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03/12/2004 5:32 pm
how do i keep my pinky, and to a lesser extent, other fingers, down close to the strings. my pinky has a great tendency to just fly off, even when i do scales slowly, i cant hold it down. been playing for 18 months. any tips???
03/12/2004 6:06 pm
I had the same problem and what worked was doing 1-2-3-4 chromatic exercises where you only move one finger at a time and keep the remaining fingers on the fretboard. Its called supportive fingering.
Check it out:
http://www.ibreathemusic.com/article/43/1
later,
dustin
I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.
- Jimi Hendrix
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03/12/2004 6:21 pm
hey, that was a great article! i recommend others to read it too. anyone else have other tips? the more the merrier! its the christmas season!
04/12/2004 5:58 am
Yeah that exercise has been helping me, I do it everyday for a couple minutes to a metronome. Give it at least a month before you notice results, but be patient it will pay off.
I also started practicing my scales using the supportive fingering...that is a cool way to develop a very efficent fretting hand.
If anyone has any other ideas or comments join on in!
later,
dustin aka the frustrated alternate picker
I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.
- Jimi Hendrix
04/12/2004 1:58 pm
i used to have that problem, but ive been through so many technique changes to find which one helps me the most, and part of it, is when i play, the angle my hand is, whenever i lift my pinky, it naturally only rises up a little bit, it still moves more away from the fretboard than the others, i think thats a natural thing.
