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409 in your coffee

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:01 am


I can't keep this thing near the fretboard. I was doing some chop building exercises I found in an old Guitar One and as I was doing them I realized that my pinky was screwing up my timing, I can't help but lift it far from the fretboard when it's time to change strings. Are there any exercises that you know of that might correct this problem. I really want to get my form down now and I'm thinking of taking a few lessons, I've really been stubborn about taking them but I think it may be for the better.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:36 am


You could do the cromatic scale up the fretboard on one string, go back down, and do it on the other strings. Don't forget to use a metronome :B

Gaaz


slaytalera

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:59 pm


...and start off SLOW. if you cant keep time with the metronome because of your pinkey then you have to slow it down more, remember practice practice practice does nothing if you practice wrong!!
PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:30 pm


Yeah I should have always practiced with a metronome. Oh well just gotta stick with working on my chops now.

409 in your coffee


Kiyoshi_Mizukage

PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:40 pm


Finger weights or a Grip Master will help.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:11 am


full silver warrior
You could do the cromatic scale up the fretboard on one string, go back down, and do it on the other strings. Don't forget to use a metronome :B

That's a good one. It helped with my accuracy for fretting notes. Steve Vai anyone? twisted

joe-dude667


Gaaz

PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:36 pm


joe-dude667
full silver warrior
You could do the cromatic scale up the fretboard on one string, go back down, and do it on the other strings. Don't forget to use a metronome :B

That's a good one. It helped with my accuracy for fretting notes. Steve Vai anyone? twisted

Oh yes :'D
((Even though I'm still not satisfied with my picking speed/ need to start doing that with scales/ need to work on picking hand endurance gonk ))
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:26 pm


Kiyoshi_Mizukage
Finger weights or a Grip Master will help.

i agree thats what i do.. and normal lifting.. your intire upper body should be in shape.. and you should also just practise all the time

Linaus

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