Working on your finger independence is a good way to improve your playing
and make your playing tight and accurate.
These licks will feel difficult to play and akward, but play them nice and slow as the goal is to have four fingers that are strong and can play technically akward passages
EX 1
l----------------4--5-----------------
l-------------5--------4---------------
l----------4--------------5-----------
l-------5--------------------4--------
l----4--------------------------5------
l-5--------------------------------4----
Play this excercise with your thumb on the back of the neck and with your third and fourth fingers on the 4 and 5th frets respectively; make sure there is little tension in your hands and that your playing is nice and slow.
Move on to using your second and third fingers instead and the your first and second fingers
EX 2
l-----------------4--6-----------------
l--------------6--------4---------------
l-----------4--------------6-----------
l--------6--------------------4--------
l-----4--------------------------6-----
l--6--------------------------------4----
Repeat as before but using second and fourth fingers and then first and third
EX 1
l----------------4--5--4-----------------
l---------4--------------------4----------
l------------5-------------5--------------
l-----5----------------------------5-------
l--------------------------------------------
l-4------------------------------------4----
Use finger groupings 3 and 4, 2 and 3, 1 and 2
and play accurately and slowly
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If possible, use a metronome and practice playing to a slow beat. Keep it slow enough that each finger pressing down is a separate event in your mind to promote finger independence. Playing it fast is actually easier, so if you think you got it, slow it down even more and make sure that you can keep it controlled.
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