fast position changes: left forearm movement......

[delt]

Hey all....

i'm practicing fast position changes, for example these diminished minor arpeggios:

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--3--6--3-----6--9--6-----9-12--9----12-15-15-----
-----------5-----------8----------11----------14--
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how would your left arm move when playing this? i find it difficult to accurately make my left hand "jump" from one fret to a relatively distant one.

[Baum83]

Re: fast position changes: left forearm movement......

I lift the index finger a bit and slide upwards. You might want to play such position changes like this first:

e-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-etc

There's no string change involved and you can concentrate on your left hand.