In your process of learning to play the guitar, you will have to develop new skills in your hands. You will expand your current abilities of elasticity, strength and speed in the fingers of both hands, especially if you want to fingering on the guitar.
To help you better develop your skills and be able to do fingering on the guitar, We prepared this article on the subject.
2 exercises to practice fingering on the guitar
Exercise 1
You can start with a very simple exercise to learn how to play fingering on the guitar. First, position your fingers like this:
- Index finger on string 1 of fret 1
- Middle finger on the 2nd string of the 2nd fret
- Ring finger on the 3rd string of the 3rd fret
You will notice that it will be a little difficult to maintain this position (especially if you have small fingers), but remember, this exercise is precisely to train the flexibility of your fingers.
Then drag all the others to the next fret, and strike all the strings, one at a time, with your index finger.
Then repeat again: walk one fret, hit all the strings one at a time.
This is an exercise that may seem simple at first glance, but it will help you gain agility in both hands. Practice it every day to increase your chances of success.
Exercise 2
This objective is also very interesting for those who want to learn fingering on the guitar. First, you need to choose 3 houses, far apart from each other. For example, 1-3-5.
Next, you need to place your index finger on the 1st string of fret 1. Pluck that string, then place your finger on the 2nd string of fret 1. Pluck that string again.
Finally, you need to complete all the strings, from frets 1 to 5. This is an exercise to help you gain agility in both hands. The secret is to try to do this exercise as quickly as possible.
Conclusion
You can perform these exercises using a pick or your fingers.
If you do them with a pick, I recommend using a reciprocating motion. You can start by pressing down on the string when you first make contact with the string. You may notice that it feels a little uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it with practice.
If you do them with your fingers, use an alternating motion between your index and middle fingers. Avoid repeating fingers! Just like with the pick, starting with a different finger feels strange at first, but you'll get used to it with practice.
For additional practice, perform these exercises alternating between your index and ring fingers, then your middle and ring fingers.
This will help you develop more strength and agility in your middle and ring fingers, which are often weaker due to the lack of exercise we do (especially the ring finger).
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