Hi, this may have been covered elsewhere in this thread. If it has excuse my naivety. How do I keep my wild pinkie finger on my fret hand from going all over the place when playing scales?
play very slowly, making sure to keep it in control. Speed up as you can, but slow back down if it goes wild again. Initially this may mean you are annoyingly slow, but getting the brain to change will take some dedicated concentration. I like to think of my movements being economical - don’t use muscles I do not need for the task.
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I would suggest “spider” exercises. There are several of those, main theme being keeping all four fingers pressed almost all the time.
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Its damned hard lol
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Nothing helpt me more 
still need to do it
Greetings and welcome here ,have fun
Ps : I see that Rob above me has posted a new version, never realized there were 2 … there is so much here, maybe the comments in the topic below can be of use to you
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I have a similar problem being an older learner my pinkie is a little shaky at the moment I am practicing weak finger G it does not always land in the right place still perseverance will probably pay off.
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