Digit Stretching
I’ve been trying to get my fingers stronger on my left hand, notably my ring and pinky finger. I’ve also had some problems reaching my index finger when going over more than four frets, especially on the larger frets at the top of the neck. I came up with these exercises. Go ascending and descending, and try mixing the two runs for even more of a workout. Use all four fingers per string and try not to lift a finger once it has gone down on a string (in order to get the maximum stretch). This is going to help me master a lot of the scale runs on my guitar.
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