Finger Independence V

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Hi, is Danilo here. Welcome to the fifth lesson about "Fingers Independence". Wow, five lessons already! I hope they will help someone!

In this lesson we look again at the independence and resistence of your fingers, after the gentle fourth lesson, we take a look at some little stretches here, and with an eye on basic outside and inside alternate picking.

Practice these exercises ten minutes each day at alternatives periods with the lesson one, two, three and four. Practice with constance and try to enjoy this practice routine! As ever, read the explanations and DON'T HURT YOURSELF! See you next time, looking forward new lessons...

Thanks to everybody.

                            Fingers Independence V                              


                                                                Danilo Capezzuto
Traccia 1



      Stretching III                                                
      E              E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   
E||-------------------------14----------|--------------13----------|
B||---------------------15------15------|----------15------15------|
G||-----------------16--------------16--|------16--------------16--|
D||--17---------------------------------|--17----------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|--------------------------|


   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   
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   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E  E   E   E      E   E   E  E   E   E   
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------12--------------12--|------12-------------12--|------12-------------12--|
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The target of this exercise ( Stretching III ) is to improve the independence, strength and stretch of your fingers. Starting from a close position, we'll try to stretch the fingers leaving a fret between them. Try to push the notes with your fingertips and let all the note rings. Practice this exercise very slow and with care, we don't want to feel pain! In the example I start from the 17th fret and stop at the 12th, but you can go beyond if your hand can do that without feel tired! I suggest to practice this exercise sitting on a chair to make the hand moving with more confidence.
The right hand use down-strokes and up-strokes in this way: D-D-D-U-U-U-D-D-D-U-U-U...
Practice with the metronome playing three note per beat. Remember, stop if you feel the pain!!

                            Fingers Independence V                              


                                                                Danilo Capezzuto
Traccia 1



     Spider                                                                   
     S      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
E||---------6---8-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B||--5--------7-----6---8-----------------|----------------------------------|
G||---------------5---7-----6---8---------|--------------------------9---7---|
D||-----------------------5---7-----6---8-|------------------9---7-----8---6-|
A||-------------------------------5---7---|----6---8-9---7-----8---6---------|
E||---------------------------------------|--5---7-----8---6-----------------|


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--9---7-----8---6-7---9------8---10-|---------------------------------------|
----8---6------------------7---9----|----8---10-----------------------------|
------------------------------------|--7---9------8---10--------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------7---9------8---10-11----9---|
------------------------------------|--------------------7---9-------10---8-|


   S  S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S  
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The target of this exercise (Spider) is to improve the independence of left hand's fingers, cordination between the hands and to improve the outside and inside alternate picking. The basic of this exercise con be play just with two strings, index and ring on a string and medium and pinky on the lower closer string...but why play just on two strings? The right hand play in alternate picking everytime, outside picking when we are goin' to the 6th string and with inside picking when we go to the 1st. Practice very slow, play four note per beat...good luck!

  Trills II: Index medium                   Index ring                 
  Q    Q     Q    Q                         Q    Q    Q      Q     
--5----6---------------------------------|--5---------7---------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------7----8----------------------|-------6-----------8--------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
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  Index pinky                   Medium ring                 
  Q    Q    Q    Q              Q    Q    Q    Q     
--5--------------8-----------|-------6----7----------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------6----7----------------|--5---------------8----------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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  Medium pinky                   Ring pinky                  
  Q     Q     Q    Q             Q    Q    Q    Q      
--------6---------8-----------|------------7----8----------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
--5-----------7---------------|--5----6--------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||

In this exercise (Trill II-1) we' ll make some movements between the index fingers and the others,
playing with alternate picking. While a couple of fingers play, the others have to rest on their own
frets. The target of this exercise is to improve the strength and independence between left hand's fingers and cordination between the hands. We start with the index and medium, then index and ring and last index and pinky. Play slow and with constant right hand's alternate picking, D-U-D-U-D-U-D...
Practice with the metronome playing four note per beat.

