One of the most powerful and effective exercises you can do to improve your guitar technique!
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You donāt mention the finger spread problem. The furthest my pinky to my index finger is only 3 frets. I have to bounce my hand up and down to reach the four frets so the fingers are back & forth fast. I have reached 240 bpm of 1/4 notes or 60 bpm of 1/16 notes. I have practiced this position for 2 months now at a minimum of 2 hours a day and often 2 hours twice a day. Iām at my limit.
For this issue there are two things to do. One is easy ā¦ move the scale pattern further along the neck where the frets are closer together. For instance B major scale rather than G major scale. And do the finger stretch exercises within your practice routine if this is an issue preventing your progress. Finger Stretching Exercise | JustinGuitar.com
A sentence within the ābefore you beginā paragraph states:
This exercise is not about speed at all.
Instruction 1 of the lesson is:
- Play the scale up and down very slowly.
This is not, definitely not, about speed. It is about careful and controlled movement.
This is way too much on something that should be a small, compartmentalised element within a bigger practice routine.
Again in the lessonās content Justin writes (in bold):
You should do this exercise for 5-10 minutes a day for a month or two.
Hope that helps.
Cheers 
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I have just added this to my routine - itās loooooong overdue. Question : did anyone else experience their fingers shaking trying to do this? Iām sure itās just the newness of the thing and the slothlike tempo, but itās still a little disconcerting. Iām curious to hear your experience with this.
Cheers!
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Sure I had it, as you say something new for your fingers causes it and one day it will go away without you even noticing it 
I appreciate the validation - thanks! I canāt remember the last time an exercise was so challenging - this is just one of those things that canāt be rushed or forced, itās just gotta be slogged through.
Cheers!
As Adi says, sure and the slower I went the more they shook. It was if they were rebelling against what I wanted them to do. Mind over matter won in the end but my pinkie still has those moments of not wanting to conform now and then.
My pinky likes to do its own little dance. Slowly improving though.
Iām glad to hear that putting in the reps is yielding results; I know itāll get less awkward over time, but it feels like two minutes of near-futility at the moment. Iām guessing that this is one of those skills where ātrying harderā to learn it is counter-productive, and I just have to put in the time and let it happen at my pinkieās pace.
Itās been a while since this lesson, Iām going to practice it daily again, during practice my little finger does its best and behaves well, ā¦ but during solo guitar practice the littleā¦ beepā¦ rascal, goes fly again 