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fetz
Is Anybody Here?
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 Posted - 07/15/2002 : 9:27:40 PM
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Hey guys i am new to the board and was just wondering what all you guitar players use to practice. i have been playing for a little over 2 years and i am kind of in a rut so i need to learn some new ways to make my fingers move....Thanks
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fetz
Is Anybody Here?
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Posted - 07/15/2002 : 9:50:14 PM
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yeah i apologize for making three threads, nice way to introduce myself to the boards huh.
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2002 : 9:54:01 PM
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I got this from Silky a while ago......I hope it's straight.
The key to improvement with every one of these exercises
is to be consistent. Do not increase speed on any of them
until you can play them perfectly at any given speed. Once
you are flawless at one speed, take it up a notch and practice
until you are perfect at a faster speed, and so on.
Finger Exercise 1: Alternate picking
|------------------------------------------1-2-3-4-------|
|----------------------------------1-2-3-4---------------|
|--------------------------1-2-3-4-----------------------|
|------------------1-2-3-4-------------------------------|
|----------1-2-3-4---------------------------------------|
|--1-2-3-4-----------------------------------------------|
|--4-3-2-1-----------------------------------------------|
|----------4-3-2-1---------------------------------------|
|------------------4-3-2-1-------------------------------|
|--------------------------4-3-2-1-----------------------|
|----------------------------------4-3-2-1---------------|
|------------------------------------------4-3-2-1-------|
Then repeat starting at the 2nd fret, and so forth all
the way up the neck.
Exercise 2: Hammering
|--------------------------------0h2h3-------------------|
|--------------------------0h2h3-------------------------|
|--------------------0h2h3-------------------------------|
|--------------0h2h3-------------------------------------|
|--------0h2h3-------------------------------------------|
|--0h2h3-------------------------------------------------|
Try this using each pair of fingers that you can. Also try
moving the hammers farther apart. Rather than just hammering
from 0->2->3, try 0->2->4 or 0->2->5 or 0->2->6. Once you
are comfortable with starting from an open string, start on
the first fret, and repeat, going up the entire neck.
Again, feel free to widen the hammer.
Exercise 3: Hammering
|-----------------------------------------1h2h3h4--------|
|---------------------------------1h2h3h4----------------|
|-------------------------1h2h3h4------------------------|
|-----------------1h2h3h4--------------------------------|
|---------1h2h3h4----------------------------------------|
|-1h2h3h4------------------------------------------------|
Then, as with the alternate picking exercise, repeat
starting at the 2nd fret, and so forth all the way
up the neck.
Exercise 4: Pulling
|--3p2p0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------3p2p0-------------------------------------------|
|--------------3p2p0-------------------------------------|
|--------------------3p2p0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------3p2p0-------------------------|
|--------------------------------3p2p0-------------------|
Again, as with the first hammering exercise, use every pair
of fingers that you can, and also move the frets you are
pulling off of farther apart.
Exercise 5: Pulling
|--4p3p2p1-----------------------------------------------|
|----------4p3p2p1---------------------------------------|
|------------------4p3p2p1-------------------------------|
|--------------------------4p3p2p1-----------------------|
|----------------------------------4p3p2p1---------------|
|------------------------------------------4p3p2p1-------|
Once again, repeat starting one fret up, and so forth all
the way up the neck.
Exercise 6: Hand control
|-----------------------------------------------2-5-12-9-|
|--------------------------------------2-5-12-9----------|
|-----------------------------1-5-12-9-------------------|
|--------------------2-5-12-9----------------------------|
|-----------2-5-12-9-------------------------------------|
|--2-5-12-9----------------------------------------------|
The idea of this one is to have to quickly move your hand
from one position on the fretboard to another that is
"far" away. The frets don't matter, so much as the distance,
and you can add in another position change if you like that
would take you from high on the fretboard back down low.
This will help develop control for playing songs that require
you to make long slides, or have chords that are in far
positions from each other.
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows." |
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dmb03
Is Anybody Here?
USA
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Posted - 07/16/2002 : 11:35:48 PM
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what I do, and you may think that this is easy i don't know how experienced you are, but i just play sattiette(sp) it really makes your pointer and middle finger seperate. I don't know if that will help, but it get a few looks
good luck
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/18/2002 : 4:43:57 PM
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Welcome aBOARD fetz and dmb03!! Glad you stopped by, hope ya stick around!!
Peace & Keep the Faith
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
6501 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2002 : 8:19:07 PM
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Of course........you could always learn to play Is Anybody Here......now that's some good finger exercising! (that is.....besides the obvious  )
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows." |
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JTR
Chatterbox
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Dave S
Chatterbox
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2002 : 01:39:33 AM
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I think the key to improvement is VARIETY...every few days/week you should get a random tab off of the net and try to learn it to the best of your ability. i find that when i am learning new things on my axe, techniques I already know seem to become easier or make more sense somehow. and don't forget your drills =D
I know from being a fairly accomplished (for just having graduated from HS) that the key to really becoming good at an instrument is having a daily regimen that you follow. oh, and the desire to just go home and practice...that helps too. that is what makes the whole journy worthwhile, looking forward to spending time with just you and the music.
All TIM all the TIMe! |
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Jay
Alien Abductee
Vatican City
2279 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2002 : 02:39:05 AM
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Good tip...I aften find tabs to song's I've never heard, jsut to get new ideas and things, but-----DAMMIT SANDY CARL!!!!!!
Jay
" It's a scavenger hunt in the best of times, a one armed man with a box of dimes. Throw the stick and let the bulldog roll." KJP |
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NeverKillADream
Yak Addict
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2002 : 12:02:58 AM
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Ive found alot of TIM songs make good excersizes in themselves. actually.
Using The Force Daily...
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NeverKillADream
Yak Addict
USA
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Finger Exercises?
