Finger Exercises

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For the first few weeks always start off practising with your finger exercises.

numfing Remember, this is your fretting hand, for right handed players (the most common) this will be you left hand. Piano players start the numbering (1) from the thumb - this can be confusing at first if you've previously played the piano.
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What To Do

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To play your finger exercises, place your 1st finger on the 1st fret on the 1st string, then pick that note. Then place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret on the same string and pick once again. Do the same with your 3rd & 4th fingers. Once you have played the four notes on the 1st string, do the same with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th strings.

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Remember

Finger exercises are very important because the natural progression of playing should be to learn how to place your fingers correctly on the fretboard. Then turn those finger placements into scales, then the scales into solos or songs.

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0 #2 the Basicsjune hubit 2010-07-03 09:59
I am unable to open the video files. I read I needed to download another file if this occured but I am now unable to locate where it says what this file is. Please send me the necessary site info. Thank you
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0 #1 RE: Finger ExercisesKushal 2010-04-09 19:49
I seem to have a major problem with the 4th finger. It kinda keeps stalling and jumping and I can't seem to move it smoothly. Is this normal when you start and will this exercise help me get rid of it?
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