with the emphasis on clean playing and good timing (keep the beat). Practice Tips: Play each of these execises, and the variations, for at least 5 minutes each and every day. Play each one slowly at first, then increase your speed as your strength and coordination grows. Play along with supplied TablEdit files, and increase the tempo setting slightly each day. At the end of one month, you will be amazed at your improvement, and will find yourself able to play songs you once considered impossible! Send Feedback and Questions about this page...More Advanced and Challenging Exercises will Be Posted Soon... Be sure to bookmark and check this page for updates! Exercise One:
Exercise Two:
Exercise Three:
Exercise Four:
Exercise Five:
Exercise Six:
Exercise Seven:
Exercise Variations:Remember, you're building "muscle memory" patterns, so that your fingers will go where they need to go without any thought. To get the most benefit from these exercises, mix them up with each other. For example, combine exercises #one and #three and then play on the first string, then on the second string, and so on. Teach your fingers --- by practicing different fingering combinations. In this way, you will develop the neccesary dexterity, strength and coordination you need to play the most advanced music! Sample mix and match fingering patterns:
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Play this with the first and second fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this with the second and third fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this with the third and fourth fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this with the first and third fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this with the first and fourth fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this with the second and fourth fingers on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again. Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.
Play this using one finger per fret, i.e. the first finger on the first fret, the fourth finger on the fourth fret.
Play on each of the strings, from high to low and then back to high again.
This exercise is quite a bit more difficult than the ones above. Play slowly at first.
Pick each note cleanly with the right hand, using
a down-up-down-up pattern for flatpicking, or a thumb-index-thumb-index pattern for fingerpicking.