I agree. I think as long as you are get your pinky down cleanly on the string. I think That is the important part. I do this exercise every day. It is great
Thanks for calling out Arek, guys above said it all really so I am a bit late to the party keep at it, your muscles will stretch and you will be able to spread your fingers more and pinky will straight itself out all the best
Is it normal to feel a bit of tension in the fretting hand when starting out with this exercise?
Hi Gertjan,
Yes that`s normal,
Greetings,Rogier
Great, thank you very much @Tbushell and @JasonBuk for the feedback
So, as long as I can put the pinky close to the fret and the sound is clean it is ok. Great
Just last question, to be sure that I get it right.
Is it also fine when I put a tip of the pinky a bit on the side on the string ? Like that:
Yeah, thatās fine.
Thatās great, thank you very much
Hello people, not a question particular for this excersice but more general:
If you do precision exercises on the acoustic guitar, do you have to repeat them on the electric guitar to get the precision on the electric guitar as well ? Thanks !
Not sure if this question is well placed here - but Iām coming back to this lesson to consolidate and realising that rather than my pinky finger being a problem that my 3rd finger kind of collapses when I go to play the note. Does anyone else have this happen?
Hi @Sound_Bound, Iāve currently got this exercise in my practice routine as well. Could you post a photo of your 3rd finger collapsing? Like others here, I have more difficulty with my pinky. I notice that if I focus on making my pinky perpendicular to fretboard, it my third finger definitely changes position - actually it impacts the positioning of all my other fingers! I expect this will get better over time.
Hi Frans @FraLus, I didnāt see that you ever received an answer to this (or a welcome to the community, for that matter!) So first - welcome! Regarding doing exercises on both acoustic and electric, I do practice on both. I start on acoustic, because thatās a bit more physically challenging, then practice on my electric. Of course the neck is different enough between the two that the electric also feels difficult! I figure itās good to get used to finding the frets and strings on various guitars. Iām a Grade 2 beginner, so if you receive different advice from a more advanced player it might be better to give that more weight.
Hey Judi, thanks for the welcome ! I think I received some enthousiastic welcomes on a another topic so dont feel sorry for me . Also thanks for answering the question. Because finger memory is very accurate I was wondering if it needs some adjustment when switching guitars. I think this will come naturally/automatically if you have more experience. See you around the site Judi and keep playing !