Finger exercises....

Missy James · From: Kaiser MO

Anyone out there have any scale, finger or other likewise exercises they'd like to post for us here beginners?????????????

Thanks!

Steve Feldman · From: Central MA USA

I'm going to 'cheat' and just tell you to check out Joe Wright's 'Technique Bundle'. It's just what the doctor ordered. He's listed on the Forum links page.
Steve

Alright, it's later now and I'm back. Try this out for size. The first 3 items are 'Finger-Thumb Crossover' exercises, both up the neck and across it. The fourth item is a 3 finger roll back and forth across the neck. I hope this works out.

1) This is the basic pattern used throughout.



 2|---------------------------------------


 3|---3-----------3-------3-----------3---


 4|-----------3-------------------3-------


 5|-------3-------------------3-----------


 6|---------------------------------------


 7|---------------------------------------


 8|---------------------------------------


 9|---------------------------------------


   ---2---T---2---T-------2---T---2---T---

2) Basic pattern applied up the neck to a I-IV-V progression in G.



     G	        C	    D	         G


 2|-------------------------------------------------


 3|--3-----3---3B------3B---5B------5B---6-------6--


 4|------3-----------3------------5-----------6F----


 5|----3----------3A-----------5A----------6A-------


 6|-------------------------------------------------








     C	        D	      G	             C


 2|----------------------------------------------------------


 3|--8-----8---10-------10---10B--------10B---11---------11--


 4|------8-----------10--------------10--------------11F-----


 5|----8----------10-------------10A-------------11A---------


 6|----------------------------------------------------------








      D	              G


 2|-------------------------------


 3|--13---------13---15-------15--


 4|---------13F------------15-----


 5|-----13A-------------15--------


 6|-------------------------------

3) Basic pattern across the neck.

 


   --2-T-2-T----2-T-2-T----2-T-2-T----2-T-2-T---


 1|---------------------------------------------


 3|--3-----3------------------------------------


 4|------3------3-----3-------------------------


 5|----3------------3------3-----3--------------


 6|---------------3------------3------3-----3---


 7|---------------------------------------------


 8|--------------------------3------------3-----


 9|---------------------------------------------


 0|-------------------------------------3-------

4) 3 fingers



 1|-------------------------3---3-------------------------------


 2|----------------------3-2---2----3---------------------------


 3|-------------------3-2-1---1----2----3-----------------------


 4|----------------3-2-1----------1----2----3-------------------


 5|-------------3-2-1-----------------1----2----3---------------


 6|----------3-2-1------------------------1----2----3-----------


 7|-------3-2-1-------------------------------1----2----3-------


 8|----3-2-1--------------------------------------1----2----3---


 9|---2-1---------------------------------------------1----2----


 0|--1----------------------------------------------------1-----

[This message was edited by Steve Feldman on 18 May 2000 at 07:16 PM. Any and all mistakes are the responsibility of my Evil Twin.]

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[This message was edited by Steve Feldman on 18 May 2000 at 07:30 PM.]

David Mullis · From: Rock Hill, SC



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6________5-5B____5B-5__________5-5B___5B-5______


7_____5_______________5_____5_______________5___


8__5_____________________5_____________________5


   T  1  2    2   T   1  T  1  2    2  T    1  2

Here's a lick I use to warm up with sometimes. My instructor that showed it to me used a different fingering, I don't remember what it was. This is the fingering I found to work best for me. You may want to try several variations. Just repeat over and over until you hand aches. I guess you could call it a crossover lick? Comments anyone?

David

[This message was edited by David Mullis on 19 May 2000 at 08:44 AM.]

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Dan Najvar · From: McDade, TX

Hey guys these are great. Thank you very much.

Curry Coster · From: Glen Burnie, MD USA

Missy-
Bobby Lee posted a link to a real good Pedal
Press article about cross-picking in a thread
on 11 May, 2000. The title of the the thread
is "B.E technique on thumb and middle finger"
If you don't find it, here's the address:

http://www.b0b.com/sgwest/pp7806p4.htm

Have fun,
Curry

Missy James · From: Kaiser MO

Y'all are wonderful, you know that???? Thanks so much.....

Richard Sinkler · From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana

Lots of good stuff here. Thanks for asking, Missy.

Also, if someone tries to tell you that running your fingers on a tread mill is good finger exercise, don't believe them. Ran mine 2 miles a day and it didn't help one bit.

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Carter D10 8p/10k
Richard Sinkler BS, www.sinkler.com

Jeff Lampert · From: queens, new york city

David,
I play that lick using thumb and middle finger with a crossover going up and down

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6______5-5B___5B-5__________________________
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___T_2__T___2_T____2_T_____________________

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