1234/4321 finger technique

[nvranka]

^

yeah I usually do some random chromatic stuff though, like ill do the norm, but them just mix it up to keep my fingers guessing haha.

thanks for the advice guys

[MatthewK]

I think you should only fret one note at a time.

[Chasbo]

When I play my "spider" chromatic exercise (taught to me by my first teacher as a warm up), I don't move a finger off a string to the next note until just before I need it again.

--0-1-2-3-4--
--0-1-2-3---
--0-1-2-3-4--
--0-1-2-3-4--
--0-1-2-3-4--
--0-1-2-3-4--

I play this ascending only. It's one finger per fret and mastering it was pretty tough. Since then, I tend to keep my fingers static until I need to move them. It helped clean up alot of my runs.

[nhspike]

I keep them down.
Must try lifting as an alternate self-torture method.

Try this for interesting self-torture that actually has a real-world payback, depending on where you use it... what key, etc... you'll find a home for it.

1_34 (E string)
1_34 (A string)
move up 2 frets
12_4 (E string)
12_4 (A string)
move back 2 frets, drop down to the A string... repeat pattern
reverse, and come back up to the fat E string


It gives you finger combos that are strange, plus moving up/back/down, etc.

Cramps are included as a bonus!

[zeegler]

That's similar to something I do.

E string - 124
A string - 134
D string - 124

then

E string - 134
A string - 124
D string - 134

I think I do this just to frustrate myself. :ROTF:

[SeventhSon]

fwiw, speed mechanics by troy stetina says to lift the other finger immediately after you fret the next one. iow, only one finger is fretting while doing single line work. ymmv.