thank you, i think i understand it more now. thanks for the welcome and so far im having a lot of fun with guitar
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Would this be a particularly hard exercise to play on a dreadnought? I find I can only play the ring/little finger while holding my dreadnought in a classical style but it is fine while holding an electric.
Welcome Daniel. The difference in effort required is likely to be due to the difference in string gauges between the electric and dread, rather than the body size of each.
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What would be considered solid in this exercise and time for it to be moved out of the practice?
I seem to hvae a decent hold on my pinky and ring fingers moving, actually all of them at a slow steady pace, I have tried a little speed, more for later on when I know I need my fingers to move faster, but as an exercise, I do feel like I am at a point where in the next week or 2 this will be something I donāt need to do?
Hey Bret,
If youāre feeling really comfortable with it there is no need to keep it in the schedule in my opinion. I do think there is an upkeep with some things though, and the pinky is one of them. So if you feel it ever getting a little sloppy due to lack of use, just pop it back into the schedule.
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hi all! i noticed when i do the pinky exercise the hardest seem to be between the ring and pinky. The middle and index to pinky seem easier. whats more i noticed when i do the ring to pinky transition my pinky i really canāt keep it perpendicular to the fretboard. it has a tendency to āleanā towards the body of the guitar if that makes sense. Iāve tried different ways to make it not do it but i canāt control it LOL. Is this normal physical thing or does anyone have any tips to correct it if its not. Thanks in advance.
This is normal for many people. You should strive to get your pinky to stand up straighter, but donāt obsess about it.
Iāve been learning for over 5 years now, and my pinky still lays down more thanIād like it to.
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