  Trills II: Index medium                   Index ring                 
  Q    Q     Q    Q                         Q    Q    Q      Q     
--5----6---------------------------------|--5---------7---------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------7----8----------------------|-------6-----------8--------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|


  Index pinky                   Medium ring                 
  Q    Q    Q    Q              Q    Q    Q    Q     
--5--------------8-----------|-------6----7----------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------6----7----------------|--5---------------8----------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


  Medium pinky                   Ring pinky                  
  Q     Q     Q    Q             Q    Q    Q    Q      
--------6---------8-----------|------------7----8----------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
--5-----------7---------------|--5----6--------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||

In this exercise (Trill II-2) we' ll make some movements between medium and ring, and between medium and pinky playing with alternate picking. While a couple of fingers play, the others have to rest on their own frets. The target of this exercise is to improve the strength and independence between left hand's fingers and cordination between the hands. We start with the medium and ring, then medium and pinky. Play slow and with constant right hand's alternate picking, D-U-D-U-D-U-D...
Practice with the metronome playing four note per beat.

  Trills II: Index medium                   Index ring                 
  Q    Q     Q    Q                         Q    Q    Q      Q     
--5----6---------------------------------|--5---------7---------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------7----8----------------------|-------6-----------8--------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|


  Index pinky                   Medium ring                 
  Q    Q    Q    Q              Q    Q    Q    Q     
--5--------------8-----------|-------6----7----------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-------6----7----------------|--5---------------8----------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


  Medium pinky                   Ring pinky                  
  Q     Q     Q    Q             Q    Q    Q    Q      
--------6---------8-----------|------------7----8----------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
--5-----------7---------------|--5----6--------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||
------------------------------|----------------------------||

In this exercise (Trill II-3) we' ll make some movements between ring and pinky playing with alternate picking. While a couple of fingers play, the others have to rest on their own frets. The target of this exercise is to improve the strength and independence between left hand's fingers and cordination between the hands. Play slow and with constant right hand's alternate picking, D-U-D-U-D-U-D...
Practice with the metronome playing four note per beat.

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	25th March 2008
GMC Founder & Rocker	Thanks Danilo!

Capt.Z	25th March 2008
Member	Helps my fingering a WHOLE lot. WOWZA

Tuubsu	25th March 2008
Member	HEY, Cool! I've done spider for so long! it's a great one!

Dejan Farkas	25th March 2008
Instructor	Nice lesson

Bogdan Radovic	25th March 2008
Bass Instructor	Useful stuff Danilo ! Thanks

Ivan Milenkovic	25th March 2008
Instructor	Nice PS. the sound is only on the right channel..

Pitch_Black	25th March 2008
Member	Good job;)

Trond Vold	25th March 2008
Instructor	I've found these lessons to be quite useful

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you Kris, and everyone!

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	I alredy know ivan, thanks! For this kind of stuff it's not very important to record the guitar on left and right, when the lessons will become more complex ( ex. solo over riff)the mix will be as you like.

Muris Varajic	25th March 2008
Instructor	Great lesson Danilo,love those exercises

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you Muris, it' a pleasure hear this by you!

Smikey2006	25th March 2008
Member	cool exerisizes.

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you Smikey!

Pablo Vazquez	25th March 2008
Instructor	Great exercise, Danilo!! Nice lesson!

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you Pablo!

Marcus Siepen	25th March 2008
Instructor (Blind Guardian)	very nice lesson

Joe Kataldo	25th March 2008
Instructor	Cool Stuff My Friend

Nick Kellie	25th March 2008
Instructor	bravo danilo!

Danilo Capezzuto	25th March 2008
Instructor	Grazie Nick!

Hisham Al-Sanea	25th March 2008
Instructor	nice and useful exercise Danilo...good work

Carlos Carrillo	25th March 2008
Instructor	great job and nice lesson Danilo!!!!

Juan M. Valero	26th March 2008
Instructor	useful exercice !!! love it

Nemanja Filipovic	26th March 2008
Singing Instructor	thanks for the useful lessons Danilo...

Danilo Capezzuto	26th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you guys!

Toni Suominen	26th March 2008
Instructor	Very useful lesson Danilo!

Danilo Capezzuto	26th March 2008
Instructor	Thank you Toni!

Rick Les	12th April 2008
Member	...very useful...thanks

Danilo Capezzuto	13th April 2008
Instructor	Thank you Rick! I hope you' ll enjoy my new series.

Lian Gerbino	30th April 2008
Instructor	cool man, very useful!

iainsteward	10th May 2008
Member	Very Nice Danilo....Very Dreamy!! You sent me to sleep, but in a good way

Danilo Capezzuto	11th May 2008
Instructor	Ha ha ha. Nice one Ian!! It's a simple non musical exercise, but if it's good to sleep...good night!! Thank you Ian, bye!